1972 British Grand Prix
215th World Championship race, 23rd World Championship British Grand Prix, 5th World Championship race at Brands Hatch
Fact File
| Date: | Saturday, 15 July 1972 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Emerson Fittipaldi  Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: |  Jacky Ickx  Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Brands Hatch, 76 laps |
| Round: | 7 of 12 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 76 | 1hr 47m 50.200s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +4.100s | 6 |
| 3 |  Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +1m 12.500s | 4 | |
| 4 | +13 |  Chris Amon | Matra | 75 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +3 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +1 |  Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 74 | DNF | |
| 8 | +2 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +10 |  Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | +15 |  Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 71 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | -5 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 70 | +6 laps | |
| 12 | +10 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | |
| 13 | +10 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 69 | +7 laps | |
| R |  Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 64 | DNF | ||
| R | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | DNF | ||
| R | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 31 | DNF | ||
| R |  Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Gethin | BRM | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Francois Migault | Connew-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:22.200 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 12 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | |
| 15 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Peter Gethin | BRM | |
| 17 | Chris Amon | Matra | |
| 18 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | |
| 21 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 22 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 24 | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys-Ford Cosworth |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 43 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 27 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 21 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 16 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | 10 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
| 7 | Francois Cevert | 9 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | 9 |
| 9 |  Clay Regazzoni | 7 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | 5 |
| 11 | Mike Hailwood | 4 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| = | Andrea de Adamich | 3 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | 3 |
| 15 | Tim Schenken | 2 |
| = | Brian Redman | 2 |
| 17 | Graham Hill | 1 |
| = | Arturo Merzario | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Arturo Merzario
- Constructor: Politoys (only start)
- Wins
- Driver: 4th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- Constructor: 45th for Lotus
- Podiums
- Driver: 33rd for Jackie Stewart, 10th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 2nd for Peter Revson
- Constructor: 78th for Lotus, 22nd for McLaren, 15th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- Driver: 11th for Jacky Ickx
- Constructor: 58th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 12th for Jackie Stewart
- Constructor: 6th for Tyrrell
- Front row starts
- Driver: 22nd for Jacky Ickx, 6th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- Points finishes
- Driver: 25th for Chris Amon, 1st for Arturo Merzario (169th different point scorer, 22nd Italian driver)