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1972 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBrands Hatch, 76 laps
Round7 of 12
Race numbers

The 1972 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 215th World Championship race
  • 23rd World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Brands Hatch
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth761hr 47m 50.200s9
2+2(GBR) Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford Cosworth76+4.100s6
3 (USA) Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth76+1m 12.500s4
4+13(NZL) Chris AmonMatra75+1 lap3
5+6(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth75+1 lap2
6+3(ITA) Arturo MerzarioFerrari75+1 lap1
7+1(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth74DNF 
8+2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth73+3 laps 
9+10(AUT) Niki LaudaMarch-Ford Cosworth73+3 laps 
10+15(DEU) Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford Cosworth71+5 laps 
11-5(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM70+6 laps 
12+10(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth69DNF 
13+10(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)69+7 laps 
R (AUS) Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford Cosworth64DNF 
R (FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth60DNF 
R (AUS) Dave WalkerLotus-Ford Cosworth59DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari49DNF 
R (GBR) Graham HillBrabham-Ford Cosworth47DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)39DNF 
R (GBR) Jackie OliverBRM36DNF 
R (GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (ZAF) Dave CharltonLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)21DNF 
R (ITA) Nanni GalliTecno9DNF 
R (FRA) Henri PescaroloPolitoys-Ford Cosworth (privateer)7DNF 
R (GBR) Peter GethinBRM5DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Francois MigaultConnew-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Ronnie Peterson ended lap 74 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Wilson Fittipaldi ended lap 69 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:22.200

PosDriverConstructor
1(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari
2(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth
3(USA) Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
4(GBR) Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
5(AUS) Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford Cosworth
6(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
7(GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth
8(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth
9(ITA) Arturo MerzarioFerrari
10(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
11(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
12(FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
13(BRA) Carlos PaceMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
14(GBR) Jackie OliverBRM
15(AUS) Dave WalkerLotus-Ford Cosworth
16(GBR) Peter GethinBRM
17(NZL) Chris AmonMatra
18(ITA) Nanni GalliTecno
19(AUT) Niki LaudaMarch-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford Cosworth
21(GBR) Graham HillBrabham-Ford Cosworth
22(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth
23(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
24(ZAF) Dave CharltonLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
25(DEU) Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford Cosworth
26(FRA) Henri PescaroloPolitoys-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi43
2(GBR) Jackie Stewart27
3(NZL) Denny Hulme21
4(BEL) Jacky Ickx16
5(USA) Peter Revson10
6(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise9
7(FRA) Francois Cevert9
8(NZL) Chris Amon9
9(CHE) Clay Regazzoni7
10(SWE) Ronnie Peterson5
11(GBR) Mike Hailwood4
12(USA) Mario Andretti3
=(ITA) Andrea de Adamich3
14(BRA) Carlos Pace3
15(AUS) Tim Schenken2
=(GBR) Brian Redman2
17(GBR) Graham Hill1
=(ITA) Arturo Merzario1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth43
2Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth33
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth27
4Ferrari20
5BRM9
6Matra9
7Surtees-Ford Cosworth9
8March-Ford Cosworth8
9Brabham-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Arturo Merzario
Politoys (only start)
Wins
4th for Emerson Fittipaldi (4th driver to win the British Grand Prix for Lotus)
45th for Lotus
Podiums
33rd for Jackie Stewart
10th for Emerson Fittipaldi (22nd driver to score ten podiums, 1st Brazilian driver)
2nd for Peter Revson
78th for Lotus
22nd for McLaren
15th for Tyrrell
Poles
11th for Jacky Ickx
58th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
12th for Jackie Stewart
6th for Tyrrell
Front row starts
22nd for Jacky Ickx
6th for Emerson Fittipaldi
Points finishes
25th for Chris Amon
1st for Arturo Merzario (169th different point scorer, 22nd Italian driver)