1972 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Clermont-Ferrand, 38 laps |
Round | 6 of 12 |
Race numbers | The 1972 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 38 | 1hr 52m 21.500s | 9 |
2 | +6 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +27.700s | 6 |
3 | -2 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Matra | 38 | +31.900s | 4 |
4 | +3 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +49.300s | 3 |
5 | +4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +56.800s | 2 |
6 | +4 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +1m 36.100s | 1 |
7 | -5 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +1m 48.100s | |
8 | +6 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2m 25.100s | |
9 | +4 | (GBR) Brian Redman | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2m 55.500s | |
10 | +10 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2m 59.500s | |
11 | -7 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 37 | +1 lap | |
12 | +5 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | |
13 | +6 | (ITA) Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 37 | +1 lap | |
14 | -2 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | |
15 | +9 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 37 | +1 lap | |
16 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | ||
17 | -12 | (AUS) Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 36 | +2 laps | |
18 | +4 | (AUS) Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | |
19 | +4 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 33 | DNF | |
NC | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 33 | +5 laps | ||
R | (SWE) Reine Wisell | BRM | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 18 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Helmut Marko | BRM | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(FRA) Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | |||||
(NZL) Howden Ganley | BRM | |||||
(GBR) Peter Gethin | BRM | |||||
(GBR) Derek Bell | Tecno |
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:53.400
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Matra |
2 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
5 | (AUS) Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (AUT) Helmut Marko | BRM |
7 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
12 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (GBR) Brian Redman | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | BRM |
19 | (ITA) Nanni Galli | Ferrari |
20 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (AUS) Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (GBR) Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
24 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 34 |
2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 21 |
3 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 19 |
4 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 16 |
5 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
6 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | 9 |
7 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 7 |
8 | (USA) Peter Revson | 6 |
9 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 6 |
10 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 5 |
11 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | 4 |
12 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 3 |
= | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | 3 |
14 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 3 |
15 | (AUS) Tim Schenken | 2 |
= | (GBR) Brian Redman | 2 |
17 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Patrick Depailler
- Last start
- Helmut Marko
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Jean-Pierre Beltoise (22nd driver to start 50 races, 3rd French driver)
- Wins
- 20th for Jackie Stewart (3rd driver to win 20 races, 2nd British driver)
- 9th for Tyrrell
- Podiums
- 32nd for Jackie Stewart
- 11th and last for Chris Amon
- 9th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 77th for Lotus
- 21st and last for Matra
- 14th for Tyrrell
- Poles
- 5th and last for Chris Amon
- 4th and last for Matra
- Fastest laps
- 3rd and last for Chris Amon
- 12th and last for Matra
- Front row starts
- 18th for Chris Amon
- 17th for Denny Hulme