1972 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 2 July 1972 |
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| Fastest lap | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 |  Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 38 | 1hr 52m 21.500s | 9 |
| 2 | +6 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +27.700s | 6 |
| 3 | -2 |  Chris Amon | Matra | 38 | +31.900s | 4 |
| 4 | +3 |  Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +49.300s | 3 |
| 5 | +4 |  Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +56.800s | 2 |
| 6 | +4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +1m 36.100s | 1 |
| 7 | -5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +1m 48.100s | |
| 8 | +6 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2m 25.100s | |
| 9 | +4 | Brian Redman | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2m 55.500s | |
| 10 | +10 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2m 59.500s | |
| 11 | -7 |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +5 |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +6 |  Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | -2 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 16 |  Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | ||
| 17 | -12 |  Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 36 | +2 laps | |
| 18 | +4 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | |
| 19 | +4 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 33 | DNF | |
| NC | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 33 | +5 laps | ||
| R | Reine Wisell | BRM | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 18 | DNF | ||
| R |  Helmut Marko | BRM | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | |||||
| Howden Ganley | BRM | |||||
| Peter Gethin | BRM | |||||
| Derek Bell | Tecno | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:53.400
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | Matra |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Helmut Marko | BRM |
| 7 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 12 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Brian Redman | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Reine Wisell | BRM |
| 19 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari |
| 20 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
Qualifying result
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 34 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 21 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 19 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 16 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
| 6 | Francois Cevert | 9 |
| 7 |  Clay Regazzoni | 7 |
| 8 |  Peter Revson | 6 |
| 9 | Chris Amon | 6 |
| 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 |
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