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1972 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitClermont-Ferrand, 38 laps
Round6 of 12
Race numbers

The 1972 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 214th World Championship race
  • 22nd World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 4th and last World Championship race at Clermont-Ferrand
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(GBR) Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford Cosworth381hr 52m 21.500s9
2+6(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth38+27.700s6
3-2(NZL) Chris AmonMatra38+31.900s4
4+3(FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth38+49.300s3
5+4(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth38+56.800s2
6+4(GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth38+1m 36.100s1
7-5(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth38+1m 48.100s 
8+6(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth38+2m 25.100s 
9+4(GBR) Brian RedmanMcLaren-Ford Cosworth38+2m 55.500s 
10+10(GBR) Graham HillBrabham-Ford Cosworth38+2m 59.500s 
11-7(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari37+1 lap 
12+5(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth37+1 lap 
13+6(ITA) Nanni GalliFerrari37+1 lap 
14-2(ITA) Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford Cosworth37+1 lap 
15+9(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM37+1 lap 
16 (DEU) Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford Cosworth37+1 lap 
17-12(AUS) Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford Cosworth36+2 laps 
18+4(AUS) Dave WalkerLotus-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
19+4(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)33DNF 
NC (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth33+5 laps 
R (SWE) Reine WisellBRM25DNF 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)18DNF 
R (AUT) Helmut MarkoBRM8DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMarch-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)   
  (NZL) Howden GanleyBRM   
  (GBR) Peter GethinBRM   
  (GBR) Derek BellTecno   

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:53.400

PosDriverConstructor
1(NZL) Chris AmonMatra
2(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
3(GBR) Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
4(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari
5(AUS) Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford Cosworth
6(AUT) Helmut MarkoBRM
7(FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
8(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth
9(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth
10(GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth
11(BRA) Carlos PaceMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
12(ITA) Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford Cosworth
13(GBR) Brian RedmanMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
14(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth
15(DEU) Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford Cosworth
16(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
17(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
18(SWE) Reine WisellBRM
19(ITA) Nanni GalliFerrari
20(GBR) Graham HillBrabham-Ford Cosworth
21(AUT) Niki LaudaMarch-Ford Cosworth
22(AUS) Dave WalkerLotus-Ford Cosworth
23(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
24(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(ZAF) Dave CharltonLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi34
2(GBR) Jackie Stewart21
3(NZL) Denny Hulme19
4(BEL) Jacky Ickx16
5(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise9
6(FRA) Francois Cevert9
7(CHE) Clay Regazzoni7
8(USA) Peter Revson6
9(NZL) Chris Amon6
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

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth34
2Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth27
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth23
4Ferrari19
5BRM9
6Surtees-Ford Cosworth9
7March-Ford Cosworth8
8Matra6
9Brabham-Ford Cosworth1

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