1972 South African Grand Prix
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Circuit | Kyalami, 79 laps |
Round | 2 of 12 |
Race numbers | The 1972 South African Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +4 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 79 | 1hr 45m 49.100s | 9 |
2 | +1 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +14.100s | 6 |
3 | +9 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +25.800s | 4 |
4 | +2 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 79 | +38.500s | 3 |
5 | +4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +49.000s | 2 |
6 | +8 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +14 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | |
8 | -1 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | |
9 | -1 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | |
10 | +9 | (AUS) Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | |
11 | +11 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 77 | +2 laps | |
12 | -10 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 77 | +2 laps | |
13 | +12 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | |
14 | +9 | (AUT) Helmut Marko | BRM | 76 | +3 laps | |
15 | -2 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Matra | 76 | +3 laps | |
16 | +10 | (RHO) John Love | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 73 | DNF | |
17 | +7 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 73 | +6 laps | |
NC | (NZL) Howden Ganley | BRM | 70 | +9 laps | ||
NC | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +10 laps | ||
NC | (GBR) Peter Gethin | BRM | 65 | +14 laps | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 60 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(ZAF) William Ferguson | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Notes
- John Love ended lap 73 in P16 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:17.000
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
3 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
7 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
8 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (AUS) Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
12 | (USA) Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Matra |
14 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (NZL) Howden Ganley | BRM |
17 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
18 | (GBR) Peter Gethin | BRM |
19 | (AUS) Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
23 | (AUT) Helmut Marko | BRM |
24 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth |
26 | (RHO) John Love | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
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Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 15 |
2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 9 |
3 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
4 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 4 |
= | (USA) Peter Revson | 4 |
6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 3 |
= | (USA) Mario Andretti | 3 |
8 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 3 |
9 | (AUS) Tim Schenken | 2 |
10 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Carlos Pace
- Eifelland
- Last start
- John Love
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Matra (8th constructor to start 50 races)
- Wins
- 6th for Denny Hulme (first win since 1969)
- 5th for McLaren (first since 1969)
- Podiums
- 23rd for Denny Hulme
- 5th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1st for Peter Revson (111th different podium finisher, 33rd American driver)
- 73rd for Lotus
- 19th & 20th for McLaren (9th constructor to score 20 podiums)
- Poles
- 13th for Jackie Stewart
- 8th for Tyrrell
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Mike Hailwood (51st different fastest lap setter, 11th British driver)
- 1st for Surtees (22nd different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 36th for Jackie Stewart
- 7th for Clay Regazzoni
- 2nd for Emerson Fittipaldi
- Points finishes
- 1st for Peter Revson (166th different point scorer, 47th American driver)