1972 South African Grand Prix
Date | Saturday, 4 March 1972 |
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Winner |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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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 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 79 | 1hr 45m 49.100s | 9 |
2 | +1 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +14.100s | 6 |
3 | +9 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +25.800s | 4 |
4 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 79 | +38.500s | 3 |
5 | +4 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +49.000s | 2 |
6 | +8 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +14 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | |
8 | -1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | |
9 | -1 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | |
10 | +9 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | |
11 | +11 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 77 | +2 laps | |
12 | -10 | ![]() | Ferrari | 77 | +2 laps | |
13 | +12 | ![]() | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | |
14 | +9 | ![]() | BRM | 76 | +3 laps | |
15 | -2 | ![]() | Matra | 76 | +3 laps | |
16 | +10 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 73 | DNF | |
17 | +7 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 73 | +6 laps | |
NC | ![]() | BRM | 70 | +9 laps | ||
NC | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +10 laps | ||
NC | ![]() | BRM | 65 | +14 laps | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 60 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 9 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
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![]() | 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 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari |
3 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
5 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari |
7 | ![]() | Ferrari |
8 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
9 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
10 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
11 | ![]() | BRM |
12 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
13 | ![]() | Matra |
14 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
15 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
16 | ![]() | BRM |
17 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
18 | ![]() | BRM |
19 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
21 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
22 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
23 | ![]() | BRM |
24 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
25 | ![]() | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth |
26 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
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Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1972 South African Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 4 |
= | ![]() | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & 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)