1972 South African Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Saturday, 4 March 1972
Winner:	Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap:	Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Kyalami, 79 laps
Round:	2 of 12

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+4	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	79	1hr 45m 49.100s	9
2	+1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	79	+14.100s	6
3	+9	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	79	+25.800s	4
4	+2	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	79	+38.500s	3
5	+4	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	79	+49.000s	2
6	+8	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	78	+1 lap	1
7	+14	Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	78	+1 lap
8	-1	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	78	+1 lap
9	-1	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	78	+1 lap
10	+9	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	78	+1 lap
11	+11	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	77	+2 laps
12	-10	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	77	+2 laps
13	+12	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford Cosworth	77	+2 laps
14	+9	Helmut Marko	BRM	76	+3 laps
15	-2	Chris Amon	Matra	76	+3 laps
16	+10	John Love	Surtees-Ford Cosworth (P)	73	DNF
17	+7	Carlos Pace	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	73	+6 laps
NC		Howden Ganley	BRM	70	+9 laps
NC		Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	69	+10 laps
NC		Peter Gethin	BRM	65	+14 laps
R		Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	60	DNF
R		Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	45	DNF
R		Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	28	DNF
R		Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	27	DNF
R		Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	9	DNF
R		Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	2	DNF
Did not start
		William Ferguson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:17.000
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:17.300
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:17.400
4	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.400
5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:17.400
6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:17.500
7	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:17.700
8	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:17.800
9	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:17.800
10	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.800
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:17.900
12	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:18.000
13	Chris Amon	Matra	1:18.000
14	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:18.100
15	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:18.200
16	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:18.300
17	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:18.500
18	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:18.700
19	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:18.700
20	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:18.900
21	Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	1:18.900
22	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:19.000
23	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:19.100
24	Carlos Pace	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:20.300
25	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford Cosworth	1:20.400
26	John Love	Surtees-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.000
27

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:17.000
2	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:17.300	0.300
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:17.400	0.400
4	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.400	0.400
5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:17.400	0.400
6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:17.500	0.500
7	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:17.700	0.700
8	Francois Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:17.800	0.800
9	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth	1:17.800	0.800
10	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:17.800	0.800
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:17.900	0.900
12	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:18.000	1.000
13	Chris Amon	Matra	1:18.000	1.000
14	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:18.100	1.100
15	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:18.200	1.200
16	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:18.300	1.300
17	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:18.500	1.500
18	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:18.700	1.700
19	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:18.700	1.700
20	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:18.900	1.900
21	Niki Lauda	March-Ford Cosworth	1:18.900	1.900
22	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:19.000	2.000
23	Helmut Marko	BRM	1:19.100	2.100
24	Carlos Pace	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:20.300	3.300
25	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford Cosworth	1:20.400	3.400
26	John Love	Surtees-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:21.000	4.000
27	William Ferguson	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:31.900	14.900

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Denny Hulme	15
2	Jackie Stewart	9
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	6
4	Jacky Ickx	4
=	Peter Revson	4
6	Clay Regazzoni	3
=	Mario Andretti	3
8	Ronnie Peterson	3
9	Tim Schenken	2
10	Graham Hill	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	15
2	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	9
3	Ferrari	7
4	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	6
5	March-Ford Cosworth	3
6	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	2
7	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Carlos Pace

Constructor: Eifelland

Last start

Driver: John Love

Wins

Driver: 6th for Denny Hulme

Constructor: 5th for McLaren

Podiums

Driver: 23rd for Denny Hulme, 5th for Emerson Fittipaldi, 1st for Peter Revson (111th different podium finisher, 33rd American driver)

Constructor: 73rd for Lotus, 19th & 20th for McLaren

Poles

Driver: 13th for Jackie Stewart

Constructor: 8th for Tyrrell

Fastest laps

Driver: 1st and only for Mike Hailwood (51st different fastest lap setter, 11th British driver)

Constructor: 1st for Surtees (22nd different fastest lap setter)

Front row starts

Driver: 36th for Jackie Stewart, 7th for Clay Regazzoni, 2nd for Emerson Fittipaldi

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for Peter Revson (166th different point scorer, 47th American driver)

See also

• South African Grand Prix
• Kyalami Circuit
• 1972 World Championship season