1972 Spanish Grand Prix
| Date | Monday, 1 May 1972 |
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| Circuit | Jarama, 90 laps |
| Round | 3 of 12 |
| Race numbers | The 1972 Spanish Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 90 | 2hr 03m 41.230s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 90 | +18.920s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 89 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +9 |  Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 89 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +6 |  Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 89 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +10 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 89 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +7 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 88 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +10 |  Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 88 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +15 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 87 | DNF | |
| 10 | +13 |  Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 86 | +4 laps | |
| 11 | +8 |  Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 86 | +4 laps | |
| R | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | ||
| R |  Chris Amon | Matra | 66 | DNF | ||
| R | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 65 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Gethin | BRM | 65 | DNF | ||
| R | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Howden Ganley | BRM | 38 | DNF | ||
| R |  Reine Wisell | BRM | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
| R |  Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 9 | DNF | ||
| R |  Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Alex Soler-Roig | BRM | 6 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Dave Walker ended lap 87 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:18.430
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
| 6 | Chris Amon | Matra |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Reine Wisell | BRM |
| 11 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 20 | Howden Ganley | BRM |
| 21 | Peter Gethin | BRM |
| 22 | Alex Soler-Roig | BRM |
| 23 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Mike Beuttler | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1972 Spanish Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Denny Hulme | 15 |
| = | Emerson Fittipaldi | 15 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | 10 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | 9 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 7 |
| 6 | Peter Revson | 6 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| = | Andrea de Adamich | 3 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | 3 |
| 10 | Tim Schenken | 2 |
| 11 | Graham Hill | 1 |
| = | Carlos Pace | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 17 |
| 2 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 15 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 13 |
| 4 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 5 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
| 6 | March-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 7 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Wilson Fittipaldi
- Last start
- Alex Soler-Roig (last Spanish driver to start a race until 1977)
- Wins
- 2nd for Emerson Fittipaldi (first win since 1970)
- 43rd for Lotus
- Podiums
- 19th for Jacky Ickx, 8th for Clay Regazzoni, 6th for Emerson Fittipaldi
- 179th & 180th for Ferrari, 74th for Lotus
- Poles
- 10th for Jacky Ickx (9th driver to take ten pole positions, 1st Belgian driver)
- 57th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 12th for Jacky Ickx
- 56th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 20th for Jacky Ickx (11th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 1st Belgian driver), 15th for Denny Hulme, 3rd for Emerson Fittipaldi
- Points finishes
- 25th for Jacky Ickx, 1st for Andrea de Adamich (167th different point scorer, 21st Italian driver), 1st for Carlos Pace (168th different point scorer, 4th Brazilian driver)