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1972 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitWatkins Glen, 59 laps
Round12 of 12
Race numbers

The 1972 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 220th World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
More 1972 season
More United States Grands Prix
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford Cosworth591hr 41m 45.354s9
2+2(FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth59+32.268s6
3 (NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth59+37.528s4
4+22(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth59+1m 22.516s3
5+7(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari59+1m 23.119s2
6+4(USA) Mario AndrettiFerrari58+1 lap1
7+4(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth58+1 lap 
8-2(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari58+1 lap 
9-1(ZAF) Jody ScheckterMcLaren-Ford Cosworth58+1 lap 
10+6(SWE) Reine WisellLotus-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
11+16(GBR) Graham HillBrabham-Ford Cosworth57+2 laps 
12+11(USA) Sam PoseySurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)57+2 laps 
13+8(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)57+2 laps 
14+8(FRA) Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)57+2 laps 
15-8(NZL) Chris AmonMatra57+2 laps 
16+4(USA) Skip BarberMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)57+2 laps 
17-3(GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth56DNF 
18-16(USA) Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth54DNF 
NC (AUT) Niki LaudaMarch-Ford Cosworth49+10 laps 
R (BRA) Carlos PaceMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)48DNF 
R (GBR) Peter GethinBRM47DNF 
R (NZL) Howden GanleyBRM44DNF 
R (AUS) Dave WalkerLotus-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R (BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM40DNF 
R (GBR) Brian RedmanBRM34DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford Cosworth25DNF 
R (AUS) Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth17DNF 
R (GBR) Derek BellTecno8DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) John SurteesSurtees-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Mike Hailwood ended lap 56 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Peter Revson ended lap 54 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:40.481

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
2(USA) Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
3(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
4(FRA) Francois CevertTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
5(ARG) Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford Cosworth
6(CHE) Clay RegazzoniFerrari
7(NZL) Chris AmonMatra
8(ZAF) Jody ScheckterMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
9(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford Cosworth
10(USA) Mario AndrettiFerrari
11(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
12(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari
13(BRA) Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford Cosworth
14(GBR) Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford Cosworth
15(BRA) Carlos PaceMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
16(SWE) Reine WisellLotus-Ford Cosworth
17(NZL) Howden GanleyBRM
18(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM
19(ITA) Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford Cosworth
20(USA) Skip BarberMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
21(GBR) Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22(FRA) Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
23(USA) Sam PoseySurtees-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
24(GBR) Brian RedmanBRM
25(AUT) Niki LaudaMarch-Ford Cosworth
26(SWE) Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford Cosworth
27(GBR) Graham HillBrabham-Ford Cosworth
28(GBR) Peter GethinBRM
29(GBR) Derek BellTecno
30(AUS) Dave WalkerLotus-Ford Cosworth
31(AUS) Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi61
2(GBR) Jackie Stewart45
3(NZL) Denny Hulme39
4(BEL) Jacky Ickx27
5(USA) Peter Revson23
6(FRA) Francois Cevert15
7(CHE) Clay Regazzoni15
8(GBR) Mike Hailwood13
9(SWE) Ronnie Peterson12
10(NZL) Chris Amon12
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise9
12(NZL) Howden Ganley4
=(USA) Mario Andretti4
14(GBR) Brian Redman4
15(GBR) Graham Hill4
16(ITA) Andrea de Adamich3
=(ARG) Carlos Reutemann3
18(BRA) Carlos Pace3
19(AUS) Tim Schenken2
20(ITA) Arturo Merzario1
=(GBR) Peter Gethin1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth61
2Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth51
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth47
4Ferrari33
5Surtees-Ford Cosworth18
6March-Ford Cosworth15
7BRM14
8Matra12
9Brabham-Ford Cosworth7

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Jody Scheckter
Last start
Skip Barber
Sam Posey
Dave Walker
Matra
Milestone race start
150th for Lotus (3rd constructor to start 150 races)
Wins
22nd for Jackie Stewart
11th for Tyrrell
Race 1-2
3rd for Tyrrell
Podiums
35th for Jackie Stewart
28th for Denny Hulme
6th for Francois Cevert
28th for McLaren
17th & 18th for Tyrrell
Poles
14th for Jackie Stewart
9th for Tyrrell
Fastest laps
14th for Jackie Stewart
8th for Tyrrell
Front row starts
38th for Jackie Stewart
19th for Denny Hulme
2nd for Peter Revson
Pole & win
6th for Jackie Stewart
Win & fastest lap
12th and last for Jackie Stewart (last British driver to win and set the fastest lap until 1976)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
4th and last for Jackie Stewart (last British driver to complete a hat-trick until 1976)