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Home / Seasons / 1972 F1 World Championship Season / Driver Standings

1972 F1 driver standings

Standings

Constructor standings
#DriverARGZAFESPMCOBELFRAGBRDEUAUTITACANUSAPoints
1(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus)R213121R1111R61
2(GBR) Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)1RR4 1211R7R1145
3(NZL) Denny Hulme (McLaren)21R15375R233339
4(BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ferrari)3822R11R1RR12527
5(USA) Peter Revson (McLaren)R35 7 3 34218R23
6(FRA) Francois Cevert (Tyrrell)R9RNC24R109RR215
=(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari)4123RR  2RR5815
8(GBR) Mike Hailwood (Surtees) RRR46RR42 17R13
9(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (March)65R11957R3129DSQ412
=(NZL) Chris Amon (Matra)DNS15R6634155R61512
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise (BRM) RR1R1511988RR9
12(USA) Mario Andretti (Ferrari)R4R      7 64
=(NZL) Howden Ganley (BRM)9NCRR8DNS 461110R4
=(GBR) Brian Redman (McLaren, BRM)   5 9 5   R4
=(GBR) Graham Hill (Brabham)R61012R10R6R58114
16(ITA) Andrea de Adamich (Surtees)RNC47R14R1314RRR3
=(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Brabham)7R  13128RRR4R3
=(BRA) Carlos Pace (March) 176175RRNCNCR9RR3
19(AUS) Tim Schenken (Surtees)5R8RR17R1411R7R2
20(ITA) Arturo Merzario (Ferrari)      612    1
=(GBR) Peter Gethin (BRM)RNCRDSQRDNSR 136RR1
 (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi (Brabham)  79R812R7RRRR 
 (AUT) Niki Lauda (March)117R1612R9R1013DSQNC 
 (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)     NC     7 
 (AUT) Helmut Marko (BRM)1014 810R       
 (GBR) Mike Beuttler (March)  DNQ13R19R138R10NC13 
 (FRA) Henri Pescarolo (March, Politoys)81111RNCDNSRRDNSDNQ1314 
 (AUS) Dave Walker (Lotus)DSQ109R141418RRRR  R 
 (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (McLaren)           9 
 (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (Eifelland) 13R10111610RNC    
 (SWE) Reine Wisell (BRM, Lotus)R RR R R 12R10 
 (USA) Sam Posey (Surtees)           12 
 (ITA) Nanni Galli (Tecno, Ferrari)    R13R NCR   
 (USA) Skip Barber (March)          NC16 
 (RHO) John Love (Surtees) 16R           
 (ZAF) Dave Charlton (Lotus) R   DNQRR     
 (GBR) Derek Bell (Tecno)     DNS R DNQDNSR 
 (ESP) Alex Soler-Roig (BRM)R R          
 (GBR) Jackie Oliver (BRM)      R      
 (FRA) Francois Migault (Connew)      DNS R    
 (GBR) John Surtees (Surtees)         R DNS 
 (CAN) Bill Brack (BRM)          R  
 (ZAF) William Ferguson (Brabham) DNS           
 (AUS) Vern Schuppan (BRM)    DNS        
#DriverARGZAFESPMCOBELFRAGBRDEUAUTITACANUSAPoints
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Table key, points system and championship rules
  • Highlight: Rookie
  • Bold: pole position
  • Underline: fastest lap
  • Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
  • DNQ: Did not qualify
  • NC: Not classified
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • DNS: Did not start

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:

  • 1st (9)
  • 2nd (6)
  • 3rd (4)
  • 4th (3)
  • 5th (2)
  • 6th (1)

Only the best five results from the first six races and the best five results from the last six races counted towards the championship.

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1972.

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