1972 Formula One season

1972 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1972 Formula One season was the 23rd FIA Formula One season. It featured the 23rd World Championship of Drivers, the 15th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers <ref>FIA Yearbook, 1974, pages 119 & 121</ref> and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship season commenced on January 23 and ended on October 8 after twelve races.

Season summary

For 1972 Team Lotus focussed again on the type 72 chassis. Imperial Tobacco continued its sponsorship of the team under its new John Player Special brand. The cars, now often referred to as 'JPS', were fielded in a new black and gold livery. Lotus took the championship by surprise in 1972 with 25-year old Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi who became the youngest world champion at that point. Stewart came second in the championship.

The British Racing Motors (BRM) team took its last victory when Jean-Pierre Beltoise won the rain-affected 1972 Monaco Grand Prix in a BRM P160.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor	Report
1	Template:Country flagicon Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 23	Template:Country flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
2	Template:Country flagicon South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	March 4	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	Template:Country flagicon McLaren-Ford	Report
3	Template:Country flagicon Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito Permanente Del Jarama	May 1	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Ford	Report
4	Template:Country flagicon Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	May 14	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Template:Country flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Template:Country flagicon BRM	Report
5	Template:Country flagicon Belgian Grand Prix	Nivelles-Baulers	June 4	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Ford	Report
6	Template:Country flagicon French Grand Prix	Charade Circuit	July 2	Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon	Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
7	Template:Country flagicon British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	July 15	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Ford	Report
8	Template:Country flagicon German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	July 30	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	Report
9	Template:Country flagicon Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	August 13	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Ford	Report
10	Template:Country flagicon Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 10	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Ford	Report
11	Template:Country flagicon Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport Park	September 24	Template:Country flagicon Peter Revson	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report
12	Template:Country flagicon United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen International	October 8	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	Report

Drivers and constructors

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Template:Country flagicon Motor Racing Developments	Brabham	BT33 BT34 BT37	Cosworth V8	G	Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill	All
					Template:Country flagicon Carlos Reutemann	1-2, 5-12
					Template:Country flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior	3-12
Template:Country flagicon Marlboro BRM	BRM	P160B P153 P180 P160C	BRM V12	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Howden Ganley	1-6, 8-12
					Template:Country flagicon Reine Wisell	1, 3-10
					Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin	1-7, 9-12
					Template:Country flagicon Alex Soler-Roig	1, 3
					Template:Country flagicon Helmut Marko	1-2, 4-8
					Template:Country flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	2-12
					Template:Country flagicon Jackie Oliver	7
					Template:Country flagicon Bill Brack	11
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312B2	Ferrari F12	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx	All
					Template:Country flagicon Clay Regazzoni	1-5, 8-12
					Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti	1-3, 5, 7, 10, 12
					Template:Country flagicon Nanni Galli	6
					Template:Country flagicon Arturo Merzario	7-8
Template:Country flagicon John Player Team Lotus Template:Country flagicon World Wide Racing	Lotus	72D	Cosworth V8	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	All
					Template:Country flagicon Dave Walker	1-9, 12
					Template:Country flagicon Reine Wisell	11-12
Template:Country flagicon STP March Racing Team	March	721	Cosworth V8	G REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Ronnie Peterson	All
					Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda	All
Template:Country flagicon Equipe Matra Sports	Matra	MS120C MS120D	Matra V12	G	Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon	All
Template:Country flagicon Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren	M19A M19C	Cosworth V8	G	Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	All
					Template:Country flagicon Peter Revson	1-3, 5, 7, 10-12
					Template:Country flagicon Brian Redman	4, 6, 8
					Template:Country flagicon Jody Scheckter	12
Template:Country flagicon Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees	TS9B TS14	Cosworth V8	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Tim Schenken	All
					Template:Country flagicon Andrea de Adamich	1-3, 5-12
					Template:Country flagicon Mike Hailwood	2-10, 12
					Template:Country flagicon John Surtees	10, 12
Template:Country flagicon Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	003 002 004 005 006	Cosworth V8	G	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	All
					Template:Country flagicon François Cevert	All
					Template:Country flagicon Patrick Depailler	6, 12
Template:Country flagicon Team Williams Motul	March	711 721	Cosworth V8	G	Template:Country flagicon Carlos Pace	2-12
					Template:Country flagicon Henri Pescarolo	1-6, 8-12 7
	Politoys	FX3
Template:Country flagicon Team Eifelland Caravans	Eifelland	21	Cosworth V8	G	Template:Country flagicon Rolf Stommelen	2-9
Template:Country flagicon Scribante Lucky Strike Racing	Lotus	72D	Cosworth V8	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Dave Charlton	2, 6-8
Template:Country flagicon Team Gunston	Surtees	TS9	Cosworth V8	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon John Love	2
	Brabham	BT33			Template:Country flagicon Willie Ferguson	2
Template:Country flagicon Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	March	721G	Cosworth V8	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Mike Beuttler	3-12
	Surtees	TS9B			Template:Country flagicon Andrea de Adamich	4
Template:Country flagicon Martini Racing	Tecno	PA123/3	Cosworth V8 Tecno F12	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Nanni Galli	3-5, 7, 9-12
					Template:Country flagicon Derek Bell	6, 8, 10-12
Template:Country flagicon Darnval Connew Racing Team	Connew	PC1	Cosworth V8	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon François Migault	7, 9
Template:Country flagicon Gene Mason Racing	March	711	Cosworth V8	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Skip Barber	11-12
Template:Country flagicon Champcarr Inc.	Surtees	TS9B	Cosworth V8	REDIRECT Firestone	Template:Country flagicon Sam Posey	12

Results and standings

Drivers

Points for the 1972 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each race. For classification, only the best five results from the first half of the season and the best five results from the second half of the season could be retained.

Pos Driver ARG Template:Country flagicon RSA Template:Country flagicon ESP Template:Country flagicon MON Template:Country flagicon BEL Template:Country flagicon FRA Template:Country flagicon GBR Template:Country flagicon GER Template:Country flagicon AUT Template:Country flagicon ITA Template:Country flagicon CAN Template:Country flagicon USA Template:Country flagicon Points 1 Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Ret 2 1 3 1 2 1 Ret 1 1 11 Ret 61 2 Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart 1 Ret Ret 4 1 2 11 7 Ret 1 1 45 3 Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme 2 1 Ret 15 3 7 5 Ret 2 3 3 3 39 4 Template:Country flagicon Jacky Ickx 3 8 2 2 Ret 11 Ret 1 Ret Ret 12 5 27 5 Template:Country flagicon Peter Revson Ret 3 5 7 3 3 4 2 18 23 6 Template:Country flagicon François Cevert Ret 9 Ret NC 2 4 Ret 10 9 Ret Ret 2 15 7 Template:Country flagicon Clay Regazzoni 4 12 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 5 8 15 8 Template:Country flagicon Mike Hailwood Ret Ret Ret 4 6 Ret Ret 4 2 17 13 9 Template:Country flagicon Ronnie Peterson 6 5 Ret 11 9 5 7 3 12 9 DSQ 4 12 10 Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon DNS 15 Ret 6 6 3 4 15 5 Ret 6 15 12 11 Template:Country flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise Ret Ret 1 Ret 15 11 9 8 8 Ret Ret 9 12 Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti Ret 4 Ret 7 6 4 13 Template:Country flagicon Howden Ganley 9 NC Ret Ret 8 4 6 11 10 Ret 4 14 Template:Country flagicon Brian Redman 5 9 5 Ret 4 15 Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill Ret 6 10 12 Ret 10 Ret 6 Ret 5 8 11 4 16 Template:Country flagicon Carlos Reutemann 7 Ret 13 12 8 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 17 Template:Country flagicon Andrea de Adamich Ret NC 4 7 Ret 14 Ret 13 14 Ret Ret Ret 3 18 Template:Country flagicon José Carlos Pace 17 6 17 5 Ret Ret NC NC Ret 9 Ret 3 19 Template:Country flagicon Tim Schenken 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 17 Ret 14 11 Ret 7 Ret 2 20 Template:Country flagicon Arturo Merzario 6 12 1 21 Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin Ret NC Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 6 Ret Ret 1 22 Template:Country flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi 7 9 Ret 8 12 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 23 Template:Country flagicon Niki Lauda 11 7 Ret 16 12 Ret 9 Ret 10 13 DSQ NC 0 24 Template:Country flagicon Patrick Depailler NC 7 0 25 Template:Country flagicon Helmut Marko 10 14 8 10 Ret 0 26 Template:Country flagicon Mike Beuttler DNQ 13 Ret 19 13 8 Ret 10 NC 13 0 27 Template:Country flagicon Henri Pescarolo 8 11 11 Ret NC Ret Ret DNQ 13 14 0 28 Template:Country flagicon David Walker DSQ 10 9 14 14 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 29 Template:Country flagicon Jody Scheckter 9 0 30 Template:Country flagicon Rolf Stommelen 13 Ret 10 11 16 10 Ret Ret 0 31 Template:Country flagicon Reine Wisell Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 0 32 Template:Country flagicon Sam Posey 12 0 33 Template:Country flagicon Nanni Galli Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 0 34 Template:Country flagicon Skip Barber NC 16 0 35 Rhodesia John Love 16 0 — Template:Country flagicon Dave Charlton Ret DNQ Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Derek Bell Ret DNQ Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Alex Soler-Roig Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Jackie Oliver Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon François Migault Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon John Surtees Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Bill Brack Ret 0 Pos Driver ARG Template:Country flagicon RSA Template:Country flagicon ESP Template:Country flagicon MON Template:Country flagicon BEL Template:Country flagicon FRA Template:Country flagicon GBR Template:Country flagicon GER Template:Country flagicon AUT Template:Country flagicon ITA Template:Country flagicon CAN Template:Country flagicon USA Template:Country flagicon Points

Constructors

Points for the 1972 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each race. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points. For classification, only the best five results from the first half of the season and the best five results from the second half of the season could be retained.

Place	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Points<ref name="points">Only the best 5 results from the first 6 races and the best 5 results from the last 6 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.</ref>	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Ford	72D	Ford Cosworth DFV		61	5	8	3
2	Template:Country flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	002 003 004 005 006	Ford Cosworth DFV		51	4	7	2
3	Template:Country flagicon McLaren-Ford	M19A M19C	Ford Cosworth DFV		47 (49)	1	11	1
4	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	312B2-72	Ferrari 001/1		33	1	6	4
5	Template:Country flagicon Surtees-Ford	TS9A TS9B TS14	Ford Cosworth DFV		18		1
6	Template:Country flagicon March-Ford	721 721X 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV		15		1
7	Template:Country flagicon BRM	P153 P153B P160B P160C P180	BRM P142		14	1	1
8	Template:Country flagicon Matra	MS120C MS120D	Matra MS71		12		1	1
9	Template:Country flagicon Brabham-Ford	BT33 BT34 BT37	Ford Cosworth DFV		7			1
10	Template:Country flagicon Politoys-Ford	FX3	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	Template:Country flagicon Tecno	PA123	Tecno Series-P
12	Template:Country flagicon Connew-Ford	PC	Ford Cosworth DFV

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races were also held in 1972, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Template:Country flagicon VII Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	March 19	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus	Report
Template:Country flagicon I Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	March 30	Template:Country flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Template:Country flagicon Brabham-Cosworth	Report
Template:Country flagicon XXIV BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	April 23	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus	Report
Template:Country flagicon XIX International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	May 29	Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	Template:Country flagicon McLaren-Cosworth	Report
Template:Country flagicon I Italian Republic Grand Prix	Vallelunga	June 18	Template:Country flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Country flagicon Lotus	Report
Template:Country flagicon II World Championship Victory Race	Brands Hatch	October 22	Template:Country flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Template:Country flagicon BRM	Report

External links

• 1972 World Championship race results and images Retrieved from f1-Facts.com on 20 October