1972 British Grand Prix
| 1972 British Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 15 July 1972 | ||
| Official name | John Player Grand Prix[1] | ||
| Location |
Brands Hatch Kent,England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.26 km (2.65 miles) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 324.122 km (201.400 miles) | ||
| Weather | Warm, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:22.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:24.0 on lap 58 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The1972 British Grand Prix(formally theJohn Player Grand Prix) was aFormula Onemotor race held atBrands Hatchon 15 July 1972.[2]It was race 7 of 12 in both the1972 World Championship of Driversand the1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.The race was won by Brazilian driverEmerson Fittipaldidriving aLotus 72D.
Ronnie Petersonsuffered an engine failure with less than two laps to go, and crashed into the parked cars ofGraham HillandFrançois Cevert.Arturo Merzariofinished sixth on his debut; he was the last driver whose first race was withFerrariuntilOliver Bearmanat the2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,52 years later.
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying classification[edit]
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:22,2 | 1 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:22,6 | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 1:22,7 | 3 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22,9 | 4 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford | 1:23,2 | 5 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:23,4 | 6 |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 1:23,5 | 7 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 1:23,7 | 8 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1:23,7 | 9 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 1:23,8 | 10 |
| 11 | Denis Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:23,9 | 11 |
| 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:23,9 | 12 |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford | 1:24,0 | 13 |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 1:24,4 | 14 |
| 15 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford | 1:24,4 | 15 |
| 16 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1:24,5 | 16 |
| 17 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:24,6 | 17 |
| 18 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 1:25,1 | 18 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | 1:25,1 | 19 |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford | 1:25,2 | 20 |
| 21 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 1:25,2 | 21 |
| 22 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 1:25,5 | 22 |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 1:25,6 | 23 |
| 24 | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | 1:25,6 | 24 |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford | 1:26,3 | 25 |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys-Ford | 1:27,4 | 26 |
| 27 | François Migault | Connew-Ford | 1:30,3 | DNS |
Race[edit]
Classification[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 76 | 1:47:50.2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 76 | + 4.1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 |  Peter Revson
|
McLaren-Ford | 76 | + 1:12.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 |  Chris Amon
|
Matra | 75 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 75 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 |  Arturo Merzario
|
Ferrari | 75 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 74 | Engine/accident | 8 | |
| 8 | 27 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 73 | + 3 Laps | 10 | |
| 9 | 4 |  Niki Lauda
|
March-Ford | 73 | + 3 Laps | 19 | |
| 10 | 33 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
Eifelland-Ford | 71 | + 5 Laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 11 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | 70 | + 6 Laps | 6 | |
| 12 | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Brabham-Ford | 69 | Suspension | 22 | |
| 13 | 31 | Mike Beuttler
|
March-Ford | 69 | + 7 Laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Tim Schenken
|
Surtees-Ford | 64 | Suspension | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | Spun off | 12 | |
| Ret | 9 | Dave Walker
|
Lotus-Ford | 59 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 49 | Oil pressure | 1 | |
| Ret | 26 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 47 | Spun off | 21 | |
| Ret | 25 | Carlos Pace
|
March-Ford | 39 | Differential | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 36 | Suspension | 14 | |
| Ret | 21 | Mike Hailwood
|
Surtees-Ford | 31 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 29 |  Dave Charlton
|
Lotus-Ford | 21 | Gearbox | 24 | |
| Ret | 30 | Nanni Galli
|
Tecno | 9 | Spun off | 18 | |
| Ret | 24 | Henri Pescarolo
|
Politoys-Ford | 7 | Accident | 26 | |
| Ret | 12 | Peter Gethin
|
BRM | 5 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 23 | Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees-Ford | 3 | Accident | 20 | |
| DNS | 34 | François Migault
|
Connew-Ford | Suspension | |||
| WD | 7 | Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | ||||
| WD | 10 | Tony Trimmer
|
Lotus-Ford | Engine | |||
| WD | 15 | Reine Wisell
|
BRM | ||||
| WD | 16 | Helmut Marko
|
BRM | ||||
| WD | 20 | Brian Redman
|
McLaren-Ford | ||||
| WD | 32 | Ray Allen
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March-Ford | ||||
Source:[3]
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Championship standings after the race[edit]
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- Note:Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[edit]
- ^"1972 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes".The Programme Covers Project.
- ^"1972 British Grand Prix Entry list".
- ^"1972 British Grand Prix".formula1.com.Retrieved3 July2015.
- ^ab"Britain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1".statsf1.com.Retrieved13 March2019.
