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1972 British Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryUnited Kingdom
Grand PrixBritish
ImageFile:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg
Date15 July,
Year1972
Official nameJohn Player Grand Prix
LocationBrands Hatch
Kent, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.65
Course_km4.26
Distance_laps76
Distance_mi201.400
Distance_km324.122
WeatherWarm, dry
Pole_DriverJacky Ickx
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:22.2
Pole_CountryBelgium
Fast_DriverJackie Stewart
Fast_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Fast_Time1:24.0
Fast_Lap58
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverEmerson Fittipaldi
First_TeamLotus-Ford
First_CountryBrazil
Second_DriverJackie Stewart
Second_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverPeter Revson
Third_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Third_CountryUSA
Lapchart

Kent, England

The 1972 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 15 July 1972. It was race 7 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi driving a Lotus 72D.

Ronnie Peterson suffered an engine failure with less than two laps to go, and crashed into the parked cars of Graham Hill and François Cevert. Arturo Merzario finished sixth on his debut; he was the last driver whose first race was with Ferrari until Oliver Bearman at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 52 years later.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.NoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
5BEL Jacky IckxFerrari**1:22,2**1
8BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:22,6+0.42
19USA Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford1:22,7+0.53
1UK Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:22,9+0.74
22AUS Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford1:23,2+1.05
11FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:23,4+1.26
21UK Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:23,5+1.37
3SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:23,7+1.58
6ITA Arturo MerzarioFerrari1:23,7+1.59
27ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham–Ford1:23,8+1.610
18NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:23,9+1.711
2FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:23,9+1.712
25BRA Carlos PaceMarch-Ford1:24,0+1.813
14GBR Jackie OliverBRM1:24,4+2.214
9AUS David WalkerLotus-Ford1:24,4+2.215
12GBR Peter GethinBRM1:24,5+2.316
17NZL Chris AmonMatra1:24,6+2.417
30ITA Nanni GalliTecno1:25,1+2.918
4AUT Niki LaudaMarch-Ford1:25,1+2.919
23ITA Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford1:25,2+3.020
26GBR Graham HillBrabham-Ford1:25,2+3.021
28BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:25,5+3.322
31UK Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:25,6+3.423
29South Africa Dave CharltonLotus-Ford1:25,6+3.424
33FRG Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford1:26,3+4.125
24FRA Henri PescaroloPolitoys-Ford1:27,4+5.226
34France François MigaultConnew-Ford1:30,3+8.1DNS

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSWDWDWDWDWDWD
8Brazil **Emerson Fittipaldi****Lotus-Ford**761:47:50.22**9**
1United Kingdom **Jackie Stewart****Tyrrell-Ford**76+ 4.14**6**
19USA **Peter Revson****McLaren-Ford**76+ 1:12.53**4**
17New Zealand **Chris Amon****Matra**75+ 1 Lap17**3**
18New Zealand **Denny Hulme****McLaren-Ford**75+ 1 Lap11**2**
6Italy **Arturo Merzario****Ferrari**75+ 1 Lap9**1**
3Sweden Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford74Engine/accident8
27Argentina Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford73+ 3 Laps10
4Austria Niki LaudaMarch-Ford73+ 3 Laps19
33Germany Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford71+ 5 Laps25
11France Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM70+ 6 Laps6
28Brazil Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford69Suspension22
31United Kingdom Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford69+ 7 Laps23
22Australia Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford64Suspension5
2France François CevertTyrrell-Ford60Spun off12
9Australia Dave WalkerLotus-Ford59Suspension15
5Belgium Jacky IckxFerrari49Oil pressure1
26United Kingdom Graham HillBrabham-Ford47Spun off21
25Brazil Carlos PaceMarch-Ford39Differential13
14United Kingdom Jackie OliverBRM36Suspension14
21United Kingdom Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford31Gearbox7
29South Africa Dave CharltonLotus-Ford21Gearbox24
30Italy Nanni GalliTecno9Spun off18
24France Henri PescaroloPolitoys-Ford7Accident26
12United Kingdom Peter GethinBRM5Engine16
23Italy Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford3Accident20
34France François MigaultConnew-FordSuspension
7USA Mario AndrettiFerrari
10United Kingdom Tony TrimmerLotus-FordEngine
15Sweden Reine WisellBRM
16Austria Helmut MarkoBRM
20United Kingdom Brian RedmanMcLaren-Ford
32United Kingdom Ray AllenMarch-Ford

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Arturo Merzario and French driver François Migault.
  • This race marked the 10th podium finish for a Brazilian driver.
  • This was the 8th win of a British Grand Prix by a Lotus. This broke the old record set by Ferrari at the 1961 British Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1BRA **Emerson Fittipaldi***43
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2UK **Jackie Stewart***27
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3NZL **Denny Hulme***21
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4BEL **Jacky Ickx***16
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 35USA **Peter Revson***10

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1UK **Lotus-Ford***43
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2UK **Tyrrell-Ford***33
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3UK **McLaren-Ford***27
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4ITA **Ferrari***20
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5UK **BRM***9
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

Name_of_race = British Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1972 | Previous_race_in_season = 1972 French Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1972 German Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1971 British Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1973 British Grand Prix | Previous_designated_European_Grand_Prix = 1968 German Grand Prix | Next_designated_European_Grand_Prix = 1973 Belgian Grand Prix}}

References

  1. "1972 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes".
  2. "1972 British Grand Prix Entry list".
  3. "1972 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Britain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1".
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