| 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 324.122 km (201.400 mi) | ||
| 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 | |||
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.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| 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
Classification
| 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
|
March-Ford | ||||
Source:[2]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1972 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes". The Programme Covers Project.
- ^ "1972 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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