British Grand Prix 1972
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.
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| 1972 British Grand Prix | ||
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| Race details | ||
| Date | 15 July 1972 | |
| Official name | John Player Grand Prix | |
| 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 |
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 | ||||
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| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 43 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 27 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 21 | |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 16 | |
| 3 | 5 | Peter Revson | 10 |
| Source: |
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Ford | 43 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell-Ford | 33 | |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford | 27 | |
| 4 | Ferrari | 20 | |
| 5 | BRM | 9 | |
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