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South Africa  1972 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season
The Kyalami Circuit (1967-1985)
The Kyalami Circuit (1967-1985)
Date 4 March 1972
Location Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
4.104 km (2.550 mi)
Distance 79 laps, 324.216 km (201.458 mi)
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:17.0
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford
Time 1:18.9
Podium
First New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford
Second Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford
Third United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford

The 1972 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on 4 March 1972.

Classification [edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 79 1:45:49.1 5 9
2 8 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 79 + 14.1 3 6
3 14 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 79 + 25.8 12 4
4 7 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 79 + 38.5 6 3
5 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 79 + 49.0 9 2
6 19 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 14 1
7 4 Austria Niki Lauda March-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 21  
8 5 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 78 + 1 Lap 7  
9 2 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 8  
10 9 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 19  
11 21 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 78 + 1 Lap 22  
12 6 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 77 + 2 Laps 2  
13 25 Germany Rolf Stommelen March-Ford 77 + 2 Laps 25  
14 24 Austria Helmut Marko BRM 76 + 3 Laps 23  
15 15 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 76 + 3 Laps 13  
16 27 Rhodesia John Love Surtees-Ford 73 Spun Off 26  
17 22 Brazil Carlos Pace March-Ford 73 + 6 Laps 24  
NC 23 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 70 Not Classified 16  
NC 18 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 69 Not Classified 20  
NC 11 United Kingdom Peter Gethin BRM 65 Not Classified 18  
Ret 10 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 61 Engine 11  
Ret 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 45 Gearbox 1  
Ret 17 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 28 Suspension 4  
Ret 20 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 27 Fuel System 15  
Ret 16 Australia Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 9 Engine 10  
Ret 26 South Africa Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 2 Fuel Pump 17  
DNS 28 South Africa William Ferguson Brabham-Ford

Championship standings after the race [edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1uparrow green.svg 1 1 New Zealand Denny Hulme 15
1downarrow red.svg 1 2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 9
1uparrow green.svg 9 3 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 6
1downarrow red.svg 1 4 Belgium Jacky Ickx 4
1uparrow green.svg 7 5 United States Peter Revson 4
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1uparrow green.svg 1 1 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 15
1downarrow red.svg 1 2 United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 9
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 3 Italy Ferrari 7
1uparrow green.svg 4 4 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 6
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 5 United Kingdom March-Ford 3
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References [edit]


Previous race:
1972 Argentine Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1972 season
Next race:
1972 Spanish Grand Prix
Previous race:
1971 South African Grand Prix
South African Grand Prix Next race:
1973 South African Grand Prix
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