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1972 Austrian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Austria

|Grand Prix = Austrian

|Image = Österreichring 1969-1976.svg

|Caption = The Österreichring (in 1972)

|Date = 13 August

|Year = 1972

|Official name = X Großer Preis von Osterreich

|Location = Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 3.673

|Course_km = 5.911

|Distance_laps = 54

|Distance_mi = 198.686

|Distance_km = 317.347

|Weather = Sunny, hot

|Pole_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Ford

|Pole_Time = 1:35.97

|Pole_Country = BRA

|Fast_Driver = Denny Hulme

|Fast_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Fast_Time = 1:38.32

|Fast_Lap = 47

|Fast_Country = New Zealand

|First_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

|First_Team = Lotus-Ford

|First_Country = BRA

|Second_Driver = Denny Hulme

|Second_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Second_Country = New Zealand

|Third_Driver = Peter Revson

|Third_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Third_Country = USA

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1972|AUT}}

}}

File:Emerson Fittipaldi 1972 Austrian GP.jpg driving his Lotus during practice; he won the race using the team's spare car which carried the number 31.]]

The 1972 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 13 August 1972. It was race 9 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 54-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Peter Revson came in third.

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Pos.

!No

!Driver

!Constructor

!Time

!Gap

!Grid

1

|31

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

|Lotus-Ford

|1:35.97

|

|1

2

|19

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

|Ferrari

|1:36.04

| + 0.07

|2

3

|1

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:36.35

| + 0.38

|3

4

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

|McLaren-Ford

|1:36.63

| + 0.66

|4

5

|17

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

|Brabham–Ford

|1:37.15

| + 1.18

|5

6

|10

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon

|Matra

|1:37.16

| + 1.19

|6

7

|12

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

|McLaren-Ford

|1:37.20

| + 1.23

|7

8

|24

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Schenken

|Surtees-Ford

|1:37.25

| + 1.28

|8

9

|18

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

|Ferrari

|1:37.33

| + 1.36

|9

10

|9

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Howden Ganley

|BRM

|1:37.55

| + 1.58

|10

11

|5

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

|March-Ford

|1:37.58

| + 1.61

|11

12

|25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Hailwood

|Surtees-Ford

|1:37.77

| + 1.80

|12

13

|11

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Adamich

|Surtees-Ford

|1:38.08

| + 2.11

|13

14

|16

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

|Brabham-Ford

|1:38.14

| + 2.17

|14

15

|28

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi

|Brabham-Ford

|1:38.25

| + 2.28

|15

16

|6

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Gethin

|BRM

|1:38.48

| + 2.51

|16

17

|27

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Rolf Stommelen

|Eifelland-Ford

|1:38.62

| + 2.65

|17

18

|23

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

|March-Ford

|1:38.62

| + 2.65

|18

19

|21

|{{flagicon|AUS}} David Walker

|Lotus-Ford

|1:38.81

| + 2.84

|19

20

|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:38.85

| + 2.88

|20

21

|7

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|BRM

|1:38.89

| + 2.92

|21

22

|4

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

|March-Ford

|1:39.04

| + 3.07

|22

23

|15

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Nanni Galli

|Tecno

|1:39.13

| + 3.16

|23

24

|3

|{{flagicon|UK}} Mike Beuttler

|March-Ford

|1:39.92

| + 3.95

|24

25

|22

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

|March-Ford

|1:40.28

| + 4.31

|DNS

26

|29

|{{flagicon|France}} François Migault

|Connew-Ford

|1:43.88

| + 7.91

|25

Race

= Classification =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 31

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| Lotus-Ford

| 54

| 1:29:16.66

| 1

| 9

2

| 12

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 54

| + 1.18

| 7

| 6

3

| 14

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

| McLaren-Ford

| 54

| + 36.53

| 4

| 4

4

| 25

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hailwood

| Surtees-Ford

| 54

| + 44.76

| 12

| 3

5

| 10

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon

| Matra

| 54

| + 45.64

| 6

| 2

6

| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Howden Ganley

| BRM

| 54

| + 1:01.19

| 10

| 1

7

| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 54

| + 1:09.09

| 3

|  

8

| 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| BRM

| 54

| + 1:21.45

| 21

|  

9

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 53

| + 1 Lap

| 20

|  

10

| 4

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| March-Ford

| 53

| +1 Lap

| 22

|  

11

| 24

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Schenken

| Surtees-Ford

| 52

| +2 Laps

| 8

|  

12

| 5

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| March-Ford

| 52

| +2 Laps

| 11

|  

13

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Gethin

| BRM

| 51

| +3 Laps

| 16

|  

14

| 11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Adamich

| Surtees-Ford

| 51

| +3 Laps

| 13

|  

15

| 27

| {{flagicon|GER}} Rolf Stommelen

| Eifelland-Ford

| 48

| Engine

| 17

|  

NC

| 23

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

| March-Ford

| 46

| Not Classified

| 18

|  

NC

| 15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nanni Galli

| Tecno

| 45

| Oil Leak

| 23

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| Brabham-Ford

| 36

| Injection

| 14

|  

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi

| Brabham-Ford

| 31

| Brakes

| 15

|  

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Beuttler

| March-Ford

| 24

| Fuel System

| 24

|  

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Migault

| Connew-Ford

| 22

| Suspension

| 25

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Ferrari

| 20

| Fuel System

| 9

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| 14

| Injection

| 5

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Clay Regazzoni

| Ferrari

| 13

| Fuel System

| 2

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dave Walker

| Lotus-Ford

| 6

| Engine

| 19

|  

DNS

| 22

| {{flagicon|France}} Henri Pescarolo

| March-Ford

|  

| Accident

|  

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/509/ |title=1972 Austrian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107084356/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/509/ |archive-date=7 November 2014}}}}

{{Clear}}

Notes

  • This was the 5th Grand Prix win for a Brazilian driver.

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| align="left"| 52

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| align="left"| 27

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| align="left"| 27

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| align="left"| 25

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

| align="left"| 14

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1972/autriche/championnat.aspx|title=Austria 1972 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=7 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Ford

| align="left"| 52

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="left"| 35

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tyrrell-Ford

| align="left"| 33

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="left"| 29

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} BRM

| align="left"| 13

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report|

Name_of_race = Austrian Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 1972 |

Previous_race_in_season = 1972 German Grand Prix |

Next_race_in_season = 1972 Italian Grand Prix |

Previous_year's_race = 1971 Austrian Grand Prix |

Next_year's_race = 1973 Austrian Grand Prix

}}

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