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1972 British Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = United Kingdom

|Grand Prix = British

|Image = File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg

|Details ref =

|Caption =

|Date=15 July,

|Year=1972

|Official name = John Player Grand Prix{{cite web |title=1972 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes |url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/f11972.html |website=The Programme Covers Project}}

|Location=Brands Hatch
Kent, England

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.65

|Course_km = 4.26

|Distance_laps = 76

|Distance_mi = 201.400

|Distance_km = 324.122

|Weather = Warm, dry

|Pole_Driver = Jacky Ickx

|Pole_Team = Ferrari

|Pole_Time = 1:22.2

|Pole_Country = Belgium

|Fast_Driver = Jackie Stewart

|Fast_Team = Tyrrell-Ford

|Fast_Time = 1:24.0

|Fast_Lap = 58

|Fast_Country = UK

|First_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

|First_Team = Lotus-Ford

|First_Country = Brazil

|Second_Driver = Jackie Stewart

|Second_Team = Tyrrell-Ford

|Second_Country= UK

|Third_Driver = Peter Revson

|Third_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Third_Country = USA

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1972|GBR}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Brands_Hatch-1972-07-15e.jpg|title=1972 British Grand Prix Entry list}} 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 =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Pos.

!No

!Driver

!Constructor

!Time

!Gap

!Grid

1

|5

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

|Ferrari

|1:22,2

|

|1

2

|8

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi

|Lotus-Ford

|1:22,6

| +0.4

|2

3

|19

|{{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

|McLaren-Ford

|1:22,7

| +0.5

|3

4

|1

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:22,9

| +0.7

|4

5

|22

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Schenken

|Surtees-Ford

|1:23,2

| +1.0

|5

6

|11

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

|BRM

|1:23,4

| +1.2

|6

7

|21

|{{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hailwood

|Surtees-Ford

|1:23,5

| +1.3

|7

8

|3

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

|March-Ford

|1:23,7

| +1.5

|8

9

|6

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Arturo Merzario

|Ferrari

|1:23,7

| +1.5

|9

10

|27

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Reutemann

|Brabham–Ford

|1:23,8

| +1.6

|10

11

|18

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

|McLaren-Ford

|1:23,9

| +1.7

|11

12

|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} François Cevert

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:23,9

| +1.7

|12

13

|25

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Pace

|March-Ford

|1:24,0

| +1.8

|13

14

|14

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Oliver

|BRM

|1:24,4

| +2.2

|14

15

|9

|{{flagicon|AUS}} David Walker

|Lotus-Ford

|1:24,4

| +2.2

|15

16

|12

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Gethin

|BRM

|1:24,5

| +2.3

|16

17

|17

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon

|Matra

|1:24,6

| +2.4

|17

18

|30

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Nanni Galli

|Tecno

|1:25,1

| +2.9

|18

19

|4

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

|March-Ford

|1:25,1

| +2.9

|19

20

|23

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea de Adamich

|Surtees-Ford

|1:25,2

| +3.0

|20

21

|26

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

|Brabham-Ford

|1:25,2

| +3.0

|21

22

|28

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wilson Fittipaldi

|Brabham-Ford

|1:25,5

| +3.3

|22

23

|31

|{{flagicon|UK}} Mike Beuttler

|March-Ford

|1:25,6

| +3.4

|23

24

|29

|{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Dave Charlton

|Lotus-Ford

|1:25,6

| +3.4

|24

25

|33

|{{flagicon|FRG}} Rolf Stommelen

|Eifelland-Ford

|1:26,3

| +4.1

|25

26

|24

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

|Politoys-Ford

|1:27,4

| +5.2

|26

27

|34

|{{flagicon|France}} François Migault

|Connew-Ford

|1:30,3

| +8.1

|DNS

Race

= Classification =

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

| 8

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Emerson Fittipaldi

| Lotus-Ford

| 76

| 1:47:50.2

| 2

| 9

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jackie Stewart

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 76

| + 4.1

| 4

| 6

3

| 19

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

| McLaren-Ford

| 76

| + 1:12.5

| 3

| 4

4

| 17

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Chris Amon

| Matra

| 75

| + 1 Lap

| 17

| 3

5

| 18

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 75

| + 1 Lap

| 11

| 2

6

| 6

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Arturo Merzario

| Ferrari

| 75

| + 1 Lap

| 9

| 1

7

| 3

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Ronnie Peterson

| March-Ford

| 74

| Engine/accident

| 8

|  

8

| 27

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Reutemann

| Brabham-Ford

| 73

| + 3 Laps

| 10

|  

9

| 4

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Niki Lauda

| March-Ford

| 73

| + 3 Laps

| 19

|  

10

| 33

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Rolf Stommelen

| Eifelland-Ford

| 71

| + 5 Laps

| 25

|  

11

| 11

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

| BRM

| 70

| + 6 Laps

| 6

|  

12

| 28

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Wilson Fittipaldi

| Brabham-Ford

| 69

| Suspension

| 22

|  

13

| 31

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Mike Beuttler

| March-Ford

| 69

| + 7 Laps

| 23

|  

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Tim Schenken

| Surtees-Ford

| 64

| Suspension

| 5

|  

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|France}} François Cevert

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 60

| Spun off

| 12

|  

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Dave Walker

| Lotus-Ford

| 59

| Suspension

| 15

|  

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Jacky Ickx

| Ferrari

| 49

| Oil pressure

| 1

|  

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Graham Hill

| Brabham-Ford

| 47

| Spun off

| 21

|  

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Carlos Pace

| March-Ford

| 39

| Differential

| 13

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jackie Oliver

| BRM

| 36

| Suspension

| 14

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Mike Hailwood

| Surtees-Ford

| 31

| Gearbox

| 7

|  

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Dave Charlton

| Lotus-Ford

| 21

| Gearbox

| 24

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Nanni Galli

| Tecno

| 9

| Spun off

| 18

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|France}} Henri Pescarolo

| Politoys-Ford

| 7

| Accident

| 26

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Peter Gethin

| BRM

| 5

| Engine

| 16

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Adamich

| Surtees-Ford

| 3

| Accident

| 20

|  

DNS

| 34

| {{flagicon|France}} François Migault

| Connew-Ford

|  

| Suspension

|  

|  

WD

| 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

| Ferrari

|  

|  

|  

|  

WD

| 10

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tony Trimmer

| Lotus-Ford

|  

| Engine

|  

|  

WD

| 15

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Reine Wisell

| BRM

|  

|  

|  

|  

WD

| 16

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Helmut Marko

| BRM

|  

|  

|  

|  

WD

| 20

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Brian Redman

| McLaren-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

WD

| 32

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ray Allen

| March-Ford

|  

|  

|  

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1972/races/308/great-britain/race-result.html |title=1972 British Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=3 July 2015}}}}

Notes

Championship standings after the race

{{col-begin}}

{{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"| 43

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| align="left"| 27

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| align="left"| 21

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| align="left"| 16

align="left"| 10px 3

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Revson

| align="left"| 10

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1972/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx|title=Britain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1|website=statsf1.com|access-date=13 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"| 43

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tyrrell-Ford

| align="left"| 33

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="left"| 27

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="left"| 20

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} BRM

| align="left"| 9

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{reflist}}

{{F1 race report |

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}}

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