1972 Argentine Grand Prix

F1 Argentina Argentine January 23 1972 Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 9 xT.svg Layout of the Buenos Aires circuit in 1972 IX Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires Permanent racing facility 2.079 3.346 95 197.505 317.87 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford Argentina 1:12.46 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford United Kingdom 1:13.66 25 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford United Kingdom Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford New Zealand Jacky Ickx Ferrari Belgium ARG The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 23 January 1972. It was race 1 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 95-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third. The race was notable for the debut of local driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann, who scored pole position in his Brabham BT34. Classification Qualifying Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 2 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford 1:12.46 2 21 GBR Jackie Stewart Tyrrell–Ford 1:12.68 +0.22 3 18 USA Peter Revson McLaren–Ford 1:12.74 +0.28 4 17 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren–Ford 1:12.99 +0.53 5 11 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus–Ford 1:13.28 +0.82 6 9 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:13.28 +0.82 7 22 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell–Ford 1:13.39 +0.93 8 8 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:13.50 +1.04 9 10 USA Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:13.61 +1.15 10 14 SWE Ronnie Peterson March–Ford 1:14.06 +1.60 11 19 AUS Tim Schenken Surtees–Ford 1:14.17 +1.71 12 16 NZL Chris Amon Matra 1:14.28 +1.82 13 3 NZL Howden Ganley BRM 1:14.28 +1.82 14 20 ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees–Ford 1:14.34 +1.88 15 23 FRA Henri Pescarolo March–Ford 1:14.49 +2.03 16 1 GBR Graham Hill Brabham–Ford 1:14.52 +2.06 17 4 SWE Reine Wisell BRM 1:14.52 +2.06 18 5 GBR Peter Gethin BRM 1:15.11 +2.65 19 7 AUT Helmut Marko BRM 1:15.53 +3.07 20 12 AUS David Walker Lotus–Ford 1:15.55 +3.09 21 6 ESP 1945 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 1:15.66 +3.20 22 15 AUT Niki Lauda March–Ford 1:15.92 +3.46 Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1972-argentine-grand-prix/classification/9d75b48e-7391-4136-acd8-d4e22e073e89 Formula One 1972 Argentine Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 21 UK Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 95 1:57:58.82 2 9 2 17 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 95 + 25.96 4 6 3 8 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 95 + 59.39 8 4 4 9 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 95 + 1:06.72 6 3 5 19 AUS Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 95 + 1:09.11 11 2 6 14 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 94 + 1 lap 10 1 7 2 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 93 + 2 laps 1   8 23 FRA Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 93 + 2 laps 15   9 3 NZL Howden Ganley BRM 93 + 2 laps 13   10 7 AUT Helmut Marko BRM 93 + 2 laps 19   11 15 AUT Niki Lauda March-Ford 93 + 2 laps 22   Ret Retired 11 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 61 Suspension 5   Ret Retired 22 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 59 Gearbox 7   Ret Retired 4 SWE Reine Wisell BRM 59 Water leak 17   Ret Retired 18 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 49 Engine 3   Ret Retired 10 USA Mario Andretti Ferrari 20 Engine 9   Ret Retired 20 ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 11 Fuel system 14   Ret Retired 1 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 11 Fuel pump 16   DSQ Disqualified 12 AUS David Walker Lotus-Ford 8 Received outside assistance 20   Ret Retired 5 UK Peter Gethin BRM 1 Oil leak 18   Ret Retired 6 Spain 1945 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 1 Accident 21   DNS Did not start 16 NZL Chris Amon Matra 0 Gearbox on warm-up lap 12  Source:http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/results.html/1972/races/302/argentina/race-result.html 1972 Argentine Grand Prix formula1.com 17 June 2016 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Argentinian driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann. Being his first race, it was also his first pole position. This was the 25th Grand Prix start for British constructor March. This was the 5th fastest lap by a Tyrrell. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 UK Jackie Stewart 9 2 NZL Denny Hulme 6 3 BEL Jacky Ickx 4 4 SUI Clay Regazzoni 3 5 AUS Tim Schenken 2Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1972/argentine/championnat.aspx Argentina 1972 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 6 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Tyrrell-Ford 9 2 UK McLaren-Ford 6 3 ITA Ferrari 4 4 UK Surtees-Ford 2 5 UK March-Ford 1Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Argentine Grand Prix 1972 1971 United States Grand Prix 1972 South African Grand Prix 1971 Argentine Grand Prix 1973 Argentine Grand Prix Argentine Grand Prix Category:Argentine Grand Prix Grand Prix Argentine Grand Prix