1972 Austrian Grand Prix

F1 Austria Austrian Österreichring 1969-1976.svg The Österreichring (in 1972) 13 August 1972 X Großer Preis von Osterreich Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria Permanent racing facility 3.673 5.911 54 198.686 317.347 Sunny, hot Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:35.97 BRA Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:38.32 47 New Zealand Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford BRA Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford New Zealand Peter Revson McLaren-Ford USA AUT thumb|250px|right|Emerson Fittipaldi 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 Pos.NoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid131BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:35.971219SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:36.04 + 0.07231GBR Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:36.35 + 0.383414USA Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford1:36.63 + 0.664517ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham–Ford1:37.15 + 1.185610NZL Chris AmonMatra1:37.16 + 1.196712NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:37.20 + 1.237824AUS Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford1:37.25 + 1.288918BEL Jacky IckxFerrari1:37.33 + 1.369109NZL Howden GanleyBRM1:37.55 + 1.5810115SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:37.58 + 1.61111225GBR Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:37.77 + 1.80121311ITA Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford1:38.08 + 2.11131416GBR Graham HillBrabham-Ford1:38.14 + 2.17141528BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:38.25 + 2.2815166GBR Peter GethinBRM1:38.48 + 2.51161727FRG Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford1:38.62 + 2.65171823BRA Carlos PaceMarch-Ford1:38.62 + 2.65181921AUS David WalkerLotus-Ford1:38.81 + 2.8419202FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:38.85 + 2.8820217FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:38.89 + 2.9221224AUT Niki LaudaMarch-Ford1:39.04 + 3.07222315ITA Nanni GalliTecno1:39.13 + 3.1623243UK Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:39.92 + 3.95242522FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford1:40.28 + 4.31DNS Did not start2629France François MigaultConnew-Ford1:43.88 + 7.9125 Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 31 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 54 1:29:16.66 1 9 2 12 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 54 + 1.18 7 6 3 14 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 54 + 36.53 4 4 4 25 UK Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 54 + 44.76 12 3 5 10 NZL Chris Amon Matra 54 + 45.64 6 2 6 9 NZL Howden Ganley BRM 54 + 1:01.19 10 1 7 1 UK Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 54 + 1:09.09 3   8 7 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 54 + 1:21.45 21   9 2 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 53 + 1 lap 20   10 4 AUT Niki Lauda March-Ford 53 + 1 lap 22   11 24 AUS Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 52 + 2 laps 8   12 5 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 52 + 2 laps 11   13 6 UK Peter Gethin BRM 51 + 3 laps 16   14 11 ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 51 + 3 laps 13   15 27 GER Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 48 Engine 17   NC Not classified 23 BRA Carlos Pace March-Ford 46 + 8 laps 18   NC Not classified 15 ITA Nanni Galli Tecno 45 Oil leak 23   Ret Retired 16 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 36 Injection 14   Ret Retired 28 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 31 Brakes 15   Ret Retired 3 UK Mike Beuttler March-Ford 24 Fuel system 24   Ret Retired 29 FRA François Migault Connew-Ford 22 Suspension 25   Ret Retired 18 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 20 Fuel system 9   Ret Retired 17 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 14 Injection 5   Ret Retired 19 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 13 Fuel system 2   Ret Retired 21 AUS Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 6 Engine 19   DNS Did not start 22 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford   Accident    Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/509/ 1972 Austrian Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141107084356/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/509/ 7 November 2014 Notes This was the 5th Grand Prix win for a Brazilian driver. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi* 52 10px 2 UK Jackie Stewart* 27 10px 1 3 NZL Denny Hulme* 27 10px 1 4 BEL Jacky Ickx* 25 10px 1 5 USA Peter Revson 14Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1972/autriche/championnat.aspx Austria 1972 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 7 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford* 52 10px 2 2 UK McLaren-Ford* 35 10px 1 3 UK Tyrrell-Ford* 33 10px 1 4 ITA Ferrari* 29 10px 5 UK BRM 13Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References 30em Austrian Grand Prix 1972 1972 German Grand Prix 1972 Italian Grand Prix 1971 Austrian Grand Prix 1973 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix Grand Prix 1972 Austrian Grand Prix