1972 Belgian Grand Prix

F1 Belgium Belgian June 4 1972 Circuit Nivelles-Baulers.png Nivelles-Baulers, Nivelles, Belgium Permanent racing facility 2.314 3.72 85 196.69 316.2 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil 1:11.43 Chris Amon Matra New Zealand 1:12.12 66 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford France Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford New Zealand BEL The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nivelles on 4 June 1972. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third. Reigning World Champion Jackie Stewart was a notable absence – his gruelling schedule of racing in Formula 1, Can-Am and European touring cars, plus promotional events for Tyrrell sponsors Elf and Ford, as well as a sideline of sports commentating on television in the US led to what was originally diagnosed as an ulcer, but was later confirmed as gastritis. Under doctor's orders, he took about three weeks off from everything, canceled his involvement with the Can-Am series and US TV for the remainder of 1972, and was restricting his schedule of everything else. Qualifying Qualifying for the 1972 Belgian Grand Prix at the new Nivelles circuit was dominated by Emerson Fittipaldi in the Lotus 72, who set the fastest time and looked clearly superior to the rest of the field, with Clay Regazzoni’s Ferrari and Denny Hulme’s McLaren closest behind and Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Jackie Ickx also competitive.Jenkinson Denis 2014-07-07 1972 Belgian Grand Prix race report https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1972/34/the-belgian-formula-one-race/ 2026-01-24 Motor Sport Magazine en-GB Qualifying classification Pos.NoDriverConstructorTimeGap132BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:11.43230SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:11.58 +0.1539NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:11.80 +0.37429BEL Jacky IckxFerrari1:11.84 +0.4158FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:11.93 +0.50623FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:12.12 +0.69710USA Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford1:12.19 +0.76834GBR Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:12.35 +0.92919ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham–Ford1:12.50 +1.071036ITA Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford1:12.54 +1.111116BRA Carlos PaceMarch-Ford1:12.64 +1.211233AUS David WalkerLotus-Ford1:12.76 +1.33135NZL Chris AmonMatra1:12.80 +1.371411SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:13.00 +1.571525NZL Howden GanleyBRM1:13.01 +1.581617GBR Graham HillBrabham-Ford1:13.10 +1.671724GBR Peter GethinBRM1:13.15 +1.721818BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:13.20 +1.771915FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford1:13.40 +1.97206FRG Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford1:13.43 +2.002135AUS Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford1:13.60 +2.172214UK Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:13.70 +2.272327AUT Helmut MarkoBRM1:14.10 +2.672422ITA Nanni GalliTecno1:14.60 +3.172512AUT Niki LaudaMarch-Ford1:16.50 +5.072626AUS Vern SchuppanBRM1:16.90 +5.47 Race In the race Regazzoni led initially, but Fittipaldi passed him on lap nine and then drove away in complete control to a comfortable victory, confirming his advantage shown in practice. François Cevert finished a strong second for Tyrrell and Hulme took third for McLaren, while the rest of the field was spread out by mechanical problems and attrition, making Fittipaldi’s performance the outstanding feature of both qualifying and the race.Jenkinson Denis 2014-07-07 1972 Belgian Grand Prix race report https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1972/34/the-belgian-formula-one-race/ 2026-01-24 Motor Sport Magazine en-GB Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 32 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 85 1:44:07.3 1 9 2 8 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 85 + 26.6 5 6 3 9 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 85 + 58.1 3 4 4 34 UK Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 85 + 1:12.0 8 3 5 16 BRA Carlos Pace March-Ford 84 + 1 Lap 11 2 6 5 NZL Chris Amon Matra 84 + 1 Lap 13 1 7 10 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 83 + 2 Laps 7   8 25 NZL Howden Ganley BRM 83 + 2 Laps 15   9 11 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 83 + 2 Laps 14   10 27 AUT Helmut Marko BRM 83 + 2 Laps 23   11 6 GER Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 83 + 2 Laps 20   12 12 AUT Niki Lauda March-Ford 82 + 3 Laps 25   13 19 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 81 + 4 Laps 9   14 33 AUS Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 79 + 6 Laps 12   Ret Retired 17 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 73 Suspension 16   NC Not classified 15 FRA Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 59 + 26 Laps 19   Ret Retired 30 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 57 Accident 2   Ret Retired 36 ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 55 Engine 10   Ret Retired 22 ITA Nanni Galli Tecno 54 Accident 24   Ret Retired 29 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 47 Injection 4   Ret Retired 14 UK Mike Beuttler March-Ford 31 Halfshaft 22   Ret Retired 18 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 28 Gearbox 18   Ret Retired 24 UK Peter Gethin BRM 27 Fuel Pump 17   Ret Retired 23 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 15 Overheating 6   Ret Retired 35 AUS Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 11 Overheating 21   DNS Did not start 26 AUS Vern Schuppan BRM   Driven by Marko    Source:https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1972/races/306/belgium/race-result.html 1972 Belgian Grand Prix formula1.com 25 June 2016 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Australian driver Vern Schuppan. This was the 200th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix in which a British driver participated. Of those 200 races, British drivers won 93 Grands Prix, achieved 208 podium finishes, 93 pole positions, 90 fastest laps, 25 Grand Slams and won 8 Driver's World Championships. This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian engine supplier Tecno. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 28 10px 1 2 NZL Denny Hulme 19 10px 1 3 BEL Jacky Ickx 16 10px 4 UK Jackie Stewart 12 10px 5 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1972/belgique/championnat.aspx Belgium 1972 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 12 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 28 10px 2 UK McLaren-Ford 23 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 19 10px 4 UK Tyrrell-Ford 18 10px 5 UK BRM 9Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Belgian Grand Prix 1972 1972 Monaco Grand Prix 1972 French Grand Prix 1970 Belgian Grand Prix 1973 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Category:Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Sports competitions in Walloon Brabant Category:Nivelles