1972 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain Spanish 1945 May 1 1972 Circuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg Jarama Permanent Circuit (1967–1990) XVIII Gran Premio de España Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain Race track 2.115 3.404 90 190.363 306.360 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:18.43 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:21.01 Belgium 52 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil Jacky Ickx Ferrari Belgium Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Switzerland ESP The 1972 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on May 1, 1972. It was race 3 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race marked the first time two brothers raced together in F1 simultaneously, Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi. The elder Fittipaldi was a last-minute substitute for Brabham's Carlos Reutemann, who had injured his ankle in a Formula 2 race the previous weekend at Thruxton, England.https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr211.html Spanish GP, 1972 www.grandprix.com 6 August 2019 The 90-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from third position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Clay Regazzoni came in third. After the race the World Drivers' Championship was tied at 15 points between Emerson Fittipaldi and Denny Hulme. Qualifying classification Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGap14BEL Jacky IckxFerrari1:18.43211NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:19.18 +0.7535BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:19.26 +0.8341GBR Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:19.33 +0.9057USA Mario AndrettiFerrari1:19.39 +0.9669NZL Chris AmonMatra1:19.52 +1.09719FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:19.57 +1.1486SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:19.71 +1.2892SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:19.86 +1.431010SWE Reine WisellBRM1:19.89 +1.461120USA Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford1:20.11 +1.68123FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:20.50 +2.071326ITA Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford1:20.79 +2.361422BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:20.83 +2.401515GBR Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:20.97 +2.541629BRA Carlos PaceMarch-Ford1:21.00 +2.571716FRG Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford1:21.04 +2.611812AUS Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford1:21.06 +2.631914FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford1:21.24 +2.812025NZL Howden GanleyBRM1:21.43 +3.00218GBR Peter GethinBRM1:22.43 +4.002228ESP 1945 Alex Soler-RoigBRM1:22.57 +4.142318GBR Graham HillBrabham-Ford1:22.59 +4.162421AUS David WalkerLotus-Ford1:22.74 +4.312524AUT Niki LaudaMarch-Ford1:24.96 +6.53DNQ Did not qualify23UK Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:25.48 +7.05 Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 90 2:03:41.2 3 9 2 4 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 90 + 18.92 1 6 3 6 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 89 + 1 Lap 8 4 4 26 ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 13 3 5 20 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 11 2 6 29 BRA Carlos Pace March-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 16 1 7 22 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi, jr. Brabham-Ford 88 + 2 Laps 14   8 12 AUS Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 88 + 2 Laps 18   9 21 AUS Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 87 Out of Fuel 24   10 18 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 86 + 4 Laps 23   11 14 FRA Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 86 + 4 Laps 19   Ret Retired 1 UK Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 69 Accident 4   Ret Retired 9 NZL Chris Amon Matra 66 Gearbox 6   Ret Retired 3 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 65 Ignition 12   Ret Retired 8 UK Peter Gethin BRM 65 Engine 21   Ret Retired 11 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 48 Gearbox 2   Ret Retired 25 NZL Howden Ganley BRM 38 Engine 20   Ret Retired 10 SWE Reine Wisell BRM 24 Accident 10   Ret Retired 7 USA Mario Andretti Ferrari 23 Oil Pressure 5   Ret Retired 15 UK Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 20 Electrical 15   Ret Retired 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 16 Fuel Leak 9   Ret Retired 16 GER Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 15 Accident 17   Ret Retired 19 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 9 Gearbox 7   Ret Retired 24 AUT Niki Lauda March-Ford 7 Differential 25   Ret Retired 28 Spain 1945 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 6 Accident 22   DNQ Did not qualify 23 UK Mike Beuttler March-Ford        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/504/ 1972 Spanish Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141107082543/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/504/ 7 November 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Brazilian driver Wilson Fittipaldi, jr. This was the 10th pole position for a Belgian driver. This was the 2nd win of a Spanish Grand Prix by Lotus. It broke the old record set by Alfa Romeo at the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix. This race was the 200th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, excluding the eleven Indianapolis 500 races that were held between 1950 and 1960. In those 200 races: Graham Hill was the most experienced, having raced 138 of them, but also having the most retirements at 63. Jim Clark had achieved 33 pole positions, 28 fastest laps, and 25 Grands Prix wins. Graham Hill held the record of the highest amount of podium finishes at 36, and Juan Manuel Fangio held a record 5 World Championships. Ferrari was the most constant constructor and engine supplier, having raced 190 of them (188 as a constructor), BRM had had a record 31 retirements as a constructor. A Ferrari-powered car had retired the race a record 28 times. Ferrari also achieved 57 pole positions, 55 fastest laps, 48 Grands Prix wins, 180 podium places and 6 Drivers' World Titles in this timespan (as a constructor and engine supplier) . Lotus held the record for most Constructor's World Championships at 5. British engine supplier Cosworth (funded by Ford) had achieved 5 Constructors' World Titles. 2026, this is the latest Formula 1 race to have been held on a Monday. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 NZL Denny Hulme 15 10px 1 2 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 15 10px 1 3 BEL Jacky Ickx 10 10px 2 4 UK Jackie Stewart 9 10px 1 5 SUI Clay Regazzoni 7Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1972/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK McLaren-Ford 17 10px 2 2 UK Lotus-Ford 15 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 13 10px 2 4 UK Tyrrell-Ford 9 10px 1 5 UK Surtees-Ford 5Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Spanish Grand Prix 1972 1972 South African Grand Prix 1972 Monaco Grand Prix 1971 Spanish Grand Prix 1973 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix Category:Spanish Grand Prix Category:1972 in Spanish motorsport Spanish