1972 British Grand Prix

October 2023 June 2013 F1 United Kingdom British File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg 15 July, 1972 John Player Grand Prix1972 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes http://www.progcovers.com/motor/f11972.html The Programme Covers Project Brands HatchKent, England Permanent racing facility 2.65 4.26 76 201.400 324.122 Warm, dry Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:22.2 Belgium Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:24.0 58 UK Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford UK Peter Revson McLaren-Ford USA 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.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Brands_Hatch-1972-07-15e.jpg 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 Pos.NoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid15BEL Jacky IckxFerrari1:22,2128BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:22,6 +0.42319USA Peter RevsonMcLaren-Ford1:22,7 +0.5341UK Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford1:22,9 +0.74522AUS Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford1:23,2 +1.05611FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:23,4 +1.26721UK Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford1:23,5 +1.3783SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:23,7 +1.5896ITA Arturo MerzarioFerrari1:23,7 +1.591027ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham–Ford1:23,8 +1.6101118NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:23,9 +1.711122FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford1:23,9 +1.7121325BRA Carlos PaceMarch-Ford1:24,0 +1.8131414GBR Jackie OliverBRM1:24,4 +2.214159AUS David WalkerLotus-Ford1:24,4 +2.2151612GBR Peter GethinBRM1:24,5 +2.3161717NZL Chris AmonMatra1:24,6 +2.4171830ITA Nanni GalliTecno1:25,1 +2.918194AUT Niki LaudaMarch-Ford1:25,1 +2.9192023ITA Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford1:25,2 +3.0202126GBR Graham HillBrabham-Ford1:25,2 +3.0212228BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford1:25,5 +3.3222331UK Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford1:25,6 +3.4232429South Africa 1928 Dave CharltonLotus-Ford1:25,6 +3.4242533FRG Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford1:26,3 +4.1252624FRA Henri PescaroloPolitoys-Ford1:27,4 +5.2262734France François MigaultConnew-Ford1:30,3 +8.1DNS Did not start Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 76 1:47:50.2 2 9 2 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 76 + 4.1 4 6 3 19 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 76 + 1:12.5 3 4 4 17 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 75 + 1 Lap 17 3 5 18 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 75 + 1 Lap 11 2 6 6 Italy Arturo Merzario Ferrari 75 + 1 Lap 9 1 7 3 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 74 Engine/accident 8   8 27 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 73 + 3 Laps 10   9 4 Austria Niki Lauda March-Ford 73 + 3 Laps 19   10 33 Germany Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 71 + 5 Laps 25   11 11 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 70 + 6 Laps 6   12 28 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 69 Suspension 22   13 31 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 69 + 7 Laps 23   Ret Retired 22 Australia Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 64 Suspension 5   Ret Retired 2 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 60 Spun off 12   Ret Retired 9 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 59 Suspension 15   Ret Retired 5 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 49 Oil pressure 1   Ret Retired 26 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 47 Spun off 21   Ret Retired 25 Brazil Carlos Pace March-Ford 39 Differential 13   Ret Retired 14 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 36 Suspension 14   Ret Retired 21 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 31 Gearbox 7   Ret Retired 29 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 21 Gearbox 24   Ret Retired 30 Italy Nanni Galli Tecno 9 Spun off 18   Ret Retired 24 France Henri Pescarolo Politoys-Ford 7 Accident 26   Ret Retired 12 United Kingdom Peter Gethin BRM 5 Engine 16   Ret Retired 23 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 3 Accident 20   DNS Did not start 34 France François Migault Connew-Ford   Suspension     WD Withdrawn 7 USA Mario Andretti Ferrari         WD Withdrawn 10 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Lotus-Ford   Engine     WD Withdrawn 15 Sweden Reine Wisell BRM         WD Withdrawn 16 Austria Helmut Marko BRM         WD Withdrawn 20 United Kingdom Brian Redman McLaren-Ford         WD Withdrawn 32 United Kingdom Ray Allen March-Ford        Source:http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1972/races/308/great-britain/race-result.html 1972 British Grand Prix formula1.com 3 July 2015 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Arturo Merzario and French driver François Migault. This race marked the 10th podium finish for a Brazilian driver. This was the 8th win of a British Grand Prix by a Lotus. This broke the old record set by Ferrari at the 1961 British Grand Prix. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi* 43 10px 2 UK Jackie Stewart* 27 10px 3 NZL Denny Hulme* 21 10px 4 BEL Jacky Ickx* 16 10px 3 5 USA Peter Revson* 10Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1972/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford* 43 10px 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford* 33 10px 3 UK McLaren-Ford* 27 10px 4 ITA Ferrari* 20 10px 5 UK BRM* 9Source: 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 British Grand Prix 1972 1972 French Grand Prix 1972 German Grand Prix 1971 British Grand Prix 1973 British Grand Prix 1968 German Grand Prix 1973 Belgian Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix Category:European Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Sport in Kent