1972 French Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1972 F1 France French 2 July 1972 Circuit Charade 1958 1988.png Circuit de CharadeClermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France Temporary street circuit 5.005 8.055 38 190.19 306.09 Chris Amon Matra 2:53.4 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 2:53.9 32 New Zealand Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford United Kingdom Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil Chris Amon Matra New Zealand FRA thumb|Poleman and third-place finisher Chris Amon in front of fourth place finisher François Cevert The 1972 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Charade in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France on 2 July 1972. It was race 6 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Circuit de Charade's natural setting around the base of an extinct volcano created safety concerns due to the dark, volcanic rocks which fell from the mountain onto both sides of the track.https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/france/charade.html Charade racingcircuits.info 10 April 2017http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/the-volcanic-rush-of-clermont-ferrand/ The Volcanic Rush of Clermont Ferrand August 2013 speedhunters.com 10 April 2017 7 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200807030636/http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/the-volcanic-rush-of-clermont-ferrand/ dead Drivers who skirted the track edge would often send rocks flying into the middle of the road and into the way of pursuing competitors. The hazard was highlighted when driver Helmut Marko suffered a career-ending injury during the race, when a stone thrown from Ronnie Peterson's March penetrated his helmet visor and blinded him in the left eye.Some older sources state that the stone was thrown up by Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus, but more recent sources indicate that it was thrown up by Ronnie Peterson's March. The rocks also meant that tyre punctures were a perennial hazard on the circuit, as was shown when ten competitors suffered punctures during the race. The French Grand Prix was moved to the new Circuit Paul Ricard for 1973. Chris Amon achieved the fifth and final pole position of his career and was leading the race in his Matra until a puncture forced him to pit, leaving Jackie Stewart to win in his Tyrrell-Ford. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second, just ahead of a charging Amon, who shattered the circuit's lap record. Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.NoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid19NZL Chris AmonMatra2:53.4122NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford2:54.2 +0.8234UK Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford2:55.0 +1.6343BEL Jacky IckxFerrari2:55.1 +1.74527AUS Tim SchenkenSurtees-Ford2:57.2 +3.85625AUT Helmut MarkoBRM2:57.3 +3.9677FRA François CevertTyrrell-Ford2:58.1 +4.7781BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford2:58.1 +4.78912SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford2:58.2 +4.891026UK Mike HailwoodSurtees-Ford2:58.3 +4.9101117BRA Carlos PaceMarch-Ford2:58.6 +5.2111216FRA Henri PescaroloMarch-Ford2:59.0 +5.6DNS Did not start1328ITA Andrea de AdamichSurtees-Ford2:59.1 +5.7121411UK Brian RedmanMcLaren-Ford2:59.4 +6.0131519BRA Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford2:59.5 +6.1141610GER Rolf StommelenEifelland-Ford2:59.6 +6.215178FRA Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford2:59.6 +6.2161820ARG Carlos ReutemannBrabham-Ford3:00.7 +7.3171924SWE Reine WisellBRM3:00.7 +7.3182030ITA Nanni GalliFerrari3:00.7 +7.3192123NZL Howden GanleyBRM3:02.0 +8.6DNS Did not start2222UK Peter GethinBRM3:02.8 +9.4DNS Did not start2318UK Graham HillBrabham-Ford3:03.0 +9.6202414AUT Niki LaudaMarch-Ford3:03.1 +9.721256AUS Dave WalkerLotus-Ford3:04.7 +11.3222615UK Mike BeuttlerMarch-Ford3:05.9 +12.5232721UK Derek BellTecno3:06.9 +13.5DNS Did not start—5FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRMno time24DNQ Did not qualify29South Africa 1928 Dave CharltonLotus-Ford3:11.6 +18.2— Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 UK Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 38 1:52:22.5 3 9 2 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 38 + 27.7 8 6 3 9 NZL Chris Amon Matra 38 + 31.9 1 4 4 7 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 38 + 49.3 7 3 5 12 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 38 + 56.8 9 2 6 26 UK Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 38 + 1:36.1 10 1 7 2 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 38 + 1:48.1 2   8 19 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 38 + 2:25.1 14   9 11 UK Brian Redman McLaren-Ford 38 + 2:55.5 13   10 18 UK Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 38 + 2:59.5 20   11 3 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 37 + 1 Lap 4   12 20 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 37 + 1 Lap 17   13 30 ITA Nanni Galli Ferrari 37 + 1 Lap 19   14 28 ITA Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 37 + 1 Lap 12   15 5 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 37 + 1 Lap 24   16 10 GER Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 37 + 1 Lap 15   17 27 AUS Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 36 + 2 Laps 5   18 6 AUS Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 34 Halfshaft 22   19 15 UK Mike Beuttler March-Ford 33 Out of Fuel 23   NC Not classified 8 FRA Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 33 + 5 Laps 16   Ret Retired 24 SWE Reine Wisell BRM 25 Gearbox 18   Ret Retired 17 BRA Carlos Pace March-Ford 18 Engine 11   Ret Retired 25 AUT Helmut Marko BRM 8 Injury 6   Ret Retired 14 AUT Niki Lauda March-Ford 4 Halfshaft 21   DNS Did not start 16 FRA Henri Pescarolo March-Ford   Accident     DNS Did not start 21 UK Derek Bell Tecno   Transmission     DNS Did not start 22 UK Peter Gethin BRM   Accident     DNS Did not start 23 NZL Howden Ganley BRM   Car raced by Beltoisehttps://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr214.html French GP, 1972 www.grandprix.com 24 May 2019     DNQ Did not qualify 29 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/513/ 1972 French Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141107082957/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/513/ 7 November 2014 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 34 10px 2 2 UK Jackie Stewart 21 10px 1 3 NZL Denny Hulme 19 10px 1 4 BEL Jacky Ickx 16 10px 5 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1972/france/championnat.aspx France 1972 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 34 10px 2 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford 27 10px 1 3 UK McLaren-Ford 23 10px 1 4 ITA Ferrari 19 10px 5 UK BRM 9Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for French driver and future Grand Prix winner Patrick Depailler. This was the 5th pole position and 10th fastest lap set by a New Zealand driver. Additional notes References 30em French Grand Prix 1972 1972 Belgian Grand Prix 1972 British Grand Prix 1971 French Grand Prix 1973 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Category:1972 in French motorsport