1972 season/Round 9
Austrian Grand Prix 1972
- Red Bull Ring
- Spielberg
- 13 August 1972
- 54 laps
- 319.2 km
- 5.911 km a lap
- P1Emerson FittipaldiLotus1:29:16.660
- P2Denny HulmeMcLaren+1.180
- P3Peter RevsonMcLaren+36.530
- Pole positionEmerson FittipaldiLotus · 1:35.970
- Fastest lapDenny Hulme1:38.320 · lap 47
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:35.970 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:36.040 | +0.070 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:36.350 | +0.380 |
| 4 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 1:36.630 | +0.660 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:37.150 | +1.180 |
| 6 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:37.160 | +1.190 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:37.200 | +1.230 |
| 8 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 1:37.250 | +1.280 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:37.330 | +1.360 |
| 10 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 1:37.550 | +1.580 |
| 11 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:37.580 | +1.610 |
| 12 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:37.770 | +1.800 |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 1:38.080 | +2.110 |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 1:38.140 | +2.170 |
| 15 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 1:38.350 | +2.380 |
| 16 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1:38.480 | +2.510 |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 1:38.620 | +2.650 |
| 18 | Carlos Pace | March | 1:38.620 | +2.650 |
| 19 | David Walker | Lotus | 1:38.810 | +2.840 |
| 20 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:38.850 | +2.880 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:38.890 | +2.920 |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | March | 1:39.040 | +3.070 |
| 23 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 1:39.130 | +3.160 |
| 24 | Mike Beuttler | March | 1:39.920 | +3.950 |
| 25 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 1:40.280 | +4.310 |
| 26 | François Migault | Connew | 1:43.880 | +7.910 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | 47 | 1:38.320 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 52 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 27 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 27 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 25 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | 14 | ▲1 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 13 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Chris Amon | 11 | ▲2 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | ▼1 |
| 9 | François Cevert | 9 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | 9 |