1972 season/Round 5
Belgian Grand Prix 1972
- Nivelles-Baulers
- Nivelles
- 4 June 1972
- 85 laps
- 316.5 km
- 3.724 km a lap
- P1Emerson FittipaldiLotus1:44:06.700
- P2François CevertTyrrell+26.600
- P3Denny HulmeMcLaren+58.100
- Pole positionEmerson FittipaldiLotus · 1:11.430
- Fastest lapChris Amon1:12.120 · lap 66
- 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 | 1:11.430 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:11.580 | +0.150 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:11.800 | +0.370 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:11.840 | +0.410 |
| 5 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:11.930 | +0.500 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:12.120 | +0.690 |
| 7 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 1:12.190 | +0.760 |
| 8 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:12.350 | +0.920 |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:12.500 | +1.070 |
| 10 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 1:12.540 | +1.110 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | March | 1:12.640 | +1.210 |
| 12 | David Walker | Lotus | 1:12.760 | +1.330 |
| 13 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:12.800 | +1.370 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:13.000 | +1.570 |
| 15 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 1:13.010 | +1.580 |
| 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 1:13.100 | +1.670 |
| 17 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1:13.150 | +1.720 |
| 18 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 1:13.200 | +1.770 |
| 19 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 1:13.400 | +1.970 |
| 20 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 1:13.430 | +2.000 |
| 21 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 1:13.600 | +2.170 |
| 22 | Mike Beuttler | March | 1:13.700 | +2.270 |
| 23 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 1:14.100 | +2.670 |
| 24 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 1:14.600 | +3.170 |
| 25 | Niki Lauda | March | 1:16.500 | +5.070 |
| 26 | Vern Schuppan | BRM | 1:16.900 | +5.470 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | 66 | 1:12.120 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 5. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 28 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | 19 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | 16 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | 12 | |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 7 | |
| 7 | François Cevert | 6 | |
| 8 | Peter Revson | 6 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Andrea de Adamich | 3 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | 3 | ▼1 |