1972 season/Round 7
British Grand Prix 1972
- Brands Hatch
- Fawkham
- 15 July 1972
- 76 laps
- 324.1 km
- 4.265 km a lap
- P1Emerson FittipaldiLotus1:47:50.200
- P2Jackie StewartTyrrell+4.100
- P3Peter RevsonMcLaren+1:12.500
- Pole positionJacky IckxFerrari · 1:22.200
- Fastest lapJackie Stewart1:24.000 · lap 58
- Winner started fromP2on 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 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:22.200 | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:22.600 | +0.400 |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 1:22.700 | +0.500 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:22.900 | +0.700 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 1:23.200 | +1.000 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:23.400 | +1.200 |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:23.500 | +1.300 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:23.700 | +1.500 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1:23.700 | +1.500 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:23.800 | +1.600 |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:23.900 | +1.700 |
| 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:23.900 | +1.700 |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | March | 1:24.000 | +1.800 |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 1:24.400 | +2.200 |
| 15 | David Walker | Lotus | 1:24.400 | +2.200 |
| 16 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1:24.500 | +2.300 |
| 17 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:24.600 | +2.400 |
| 18 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 1:25.100 | +2.900 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March | 1:25.100 | +2.900 |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 1:25.200 | +3.000 |
| 21 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 1:25.200 | +3.000 |
| 22 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 1:25.500 | +3.300 |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March | 1:25.600 | +3.400 |
| 24 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | 1:25.600 | +3.400 |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 1:26.300 | +4.100 |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys | 1:27.400 | +5.200 |
| 27 | François Migault | Connew | 1:30.300 | +8.100 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 58 | 1:24.000 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 43 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 27 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 21 | |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 16 | |
| 5 | Peter Revson | 10 | ▲3 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | ▼1 |
| 7 | François Cevert | 9 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | 9 | ▲1 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | 7 | ▼2 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | 5 |