1972 season/Round 2
South African Grand Prix 1972
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 4 March 1972
- 79 laps
- 324.2 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Denny HulmeMcLaren1:45:49.100
- P2Emerson FittipaldiLotus+14.100
- P3Peter RevsonMcLaren+25.800
- Pole positionJackie StewartTyrrell · 1:17.000
- Fastest lapMike Hailwood1:18.900 · lap 20
- Winner started fromP5on 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 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:17.000 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:17.300 | +0.300 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:17.400 | +0.400 |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 1:17.400 | +0.400 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:17.400 | +0.400 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 1:17.500 | +0.500 |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:17.700 | +0.700 |
| 8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 1:17.800 | +0.800 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1:17.800 | +0.800 |
| 10 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 1:17.800 | +0.800 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:17.900 | +0.900 |
| 12 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 1:18.000 | +1.000 |
| 13 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:18.000 | +1.000 |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 1:18.100 | +1.100 |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 1:18.200 | +1.200 |
| 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 1:18.300 | +1.300 |
| 17 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | 1:18.500 | +1.500 |
| 18 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1:18.700 | +1.700 |
| 19 | David Walker | Lotus | 1:18.700 | +1.700 |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 1:18.900 | +1.900 |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | March | 1:18.900 | +1.900 |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 1:19.000 | +2.000 |
| 23 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 1:19.100 | +2.100 |
| 24 | Carlos Pace | March | 1:20.300 | +3.300 |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 1:20.400 | +3.400 |
| 26 | John Love | Surtees | 1:21.000 | +4.000 |
| 27 | William Ferguson | Brabham | 1:21.000 | +4.000 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hailwood | 20 | 1:18.900 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | 15 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 9 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 | |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 4 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Peter Revson | 4 | |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 3 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 3 | |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | 3 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Tim Schenken | 2 | ▼4 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | 1 |