United States Grand Prix 1972

Watkins Glen
8 October 1972
59 laps
320.7 km
5.435 km a lap

Pole positionJackie StewartTyrrell · 1:40.481
Fastest lapJackie Stewart1:41.644 · lap 33
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jackie Stewartfastest lap	1	Tyrrell · Ford	1	59	1:41:45.354	9
2	François Cevert	2	Tyrrell · Ford	4	59	+32.268	6
3	Denny Hulme	19	McLaren · Ford	3	59	+37.528	4
4	Ronnie Peterson	4	March · Ford	26	59	+1:22.516	3
5	Jacky Ickx	7	Ferrari	12	59	+1:23.119	2
6	Mario Andretti	9	Ferrari	10	58	+1 lap	1
7	Patrick Depailler	3	Tyrrell · Ford	11	58	+1 lap
8	Clay Regazzoni	8	Ferrari	6	58	+1 lap
9	Jody Scheckter	21	McLaren · Ford	8	58	+1 lap
10	Reine Wisell	12	Lotus · Ford	16	57	+2 laps
11	Graham Hill	28	Brabham · Ford	27	57	+2 laps
12	Sam Posey	34	Surtees · Ford	23	57	+2 laps
13	Mike Beuttler	6	March · Ford	21	57	+2 laps
14	Henri Pescarolo	26	March · Ford	22	57	+2 laps
15	Chris Amon	18	Matra	7	57	+2 laps
16	Skip Barber	33	March · Ford	20	57	+2 laps
17	Mike Hailwood	23	Surtees · Ford	14	56	Collision
18	Peter Revson	20	McLaren · Ford	2	54	Electrical
NC	Niki Lauda	5	March · Ford	25	49	+10 laps
DNF	Carlos Pace	27	March · Ford	15	48	Fuel system
DNF	Peter Gethin	14	BRM	28	47	Engine
DNF	Howden Ganley	16	BRM	17	44	Engine
DNF	David Walker	11	Lotus · Ford	30	44	Engine
DNF	Wilson Fittipaldi	30	Brabham · Ford	13	43	Engine
DNF	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	17	BRM	18	40	Ignition
DNF	Brian Redman	15	BRM	24	34	Engine
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	29	Brabham · Ford	5	31	Engine
DNF	Andrea de Adamich	25	Surtees · Ford	19	25	Collision
DNF	Tim Schenken	24	Surtees · Ford	31	22	Suspension
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	10	Lotus · Ford	9	17	Suspension
DNF	Derek Bell	31	Tecno	29	8	Engine
DNS	John Surtees	24	Surtees · Ford	–		Car raced by Schenken

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	1:40.481
2	Peter Revson	McLaren	1:40.527	+0.046
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:41.084	+0.603
4	François Cevert	Tyrrell	1:41.445	+0.964
5	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:41.692	+1.211
6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:41.951	+1.470
7	Chris Amon	Matra	1:41.979	+1.498
8	Jody Scheckter	McLaren	1:42.058	+1.577
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	1:42.400	+1.919
10	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:42.482	+2.001
11	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:42.521	+2.040
12	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:42.597	+2.116
13	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	1:42.766	+2.285
14	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	1:43.204	+2.723
15	Carlos Pace	March	1:43.319	+2.838
16	Reine Wisell	Lotus	1:43.543	+3.062
17	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:44.075	+3.594
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:44.240	+3.759
19	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees	1:44.279	+3.798
20	Skip Barber	March	1:44.280	+3.799
21	Mike Beuttler	March	1:44.369	+3.888
22	Henri Pescarolo	March	1:44.433	+3.952
23	Sam Posey	Surtees	1:44.525	+4.044
24	Brian Redman	BRM	1:44.925	+4.444
25	John Surtees	Surtees	1:45.232	+4.751
26	Niki Lauda	March	1:45.290	+4.809
27	Ronnie Peterson	March	1:46.142	+5.661
28	Graham Hill	Brabham	1:46.313	+5.832
29	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:46.599	+6.118
30	Derek Bell	Tecno	1:47.023	+6.542
31	David Walker	Lotus	1:50.600	+10.119
32	Tim Schenken	Surtees	1:57.674	+17.193

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jackie Stewart	33	1:41.644

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 12. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 12
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	61
2	Jackie Stewart	45
3	Denny Hulme	39
4	Jacky Ickx	27
5	Peter Revson	23
6	François Cevert	15	▲4
7	Clay Regazzoni	15	▼1
8	Mike Hailwood	13	▼1
9	Ronnie Peterson	12	▲2
10	Chris Amon	12	▼2

Constructors' championship after round 12
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Lotus	61
2	Tyrrell	51	▲1
3	McLaren	47	▼1
4	Ferrari	33
5	Surtees	18
6	March	15	▲2
7	BRM	14	▼1
8	Matra	12	▼1
9	Brabham	7