1972 season

Title decided in round 10

‹ 1971 1973 ›

World ChampionEmerson Fittipaldi61 points · 5 wins
Constructors' championLotus61 points

Races12
Different winners5
Pole-sitters6
Not classified42%129 of 304 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. The season was split in two: the best 5 of the first 6 races counted, and the best 5 of the rest.

The title was decided in round 10: Italian Grand Prix on 10 Sept 1972.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Emerson Fittipaldi	0	6	15	19	28	34	43	43	52	61	61	61
Jackie Stewart	9	9	9	12	12	21	27	27	27	27	36	45
Denny Hulme	6	15	15	15	19	19	21	21	27	31	35	39
Jacky Ickx	4	4	10	16	16	16	16	25	25	25	25	27
Peter Revson	0	4	6	6	6	6	10	10	14	17	23	23
François Cevert	0	0	0	0	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	15
Clay Regazzoni	3	3	7	7	7	7	7	13	13	13	15	15
Mike Hailwood	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	7	13	13	13
Ronnie Peterson	1	3	3	3	3	5	5	9	9	9	9	12
Chris Amon	0	0	0	1	2	6	9	9	11	11	12	12
Jean-Pierre Beltoise	0	0	0	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Howden Ganley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4
Mario Andretti	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Brian Redman	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Graham Hill	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4
Andrea de Adamich	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Carlos Reutemann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Carlos Pace	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Tim Schenken	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Arturo Merzario	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Peter Gethin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Lotus61
Tyrrell51
McLaren47
Ferrari33
Surtees18
March15
BRM14
Matra12
1 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Lotus	0	6	15	19	28	34	43	43	52	61	61	61
Tyrrell	9	9	9	12	18	27	33	33	33	33	42	51
McLaren	6	15	17	19	23	23	27	29	35	39	45	47
Ferrari	4	7	13	19	19	19	20	29	29	29	31	33
Surtees	2	2	5	5	8	9	9	9	12	18	18	18
March	1	3	4	4	6	8	8	12	12	12	12	15
BRM	0	0	0	9	9	9	9	12	13	14	14	14
Matra	0	0	0	1	2	6	9	9	11	11	12	12
Brabham	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	7	7

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	5	61
2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	4	45
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1	39
4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1	27
5	Peter Revson	McLaren		23
6	François Cevert	Tyrrell		15
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari		15
8	Mike Hailwood	Surtees		13
9	Ronnie Peterson	March		12
10	Chris Amon	Matra		12
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1	9
12	Howden Ganley	BRM		4
12	Mario Andretti	Ferrari		4
14	Brian Redman	McLaren, BRM		4
15	Graham Hill	Brabham		4
16	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees		3
16	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham		3
18	Carlos Pace	March		3
19	Tim Schenken	Surtees		2
20	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari		1
20	Peter Gethin	BRM		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Lotus	61
2	Tyrrell	51
3	McLaren	47
4	Ferrari	33
5	Surtees	18
6	March	15
7	BRM	14
8	Matra	12
9	Brabham	7

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1972
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts
FIT (Emerson Fittipaldi)	Ret	2	1	3^P	1^P	2	1	Ret	1^P	1	11	Ret	61
STE (Jackie Stewart)	1^F	Ret^P	Ret	4		1	2^F	11	7	Ret	1^F	1^P^F	45
HUL (Denny Hulme)	2	1	Ret	15	3	7	5	Ret	2^F	3	3	3	39
ICK (Jacky Ickx)	3	8	2^P^F	2	Ret	11	Ret^P	1^P^F	Ret	Ret^P^F	12	5	27
REV (Peter Revson)	Ret	3	5		7		3		3	4	2^P	18	23
CEV (François Cevert)	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	2	4	Ret	10	9	Ret	Ret	2	15
REG (Clay Regazzoni)	4	12	3	Ret	Ret			2	Ret	Ret	5	8	15
HAI (Mike Hailwood)		Ret^F	Ret	Ret	4	6	Ret	Ret	4	2		17	13
PET (Ronnie Peterson)	6	5	Ret	11	9	5	7	3	12	9	Ret	4	12
AMO (Chris Amon)	DNS	15	Ret	6	6^F	3^P^F	4	15	5	Ret	6	15	12
BEL (Jean-Pierre Beltoise)		Ret	Ret	1^F	Ret	15	11	9	8	8	Ret	Ret	9
GAN (Howden Ganley)	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	DNS		4	6	11	10	Ret	4
AND (Mario Andretti)	Ret	4	Ret							7		6	4
RED (Brian Redman)				5		9		5				Ret	4
HIL (Graham Hill)	Ret	6	10	12	Ret	10	Ret	6	Ret	5	8	11	4
DEA (Andrea de Adamich)	Ret	Ret	4	7	Ret	14	Ret	13	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
REU (Carlos Reutemann)	7^P	Ret			13	12	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	3
PAC (Carlos Pace)		17	6	17	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	3
SCH (Tim Schenken)	5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	14	11	Ret	7	Ret	2
MER (Arturo Merzario)							6	12					1
GET (Peter Gethin)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret		13	6	Ret	Ret	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Argentina	Juan y Oscar Gálvez	23 Jan 1972	Carlos Reutemann	Jackie Stewart
2	South Africa	Kyalami	4 Mar 1972	Jackie Stewart	Denny Hulme
3	Spain	Jarama	1 May 1972	Jacky Ickx	Emerson Fittipaldi
4	Monaco	Monaco	14 May 1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	Jean-Pierre Beltoise
5	Belgium	Nivelles-Baulers	4 Jun 1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi
6	France	Charade	2 Jul 1972	Chris Amon	Jackie Stewart
7	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	15 Jul 1972	Jacky Ickx	Emerson Fittipaldi
8	Germany	Nürburgring	30 Jul 1972	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
9	Austria	Red Bull Ring	13 Aug 1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi
10	ItalyTitle decided	Monza	10 Sept 1972	Jacky Ickx	Emerson Fittipaldi
11	Canada	Mosport	24 Sept 1972	Peter Revson	Jackie Stewart
12	United States	Watkins Glen	8 Oct 1972	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
BRM	Marlboro BRM	P153, P160B, P160C, P180	BRM P142 3.0 V12	Firestone	Alex Soler-Roig, Bill Brack, Brian Redman, Helmut Marko, Howden Ganley, Jackie Oliver, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Peter Gethin, Reine Wisell, Vern Schuppan
Brabham	Motor Racing Developments	BT33, BT34, BT37	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Carlos Reutemann, Graham Hill, Wilson Fittipaldi
Brabham	Team Gunston	BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	William Ferguson
Connew	Darnval Connew Racing Team	PC1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	François Migault
Eifelland	Team Eifelland Caravans	21	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Rolf Stommelen
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	312B2	Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12	Firestone	Arturo Merzario, Clay Regazzoni, Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti, Nanni Galli
Lotus	John Player Team Lotus	72D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	David Walker, Emerson Fittipaldi, Reine Wisell
Lotus	Lucky Strike Racing	72D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Dave Charlton
March	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	721G	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Mike Beuttler
March	Gene Mason Racing	711	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Skip Barber
March	STP March Racing Team	721, 721G, 721X	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Niki Lauda, Ronnie Peterson
March	Team Williams Motul	711, 721	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Carlos Pace, Henri Pescarolo
Matra	Équipe Matra Sports	MS120C, MS120D	Matra MS72 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Chris Amon
McLaren	Yardley Team McLaren	M19A, M19C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brian Redman, Denny Hulme, Jody Scheckter, Peter Revson
Politoys	Team Williams Motul	FX3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Henri Pescarolo
Surtees	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Mike Hailwood, Tim Schenken
Surtees	Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees	TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Andrea de Adamich
Surtees	Champcarr Inc.	TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Sam Posey
Surtees	Flame Out Team Surtees	TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Tim Schenken
Surtees	Team Gunston	TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	John Love
Surtees	Team Surtees	TS14, TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	John Surtees, Tim Schenken
Tecno	Martini Racing	PA123/3	Tecno Series-P 3.0 F12	Firestone	Derek Bell, Nanni Galli
Tyrrell	Elf Team Tyrrell	002, 003, 004, 005, 006	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	François Cevert, Jackie Stewart, Patrick Depailler

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	56	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	45	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	39	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	29	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	23	23	P5
6	François Cevert	15	15	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	15	15	P7
8	Mike Hailwood	13	13	P8
9	Ronnie Peterson	11	12	P9
10	Chris Amon	11	12	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9	9	P11
12	Brian Redman	4	4	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	56	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	45	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	39	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	29	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	23	23	P5
6	François Cevert	15	15	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	15	15	P7
8	Mike Hailwood	13	13	P8
9	Ronnie Peterson	11	12	P9
10	Chris Amon	11	12	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9	9	P11
12	Brian Redman	4	4	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	56	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	41	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	38	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	26	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	23	23	P5
6	François Cevert	15	15	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	15	15	P7
8	Mike Hailwood	13	13	P8
9	Ronnie Peterson	12	12	P9
10	Chris Amon	12	12	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	8	9	P11
12	Mario Andretti	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	56	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	41	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	38	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	26	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	23	23	P5
6	François Cevert	15	15	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	15	15	P7
8	Mike Hailwood	13	13	P8
9	Ronnie Peterson	12	12	P9
10	Chris Amon	12	12	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	8	9	P11
12	Mario Andretti	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	61	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	45	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	39	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	27	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	23	23	P5
6	François Cevert	15	15	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	15	15	P7
8	Mike Hailwood	13	13	P8
9	Ronnie Peterson	12	12	P9
10	Chris Amon	12	12	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9	9	P11
12	Mario Andretti	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	66	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	49	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	40	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	28	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	23	23	P5
6	François Cevert	15	15	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	15	15	P7
8	Mike Hailwood	13	13	P8
9	Ronnie Peterson	12	12	P9
10	Chris Amon	12	12	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	10	9	P11
12	Mario Andretti	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	66	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	49	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	40	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	28	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	23	23	P5
6	François Cevert	15	15	P6
7	Clay Regazzoni	15	15	P7
8	Mike Hailwood	13	13	P8
9	Ronnie Peterson	12	12	P9
10	Chris Amon	12	12	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	10	9	P11
12	Mario Andretti	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	72	61	P1
2	Denny Hulme	56	39	P3
3	Jackie Stewart	55	45	P2
4	Jacky Ickx	37	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	37	23	P5
6	Clay Regazzoni	24	15	P7
7	Ronnie Peterson	24	12	P9
8	Chris Amon	24	12	P10
9	François Cevert	21	15	P6
10	Mike Hailwood	21	13	P8
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	12	9	P11
12	Graham Hill	11	4	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	72	61	P1
2	Denny Hulme	56	39	P3
3	Jackie Stewart	55	45	P2
4	Jacky Ickx	37	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	37	23	P5
6	Clay Regazzoni	24	15	P7
7	Ronnie Peterson	24	12	P9
8	Chris Amon	24	12	P10
9	François Cevert	21	15	P6
10	Mike Hailwood	21	13	P8
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	12	9	P11
12	Graham Hill	11	4	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	176	61	P1
2	Denny Hulme	137	39	P3
3	Jackie Stewart	136	45	P2
4	Peter Revson	91	23	P5
5	Jacky Ickx	90	27	P4
6	Ronnie Peterson	65	12	P9
7	Chris Amon	61	12	P10
8	Clay Regazzoni	59	15	P7
9	François Cevert	53	15	P6
10	Mike Hailwood	50	13	P8
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	35	9	P11
12	Graham Hill	32	4	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	176	61	P1
2	Denny Hulme	137	39	P3
3	Jackie Stewart	136	45	P2
4	Peter Revson	91	23	P5
5	Jacky Ickx	90	27	P4
6	Ronnie Peterson	65	12	P9
7	Chris Amon	61	12	P10
8	Clay Regazzoni	59	15	P7
9	François Cevert	53	15	P6
10	Mike Hailwood	50	13	P8
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	35	9	P11
12	Graham Hill	32	4	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	176	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	140	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	138	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	92	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	91	23	P5
6	Ronnie Peterson	65	12	P9
7	Chris Amon	63	12	P10
8	Clay Regazzoni	59	15	P7
9	François Cevert	53	15	P6
10	Mike Hailwood	50	13	P8
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	36	9	P11
12	Graham Hill	32	4	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	176	61	P1
2	Jackie Stewart	140	45	P2
3	Denny Hulme	138	39	P3
4	Jacky Ickx	92	27	P4
5	Peter Revson	91	23	P5
6	Ronnie Peterson	65	12	P9
7	Chris Amon	63	12	P10
8	Clay Regazzoni	59	15	P7
9	François Cevert	53	15	P6
10	Mike Hailwood	50	13	P8
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	36	9	P11
12	Graham Hill	32	4	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	176	61	P1
2	Denny Hulme	137	39	P3
3	Jackie Stewart	136	45	P2
4	Peter Revson	91	23	P5
5	Jacky Ickx	90	27	P4
6	Ronnie Peterson	65	12	P9
7	Chris Amon	61	12	P10
8	Clay Regazzoni	59	15	P7
9	François Cevert	53	15	P6
10	Mike Hailwood	50	13	P8
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	35	9	P11
12	Graham Hill	32	4	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	176	61	P1
2	Denny Hulme	137	39	P3
3	Jackie Stewart	136	45	P2
4	Peter Revson	91	23	P5
5	Jacky Ickx	90	27	P4
6	Ronnie Peterson	65	12	P9
7	Chris Amon	61	12	P10
8	Clay Regazzoni	59	15	P7
9	François Cevert	53	15	P6
10	Mike Hailwood	50	13	P8
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	35	9	P11
12	Graham Hill	32	4	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.