In the 1972 Formula 1 season Emerson Fittipaldi drove a total of 12 races for Team Lotus. From the total of 12 races, Emerson managed to win 5 of them and finish on the podium 8 times. If we take a look at the races, where Fittipaldi didn't finish, this happend in 3 occasions.
Emerson Fittipaldi finished the season on 1st place in the driver championship and became the 1972 world champion with a total of 61 points.
Fittipaldi vs. Charlton Team Lotus 1972
3
Race
0
Fittipaldi vs. Walker Team Lotus 1972
7
Race
0
Fittipaldi vs. Wisell Team Lotus 1972
1
Race
1
1972 races
Argentine GP
Jan 23rd, 1972
DNF
South African GP
Mar 4th, 1972
2nd
Spanish GP
May 1st, 1972
1st
Monaco GP
May 14th, 1972
3rd
Belgian GP
Jun 4th, 1972
1st
French GP
Jul 2nd, 1972
2nd
British GP
Jul 15th, 1972
1st
German GP
Jul 30th, 1972
DNF
Austrian GP
Aug 13th, 1972
1st
Italian GP
Sep 10th, 1972
1st
Canadian GP
Sep 24th, 1972
11th
United States GP
Oct 8th, 1972
DNF
1972 statistics
Wins
5
Pole positions
3
Podiums
8
Finishes in top 5
8
Finishes in points
8
Position
1st
High/low position
1st/12th
Points
61
DNF's
3
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
1st/30th
Average finish result
6.83
Wins streak
2
Pole position streak
2
Podium streak
6
Top 5 streak
6
Points streak
6
Finish streak
6
1972 Standings progression
1972 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine GP | DNF | DNF (Suspension) | 5th | |||
| 2 | South African GP | 2nd | +14.1 | 3rd | |||
| 3 | Spanish GP | 1st | 2:03:41.2 | 3rd | |||
| 4 | Monaco GP | 3rd | +1 Lap | 1st | |||
| 5 | Belgian GP | 1st | 1:44:07.3 | 1st | |||
| 6 | French GP | 2nd | +27.7 | 8th | |||
| 7 | British GP | 1st | 1:47:50.2 | 2nd | |||
| 8 | German GP | DNF | DNF (Gearbox) | 3rd | |||
| 9 | Austrian GP | 1st | 1:29:16.660 | 1st | |||
| 10 | Italian GP | 1st | 1:29:58.4 | 4th | |||
| 11 | Canadian GP | 11th | +2 Laps | 4th | |||
| 12 | United States GP | DNF | DNF (Suspension) | 9th |