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1972 United States Grand Prix

Round
12/12
Date
Oct 8, 1972 at 00:00 CET
Location
Watkins Glen, United States of America
Circuit length
5.435 m
Race distance
320.665 km (59 laps)
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1:41:45.354 1st 59 9
2 #2 François Cevert Tyrrell +32.268 4th 59 6
3 #19 Denny Hulme McLaren +37.528 3rd 59 4
4 #4 Ronnie Peterson March +1:22.516 26th 59 3
5 #7 Jacky Ickx Ferrari +1:23.119 12th 59 2
6 #9 Mario Andretti Ferrari +1 lap 10th 58 1
7 #3 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell +1 lap 11th 58
8 #8 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +1 lap 6th 58
9 #21 Jody Scheckter McLaren +1 lap 8th 58
10 #12 Reine Wisell Lotus +2 laps 16th 57
11 #28 Graham Hill Brabham +2 laps 27th 57
12 #34 Sam Posey Surtees +2 laps 23rd 57
13 #6 Mike Beuttler March +2 laps 21st 57
14 #26 Henri Pescarolo March +2 laps 22nd 57
15 #18 Chris Amon Matra +2 laps 7th 57
16 #33 Skip Barber March +2 laps 20th 57
17 #23 Mike Hailwood Surtees Collision 14th 56
18 #20 Peter Revson McLaren Electrical 2nd 54
NC #5 Niki Lauda March +10 laps 25th 49
DNF #27 Carlos Pace March Fuel system 15th 48
DNF #14 Peter Gethin BRM Engine 28th 47
DNF #16 Howden Ganley BRM Engine 17th 44
DNF #11 David Walker Lotus Engine 30th 44
DNF #30 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham Engine 13th 43
DNF #17 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM Ignition 18th 40
DNF #15 Brian Redman BRM Engine 24th 34
DNF #29 Carlos Reutemann Brabham Engine 5th 31
DNF #25 Andrea de Adamich Surtees Collision 19th 25
DNF #24 Tim Schenken Surtees Suspension 31st 22
DNF #10 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus Suspension 9th 17
DNF #31 Derek Bell Tecno Engine 29th 8
DNS #24 John Surtees Surtees Car raced by Schenken
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1:40.481
2 #20 Peter Revson McLaren 1:40.527 +0.046
3 #19 Denny Hulme McLaren 1:41.084 +0.603
4 #2 François Cevert Tyrrell 1:41.445 +0.964
5 #29 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 1:41.692 +1.211
6 #8 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:41.951 +1.470
7 #18 Chris Amon Matra 1:41.979 +1.498
8 #21 Jody Scheckter McLaren 1:42.058 +1.577
9 #10 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 1:42.400 +1.919
10 #9 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:42.482 +2.001
11 #3 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 1:42.521 +2.040
12 #7 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:42.597 +2.116
13 #30 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 1:42.766 +2.285
14 #23 Mike Hailwood Surtees 1:43.204 +2.723
15 #27 Carlos Pace March 1:43.319 +2.838
16 #12 Reine Wisell Lotus 1:43.543 +3.062
17 #16 Howden Ganley BRM 1:44.075 +3.594
18 #17 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:44.240 +3.759
19 #25 Andrea de Adamich Surtees 1:44.279 +3.798
20 #33 Skip Barber March 1:44.280 +3.799
21 #6 Mike Beuttler March 1:44.369 +3.888
22 #26 Henri Pescarolo March 1:44.433 +3.952
23 #34 Sam Posey Surtees 1:44.525 +4.044
24 #15 Brian Redman BRM 1:44.925 +4.444
25 #24 John Surtees Surtees 1:45.232 +4.751
26 #5 Niki Lauda March 1:45.290 +4.809
27 #4 Ronnie Peterson March 1:46.142 +5.661
28 #28 Graham Hill Brabham 1:46.313 +5.832
29 #14 Peter Gethin BRM 1:46.599 +6.118
30 #31 Derek Bell Tecno 1:47.023 +6.542
31 #11 David Walker Lotus 1:50.600 +10.119
32 #22 Tim Schenken Surtees 1:57.674 +17.193
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1:41.644 33

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 5 8 61
2 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 4 5 45 -16
3 Denny Hulme McLaren 1 7 39 -22
4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1 4 27 -34
5 Peter Revson McLaren 0 4 23 -38
6 François Cevert Tyrrell 0 2 15 -46
7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 0 2 15 -46
8 Mike Hailwood Surtees 0 1 13 -48
9 Ronnie Peterson March 0 1 12 -49
10 Chris Amon Matra 0 1 12 -49
11 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1 1 9 -52
12 Howden Ganley BRM 0 0 4 -57
13 Mario Andretti Ferrari 0 0 4 -57
14 Brian Redman BRM 0 0 4 -57
15 Graham Hill Brabham 0 0 4 -57
16 Andrea de Adamich Surtees 0 0 3 -58
17 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 0 0 3 -58
18 Carlos Pace March 0 0 3 -58
19 Tim Schenken Surtees 0 0 2 -59
20 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 0 0 1 -60
21 Peter Gethin BRM 0 0 1 -60
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Lotus Ford 5 8 61
2 Tyrrell Ford 4 7 51 -10
3 McLaren Ford 1 11 47 -14
4 Ferrari Ferrari 1 6 33 -28
5 Surtees Ford 0 1 18 -43
6 March Ford 0 1 15 -46
7 BRM BRM 1 1 14 -47
8 Matra Matra 0 1 12 -49
9 Brabham Ford 0 0 7 -54

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1959 #9 Bruce McLaren Maurice Trintignant Tony Brooks 3:05.000 - Maurice Trintignant Stirling Moss
The 1972 United States Grand Prix started Oct 8, 1972 on Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, United States of America. Jackie Stewart started from pole position with Peter Revson next to him. Denny Hulme started from third place.

In 1 hour, 41 minutes and 45 seconds Jackie Stewart finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with François Cevert in second and Denny Hulme in third place.

After the 1972 United States Grand Prix, Emerson Fittipaldi is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 61 points. Fittipaldi is 16 points ahead of Jackie Stewart.