1972 Belgian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | June 4, 1972 | ||
| Location | Nivelles-Baulers, Nivelles, Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.72 km (2.314 mi) | ||
| Distance | 85 laps, 316.2 km (196.69 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:11.43 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Chris Amon | Matra | |
| Time | 1:12.12 on lap 66 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nivelles on 4 June 1972. It was the fifth race of the 1972 Formula One season. The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 85 | 1:44:07.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 |  François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 85 | + 26.6 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 85 | + 58.1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 34 |  Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford | 85 | + 1:12.0 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Carlos Pace |
March-Ford | 84 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 84 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 |  Peter Revson |
McLaren-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 8 | 25 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | 83 | + 2 Laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 11 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 14 | |
| 10 | 27 |  Helmut Marko |
BRM | 83 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
| 11 | 6 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Eifelland-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 12 | 12 | Niki Lauda |
March-Ford | 82 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| 13 | 19 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham-Ford | 81 | + 4 Laps | 9 | |
| 14 | 33 |  Dave Walker |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 6 Laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 17 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 73 | Suspension | 16 | |
| NC | 15 | Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford | 59 | Not Classified | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 57 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 36 |  Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees-Ford | 55 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | Nanni Galli |
Tecno | 54 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 29 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 47 | Injection | 4 | |
| Ret | 14 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 31 | Halfshaft | 22 | |
| Ret | 18 | Wilson Fittipaldi |
Brabham-Ford | 28 | Gearbox | 18 | |
| Ret | 24 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 27 | Fuel Pump | 17 | |
| Ret | 23 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM | 15 | Overheating | 6 | |
| Ret | 35 | Tim Schenken |
Surtees-Ford | 11 | Overheating | 21 | |
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "1972 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
| Previous race: 1972 Monaco Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1972 season |
Next race: 1972 French Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1970 Belgian Grand Prix |
Belgian Grand Prix | Next race: 1973 Belgian Grand Prix |
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