1972 Austrian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
 The Österreichring (in 1972) | |||
| Date | 13 August 1972 | ||
| Official name | V Holiday Großer Preis von Osterreich | ||
| Location | Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.912 km (3.673 mi) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 317.347 km (198.686 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:35.97 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | |
| Time | 1:38.32 on lap 47 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Emerson Fittipaldi driving his Lotus during practice; he won the race using the team's spare car which carried the number 31.
The 1972 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 13 August 1972. It was the ninth race of the 1972 Formula One season. The 54-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Peter Revson came in third.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 54 | 1:29:16.66 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 1.18 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 |  Peter Revson |
McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 36.53 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 |  Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford | 54 | + 44.76 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 54 | + 45.64 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | 54 | + 1:01.19 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | + 1:09.09 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM | 54 | + 1:21.45 | 21 | |
| 9 | 2 | François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 4 |  Niki Lauda |
March-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 11 | 24 |  Tim Schenken |
Surtees-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 8 | |
| 12 | 5 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 11 | |
| 13 | 6 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 51 | +3 Laps | 16 | |
| 14 | 11 |  Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees-Ford | 51 | +3 Laps | 13 | |
| 15 | 27 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Eifelland-Ford | 48 | Engine | 17 | |
| NC | 23 | Carlos Pace |
March-Ford | 46 | Not Classified | 18 | |
| NC | 15 | Nanni Galli |
Tecno | 45 | Oil Leak | 23 | |
| Ret | 16 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 36 | Injection | 14 | |
| Ret | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi |
Brabham-Ford | 31 | Brakes | 15 | |
| Ret | 3 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 24 | Fuel System | 24 | |
| Ret | 29 | François Migault |
Connew-Ford | 22 | Suspension | 25 | |
| Ret | 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 20 | Fuel System | 9 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham-Ford | 14 | Injection | 5 | |
| Ret | 19 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 13 | Fuel System | 2 | |
| Ret | 21 | Dave Walker |
Lotus-Ford | 6 | Engine | 19 | |
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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 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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