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1972 Austrian Grand Prix

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1972 Austrian Grand Prix
The Österreichring (in 1972)
The Österreichring (in 1972)
Race details
Date 13 August 1972
Official name X Großer Preis von Osterreich
Location Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.911 km (3.673 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 317.347 km (198.686 miles)
Weather Sunny, hot
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:35.97
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford
Time 1:38.32 on lap 47
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders
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 race 9 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. 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.

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos. Driver Constructor Time No
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:35.97 1
2 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:36.04 2
3 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:36.35 3
4 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:36.63 4
5 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:37.15 5
6 Chris Amon Matra 1:37.16 6
7 Denis Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:37.20 7
8 Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 1:37.25 8
9 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:37.33 9
10 Howden Ganley BRM 1:37.55 10
11 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:37.58 11
12 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:37.77 12
13 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 1:38.08 13
14 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:38.14 14
15 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:38.25 15
16 Peter Gethin BRM 1:38.48 16
17 Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 1:38.62 17
18 Carlos Pace March-Ford 1:38.62 18
19 Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 1:38.81 19
20 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:38.85 20
21 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:38.89 21
22 Niki Lauda March-Ford 1:39.04 22
23 Nanni Galli Tecno 1:39.13 23
24 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:39.92 24
25 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:40.28 DNS
26 François Migault Connew-Ford 1:43.88 25

Race

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Classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 31 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 54 1:29:16.66 1 9
2 12 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 54 + 1.18 7 6
3 14 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 54 + 36.53 4 4
4 25 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 54 + 44.76 12 3
5 10 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 54 + 45.64 6 2
6 9 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 54 + 1:01.19 10 1
7 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 54 + 1:09.09 3  
8 7 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 54 + 1:21.45 21  
9 2 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 20  
10 4 Austria Niki Lauda March-Ford 53 +1 Lap 22  
11 24 Australia Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 52 +2 Laps 8  
12 5 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 52 +2 Laps 11  
13 6 United Kingdom Peter Gethin BRM 51 +3 Laps 16  
14 11 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 51 +3 Laps 13  
15 27 Germany Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 48 Engine 17  
NC 23 Brazil Carlos Pace March-Ford 46 Not Classified 18  
NC 15 Italy Nanni Galli Tecno 45 Oil Leak 23  
Ret 16 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 36 Injection 14  
Ret 28 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 31 Brakes 15  
Ret 3 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 24 Fuel System 24  
Ret 29 France François Migault Connew-Ford 22 Suspension 25  
Ret 18 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 20 Fuel System 9  
Ret 17 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 14 Injection 5  
Ret 19 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 13 Fuel System 2  
Ret 21 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 6 Engine 19  
DNS 22 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford   Accident    
Source:[1]

Notes

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  • This was the 5th Grand Prix win for a Brazilian driver.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1972 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Austria 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.


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