1972 Austrian Grand Prix

1972 Austrian Grand Prix
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	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:35.97
Fastest lap
Driver	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:38.32 on lap 47
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Third	Peter Revson	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

Qualifying classification

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

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	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
DNS	22	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford		Accident
Source:

Notes

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	52
	2	Jackie Stewart	27
1	3	Denny Hulme	27
1	4	Jacky Ickx	25
1	5	Peter Revson	14
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Ford	52
2	2	McLaren-Ford	35
1	3	Tyrrell-Ford	33
1	4	Ferrari	29
	5	BRM	13
Source:

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