1972 South African Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 2 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | ||
 The Kyalami Circuit (1967-1985) |
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| Date | 4 March 1972 | |
| Location | Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.104 km (2.550 mi) |
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| Distance | 79 laps, 324.216 km (201.458 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Hot, Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Time | 1:17.0 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford |
| Time | 1:18.9 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford |
| Second |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford |
| Third |  Peter Revson |
McLaren-Ford |
The 1972 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on 4 March 1972.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 12 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 79 | 1:45:49.1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 14.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Peter Revson |
McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 25.8 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Mario Andretti |
Ferrari | 79 | + 38.5 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 79 | + 49.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 |  Niki Lauda |
March-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
| 8 | 5 |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 78 | + 1 Lap | 7 | |
| 9 | 2 |  François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 8 | |
| 10 | 9 |  Dave Walker |
Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 11 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 6 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 77 | + 2 Laps | 2 | |
| 13 | 25 |  Rolf Stommelen |
March-Ford | 77 | + 2 Laps | 25 | |
| 14 | 24 | Helmut Marko |
BRM | 76 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
| 15 | 15 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 76 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| 16 | 27 |  John Love |
Surtees-Ford | 73 | Spun Off | 26 | |
| 17 | 22 | Carlos Pace |
March-Ford | 73 | + 6 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 23 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | 70 | Not Classified | 16 | |
| NC | 18 |  Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees-Ford | 69 | Not Classified | 20 | |
| NC | 11 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 65 | Not Classified | 18 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM | 61 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 45 | Gearbox | 1 | |
| Ret | 17 | Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford | 28 | Suspension | 4 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham-Ford | 27 | Fuel System | 15 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tim Schenken |
Surtees-Ford | 9 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 26 |  Dave Charlton |
Lotus-Ford | 2 | Fuel Pump | 17 | |
| DNS | 28 | William Ferguson |
Brabham-Ford |
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2008-01-20.
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