Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · 23 January 1972
Jackie Stewart won the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix for Tyrrell from 2nd on the grid, 25.96s ahead of Denny Hulme. Niki Lauda gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 11th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Stewart 9 + Cevert 0 | Stewart 9 + Cevert 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Ickx 4 + Regazzoni 3 + Andretti 0 | Ickx 4 + Regazzoni 3 + Andretti 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | McLaren Hulme 6 + Revson 0 | Hulme 6 + Revson 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Surtees Schenken 2 + de Adamich 0 | Schenken 2 + de Adamich 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | March Peterson 1 + Pescarolo 0 + Lauda 0 | Peterson 1 + Pescarolo 0 + Lauda 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Brabham Reutemann 0 + Hill 0 | Reutemann 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | BRM Ganley 0 + Marko 0 + Wisell 0 + Gethin 0 + Soler-Roig 0 | Ganley 0 + Marko 0 + Wisell 0 + Gethin 0 + Soler-Roig 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Team Lotus Fittipaldi 0 + Walker 0 | Fittipaldi 0 + Walker 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Matra Amon 0 | Amon 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 1:57:59.100 | 95 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | +25.960s | 95 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | +59.390s | 95 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:06.720 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Tim Schenken Surtees | Surtees | +1:09.110 | 95 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson March | March | +1 Lap | 94 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann Brabham | Brabham | +2 Laps | 93 | — | — | |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo March | March | +2 Laps | 93 | — | — | |
| 9 | Howden Ganley BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 93 | — | — | |
| 10 | Helmut Marko BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 93 | — | — | |
| 11 | Niki Lauda March | March | +2 Laps | 93 | — | — | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Suspension | 61 | — | — | |
| DNF | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Gearbox | 59 | — | — | |
| DNF | Reine Wisell BRM | BRM | DNF Water leak | 59 | — | — | |
| DNF | Peter Revson McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 49 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 20 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Adamich Surtees | Surtees | DNF Fuel system | 11 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | DNF Fuel pump | 11 | — | — | |
| DSQ | David Walker Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DSQ | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Peter Gethin BRM | BRM | DNF Oil leak | 1 | — | — | |
| DNF | Alex Soler-Roig BRM | BRM | DNF Accident | 1 | — | — | |
| DNS | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |