Brands Hatch · 15 July 1972
Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 British Grand Prix for Team Lotus from 2nd on the grid, 4.1s ahead of Jackie Stewart. Rolf Stommelen gained the most places, from 25th on the grid to 10th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus Fittipaldi 9 + Walker 0 + Charlton 0 | Fittipaldi 9 + Walker 0 + Charlton 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell Stewart 6 + Cevert 0 | Stewart 6 + Cevert 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | McLaren Revson 4 + Hulme 2 | Revson 4 + Hulme 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Matra Amon 3 | Amon 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ferrari Merzario 1 + Ickx 0 | Merzario 1 + Ickx 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | March Peterson 0 + Lauda 0 + Stommelen 0 + Beuttler 0 + Pace 0 | Peterson 0 + Lauda 0 + Stommelen 0 + Beuttler 0 + Pace 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brabham Reutemann 0 + Fittipaldi 0 + Hill 0 | Reutemann 0 + Fittipaldi 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | BRM Beltoise 0 + Oliver 0 + Gethin 0 | Beltoise 0 + Oliver 0 + Gethin 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Surtees Schenken 0 + Hailwood 0 + de Adamich 0 | Schenken 0 + Hailwood 0 + de Adamich 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Tecno Galli 0 | Galli 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Politoys Pescarolo 0 | Pescarolo 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus | Team Lotus | 1:47:50.200 | 76 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +4.100s | 76 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Peter Revson McLaren | McLaren | +1:12.500 | 76 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Chris Amon Matra | Matra | +1 Lap | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Denny Hulme McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 75 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 75 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson March | March | DNF Spun off | 74 | — | — | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann Brabham | Brabham | +3 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 9 | Niki Lauda March | March | +3 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 10 | Rolf Stommelen March | March | +5 Laps | 71 | — | — | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM | BRM | +6 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 12 | Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham | Brabham | DNF Suspension | 69 | — | — | |
| 13 | Mike Beuttler March | March | +7 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tim Schenken Surtees | Surtees | DNF Suspension | 64 | — | — | |
| DNF | François Cevert Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Spun off | 60 | — | — | |
| DNF | David Walker Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Suspension | 59 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Oil pressure | 49 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill Brabham | Brabham | DNF Spun off | 47 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carlos Pace March | March | DNF Differential | 39 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jackie Oliver BRM | BRM | DNF Suspension | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mike Hailwood Surtees | Surtees | DNF Gearbox | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Dave Charlton Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Gearbox | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nanni Galli Tecno | Tecno | DNF Spun off | 9 | — | — | |
| DNF | Henri Pescarolo Politoys | Politoys | DNF Accident | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Peter Gethin BRM | BRM | DNF Engine | 5 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Adamich Surtees | Surtees | DNF Accident | 3 | — | — |