1972 South African Grand Prix

Kyalami · 4 March 1972

Round 2South Africa

Denny Hulme won the 1972 South African Grand Prix for McLaren from 5th on the grid, 14.1s ahead of Emerson Fittipaldi. Niki Lauda gained the most places, from 21st on the grid to 7th.

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1967

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Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	McLaren Hulme 9 + Revson 4	Hulme 9 + Revson 4	13
2	Team Lotus Fittipaldi 6 + Walker 0 + Charlton 0	Fittipaldi 6 + Walker 0 + Charlton 0	6
3	Ferrari Andretti 3 + Ickx 0 + Regazzoni 0	Andretti 3 + Ickx 0 + Regazzoni 0	3
4	March Peterson 2 + Lauda 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Stommelen 0 + Pace 0	Peterson 2 + Lauda 0 + Pescarolo 0 + Stommelen 0 + Pace 0	2
5	Brabham Hill 1 + Reutemann 0	Hill 1 + Reutemann 0	1
6	Tyrrell Cevert 0 + Stewart 0	Cevert 0 + Stewart 0	0
7	BRM Marko 0 + Ganley 0 + Gethin 0 + Beltoise 0	Marko 0 + Ganley 0 + Gethin 0 + Beltoise 0	0
8	Matra Amon 0	Amon 0	0
9	Surtees Love 0 + de Adamich 0 + Hailwood 0 + Schenken 0	Love 0 + de Adamich 0 + Hailwood 0 + Schenken 0	0

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Denny Hulme McLaren	McLaren	1:45:49.100	79	—	9
2	Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus	Team Lotus	+14.100s	79	—	6
3	Peter Revson McLaren	McLaren	+25.800s	79	—	4
4	Mario Andretti Ferrari	Ferrari	+38.500s	79	—	3
5	Ronnie Peterson March	March	+49.000s	79	—	2
6	Graham Hill Brabham	Brabham	+1 Lap	78	—	1
7	Niki Lauda March	March	+1 Lap	78	—	—
8	Jacky Ickx Ferrari	Ferrari	+1 Lap	78	—	—
9	François Cevert Tyrrell	Tyrrell	+1 Lap	78	—	—
10	David Walker Team Lotus	Team Lotus	+1 Lap	78	—	—
11	Henri Pescarolo March	March	+1 Lap	78	—	—
12	Clay Regazzoni Ferrari	Ferrari	+2 Laps	77	—	—
13	Rolf Stommelen March	March	+2 Laps	77	—	—
14	Helmut Marko BRM	BRM	+3 Laps	76	—	—
15	Chris Amon Matra	Matra	+3 Laps	76	—	—
16	John Love Surtees	Surtees	DNF Spun off	73	—	—
17	Carlos Pace March	March	+6 Laps	73	—	—
NC	Howden Ganley BRM	BRM	NC	70	—	—
NC	Andrea de Adamich Surtees	Surtees	NC	69	—	—
NC	Peter Gethin BRM	BRM	NC	65	—	—
DNF	Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM	BRM	DNF Engine	61	—	—
DNF	Jackie Stewart Tyrrell	Tyrrell	DNF Gearbox	45	—	—
DNF	Mike Hailwood Surtees	Surtees	DNF Suspension	28	—	—
DNF	Carlos Reutemann Brabham	Brabham	DNF Fuel system	27	—	—
DNF	Tim Schenken Surtees	Surtees	DNF Engine	9	—	—
DNF	Dave Charlton Team Lotus	Team Lotus	DNF Fuel pump	2	—	—