1972 Spanish Grand Prix

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1972 Spanish Grand Prix
Circuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg
Jarama Permanent Circuit (1967-1990)
Race details
DateMay 1, 1972
Official name XVIII Gran Premio de España
Location Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain
Course Race track
Course length 3.404 km (2.115 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 306.360 km (190.363 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:18.43
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Time 1:21.01 on lap 52
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1972 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1972 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on May 1, 1972. It was race 3 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race marked the first time two brothers raced together in F1 simultaneously, Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi. The elder Fittipaldi was a last-minute substitute for Brabham's Carlos Reutemann, who had injured his ankle in a Formula 2 race the previous weekend at Thruxton, England. [1] The 90-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from third position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Clay Regazzoni came in third. After the race the World Drivers' Championship was tied at 15 points between Emerson Fittipaldi and Denny Hulme.

Contents

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo
1 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:18.434
2 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:19.1811
3 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:19.265
4 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.331
5 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:19.397
6 Chris Amon Matra 1:19.529
7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:19.5719
8 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:19.716
9 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:19.862
10 Reine Wisell BRM 1:19.8910
11 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:20.1120
12 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:20.503
13 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 1:20.7926
14 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:20.8322
15 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:20.9715
16 Carlos Pace March-Ford 1:21.0029
17 Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 1:21.0416
18 Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 1:21.0612
19 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:21.2414
20 Howden Ganley BRM 1:21.4325
21 Peter Gethin BRM 1:22.438
22 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 1:22.5728
23 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:22.5918
24 David Walker Lotus-Ford 1:22.7421
25 Niki Lauda March-Ford 1:24.9624
DNQ Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:25.4823

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 902:03:41.239
24 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 90+ 18.9216
36 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 89+ 1 Lap84
426 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 89+ 1 Lap133
520 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 89+ 1 Lap112
629 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Pace March-Ford 89+ 1 Lap161
722 Flag of Brazil.svg Wilson Fittipaldi, jr. Brabham-Ford 88+ 2 Laps14 
812 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 88+ 2 Laps18 
921 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 87Out of Fuel24 
1018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 86+ 4 Laps23 
1114 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 86+ 4 Laps19 
Ret1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 69Accident4 
Ret9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Matra 66Gearbox6 
Ret3 Flag of France.svg François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 65Ignition12 
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin BRM 65Engine21 
Ret11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 48Gearbox2 
Ret25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley BRM 38Engine20 
Ret10 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell BRM 24Accident10 
Ret7 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Ferrari 23Oil Pressure5 
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 20Electrical15 
Ret2 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 16Fuel Leak9 
Ret16 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 15Accident17 
Ret19 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 9Gearbox7 
Ret24 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda March-Ford 7Differential25 
Ret28 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alex Soler-Roig BRM 6Accident22 
DNQ23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beuttler March-Ford     
Source: [2]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. "1972 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Spain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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