1972 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | May 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 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:21.01 on lap 52 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Ford | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
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.
Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
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1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:18.43 | 4 |
2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:19.18 | 11 |
3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:19.26 | 5 |
4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:19.33 | 1 |
5 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 1:19.39 | 7 |
6 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:19.52 | 9 |
7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1:19.57 | 19 |
8 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:19.71 | 6 |
9 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 1:19.86 | 2 |
10 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 1:19.89 | 10 |
11 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 1:20.11 | 20 |
12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:20.50 | 3 |
13 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford | 1:20.79 | 26 |
14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 1:20.83 | 22 |
15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 1:20.97 | 15 |
16 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford | 1:21.00 | 29 |
17 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford | 1:21.04 | 16 |
18 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford | 1:21.06 | 12 |
19 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 1:21.24 | 14 |
20 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 1:21.43 | 25 |
21 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1:22.43 | 8 |
22 | Alex Soler-Roig | BRM | 1:22.57 | 28 |
23 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 1:22.59 | 18 |
24 | David Walker | Lotus-Ford | 1:22.74 | 21 |
25 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | 1:24.96 | 24 |
DNQ | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 1:25.48 | 23 |
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