1972 German Grand Prix

1972 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date	30 July 1972
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	22.835 km (14.19 mi)
Distance	14 laps, 319.690 km (198.65 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	7:07.0[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	7:13.6[1]
Podium
First	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford

The 1972 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 30 July 1972. It was race 8 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.^[2]

The 14-lap race was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, driving a Ferrari. Ickx achieved a Grand Chelem – taking pole position, leading every lap and setting the fastest lap. It was his eighth, and final, World Championship race victory. Swiss teammate Clay Regazzoni finished second, with Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson third in a March-Ford.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	14	1:42:12.3	1	9
2	9	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	14	+ 48.3	7	6
3	10	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	14	+ 1:06.7	4	4
4	17	Howden Ganley	BRM	14	+ 2:20.2	18	3
5	5	Brian Redman	McLaren-Ford	14	+ 2:35.7	19	2
6	11	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	14	+ 2:59.6	15	1
7	26	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	14	+ 3:00.1	21
8	28	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	14	+ 5:10.7	27
9	6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	14	+ 5:20.2	13
10	7	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	14	+ 5:43.7	5
11	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	13	Collision	2
12	19	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	13	+ 1 Lap	22
13	16	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	13	+ 1 Lap	20
14	15	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	13	+ 1 Lap	12
15	8	Chris Amon	Matra	13	+ 1 Lap	8
NC	21	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	11	+ 3 Laps	11
Ret	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	10	Gearbox	3
Ret	20	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	10	Accident	9
Ret	3	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	8	Engine	10
Ret	14	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	8	Suspension	16
Ret	12	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	6	Differential	6
Ret	22	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	6	Electrical	14
Ret	25	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford	6	Oil Leak	23
Ret	23	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	4	Oil Leak	24
Ret	27	Derek Bell	Tecno	4	Engine	25
Ret	29	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford	4	Physical	26
Ret	18	Reine Wisell	BRM	3	Engine	17
Source:[3]

Notes

• Ickx beat François Cevert's 1971 fastest lap record by more than seven seconds, and improved on the pole position record set by Jackie Stewart in the same year by 13 seconds.
• Ickx would be the fourth and final driver ever to achieve a Grand Chelem on the full Nordschleife, the previous three being Alberto Ascari in 1952, Juan Manuel Fangio in 1956, and Jim Clark in 1965.
• Championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi's John Player Special Lotus suffered a rare mechanical failure and retired after a gearbox fire.
• Jackie Stewart had a long battle for second place with Clay Regazzoni before the two tangled on the last lap at Hatzenbach. Stewart crashed into the Armco barrier, destroying his Tyrrell's suspension and losing the opportunity to close the gap on Fittipaldi in the title race.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 43 2 Jackie Stewart 27 1 3 Jacky Ickx 25 1 4 Denny Hulme 21 4 5 Clay Regazzoni 13

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 43 2 Tyrrell-Ford 33 1 3 Ferrari 29 1 4 McLaren-Ford 29 5 BRM 12

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References