1972 1000 km Buenos Aires

The 1972 Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers was the opening round of the 1972 World Championship for Makes season. It took place at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentina, on January 10, 1972. This would be the last time that the World Championship ran in a South American country.

Grand tourer class cars did not participate in this event.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
Engine
1 S3.0 30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ronnie Peterson
Tim Schenken
Ferrari 312PB 168
Ferrari 3.0 Flat-12
2 S3.0 32 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Clay Regazzoni
Brian Redman
Ferrari 312PB 168
Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12
3 S3.0 10 Giovanni Alberti Carlo Facetti
Giovanni Alberti
Andrea de Adamich
Alfa Romeo T33/3 162
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
4 S3.0 2 Autodelta SpA Vic Elford
Helmut Marko
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 160
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
5 S2.0 36 Chevron Racing Team John Hine
José Juncadella
Chevron B19 158
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
6 S3.0 40 Escuderia Montjuich Juan Fernández
Jorge de Bagration
Porsche 908/03 157
Porsche 3.0L Flat-8
7 S3.0 14 Ecurie Bonnier Gérard Larrousse
Chris Craft
Reine Wisell
Lola T280 156
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
8 S2.0 34 Chevron Racing Team Niki Bosch
John Bridges
Chevron B19 156
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
9 S3.0 8 Autodelta SpA Nino Vaccarella
Carlos Pairetti
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 153
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
10 S3.0 28 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Jacky Ickx
Mario Andretti
Ferrari 312PB 152
Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12
11 S2.0 26 Abarth-Osella Jorge Ternengo
Claudio Francisci
Abarth 2000SP/71 145
Abarth 2.0L I4
12 S2.0 38 Eris Tondelli Eris Tondelli
Carlos Pascualini
Chevron B19 137
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
13 S2.0 16 Ecurie Bonnier Gianpiero Moretti
Carlos Ruesch
Lola T212 127
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
14 S2.0 18 Ecurie Bonnier Hector Luis Gradassi
Emilio Bertolini
Lola T212 118
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
15
NC
S2.0 42 Écurie Esmerelda Jean-Louis Lafosse
Georges Dumoing
Lola T212 103
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
16
DNF
S3.0 12 Ecurie Bonnier Gérard Larrousse
Reine Wisell
Lola T280 106
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
17
DNF
S3.0 6 Autodelta SpA Toine Hezemans
Rolf Stommelen
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 71
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
18
DNF
S3.0 4 Autodelta SpA Andrea de Adamich
Nanni Galli
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 60
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
19
DNF
S2.0 24 Abarth-Osella Dieter Quester
Alex Soler-Roig
Abarth 2000SP/71 60
Abarth 2.0L I4
20
DNF
S2.0 22 Abarth-Osella Arturo Merzario
Spartaco Dini
Abarth 2000SP/71 47
Abarth 2.0L I4
21
DNF
S2.0 20 Ecurie Bonnier Hughes de Fierlandt
Jorge Cupeiro
Lola T212 13
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
22
DNF
S2.0 46 Ecurie Bino Wilson Fittipaldi
José Renato Catapani
Lola T212 8
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
23
DNF
S2.0 44 Grand Prix Motor Racing Org. José Carlos Pace
Angel Monguzzi
AMS 1300 4
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
DNS S3.0 48 Oreste Berta Nestor García-Veiga
Rubén Luis di Palma
Berta LR -
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC - 1:58.59
  • Fastest Lap - #12 Ecurie Bonnier - 1:58.39
  • Average Speed - 173.886 km/h

References

  • "World Championship for Makes 1972 - 1000 km Buenos Aires". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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