1972 Belgian Grand Prix
The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nivelles on 4 June 1972. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third.
| 1972 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | June 4, 1972 | ||
| Location | Nivelles-Baulers, Nivelles, Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.72 km (2.314 mi) | ||
| Distance | 85 laps, 316.2 km (196.69 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:11.43 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Matra | |
| Time | 1:12.12 on lap 66 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 |  |
Lotus-Ford | 85 | 1:44:07.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 |  |
Tyrrell-Ford | 85 | + 26.6 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | |
McLaren-Ford | 85 | + 58.1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 34 |  |
Surtees-Ford | 85 | + 1:12.0 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | |
March-Ford | 84 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | |
Matra | 84 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 |  |
McLaren-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 8 | 25 | |
BRM | 83 | + 2 Laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 11 |  |
March-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 14 | |
| 10 | 27 |  |
BRM | 83 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
| 11 | 6 |  |
Eifelland-Ford | 83 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 12 | 12 | |
March-Ford | 82 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| 13 | 19 |  |
Brabham-Ford | 81 | + 4 Laps | 9 | |
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Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 6 Laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 17 | |
Brabham-Ford | 73 | Suspension | 16 | |
| NC | 15 | |
March-Ford | 59 | Not Classified | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 |  |
Ferrari | 57 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 36 |  |
Surtees-Ford | 55 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | |
Tecno | 54 | Accident | 24 | |
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Ferrari | 47 | Injection | 4 | |
| Ret | 14 | |
March-Ford | 31 | Halfshaft | 22 | |
| Ret | 18 | |
Brabham-Ford | 28 | Gearbox | 18 | |
| Ret | 24 | |
BRM | 27 | Fuel Pump | 17 | |
| Ret | 23 | |
BRM | 15 | Overheating | 6 | |
| Ret | 35 | |
Surtees-Ford | 11 | Overheating | 21 | |
| DNS | 26 | |
BRM | Driven by Marko | |||
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "1972 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Belgium 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
| Previous race: 1972 Monaco Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1972 season |
Next race: 1972 French Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1970 Belgian Grand Prix |
Belgian Grand Prix | Next race: 1973 Belgian Grand Prix |
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