Pit Lane F1
1972 Season - Round 10 - 1972-09-10
Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 Italian Grand Prix for Team Lotus, with Mike Hailwood (Surtees) second and Denny Hulme (McLaren) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Ronnie Peterson (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1972 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 10 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Peter Revson |
| McLaren |
| 8 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 13 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 12 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Beuttler | March | 25 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 10 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | March | 20 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | Electrical | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 2 | Brakes | 0 |
| 16 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 21 | Brakes | 0 |
| 17 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| 18 | John Surtees | Surtees | 22 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 19 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Carlos Pace | March | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | Clutch | 0 |
