Pit Lane F1
1972 Season - Round 2 - 1972-03-04
Denny Hulme won the 1972 South African Grand Prix for McLaren, with Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus) second and Peter Revson (McLaren) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Niki Lauda (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1972 South African Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Mario Andretti |
| Ferrari |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | John Love | Surtees | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | March | 24 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | Not classified | 0 |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | Not classified | 0 |
| 20 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 18 | Not classified | 0 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 4 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 25 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 17 | Fuel pump | 0 |
