Pit Lane F1
1972 Season - Round 6 - 1972-07-02
Jackie Stewart won the 1972 French Grand Prix for Tyrrell, with Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus) second and Chris Amon (Matra) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Graham Hill (Brabham) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1972 French Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 8 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| François Cevert |
| Tyrrell |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 10 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Brian Redman | McLaren | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 20 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 5 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 22 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Beuttler | March | 23 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | Not classified | 0 |
| 21 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Carlos Pace | March | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 6 | Eye injury | 0 |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | Halfshaft | 0 |
