The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 23 January 1972. It was race 1 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 95-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third.
| 1972 Argentine Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Layout of the Buenos Aires circuit in 1972 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | January 23, 1972 | ||
| Official name | IX Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | ||
| Location | Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.346 km (2.079 miles) | ||
| Distance | 95 laps, 317.87 km (197.505 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:12.46 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:13.66 on lap 25 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The race was notable for the debut of local driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann, who scored pole position in his Brabham BT34.
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham–Ford | 1:12.46 | |
| 2 | 21 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell–Ford | 1:12.68 | +0.22 |
| 3 | 18 |  Peter Revson
|
McLaren–Ford | 1:12.74 | +0.28 |
| 4 | 17 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren–Ford | 1:12.99 | +0.53 |
| 5 | 11 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus–Ford | 1:13.28 | +0.82 |
| 6 | 9 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 1:13.28 | +0.82 |
| 7 | 22 |  François Cevert
|
Tyrrell–Ford | 1:13.39 | +0.93 |
| 8 | 8 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 1:13.50 | +1.04 |
| 9 | 10 | Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | 1:13.61 | +1.15 |
| 10 | 14 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March–Ford | 1:14.06 | +1.60 |
| 11 | 19 |  Tim Schenken
|
Surtees–Ford | 1:14.17 | +1.71 |
| 12 | 16 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 1:14.28 | +1.82 |
| 13 | 3 | Howden Ganley
|
BRM | 1:14.28 | +1.82 |
| 14 | 20 |  Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees–Ford | 1:14.34 | +1.88 |
| 15 | 23 | Henri Pescarolo
|
March–Ford | 1:14.49 | +2.03 |
| 16 | 1 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham–Ford | 1:14.52 | +2.06 |
| 17 | 4 | Reine Wisell
|
BRM | 1:14.52 | +2.06 |
| 18 | 5 | Peter Gethin
|
BRM | 1:15.11 | +2.65 |
| 19 | 7 |  Helmut Marko
|
BRM | 1:15.53 | +3.07 |
| 20 | 12 | David Walker
|
Lotus–Ford | 1:15.55 | +3.09 |
| 21 | 6 |  Alex Soler-Roig
|
BRM | 1:15.66 | +3.20 |
| 22 | 15 | Niki Lauda
|
March–Ford | 1:15.92 | +3.46 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 95 | 1:57:58.82 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 95 | + 25.96 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 95 | + 59.39 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 95 | + 1:06.72 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Tim Schenken
|
Surtees-Ford | 95 | + 1:09.11 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 94 | + 1 lap | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 93 | + 2 laps | 1 | |
| 8 | 23 | Henri Pescarolo
|
March-Ford | 93 | + 2 laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 3 | Howden Ganley
|
BRM | 93 | + 2 laps | 13 | |
| 10 | 7 | Helmut Marko
|
BRM | 93 | + 2 laps | 19 | |
| 11 | 15 | Niki Lauda
|
March-Ford | 93 | + 2 laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 61 | Suspension | 5 | |
| Ret | 22 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 59 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 4 | Reine Wisell
|
BRM | 59 | Water leak | 17 | |
| Ret | 18 | Peter Revson
|
McLaren-Ford | 49 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 10 | Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | 20 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees-Ford | 11 | Fuel system | 14 | |
| Ret | 1 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 11 | Fuel pump | 16 | |
| DSQ | 12 | David Walker
|
Lotus-Ford | 8 | Received outside assistance | 20 | |
| Ret | 5 | Peter Gethin
|
BRM | 1 | Oil leak | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | Alex Soler-Roig
|
BRM | 1 | Accident | 21 | |
| DNS | 16 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 0 | Gearbox on warm-up lap | 12 | |
Source:[2]
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Notes
edit- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Argentinian driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann. Being his first race, it was also his first pole position.
- This was the 25th Grand Prix start for British constructor March.
- This was the 5th fastest lap by a Tyrrell.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "Formula One 1972 Argentine Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
- ^ "1972 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Argentina 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.