Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1New ZealanderDenny HulmeMcLaren5791:45:49.1009
2BrazilianEmerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus379+14.1006
3AmericanPeter RevsonMcLaren1279+25.8004
4AmericanMario AndrettiFerrari679+38.5003
5SwedishRonnie PetersonMarch979+49.0002
6BritishGraham HillBrabham1478+1 Lap1
7AustrianNiki LaudaMarch2178+1 Lap0
8BelgianJacky IckxFerrari778+1 Lap0
9FrenchFrançois CevertTyrrell878+1 Lap0
10AustralianDavid WalkerTeam Lotus1978+1 Lap0
11FrenchHenri PescaroloMarch2278+1 Lap0
12SwissClay RegazzoniFerrari277+2 Laps0
13GermanRolf StommelenMarch2577+2 Laps0
14AustrianHelmut MarkoBRM2376+3 Laps0
15New ZealanderChris AmonMatra1376+3 Laps0
16RhodesianJohn LoveSurtees2673Spun off0
17BrazilianCarlos PaceMarch2473+6 Laps0
RNew ZealanderHowden GanleyBRM1670Not classified0
RItalianAndrea de AdamichSurtees2069Not classified0
RBritishPeter GethinBRM1865Not classified0
RFrenchJean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1161Engine0
RBritishJackie StewartTyrrell145Gearbox0
RBritishMike HailwoodSurtees428Suspension0
RArgentineCarlos ReutemannBrabham1527Fuel system0
RAustralianTim SchenkenSurtees109Engine0
RSouth AfricanDave CharltonTeam Lotus172Fuel pump0

About the Grand Prix

The 1972 South African Grand Prix, formally the Sixth AA Grand Prix of South Africa, was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 4 March 1972. It was race 2 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 79-lap race was won by McLaren driver Denny Hulme after he started from fifth position. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for the Lotus team and McLaren driver Peter Revson came in third.

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