1972 Argentine Grand Prix
The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on January 23, 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 | |||
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 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 95 laps, 317.87 km (197.505 mi) | ||
| 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 | ||
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Lap leaders
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Classification
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 95 | + 59.39 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 95 | + 1:06.72 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Dave Walker |
Lotus-Ford | 8 | Received outside assistance | 20 | |
| Ret | 5 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 1 | Oil leak | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alex Soler-Roig |
BRM | 1 | Accident | 21 | |
| DNS | 16 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 0 | Gearbox on warm-up lap | 12 | |
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Notes
- Carlos Reutemann scored pole position on his debut on home soil.
- Last points for Tim Schenken.
- Dave Walker was disqualified for receiving outside track assistance from track marshals.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "1972 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- "Argentina 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
| Previous race: 1971 United States Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1972 season |
Next race: 1972 South African Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1971 Argentine Grand Prix |
Argentine Grand Prix | Next race: 1973 Argentine Grand Prix |
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