1972 German Grand Prix

The 1972 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 30 July 1972. It was race 8 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[2]

1972 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date 30 July 1972
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.835 km (14.19 mi)
Distance 14 laps, 319.690 km (198.65 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 7:07.0[1]
Fastest lap
Driver Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Time 7:13.6[1]
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
March-Ford

The 14-lap race was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, driving a Ferrari. Ickx achieved a Grand Chelem – taking pole position, leading every lap and setting the fastest lap. It was his eighth, and final, World Championship race victory. Swiss teammate Clay Regazzoni finished second, with Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson third in a March-Ford.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification
Pos. Driver Constructor Time No
1 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 7:07,0 1
2 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 7:08,7 2
3 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 7:09,9 3
4 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 7:11,6 4
5 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 7:12,2 5
6 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 7:12,4 6
7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 7:13,4 7
8 Chris Amon Matra 7:13,9 8
9 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 7:14,4 9
10 Denis Hulme McLaren-Ford 7:14,5 10
11 Carlos Pace March-Ford 7:16,6 11
12 Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 7:17,2 12
13 Jean-Pierre Beltoise B.R.M. 7:17,3 13
14 Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 7:17,5 14
15 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 7:18,4 15
16 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 7:21,0 16
17 Reine Wisell B.R.M. 7:21,4 17
18 Howden Ganley B.R.M. 7:22,3 18
19 Brian Redman McLaren-Ford 7:23,2 19
20 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 7:23,7 20
21 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 7:24,8 21
22 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 7:25,9 22
23 Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 7:29,5 23
24 Niki Lauda March-Ford 7:32,2 24
25 Derek Bell Tecno 7:33,3 25
26 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 7:34,1 26
27 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 7:35,9 27

Race

Classification
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 14 1:42:12.3 1 9
2 9 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 14 + 48.3 7 6
3 10 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 14 + 1:06.7 4 4
4 17 Howden Ganley BRM 14 + 2:20.2 18 3
5 5 Brian Redman McLaren-Ford 14 + 2:35.7 19 2
6 11 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 14 + 2:59.6 15 1
7 26 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 14 + 3:00.1 21  
8 28 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 14 + 5:10.7 27  
9 6 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 14 + 5:20.2 13  
10 7 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 14 + 5:43.7 5  
11 1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 13 Collision 2  
12 19 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 13 + 1 Lap 22  
13 16 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 13 + 1 Lap 20  
14 15 Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 13 + 1 Lap 12  
15 8 Chris Amon Matra 13 + 1 Lap 8  
NC 21 Carlos Pace March-Ford 11 + 3 Laps 11  
Ret 2 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 10 Gearbox 3  
Ret 20 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 10 Accident 9  
Ret 3 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 8 Engine 10  
Ret 14 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 8 Suspension 16  
Ret 12 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 6 Differential 6  
Ret 22 Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 6 Electrical 14  
Ret 25 Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 6 Oil Leak 23  
Ret 23 Niki Lauda March-Ford 4 Oil Leak 24  
Ret 27 Derek Bell Tecno 4 Engine 25  
Ret 29 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford 4 Physical 26  
Ret 18 Reine Wisell BRM 3 Engine 17  
Source:[3]

Notes
  • Ickx beat François Cevert's 1971 fastest lap record by more than seven seconds, and improved on the pole position record set by Jackie Stewart in the same year by 13 seconds.
  • Ickx would be the fourth and final driver ever to achieve a Grand Chelem on the full Nordschleife, the previous three being Alberto Ascari in 1952, Juan Manuel Fangio in 1956, and Jim Clark in 1965.
  • Championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi's John Player Special Lotus suffered a rare mechanical failure and retired after a gearbox fire.
  • Jackie Stewart had a long battle for second place with Clay Regazzoni before the two tangled on the last lap at Hatzenbach. Stewart crashed into the Armco barrier, destroying his Tyrrell's suspension and losing the opportunity to close the gap on Fittipaldi in the title race.

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "Formula One World - History - German Grand Prix 1972". Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. "1972 German Grand Prix Entry list". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "1972 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. "Germany 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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