1972 Austrian Grand Prix
The 1972 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 13 August 1972. It was race 9 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 54-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Peter Revson came in third.
| 1972 Austrian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 The Österreichring (in 1972) | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 13 August 1972 | ||
| Official name | X Großer Preis von Osterreich | ||
| Location | Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.912 km (3.673 mi) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 317.347 km (198.686 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:35.97 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | McLaren-Ford | |
| Time | 1:38.32 on lap 47 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders
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Emerson Fittipaldi driving his Lotus during practice; he won the race using the team's spare car which carried the number 31.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |  |
Lotus-Ford | 54 | 1:29:16.66 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | |
McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 1.18 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 |  |
McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 36.53 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 |  |
Surtees-Ford | 54 | + 44.76 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | |
Matra | 54 | + 45.64 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | |
BRM | 54 | + 1:01.19 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | + 1:09.09 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 |  |
BRM | 54 | + 1:21.45 | 21 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 4 |  |
March-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
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Surtees-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 8 | |
| 12 | 5 |  |
March-Ford | 52 | +2 Laps | 11 | |
| 13 | 6 | |
BRM | 51 | +3 Laps | 16 | |
| 14 | 11 |  |
Surtees-Ford | 51 | +3 Laps | 13 | |
| 15 | 27 |  |
Eifelland-Ford | 48 | Engine | 17 | |
| NC | 23 | |
March-Ford | 46 | Not Classified | 18 | |
| NC | 15 | |
Tecno | 45 | Oil Leak | 23 | |
| Ret | 16 | |
Brabham-Ford | 36 | Injection | 14 | |
| Ret | 28 | |
Brabham-Ford | 31 | Brakes | 15 | |
| Ret | 3 | |
March-Ford | 24 | Fuel System | 24 | |
| Ret | 29 | |
Connew-Ford | 22 | Suspension | 25 | |
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Ferrari | 20 | Fuel System | 9 | |
| Ret | 17 |  |
Brabham-Ford | 14 | Injection | 5 | |
| Ret | 19 |  |
Ferrari | 13 | Fuel System | 2 | |
| Ret | 21 | |
Lotus-Ford | 6 | Engine | 19 | |
| DNS | 22 | |
March-Ford | Accident | |||
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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References
- "1972 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Austria 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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