1972 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Interlagos on 30 March 1972.
| 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | March 30, 1972 | ||
| Official name | I Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7.960[1] km (4.946 mi) | ||
| Distance | 37 laps, 294.520 km (183.002 mi) | ||
| Weather | Very Hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 2:32.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 2:35.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | March-Ford | ||
| Third |
| Brabham-Ford | |
This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  |
Brabham-Ford | 37 | 1:37:16.248s | 2 |
| 2 | 10 |  |
March-Ford | 37 | +1:27.656 | 3 |
| 3 | 9 | |
Brabham-Ford | 37 | +2:03.379 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 |  |
BRM | 36 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
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Lotus-Ford | 36 | + 1 Lap | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | |
March-Ford | 35 | + 2 Laps | 10 |
| Ret | 1 | |
Lotus-Ford | 32 | Suspension | 1 |
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BRM | 32 | Suspension | 12 |
| Ret | 6 | |
March-Ford | 1 | Throttle | 7 |
| Ret | 5 |  |
March-Ford | 0 | Throttle | 8 |
| Ret | 15 |  |
BRM | 0 | Throttle | 9 |
| DNS | 14 | |
BRM | Ignition | 6 | |
| DNQ | 12 |  |
Surtees-Ford | |||
| DNQ | 7 | |
Surtees-Ford | |||
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Ferrari | |||
| WD | 4 |  |
Ferrari | |||
| WD | 16 |  |
BRM |
Notes
- Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi – 2:35.2
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References
- "1972 Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- "Brazilian GP (March 31st)". MotorSport. May 1972. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- "Formula One World". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- "The Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. March 1973. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
| Previous race: 1972 Race of Champions |
Formula One non-championship races 1972 season |
Next race: 1972 BRDC International Trophy |
| Previous race: None |
Brazilian Grand Prix | Next race: 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix |
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