1972 European Formula Two Championship

The 1972 European Formula Two season was contested over 14 rounds. British Mike Hailwood, a previously famous motorcycle racer, was the season champion, driving a Surtees-Ford.[1]

1972 European Formula Two season
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Calendar
Race NoCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Mallory Park12 March50+502.17=217.0 km1'14:32.8174.656 km/h Ronnie Peterson
Dave Morgan		 Ronnie Peterson Dave Morgan
2 Thruxton3 April503.791=189.55 km1'00:19.4
1 lap down		188.534 km/h
-		 Ronnie Peterson
Mike Hailwood		 Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson
Niki Lauda
3 Hockenheim16 April20+206.789=271.56 km1'25:24.2190.784 km/h Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Patrick Depailler		 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Niki Lauda
4 Pau7 May702.76=193.2 km1'33:40.8123.740 km/h François Cevert Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Peter Gethin
5 Crystal Palace29 May502.238=111.85 km0'41:32.4161.555 km/h Mike Hailwood François Cevert
Jody Scheckter		 Jody Scheckter
6 Hockenheim11 June15+156.789=203.67 km1'13:39.2
1'15:05,6		165.915 km/h
162.733 km/h		 Niki Lauda Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
7 Rouen25 June305.543=166.29 km0'54:20.0
0'54:28.0		183.633 km/h
183.184 km/h		 Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood Emerson Fittipaldi
Mike Hailwood
8 Österreichring9 July345.911=200.974 km0'59:23.51
0'59:39.52		203.032 km/h
202.124 km/h		 Emerson Fittipaldi
Mike Hailwood		 Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi
Mike Hailwood
9 Imola23 July28+285.018=281.008 km1'28:08.2
1'28:16.7		191.299 km/h
190.299 km/h		 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Peter Gethin John Surtees
Bob Wollek
10 Mantorp Park6 August36+364.092=294.624 km1'45:50.0167.031 km/h Peter Gethin Peter Gethin Mike Hailwood
11 Pergusa-Enna20 August32+324.797=307.008 km1'33:22.8
1'33:46.2		197.264 km/h
196.443 km/h		 Mike Hailwood Carlos Pace Henri Pescarolo
Patrick Depailler
12 Salzburgring3 September30+304.238=254.28 km1'13:31.76207.493 km/h Carlos Pace Mike Hailwood Mike Hailwood
13 Albi24 September323.636=116.352 km0'37:53.5184.239 km/h Dave Morgan Patrick Depailler Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
14 Hockenheim1 October326.789=217.248 km1'07:22.7
1'07:40,6		193.458 km/h
192.605 km/h		 Emerson Fittipaldi
Mike Hailwood		 Emerson Fittipaldi Tim Schenken
Mike Hailwood
Vallelunga15 Octobercancelled

Note:

Race 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 2, 4, 5, 7 and 13 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 2, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 14 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

Race 3 Bert Hawthorne was fatally injured in practice.

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 10 results count. No driver had a point deduction.

PlaceNameTeamChassisEngineMAL
THR
HOC
PAU
CRY
HOC
ROU
ÖST
EMM
MAN
IMO
SAL
ALB
HOC
Points
1 Mike HailwoodTeam SurteesSurteesFord2--26-99-9-9-955
2 Jean-Pierre JaussaudÉcurie A.S.C.A.BrabhamFord--93-9--241-9-37
3 Patrick DepaillerCoombs RacingMarchFord---62--3--916-27
4 Carlos ReutemannMotul Rondel RacingBrabhamFord4---4366-12---26
5 Niki LaudaMarch EngineeringMarchFord69------6--2-225
6 Dave MorganReeves RacingBrabhamFord9----244---4--23
7 Bob WollekMotul Rondel RacingBrabhamFord--41--129---4-21
8 Jody ScheckterMcLarenMcLarenFord3---9---3-----15
9 Mike BeuttlerTeam Clarke-MordauntMarchFord--6--6--------12
Peter GethinChevron RacingChevronFord---9-------3--12
11 Carlos RueschTeam SurteesSurteesFord-----1-1-26-1-11
12 Wilson FittipaldiTeam BardahlBrabhamFord----------4--610
13 Xavier PerrotSquadra TartarurgaMarchFord1-3--4--------8
14 Jean-Pierre JabouilleCoombs RacingMarchFord---------6---7
Coombs RacingElf-AlpineFord1
15 Patrick Dal BoBanting & Earle RacingPygméeFord-6------------6
Carlos PaceTeam SurteesSurteesFord-----------6--6
17 Tom BelsøTeam VikingBrabhamFord--2---------3-5
James HuntHesketh RacingMarchFord------------235
19 Claudio FrancisciElcom RacingBrabhamFord-4------------4
David PurleyLecMarchFord---4----------4
Andrea de AdamichTeam SurteesSurteesFord--------4-----4
John WatsonTeam McCall-TuiLeda-TuiFord------3-1-----4
Tino Brambillaprivate entryMarchFord-------------44
24 Vic ElfordChevron RacingChevronFord----3---------3
Brett LungerSpace RacingMarchFord---------3----3
Hiroshi KazatoBloore RacingMarchFord----------3---3
27 José DolhemTeam ArnoldMarchFord------2-------2
28 John WingfieldNicoby RacingBrabhamFord--1-----------1
Jochen MassMarch EngineeringMarchFord----1---------1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

Race 2 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).

gollark: I think mostly on the lower bits.
gollark: I mean that half of it is just unoccupied towers, not that some shops are bad.
gollark: And yet we got a giant mall complex half of which nobody uses.
gollark: (Gold prices are far too high given the prevalence of automining now)
gollark: Block value is messed up horribly.

References
  1. "1972 European F2 Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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