1972 Belgian Grand Prix

1972 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season

Date	June 4, 1972
Location	Nivelles-Baulers, Nivelles, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.72 km (2.314 mi)
Distance	85 laps, 316.2 km (196.69 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:11.43
Fastest lap
Driver	Chris Amon	Matra
Time	1:12.12
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford
Third	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford

The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nivelles on 4 June 1972. It was the fifth race of the 1972 Formula One season. The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. François_Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	32	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	85	1:44:07.3	1	9
2	8	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	85	+ 26.6	5	6
3	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	85	+ 58.1	3	4
4	34	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	85	+ 1:12.0	8	3
5	16	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	84	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	5	Chris Amon	Matra	84	+ 1 Lap	13	1
7	10	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	83	+ 2 Laps	7
8	25	Howden Ganley	BRM	83	+ 2 Laps	15
9	11	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	83	+ 2 Laps	14
10	27	Helmut Marko	BRM	83	+ 2 Laps	23
11	6	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	83	+ 2 Laps	20
12	12	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	82	+ 3 Laps	25
13	19	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	81	+ 4 Laps	9
14	33	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford	79	+ 6 Laps	12
Ret	17	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	73	Suspension	16
NC	15	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	59	Not Classified	19
Ret	30	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	57	Accident	2
Ret	36	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	55	Engine	10
Ret	22	Nanni Galli	Tecno	54	Accident	24
Ret	29	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	47	Injection	4
Ret	14	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	31	Halfshaft	22
Ret	18	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	28	Gearbox	18
Ret	24	Peter Gethin	BRM	27	Fuel Pump	17
Ret	23	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	15	Overheating	6
Ret	35	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	11	Overheating	21
Source:^[1]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	28
1	2	Denny Hulme	19
1	3	Jacky Ickx	16
	4	Jackie Stewart	12
	5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Ford	28
2	McLaren-Ford	23
3	Ferrari	19
4	Tyrrell-Ford	18
5	BRM	9

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

↑ "1972 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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