1972 Canadian Grand Prix

  1972 Canadian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season
Date	September 24, 1972
Location	Mosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.957 km (2.458 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 316.56 km (196.64 mi)
Weather	Mild with temperatures approaching 22.8 °C (73.0 °F); wind speeds up to 12 kilometres per hour (7.5 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:13.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:15.7
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford
Second	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford
Third	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford

The 1972 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on 24 September 1972. It was the eleventh and penultimate round of the 1972 Formula One season. The 80-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. Peter Revson finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Denny Hulme came in third.

As the Mont Tremblant circuit had been closed down because of a dispute with the local racing authorities, Mosport Park became the sole host of the Canadian Grand Prix. The circuit had been upgraded to meet modern racing standards.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	80	1:43:17.1	5	9
2	19	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	80	+ 48.2	1	6
3	18	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	80	+ 54.6	2	4
4	8	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	80	+ 1:00.7	9	3
5	11	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	80	+ 1:07.0	7	2
6	4	Chris Amon	Matra	79	+ 1 Lap	10	1
7	22	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	13
8	7	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	17
9	29	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	78	Out of Fuel	18
10	15	Howden Ganley	BRM	78	+ 2 Laps	14
11	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	4
12	10	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	76	+ 4 laps	8
13	28	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	73	+ 7 Laps	21
Ret	6	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	65	Engine	16
DSQ	26	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	64	Received outside assistance	19
DSQ	25	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	61	Push-start after collision	3
NC	27	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	59	Not Classified	24
Ret	2	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	51	Gearbox	6
Ret	16	Peter Gethin	BRM	25	Suspension	12
NC	33	Skip Barber	March-Ford	24	Not Classified	22
Ret	14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	21	Oil Leak	20
Ret	17	Bill Brack	BRM	20	Spun Off	23
Ret	9	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	5	Gearbox	11
Ret	23	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	2	Gearbox	15
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 61 1 2 Jackie Stewart 36 1 3 Denny Hulme 35 4 Jacky Ickx 25 5 Peter Revson 23

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 61 2 McLaren-Ford 45 3 Tyrrell-Ford 42 4 Ferrari 31 5 Surtees-Ford 18

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

References

1. "Weather information for the "1972 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
2. "1972 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.