1972 Spanish Grand Prix

  1972 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season
Jarama Permanent Circuit (1967-1990)
Date	May 1, 1972
Official name	XVIII Gran Premio de España
Location	Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain
Course	Race track
Course length	3.404 km (2.115 mi)
Distance	90 laps, 306.360 km (190.363 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:18.43
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:21.01
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Third	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari

The 1972 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on May 1, 1972. It was the third race of the 1972 Formula One season. The 90-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from third position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Clay Regazzoni came in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	90	2:03:41.2	3	9
2	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	90	+ 18.92	1	6
3	6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	89	+ 1 Lap	8	4
4	26	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	89	+ 1 Lap	13	3
5	20	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	89	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	29	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	89	+ 1 Lap	16	1
7	22	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	88	+ 2 Laps	14
8	12	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	88	+ 2 Laps	18
9	21	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford	87	Out of Fuel	24
10	18	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	86	+ 4 Laps	23
11	14	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	86	+ 4 Laps	19
Ret	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	69	Accident	4
Ret	9	Chris Amon	Matra	66	Gearbox	6
Ret	3	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	65	Ignition	12
Ret	8	Peter Gethin	BRM	65	Engine	21
Ret	11	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	48	Gearbox	2
Ret	25	Howden Ganley	BRM	38	Engine	20
Ret	10	Reine Wisell	BRM	24	Accident	10
Ret	7	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	23	Oil Pressure	5
Ret	15	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	20	Electrical	15
Ret	2	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	16	Fuel Leak	9
Ret	16	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	15	Accident	17
Ret	19	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	9	Gearbox	7
Ret	24	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	7	Differential	25
Ret	28	Alex Soler-Roig	BRM	6	Accident	22
DNQ	23	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford
Source:[1]

Notes

• Last Race: Alex Soler-Roig
• First points: Carlos Pace
• First race: Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hulme 15 1 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 15 1 3 Jacky Ickx 10 2 4 Jackie Stewart 9 1 5 Clay Regazzoni 7

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 17 2 2 Lotus-Ford 15 3 Ferrari 13 2 4 Tyrrell-Ford 9 1 5 Surtees-Ford 5

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

References

1. "1972 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.