1972 German Grand Prix
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The 1972 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on July 30, 1972.
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[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 14 | 1:42:12.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 14 | +48.3 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 14 | + 1:06.7 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 |  Howden Ganley |
BRM | 14 | + 2:20.2 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 |  Brian Redman |
McLaren-Ford | 14 | + 2:35.7 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 14 | + 2:59.6 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 |  Wilson Fittipaldi |
Brabham-Ford | 14 | + 3:00.1 | 21 | |
| 8 | 28 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 14 | + 5:10.7 | 27 | |
| 9 | 6 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM | 14 | + 5:20.2 | 13 | |
| 10 | 7 | François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 14 | + 5:43.7 | 5 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 13 | Collision | 2 | |
| 12 | 19 |  Arturo Merzario |
Ferrari | 13 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 13 | 16 | Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees-Ford | 13 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 14 | 15 |  Tim Schenken |
Surtees-Ford | 13 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 15 | 8 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 13 | + 1 Lap | 8 | |
| NC | 21 | Carlos Pace |
March-Ford | 11 | Not classified | 11 | |
| Ret | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 10 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| Ret | 20 | Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford | 10 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 3 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 8 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 14 | Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford | 8 | Suspension | 16 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham-Ford | 6 | Differential | 6 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Rolf Stommelen |
March-Ford | 6 | Electrical | 14 | |
| Ret | 25 | Dave Walker |
Lotus-Ford | 6 | Oil Leak | 23 | |
| Ret | 23 |  Niki Lauda |
March-Ford | 4 | Oil Leak | 24 | |
| Ret | 27 | Derek Bell |
Tecno | 4 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 29 |  Dave Charlton |
Lotus-Ford | 4 | Physical | 26 | |
| Ret | 18 | Reine Wisell |
BRM | 3 | Engine | 17 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Jacky Ickx - 7:07.0[1]
- Fastest lap: Jacky Ickx - 7:13.6[1]
- Jacky Ickx took his last win in Formula One in this race, and he beat Francois Cevert's 1971 fastest lap record by more than seven seconds, and smashed the pole position record set by Jackie Stewart in the latter year by a massive 13 seconds. He scored his only Grand Chelem (English:Grand Slam) (led and won the whole race from pole position and set fastest lap).
- During the race, Jackie Stewart had a long battle for second place with Clay Regazzoni. On the last lap at Hatzenbach, Stewart and Regazzoni tangled, and Stewart crashed into the Armco barrier and destroyed the suspension in his Tyrrell. This was a huge blow for Stewart, as his great rival Emerson Fittipaldi had suffered a rare mechanical failure in his John Player Special Lotus (more specifically, the gearbox caught fire) and was forced to retire; and Stewart ultimately was not able to take advantage of Fittipaldi's breakdown, who was 1st in the driver's championship; and Stewart desperately needed points to catch Fittipaldi in the race for the Formula One Driver's Championship.
[edit] Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Formula One World - History - German Grand Prix 1972". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20070715204309/http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1972/germany.html. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/508/. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
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