1972 Monaco Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 4 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | May 14, 1972 | |
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Course | Street circuit 3.145 km (1.954 mi) |
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| Distance | 80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 mi) | |
| Weather | Wet | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:21.4 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM |
| Time | 1:40.0 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM |
| Second |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari |
| Third | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford |
The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 14, 1972. This was the last race on the original Monaco circuit, before the swimming pool was installed and the tunnel was lengthened. Jean-Pierre Beltoise's victory was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career, and the last for BRM.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM | 80 | 2:26:55.3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 80 | + 38.2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 |  Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Brian Redman |
McLaren-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Chris Amon |
Matra | 77 | + 3 Laps | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 |  Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
| 8 | 26 |  Helmut Marko |
BRM | 77 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
| 9 | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi |
Brabham-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 21 | |
| 10 | 27 |  Rolf Stommelen |
March-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 3 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 15 | |
| 12 | 20 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 20 | |
| 13 | 5 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 23 | |
| 14 | 9 |  Dave Walker |
Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 5 Laps | 14 | |
| 15 | 14 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 6 Laps | 7 | |
| 16 | 4 | Niki Lauda |
March-Ford | 74 | + 6 Laps | 22 | |
| 17 | 23 | Carlos Pace |
March-Ford | 72 | + 8 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 2 | François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 70 | Not Classified | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 | Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford | 58 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 7 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 51 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 | Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford | 48 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 19 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | 47 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 10 | Tim Schenken |
Surtees-Ford | 31 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 27 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 28 | Reine Wisell |
BRM | 16 | Engine | 16 |
[edit] Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
[edit] References
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1972/505/. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1972 season |
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