1972 French Grand Prix
| 1972 French Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 6 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | July 2, 1972 | ||
| Location | Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 8.055 km (5.005 miles) | ||
| Distance | 38 laps, 306.09 km (190.19 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Matra | ||
| Time | 2:53.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Chris Amon | Matra | |
| Time | 2:53.9 on lap 32 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Third |
| Matra | |
The 1972 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Charade Circuit in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France on July 2, 1972.
Due to cutting the corners, a stone thrown from Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus hit Helmut Marko in the eye during the race, ending his F1 career. The stones also had caused ten deflated tyres, but no big crashes. The French Grand Prix was moved to the new Paul Ricard Circuit for 1973.
Chris Amon achieved the fifth and final pole position of his career and was leading the race until a puncture forced him to pit, but he charged back through the field, annihilating the circuit's lap record to finish third. Jackie Stewart won the race, with Fittipaldi second.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Jackie Stewart
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Tyrrell-Ford | 38 | 1:52:22.5 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Lotus-Ford | 38 | + 27.7 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 38 | + 31.9 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 |  François Cevert
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Tyrrell-Ford | 38 | + 49.3 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 |  Ronnie Peterson
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March-Ford | 38 | + 56.8 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Mike Hailwood
|
Surtees-Ford | 38 | + 1:36.1 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 38 | + 1:48.1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi
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Brabham-Ford | 38 | + 2:25.1 | 14 | |
| 9 | 11 | Brian Redman
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McLaren-Ford | 38 | + 2:55.5 | 13 | |
| 10 | 18 | Graham Hill
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Brabham-Ford | 38 | + 2:59.5 | 20 | |
| 11 | 3 |  Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari | 37 | + 1 Lap | 4 | |
| 12 | 20 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Brabham-Ford | 37 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 13 | 30 |  Nanni Galli
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Ferrari | 37 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 14 | 28 | Andrea de Adamich
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Surtees-Ford | 37 | + 1 lap | 12 | |
| 15 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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BRM | 37 | + 1 Lap | 24 | |
| 16 | 10 |  Rolf Stommelen
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Eifelland-Ford | 37 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 17 | 27 |  Tim Schenken
|
Surtees-Ford | 36 | + 2 Laps | 5 | |
| 18 | 6 | Dave Walker
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Lotus-Ford | 34 | Halfshaft | 22 | |
| 19 | 15 | Mike Beuttler
|
March-Ford | 33 | Out of Fuel | 23 | |
| NC | 8 | Patrick Depailler
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Tyrrell-Ford | 33 | Not Classified | 16 | |
| Ret | 24 | Reine Wisell
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BRM | 25 | Gearbox | 18 | |
| Ret | 17 | Carlos Pace
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March-Ford | 18 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Helmut Marko
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BRM | 8 | Eye injury | 6 | |
| Ret | 14 | Niki Lauda
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March-Ford | 4 | Halfshaft | 21 | |
| DNQ | 29 |  Dave Charlton
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Lotus-Ford | ||||
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Notes
- François Cevert drove and crashed the new Tyrrell 005 in practice. He was forced to drive the 002 during the race.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1972 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.