1972 German Grand Prix
| 1972 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 July 1972 | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 22.835 km (14.19 miles) | ||
| Distance | 14 laps, 319.690 km (198.65 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 7:07.0[1] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | |
| Time | 7:13.6[1] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | March-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1972 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 30 July 1972. It was race 8 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[2]
The 14-lap race was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, driving a Ferrari. Ickx achieved a Grand Chelem – taking pole position, leading every lap and setting the fastest lap. It was his eighth, and final, World Championship race victory. Swiss teammate Clay Regazzoni finished second, with Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson third in a March-Ford.
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 | + 3 Laps | 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
|
Eifelland-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 | |
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Notes
- Ickx beat François Cevert's 1971 fastest lap record by more than seven seconds, and improved on the pole position record set by Jackie Stewart in the same year by 13 seconds.
- Ickx would be the fourth and final driver ever to achieve a Grand Chelem on the full Nordschleife, the previous three being Alberto Ascari in 1952, Juan Manuel Fangio in 1956, and Jim Clark in 1965.
- Championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi's John Player Special Lotus suffered a rare mechanical failure and retired after a gearbox fire.
- Jackie Stewart had a long battle for second place with Clay Regazzoni before the two tangled on the last lap at Hatzenbach. Stewart crashed into the Armco barrier, destroying his Tyrrell's suspension and losing the opportunity to close the gap on Fittipaldi in the title race.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ a b "Formula One World - History - German Grand Prix 1972". Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ "1972 German Grand Prix Entry list".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "1972 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Germany 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
