1972 Monaco Grand Prix
43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
| 1972 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | May 14, 1972 | ||
| Official name | XXX Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:21.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | |
| Time | 1:40.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 14, 1972. It was race 4 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The track was substantially modified from 1971, in the interest of safety. The pits were moved to the harbor front, between the chicane and Tabac, and a new chicane was placed near Tabac.[1] Jean-Pierre Beltoise's victory was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career, and the last for BRM.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:21,4 | 1 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:21,6 | 2 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:21,9 | 3 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | B.R.M. | 1:22,5 | 4 |
| 5 | Peter Gethin | B.R.M. | 1:22,6 | 5 |
| 6 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1:22,6 | 6 |
| 7 | Denis Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:22,7 | 7 |
| 8 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22,9 | 8 |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 1:22,9 | 9 |
| 10 | Brian Redman | McLaren-Ford | 1:23,1 | 10 |
| 11 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 1:23,7 | 11 |
| 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:23,8 | 12 |
| 13 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford | 1:23,9 | 13 |
| 14 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford | 1:24,0 | 14 |
| 15 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 1:24,1 | 15 |
| 16 | Reine Wisell | B.R.M. | 1:24,4 | 16 |
| 17 | Helmut Marko | B.R.M. | 1:24,6 | 17 |
| 18 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford | 1:24,7 | 18 |
| 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 1:24,7 | 19 |
| 20 | Howden Ganley | B.R.M. | 1:24,7 | 20 |
| 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 1:25,2 | 21 |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | 1:25,6 | 22 |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 1:26,5 | 23 |
| 24 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford | 1:26,6 | 24 |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland-Ford | 1:29,5 | 25 |
Race
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
Eifelland-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 3 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 15 | |
| 12 | 20 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 19 | |
| 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
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BRM | 27 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 28 | Reine Wisell
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BRM | 16 | Engine | 16 | |
Source:[2]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ Collantine, Keith (24 May 2007). "Beltoise scores his only win – and BRM's last – at Monaco". F1Fanatic. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "1972 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Monaco 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.