Gridpedia1972 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 15 Jul 1972
- Circuit
- Brands Hatch, Kent, UK
- Round
- 7 of 12
- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 2 | 76 | 1:47:50.2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | STEJackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 4 | 76 | +4.1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 19 | REVPeter Revson | McLaren | 3 | 76 | +1:12.5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | AMOChris Amon | Matra | 17 | 75 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 18 | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | 75 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | MERArturo Merzario | Ferrari | 9 | 75 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | PETRonnie Peterson | March | 8 | 74 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 8 | 27 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Brabham | 10 | 73 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | LAUNiki Lauda | March | 19 | 73 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 33 | STORolf Stommelen | March | 25 | 71 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 6 | 70 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 28 | FITWilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 22 | 69 | Suspension | 0 | |
| 13 | 31 | BEUMike Beuttler | March | 23 | 69 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | SCHTim Schenken | Surtees | 5 | 64 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 2 | CEVFrançois Cevert | Tyrrell | 12 | 60 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | WALDavid Walker | Team Lotus | 15 | 59 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 5 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | 49 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 26 | HILGraham Hill | Brabham | 21 | 47 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 25 | PACCarlos Pace | March | 13 | 39 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 14 | OLIJackie Oliver | BRM | 14 | 36 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 21 | HAIMike Hailwood | Surtees | 7 | 31 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 29 | CHADave Charlton | Team Lotus | 24 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | GALNanni Galli | Tecno | 18 | 9 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 24 | PESHenri Pescarolo | Politoys | 26 | 7 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | GETPeter Gethin | BRM | 16 | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | DEAAndrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 43 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Matra | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | 0 | 7 | |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 0 | 5 |