1972 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Aug 1972
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 9 of 12
- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1 | 54 | 1:29:16.660 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 7 | 54 | +1.18 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 4 | 54 | +36.53 | 4 | |
| 4 | 25 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 12 | 54 | +44.76 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | Chris Amon | Matra | 6 | 54 | +45.64 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 10 | 54 | +1:01.19 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | 54 | +1:09.09 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 21 | 54 | +1:21.45 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 20 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | 22 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 24 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 8 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 11 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 6 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 16 | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 11 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 13 | 51 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 17 | 48 | Engine | 0 | |
| N | 23 | Carlos Pace | March | 18 | 46 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 23 | 45 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | 36 | Injection | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 15 | 31 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Mike Beuttler | March | 24 | 24 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 29 | François Migault | Connew | 25 | 22 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 9 | 20 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 5 | 14 | Injection | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 13 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 21 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | 6 | Engine | 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 | 4 | 52 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | 27 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Chris Amon | Matra | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 0 | 9 |