1972 standings

Final standings, United States Grand Prix, 8 Oct 1972. Race results · Team-mate head-to-head · 1971 · 1973

Championship progression

Points after each round for the top eight drivers in the final standings. Hover or tap for a round.

Constructors, top six.

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points	Gap
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	5	61	leader
2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	4	45	-16
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1	39	-22
4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1	27	-34
5	Peter Revson	McLaren	0	23	-38
6	François Cevert	Tyrrell	0	15	-46
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	0	15	-46
8	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	0	13	-48
9	Ronnie Peterson	March	0	12	-49
10	Chris Amon	Matra	0	12	-49
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1	9	-52
12	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	0	4	-57
13	Howden Ganley	BRM	0	4	-57
14	Brian Redman	BRM	0	4	-57
15	Graham Hill	Brabham	0	4	-57
16	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	0	3	-58
17	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees	0	3	-58
18	Carlos Pace	March	0	3	-58
19	Tim Schenken	Surtees	0	2	-59
20	Arturo Merzario	Ferrari	0	1	-60
21	Peter Gethin	BRM	0	1	-60
22	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	0	0	-61
23	Niki Lauda	March	0	0	-61
24	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	0	0	-61
25	Helmut Marko	BRM	0	0	-61
26	Mike Beuttler	March	0	0	-61
27	Henri Pescarolo	March	0	0	-61
28	David Walker	Team Lotus	0	0	-61
29	Jody Scheckter	McLaren	0	0	-61
30	Rolf Stommelen	March	0	0	-61
31	Reine Wisell	Team Lotus	0	0	-61
32	Sam Posey	Surtees	0	0	-61
33	Nanni Galli	Tecno	0	0	-61
34	Skip Barber	March	0	0	-61
35	John Love	Surtees	0	0	-61
36	John Surtees	Surtees	0	0	-61
37	Jackie Oliver	BRM	0	0	-61
38	Alex Soler-Roig	BRM	0	0	-61
39	François Migault	Connew	0	0	-61
40	Dave Charlton	Team Lotus	0	0	-61
41	Bill Brack	BRM	0	0	-61
42	Derek Bell	Tecno	0	0	-61

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points	Gap
1	Team Lotus	5	61	leader
2	Tyrrell	4	51	-10
3	McLaren	1	47	-14
4	Ferrari	1	33	-28
5	Surtees	0	18	-43
6	March	0	15	-46
7	BRM	1	14	-47
8	Matra	0	12	-49
9	Brabham	0	7	-54
10	Tecno	0	0	-61
11	Connew	0	0	-61
12	Politoys	0	0	-61

Rd	Race	Winner	Leader after the race	Pts
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart	9
2	South African Grand Prix	Denny Hulme	Denny Hulme	15
3	Spanish Grand Prix	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	15
4	Monaco Grand Prix	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Emerson Fittipaldi	19
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	28
6	French Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Emerson Fittipaldi	34
7	British Grand Prix	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	43
8	German Grand Prix	Jacky Ickx	Emerson Fittipaldi	43
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	52
10	Italian Grand Prix	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	61
11	Canadian Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Emerson Fittipaldi	61
12	United States Grand Prix	Jackie Stewart	Emerson Fittipaldi	61