1972 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 23 January 1972. It was race 1 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 95-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third.

The race was notable for the debut of local driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann, who scored pole position in his Brabham BT34.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Brabham–Ford	1:12.46
2	21	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell–Ford	1:12.68	+0.22
3	18	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	McLaren–Ford	1:12.74	+0.28
4	17	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren–Ford	1:12.99	+0.53
5	11	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus–Ford	1:13.28	+0.82
6	9	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:13.28	+0.82
7	22	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell–Ford	1:13.39	+0.93
8	8	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:13.50	+1.04
9	10	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:13.61	+1.15
10	14	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March–Ford	1:14.06	+1.60
11	19	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Surtees–Ford	1:14.17	+1.71
12	16	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	1:14.28	+1.82
13	3	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	1:14.28	+1.82
14	20	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Surtees–Ford	1:14.34	+1.88
15	23	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March–Ford	1:14.49	+2.03
16	1	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham–Ford	1:14.52	+2.06
17	4	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	BRM	1:14.52	+2.06
18	5	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	BRM	1:15.11	+2.65
19	7	Template:Flagicon Helmut Marko	BRM	1:15.53	+3.07
20	12	Template:Flagicon David Walker	Lotus–Ford	1:15.55	+3.09
21	6	Template:Flagicon Alex Soler-Roig	BRM	1:15.66	+3.20
22	15	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March–Ford	1:15.92	+3.46
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	95	1:57:58.82	2	9
2	17	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	95	+ 25.96	4	6
3	8	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	95	+ 59.39	8	4
4	9	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	95	+ 1:06.72	6	3
5	19	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	95	+ 1:09.11	11	2
6	14	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	94	+ 1 lap	10	1
7	2	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	93	+ 2 laps	1
8	23	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	93	+ 2 laps	15
9	3	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	93	+ 2 laps	13
10	7	Template:Flagicon Helmut Marko	BRM	93	+ 2 laps	19
11	15	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March-Ford	93	+ 2 laps	22
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	61	Suspension	5
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	59	Gearbox	7
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	BRM	59	Water leak	17
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	49	Engine	3
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Ferrari	20	Engine	9
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	11	Fuel system	14
Ret	1	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	11	Fuel pump	16
DSQ	12	Template:Flagicon David Walker	Lotus-Ford	8	Received outside assistance	20
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	BRM	1	Oil leak	18
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Alex Soler-Roig	BRM	1	Accident	21
DNS	16	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	0	Gearbox on warm-up lap	12
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Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Argentinian driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann. Being his first race, it was also his first pole position.
• This was the 25th Grand Prix start for British constructor March.
• This was the 5th fastest lap by a Tyrrell.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	9
2	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	6
3	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	4
4	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	3
5	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	2
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	9
2	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	6
3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	4
4	Template:Flagicon Surtees-Ford	2
5	Template:Flagicon March-Ford	1
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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