1972 Austrian Grand Prix

Emerson Fittipaldi driving his Lotus during practice; he won the race using the team's spare car which carried the number 31.

The 1972 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 13 August 1972. It was race 9 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 54-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Peter Revson came in third.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	31	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:35.97		1
2	19	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:36.04	+ 0.07	2
3	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	1:36.35	+ 0.38	3
4	14	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	1:36.63	+ 0.66	4
5	17	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Brabham–Ford	1:37.15	+ 1.18	5
6	10	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	1:37.16	+ 1.19	6
7	12	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:37.20	+ 1.23	7
8	24	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	1:37.25	+ 1.28	8
9	18	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:37.33	+ 1.36	9
10	9	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	1:37.55	+ 1.58	10
11	5	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	1:37.58	+ 1.61	11
12	25	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	1:37.77	+ 1.80	12
13	11	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	1:38.08	+ 2.11	13
14	16	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	1:38.14	+ 2.17	14
15	28	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	1:38.25	+ 2.28	15
16	6	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	BRM	1:38.48	+ 2.51	16
17	27	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	1:38.62	+ 2.65	17
18	23	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	March-Ford	1:38.62	+ 2.65	18
19	21	Template:Flagicon David Walker	Lotus-Ford	1:38.81	+ 2.84	19
20	2	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	1:38.85	+ 2.88	20
21	7	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:38.89	+ 2.92	21
22	4	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March-Ford	1:39.04	+ 3.07	22
23	15	Template:Flagicon Nanni Galli	Tecno	1:39.13	+ 3.16	23
24	3	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	1:39.92	+ 3.95	24
25	22	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	1:40.28	+ 4.31	DNS
26	29	Template:Flagicon François Migault	Connew-Ford	1:43.88	+ 7.91	25

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	31	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	54	1:29:16.66	1	9
2	12	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	54	+ 1.18	7	6
3	14	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	54	+ 36.53	4	4
4	25	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	54	+ 44.76	12	3
5	10	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	54	+ 45.64	6	2
6	9	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	54	+ 1:01.19	10	1
7	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	54	+ 1:09.09	3
8	7	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	54	+ 1:21.45	21
9	2	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	53	+ 1 lap	20
10	4	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March-Ford	53	+ 1 lap	22
11	24	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	52	+ 2 laps	8
12	5	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	52	+ 2 laps	11
13	6	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	BRM	51	+ 3 laps	16
14	11	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	51	+ 3 laps	13
15	27	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	48	Engine	17
NC	23	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	March-Ford	46	+ 8 laps	18
NC	15	Template:Flagicon Nanni Galli	Tecno	45	Oil leak	23
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	36	Injection	14
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	31	Brakes	15
Ret	3	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	24	Fuel system	24
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon François Migault	Connew-Ford	22	Suspension	25
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	20	Fuel system	9
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	14	Injection	5
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	13	Fuel system	2
Ret	21	Template:Flagicon Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford	6	Engine	19
DNS	22	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford		Accident
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Notes

• This was the 5th Grand Prix win for a Brazilian driver.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	52
	2	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	27
1	3	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	27
1	4	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	25
1	5	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	14
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	52
2	2	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	35
1	3	Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	33
1	4	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	29
	5	Template:Flagicon BRM	13
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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