1972 Italian Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1972 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 10 September 1972. It was race 10 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Before the race, the Monza circuit was modified with the addition of two chicanes, one before the Curva Grande and one at the site of the old Curva Vialone, in order to reduce speeds in the interests of safety. Team Lotus was forced to run only one car because Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus 72D was seriously damaged in an accident while being transported to Monza. Fittipaldi raced another 72D, but with specifications very close to the 1970 model.

The 55-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from sixth position. With the win, Fittipaldi sealed the Drivers' Championship, becoming the youngest ever champion at 25 years and 273 days until superseded by Fernando Alonso at 24 years and 59 days in 2005; Lotus also secured the Manufacturers' Cup. Englishman Mike Hailwood finished second in a Surtees-Ford, with New Zealander Denny Hulme third in a McLaren-Ford.

The race marked the last win for American tyre manufacturer Firestone in Formula One. It was also the last race in which 1964 World Champion John Surtees competed.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No	Driver	Constructor	Time/Gap
1	4	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:35.65
2	20	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	+0.04
3	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell–Ford	+0.14
4	5	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	+0.18
5	14	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren–Ford	+0.32
6	6	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus–Ford	+0.64
7	3	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Ferrari	+0.67
8	15	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	McLaren–Ford	+0.77
9	10	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Surtees–Ford	+0.85
10	24	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	BRM	+1.03
11	30	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Brabham–Ford	+1.47
12	23	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	BRM	+1.56
13	28	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham–Ford	+1.96
14	2	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell–Ford	+2.14
15	29	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham–Ford	+2.17
16	21	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+2.21
17	22	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	+2.26
18	26	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	March–Ford	+2.33
19	7	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Surtees–Ford	+2.66
20	18	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March–Ford	+2.87
21	9	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Surtees–Ford	+2.95
22	8	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Surtees–Ford	+2.96
23	11	Template:Flagicon Nanni Galli	Tecno	+2.99
24	19	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March–Ford	+3.05
25	16	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	March–Ford	+4.08
26	25	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March–Ford	+4.56
27	12	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Tecno	+6.42
Source:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

*Entries with a red background failed to qualify.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	55	1:29:58.4	6	9
2	10	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	55	+ 14.5	9	6
3	14	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	55	+ 23.8	5	4
4	15	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	55	+ 35.7	8	3
5	28	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	55	+ 1:05.6	13	2
6	23	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	BRM	55	+ 1:21.9	12	1
7	3	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Ferrari	54	+ 1 Lap	7
8	21	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	54	+ 1 Lap	16
9	19	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	24
10	16	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	25
11	22	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	52	+ 3 Laps	17
12	24	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	BRM	51	+ 4 Laps	10
13	18	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March-Ford	50	+ 5 Laps	20
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	46	Electrical	1
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	38	Brakes	2
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	33	Brakes	21
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	20	Suspension	19
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	20	Fuel System	22
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	20	Spun Off	15
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	16	Collision	4
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	March-Ford	15	Collision	18
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	14	Suspension	11
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	14	Engine	14
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Nanni Galli	Tecno	6	Engine	23
Ret	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	0	Clutch	3
DNQ	25	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford
DNQ	12	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	Tecno
Source:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation								CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}

Notes

• This race marked the first podium finish for British constructor Surtees. It was also the 25th podium finish for McLaren.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	61
1	2	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	31
1	3	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	27
	4	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	25
	5	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	17
Source: <ref name="Championship">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation				CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	61
	2	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	39
	3	Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	33
	4	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	29
2	5	Template:Flagicon Surtees-Ford	18
Source: <ref name="Championship"/>

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Template:S-start |- style="text-align:center" |width="35%"|Previous race:
1972 Austrian Grand Prix |width="30%"|Template:Nowrap
Template:Ifnumber |width="35%"|Next race:
1972 Canadian Grand Prix |- style="text-align:center" |width="35%"|Previous race:
1971 Italian Grand Prix |width="30%"|Italian Grand Prix |width="35%"|Next race:
1973 Italian Grand Prix |- style="text-align:center" {{#if: | Template:Succession box }} |- style="text-align:center" {{#if: | Template:Designated European Grand Prix }} |- style="text-align:center" {{#if: | Template:S-ach }} |- style="text-align:center" {{#if: | Template:F1 Promotional Trophy }} |- style="text-align:center" {{#if: | | {{ #if: | Template:S-ach }} }} |- style="text-align:center" {{#if: | Template:Succession box }} Template:S-end Template:F1GP 70-79