1972 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 14, 1972. It was race 4 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The track was substantially modified from 1971, in the interest of safety. The pits were moved to the harbor front, between the chicane and Tabac, and a new chicane was placed near Tabac.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jean-Pierre Beltoise's victory was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career as well as the last win for the BRM team and the first win for a Marlboro-sponsored F1 car.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	8	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:21.4
2	6	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:21.6	+0.2
3	7	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:21.9	+0.5
4	17	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:22.5	+1.1
5	18	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	BRM	1:22.6	+1.2
6	16	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	1:22.6	+1.2
7	14	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:22.7	+1.3
8	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	1:22.9	+1.5
9	22	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	1:22.9	+1.5
10	15	Template:Flagicon Brian Redman	McLaren-Ford	1:23.1	+1.7
11	11	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	1:23.7	+2.3
12	2	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	1:23.8	+2.4
13	10	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	1:23.9	+2.5
14	9	Template:Flagicon David Walker	Lotus-Ford	1:24.0	+2.6
15	3	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	1:24.1	+2.7
16	28	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	BRM	1:24.4	+3.0
17	26	Template:Flagicon Helmut Marko	BRM	1:24.6	+3.2
18	12	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Surtees–Ford	1:24.7	+3.3
19	20	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham–Ford	1:24.7	+3.3
20	19	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	1:24.7	+3.3
21	21	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	1:25.2	+3.8
22	4	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March-Ford	1:25.6	+4.2
23	5	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	1:26.5	+5.1
24	23	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	March-Ford	1:26.6	+5.2
25	27	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	1:29.5	+8.1

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	80	2:26:55.3	4	9
2	6	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	80	+ 38.2	2	6
3	8	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	79	+ 1 lap	1	4
4	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	78	+ 2 laps	8	3
5	15	Template:Flagicon Brian Redman	McLaren-Ford	77	+ 3 laps	10	2
6	16	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Matra	77	+ 3 laps	6	1
7	12	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	77	+ 3 laps	18
8	26	Template:Flagicon Helmut Marko	BRM	77	+ 3 laps	17
9	21	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	77	+ 3 laps	21
10	27	Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	77	+ 3 laps	25
11	3	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	76	+ 4 laps	15
12	20	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	76	+ 4 laps	19
13	5	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	76	+ 4 laps	23
14	9	Template:Flagicon Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford	75	+ 5 laps	14
15	14	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	74	+ 6 laps	7
16	4	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March-Ford	74	+ 6 laps	22
17	23	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	March-Ford	72	+ 8 laps	24
NC	2	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	70	+ 10 laps	12
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	58	Accident	9
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	51	Accident	3
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	48	Accident	11
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Howden Ganley	BRM	47	Accident	20
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	31	Accident	13
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	BRM	27	Accident	5
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	BRM	16	Engine	16
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Notes

• This was the first pole position for Emerson Fittipaldi, and the first for a Brazilian driver.
• This was the 25th podium finish for a Belgian driver.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	1	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	19
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	16
File:1downarrow red.svg 2	3	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	15
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	12
File:1uparrow green.svg 20	5	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	19
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	19
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	19
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	12
File:1uparrow green.svg 3	5	Template:Flagicon BRM	9
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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