1972 John Player British Grand Prix

Race 7 of 12

Brands Hatch
76 laps
Time of race: 1:47:50.2
Average speed of winner: 180.348 kph
Margin of victory: 4.1 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart 1:24.0
Lap leaders: Ickx 1-48, E. Fittipaldi 49-76

Race notes: Debut for Arturo Merzario.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Emerson Fittipaldi	8	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	1:22.6	76	1	28	1:47:50.2	9
2	4	Jackie Stewart	1	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 003	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:22.9	76	0	0	+4.1	6
3	3	Peter Revson	19	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M19A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:22.7	76	0	0	+72.5	4
4	17	Chris Amon	17	Equipe Matra	Matra-Simca MS120C	Matra MS71	Goodyear	Matra	1:24.6	75	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	11	Denny Hulme	18	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M19C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:23.9	75	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	9	Arturo Merzario	6	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B2	Ferrari 001/1	Firestone	Ferrari	1:23.7	75	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	8	Ronnie Peterson	3	STP March Racing Team	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:23.7	74	0	0	spun off (classified)	0
8	10	Carlos Reutemann	27	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT37	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:23.8	73	0	0	+3 laps	0
9	19	Niki Lauda	4	STP March Racing Team	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	1:25.1	73	0	0	+3 laps	0
10	25	Rolf Stommelen	33	Team Eifelland Caravans	Eifelland March 21	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Eifelland	1:26.3	71	0	0	+5 laps	0
11	6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	11	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160C	BRM P142	Goodyear	BRM	1:23.4	70	0	0	+6 laps	0
12	22	Wilson Fittipaldi	28	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:25.5	69	0	0	suspension (classified)	0
13	23	Mike Beuttler	31	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	CMG	1:25.6	69	0	0	+7 laps	0
14	5	Tim Schenken	22	Flame Out Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:23.2	64	0	0	suspension	0
15	12	François Cevert	2	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 002	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:23.9	60	0	0	spun off	0
16	15	David Walker	9	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	1:24.4	59	0	0	suspension	0
17	1	Jacky Ickx	5	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B2	Ferrari 001/1	Firestone	Ferrari	1:22.2	49	1	48	oil pressure	0
18	21	Graham Hill	26	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT37	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	1:25.2	47	0	0	spun off	0
19	13	Carlos Pace	25	Team Williams-Motul	March 711	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:24.0	39	0	0	differential	0
20	14	Jackie Oliver	14	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160B	BRM P142	Goodyear	BRM	1:24.4	36	0	0	suspension	0
21	7	Mike Hailwood	21	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:23.5	31	0	0	gearbox	0
22	24	Dave Charlton	29	Scuderia Scribante	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Scribante	1:25.6	21	0	0	gearbox	0
23	18	Nanni Galli	30	Martini Racing Team	Tecno PA123	Tecno Series P	Firestone	Tecno	1:25.1	9	0	0	spun off	0
24	26	Henri Pescarolo	24	Team Williams-Motul	Politoys FX3	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:27.4	7	0	0	accident	0
25	16	Peter Gethin	12	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160B	BRM P142	Goodyear	BRM	1:24.5	5	0	0	engine	0
26	20	Andrea de Adamich	23	Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	1:25.2	3	0	0	accident	0
27	27	François Migault	34	Darnvall Connew Racing Team	Connew PC1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Connew	1:30.3	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	43	7	2	3	6
2	Jackie Stewart	27	6	1	2	3
3	Denny Hulme	21	7	0	1	3
4	Jacky Ickx	16	7	2	0	3
5	Peter Revson	10	5	0	0	2
6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9	6	0	1	1
7	François Cevert	9	7	0	0	1
8	Chris Amon	9	7	1	0	1
9	Clay Regazzoni	7	5	0	0	1
10	Ronnie Peterson	5	7	0	0	0
11	Mike Hailwood	4	6	0	0	0
12	Andrea de Adamich	3	7	0	0	0
13	Mario Andretti	3	3	0	0	0
14	Carlos Pace	3	6	0	0	0
15	Tim Schenken	2	7	0	0	0
16	Brian Redman	2	2	0	0	0
17	Graham Hill	1	7	0	0	0
18	Arturo Merzario	1	1	0	0	0
19	Wilson Fittipaldi	0	5	0	0	0
20	Carlos Reutemann	0	5	1	0	0
21	Niki Lauda	0	7	0	0	0
22	Henri Pescarolo	0	6	0	0	0
23	Helmut Marko	0	5	0	0	0
24	Howden Ganley	0	5	0	0	0
25	David Walker	0	7	0	0	0