1972 Grand Prix de France

Race 6 of 12

Charade
38 laps
Time of race: 1:52:21.5
Average speed of winner: 163.466 kph
Margin of victory: 27.7 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Chris Amon 2:53.9
Lap leaders: Amon 1-19, Stewart 20-38

Race notes: Last pole for Chris Amon. Debut for Patrick Depailler. Finale for Helmut Marko.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Jackie Stewart	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 003	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	2:55.0	38	1	19	1:52:21.5	9
2	8	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	2:58.1	38	0	0	+27.7	6
3	1	Chris Amon	9	Equipe Matra	Matra-Simca MS120D	Matra MS71	Goodyear	Matra	2:53.4	38	1	19	+31.9	4
4	7	François Cevert	7	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 002	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	2:58.1	38	0	0	+49.3	3
5	9	Ronnie Peterson	12	STP March Racing Team	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	2:58.2	38	0	0	+56.8	2
6	10	Mike Hailwood	26	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	2:58.3	38	0	0	+96.1	1
7	2	Denny Hulme	2	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M19C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	2:54.2	38	0	0	+108.1	0
8	14	Wilson Fittipaldi	19	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT34	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	2:59.5	38	0	0	+145.1	0
9	13	Brian Redman	11	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M19A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	2:59.4	38	0	0	+175.5	0
10	20	Graham Hill	18	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT37	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	3:03.0	38	0	0	+179.5	0
11	4	Jacky Ickx	3	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B2	Ferrari 001/1	Firestone	Ferrari	2:55.1	37	0	0	+1 lap	0
12	17	Carlos Reutemann	20	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT37	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Brabham	3:00.7	37	0	0	+1 lap	0
13	19	Nanni Galli	30	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B2	Ferrari 001/1	Firestone	Ferrari	3:00.7	37	0	0	+1 lap	0
14	12	Andrea de Adamich	28	Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	2:59.1	37	0	0	+1 lap	0
15	24	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	5	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160B	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	no time	37	0	0	+1 lap	0
16	15	Rolf Stommelen	10	Team Eifelland Caravans	Eifelland March 21	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Eifelland	2:59.6	37	0	0	+1 lap	0
17	5	Tim Schenken	27	Flame Out Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Surtees	2:57.2	36	0	0	+2 laps	0
18	22	David Walker	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	3:04.7	34	0	0	halfshaft (classified)	0
19	23	Mike Beuttler	15	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	CMG	3:05.9	33	0	0	out of fuel (classified)	0
20	16	Patrick Depailler	8	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 004	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	2:59.6	33	0	0	+5 laps (not classified)	0
21	18	Reine Wisell	24	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P153	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	3:00.7	25	0	0	gearbox	0
22	11	Carlos Pace	17	Team Williams-Motul	March 711	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	2:58.6	18	0	0	engine	0
23	6	Helmut Marko	25	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P160B	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	2:57.3	8	0	0	eye injury	0
24	21	Niki Lauda	14	STP March Racing Team	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	March	3:03.1	4	0	0	halfshaft	0
25	25	Henri Pescarolo	16	Team Williams-Motul	March 721	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	2:59.0	0	0	0	did not start	0
26	25	Howden Ganley	23	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P153B	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	3:02.0	0	0	0	did not start	0
27	25	Peter Gethin	22	Marlboro-BRM	BRM P153B	BRM P142	Firestone	BRM	3:02.8	0	0	0	did not start	0
28	25	Derek Bell	21	Martini Racing Team	Tecno PA123	Tecno Series-P	Firestone	Tecno	3:06.9	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	34	6	2	2	5
2	Jackie Stewart	21	5	1	2	2
3	Denny Hulme	19	6	0	1	3
4	Jacky Ickx	16	6	1	0	3
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9	5	0	1	1
6	François Cevert	9	6	0	0	1
7	Clay Regazzoni	7	5	0	0	1
8	Peter Revson	6	4	0	0	1
9	Chris Amon	6	6	1	0	1
10	Ronnie Peterson	5	6	0	0	0
11	Mike Hailwood	4	5	0	0	0
12	Andrea de Adamich	3	6	0	0	0
13	Mario Andretti	3	3	0	0	0
14	Carlos Pace	3	5	0	0	0
15	Tim Schenken	2	6	0	0	0
16	Brian Redman	2	2	0	0	0
17	Graham Hill	1	6	0	0	0
18	Wilson Fittipaldi	0	4	0	0	0
19	Carlos Reutemann	0	4	1	0	0
20	Niki Lauda	0	6	0	0	0
21	Henri Pescarolo	0	5	0	0	0
22	Helmut Marko	0	5	0	0	0
23	Howden Ganley	0	5	0	0	0
24	David Walker	0	6	0	0	0
25	Rolf Stommelen	0	5	0	0	0