1972 United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Stewart | 1 | 31 | 32.268 | 59 | 320.7 | Jackie Stewart |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford | 59 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | Ford | 59 | +32.268s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | Ford | 59 | +37.528s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 26 | 4 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 59 | +82.516s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | Ferrari | 59 | +83.119s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | 9 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 6 | 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 8 | 21 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 16 | 12 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 27 | 28 | Graham Hill | Brabham | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 23 | 34 | Sam Posey | Surtees | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 21 | 6 | Mike Beuttler | March | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 22 | 26 | Henri Pescarolo | March | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 7 | 18 | Chris Amon | Matra | Matra | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 20 | 33 | Skip Barber | March | Ford | 57 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 14 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | Ford | 56 | — | Collision | ||
| 18 | 2 | 20 | Peter Revson | McLaren | Ford | 54 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 25 | 5 | Niki Lauda | March | Ford | 49 | +10 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 15 | 27 | Carlos Pace | March | Ford | 48 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 28 | 14 | Peter Gethin | BRM | BRM | 47 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | BRM | 44 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 30 | 11 | David Walker | Team Lotus | Ford | 44 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 13 | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | Ford | 43 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | BRM | 40 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 24 | 15 | Brian Redman | BRM | BRM | 34 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 5 | 29 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Ford | 31 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 19 | 25 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | Ford | 25 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 31 | 24 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | Ford | 22 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 9 | 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | Ford | 17 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 29 | 31 | Derek Bell | Tecno | Tecno | 8 | — | Engine | ||
| — | — | 24 | John Surtees | Surtees | Ford | — | Car raced by Schenken |