1972 South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Hulme | 5 | 26 | 14.100 | 79 | 324.2 | Mike Hailwood |
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 | 5 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | Ford | 79 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | Ford | 79 | +14.100s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren | Ford | 79 | +25.800s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | Ferrari | 79 | +38.500s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 79 | +49.000s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham | Ford | 78 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 21 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | Ford | 78 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 7 | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 8 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | Ford | 78 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 19 | 9 | David Walker | Team Lotus | Ford | 78 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 22 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March | Ford | 77 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | Ferrari | 77 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 25 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | Ford | 77 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 23 | 24 | Helmut Marko | BRM | BRM | 76 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 13 | 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | Matra | 76 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 26 | 27 | John Love | Surtees | Ford | 73 | — | Puncture | ||
| 17 | 24 | 22 | Carlos Pace | March | Ford | 73 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 16 | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | BRM | 70 | +9 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 20 | 18 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | Ford | 69 | +10 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 18 | 11 | Peter Gethin | BRM | BRM | 65 | +14 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 11 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | BRM | 60 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 1 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford | 45 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 4 | 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | Ford | 28 | ★ | — | Suspension | |
| — | 15 | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Ford | 27 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 10 | 16 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | Ford | 9 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 26 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | Ford | 2 | — | Fuel pump | ||
| — | — | 28 | William Ferguson | Brabham | Ford | — | Engine |