1972 John Player British Grand Prix
Brands Hatch · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 | 26 | 4.100 | 76 | 324.1 | 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 | 2 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | Ford | 76 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | Ford | 76 | ★ | +4.100s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | Peter Revson | McLaren | Ford | 76 | +72.500s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | 17 | Chris Amon | Matra | Matra | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | 18 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | Ford | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | Ford | 74 | — | Accident | ||
| 8 | 10 | 27 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | Ford | 73 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 19 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | Ford | 73 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 25 | 33 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | Ford | 71 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 6 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | BRM | 70 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 22 | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | Ford | 69 | — | Suspension | ||
| 13 | 23 | 31 | Mike Beuttler | March | Ford | 69 | +7 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 5 | 22 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | Ford | 64 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 12 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | Ford | 60 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 15 | 9 | David Walker | Team Lotus | Ford | 59 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 1 | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | Ferrari | 49 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 21 | 26 | Graham Hill | Brabham | Ford | 47 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 13 | 25 | Carlos Pace | March | Ford | 39 | — | Differential | ||
| — | 14 | 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | BRM | 36 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 7 | 21 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | Ford | 31 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 24 | 29 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | Ford | 21 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 18 | 30 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | Tecno | 9 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 26 | 24 | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys | Ford | 7 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 16 | 12 | Peter Gethin | BRM | BRM | 5 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 23 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | Ford | 3 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 34 | François Migault | Connew | Ford | — | Suspension |