The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 9

Austrian Grand Prix

1972  ·  Red Bull Ring  ·  13 August 1972  ·  54 laps

  1. 1st Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus · 01:29:16.66
  2. 2nd Denny Hulme McLaren · +1.18
  3. 3rd Peter Revson McLaren · +36.53

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Emerson Fittipaldi

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 13

Clay Regazzoni

Retirement Ferrari  —  Fuel system

03 Lap 14

Carlos Reutemann

Retirement Brabham  —  Injection

04 Lap 45

Nanni Galli

Retirement Tecno  —  Oil leak

05 Lap 46

Carlos Pace

Retirement March  —  Not classified

06 Lap 48

Rolf Stommelen

Retirement March  —  Engine

07 On the Charge

Jean-Pierre Beltoise

BRM  —  P21 → P8

08 Victory

Emerson Fittipaldi

Team Lotus  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 1 54 01:29:16.66 9
2 Denny Hulme McLaren 7 54 +1.18 6
3 Peter Revson McLaren 4 54 +36.53 4
4 Mike Hailwood Surtees 12 54 +44.76 3
5 Chris Amon Matra 6 54 +45.64 2
6 Howden Ganley BRM 10 54 +1:01.190 1
7 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 3 54 +1:09.090
8 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 21 54 +1:21.450
9 François Cevert Tyrrell 20 53 +1 Lap
10 Niki Lauda March 22 53 +1 Lap
11 Tim Schenken Surtees 8 52 +2 Laps
12 Ronnie Peterson March 11 52 +2 Laps
13 Peter Gethin BRM 16 51 +3 Laps
14 Andrea de Adamich Surtees 13 51 +3 Laps
15 Rolf Stommelen March 17 48 Engine
16 Carlos Pace March 18 46 Not classified
17 Nanni Galli Tecno 23 45 Oil leak
18 Graham Hill Brabham 14 36 Injection
19 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 15 31 Brakes
20 Mike Beuttler March 24 24 Fuel system
21 François Migault Connew 25 22 Suspension
22 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 9 20 Fuel system
23 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 5 14 Injection
24 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 2 13 Fuel system
25 David Walker Team Lotus 19 6 Engine

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