The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 5

Belgian Grand Prix

1972  ·  Nivelles-Baulers  ·  4 June 1972  ·  85 laps

  1. 1st Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus · 01:44:07.3
  2. 2nd François Cevert Tyrrell · +26.6
  3. 3rd Denny Hulme McLaren · +58.1

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Emerson Fittipaldi

Team Lotus  —  Pole position

02 Lap 15

Jean-Pierre Beltoise

Retirement BRM  —  Overheating

03 Lap 47

Jacky Ickx

Retirement Ferrari  —  Injection

04 Lap 57

Clay Regazzoni

Retirement Ferrari  —  Accident

05 Lap 73

Graham Hill

Retirement Brabham  —  Suspension

06 On the Charge

Helmut Marko

BRM  —  P23 → P10

07 Victory

Emerson Fittipaldi

Team Lotus  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 1 85 01:44:07.3 9
2 François Cevert Tyrrell 5 85 +26.6 6
3 Denny Hulme McLaren 3 85 +58.1 4
4 Mike Hailwood Surtees 8 85 +1:12.000 3
5 Carlos Pace March 11 84 +1 Lap 2
6 Chris Amon Matra 13 84 +1 Lap 1
7 Peter Revson McLaren 7 83 +2 Laps
8 Howden Ganley BRM 15 83 +2 Laps
9 Ronnie Peterson March 14 83 +2 Laps
10 Helmut Marko BRM 23 83 +2 Laps
11 Rolf Stommelen March 20 83 +2 Laps
12 Niki Lauda March 25 82 +3 Laps
13 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 9 81 +4 Laps
14 David Walker Team Lotus 12 79 +6 Laps
15 Graham Hill Brabham 16 73 Suspension
16 Henri Pescarolo March 19 59 Not classified
17 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 2 57 Accident
18 Andrea de Adamich Surtees 10 55 Engine
19 Nanni Galli Tecno 24 54 Accident
20 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 4 47 Injection
21 Mike Beuttler March 22 31 Halfshaft
22 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 18 28 Gearbox
23 Peter Gethin BRM 17 27 Fuel pump
24 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 6 15 Overheating
25 Tim Schenken Surtees 21 11 Overheating

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