The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 7

British Grand Prix

1972  ·  Brands Hatch  ·  15 July 1972  ·  76 laps

  1. 1st Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus · 01:47:50.2
  2. 2nd Jackie Stewart Tyrrell · +4.1
  3. 3rd Peter Revson McLaren · +1:12.500

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacky Ickx

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 49

Jacky Ickx

Retirement Ferrari  —  Oil pressure

03 Lap 59

David Walker

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Suspension

04 Lap 60

François Cevert

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Spun off

05 Lap 64

Tim Schenken

Retirement Surtees  —  Suspension

06 On the Charge

Rolf Stommelen

March  —  P25 → P10

07 Victory

Emerson Fittipaldi

Team Lotus  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 2 76 01:47:50.2 9
2 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 4 76 +4.1 6
3 Peter Revson McLaren 3 76 +1:12.500 4
4 Chris Amon Matra 17 75 +1 Lap 3
5 Denny Hulme McLaren 11 75 +1 Lap 2
6 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 9 75 +1 Lap 1
7 Ronnie Peterson March 8 74 Spun off
8 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 10 73 +3 Laps
9 Niki Lauda March 19 73 +3 Laps
10 Rolf Stommelen March 25 71 +5 Laps
11 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 6 70 +6 Laps
12 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 22 69 Suspension
13 Mike Beuttler March 23 69 +7 Laps
14 Tim Schenken Surtees 5 64 Suspension
15 François Cevert Tyrrell 12 60 Spun off
16 David Walker Team Lotus 15 59 Suspension
17 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1 49 Oil pressure
18 Graham Hill Brabham 21 47 Spun off
19 Carlos Pace March 13 39 Differential
20 Jackie Oliver BRM 14 36 Suspension
21 Mike Hailwood Surtees 7 31 Gearbox
22 Dave Charlton Team Lotus 24 21 Gearbox
23 Nanni Galli Tecno 18 9 Spun off
24 Henri Pescarolo Politoys 26 7 Accident
25 Peter Gethin BRM 16 5 Engine
26 Andrea de Adamich Surtees 20 3 Accident

Keep exploring

Est. in a shed The Garagiste Grand Prix · Sports Car

A Formula One encyclopedia · © 2026