The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 12

United States Grand Prix

1972  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  8 October 1972  ·  59 laps

  1. 1st Jackie Stewart Tyrrell · 01:41:45.354
  2. 2nd François Cevert Tyrrell · +32.268
  3. 3rd Denny Hulme McLaren · +37.528

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell  —  Pole position

02 Lap 31

Carlos Reutemann

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

03 Lap 43

Wilson Fittipaldi

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

04 Lap 44

Howden Ganley

Retirement BRM  —  Engine

05 Lap 44

David Walker

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Engine

06 Lap 47

Peter Gethin

Retirement BRM  —  Engine

07 Lap 48

Carlos Pace

Retirement March  —  Fuel system

08 On the Charge

Ronnie Peterson

March  —  P26 → P4

09 Victory

Jackie Stewart

Tyrrell  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 1 59 01:41:45.354 9
2 François Cevert Tyrrell 4 59 +32.268 6
3 Denny Hulme McLaren 3 59 +37.528 4
4 Ronnie Peterson March 26 59 +1:22.516 3
5 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 12 59 +1:23.119 2
6 Mario Andretti Ferrari 10 58 +1 Lap 1
7 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 11 58 +1 Lap
8 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 6 58 +1 Lap
9 Jody Scheckter McLaren 8 58 +1 Lap
10 Reine Wisell Team Lotus 16 57 +2 Laps
11 Graham Hill Brabham 27 57 +2 Laps
12 Sam Posey Surtees 22 57 +2 Laps
13 Mike Beuttler March 20 57 +2 Laps
14 Henri Pescarolo March 21 57 +2 Laps
15 Chris Amon Matra 7 57 +2 Laps
16 Skip Barber March 20 57 +2 Laps
17 Mike Hailwood Surtees 14 56 Collision
18 Peter Revson McLaren 2 54 Electrical
19 Niki Lauda March 25 49 Not classified
20 Carlos Pace March 15 48 Fuel system
21 Peter Gethin BRM 28 47 Engine
22 Howden Ganley BRM 17 44 Engine
23 David Walker Team Lotus 30 44 Engine
24 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 13 43 Engine
25 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 18 40 Ignition
26 Brian Redman BRM 24 34 Engine
27 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 5 31 Engine
28 Andrea de Adamich Surtees 19 25 Collision
29 Tim Schenken Surtees 31 22 Suspension
30 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 9 17 Suspension
31 Derek Bell Tecno 29 8 Engine

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