The 1972 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 10, 1972.
| 1972 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | September 10, 1972 | ||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.775 km ( miles) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 317.625 km ( miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry and sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:35.65 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:36.3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Surtees-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 55 | 1:29:58.4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 |  Mike Hailwood
|
Surtees-Ford | 55 | + 14.5 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 55 | + 23.8 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 15 |  Peter Revson
|
McLaren-Ford | 55 | + 35.7 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Graham Hill
|
Brabham-Ford | 55 | + 1:05.6 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | Peter Gethin
|
BRM | 55 | + 1:21.9 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari | 54 | + 1 Lap | 7 | |
| 8 | 21 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | 54 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 9 | 19 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 54 | + 1 Lap | 24 | |
| 10 | 16 | Mike Beuttler
|
March-Ford | 54 | + 1 Lap | 25 | |
| 11 | 22 | Howden Ganley
|
BRM | 52 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
| 12 | 24 | Reine Wisell
|
BRM | 51 | + 4 Laps | 10 | |
| 13 | 18 |  Niki Lauda
|
March-Ford | 50 | + 5 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 46 | Electrical | 1 | |
| Ret | 20 | Chris Amon
|
Matra | 38 | Brakes | 2 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees-Ford | 33 | Brakes | 21 | |
| Ret | 29 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Brabham-Ford | 20 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 20 | Fuel System | 22 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Tim Schenken
|
Surtees-Ford | 20 | Spun Off | 15 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | 16 | Collision | 4 | |
| Ret | 26 | Carlos Pace
|
March-Ford | 15 | Collision | 18 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 14 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 2 | François Cevert
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 14 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 11 | Nanni Galli
|
Tecno | 6 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Clutch | 3 | |
| DNQ | 25 | Henri Pescarolo
|
March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 12 | Derek Bell
|
Tecno |
Notes
- Pole Position: Jacky Ickx - 1:35.65
- Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx - 1:36.3
- Emerson Fittipaldi won the race and became World Champion for the first time, the youngest ever champion at 25 years and 273 days, until superseded by Fernando Alonso in 2005.
- By winning the race, Lotus won the Constructors' Championship with two races left to run.
- The Team Lotus was forced to run only one car because the Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus 72D damaged seriously due to the accident of the transporter that had occurred just while toward Monza. Fittipaldi used another 72D but the car was actually almost specification of the 1970 season.
- Last win: Firestone
- Last race: John Surtees
Standings after the race
|
|
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2008-01-22.