1972 World Sportscar Championship season
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| 1972 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1972 World Sportscar Championship season was the 20th season of the FIA World Championship for Makes. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring. It ran from January 9, 1972 to July 22, 1972, and was comprised of 11 races.
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[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  1000km of Buenos Aires† |
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | January 10 |
| 2 |  Daytona 6 Hours |
Daytona International Speedway | February 6 |
| 3 | 12 Hours of Sebring |
Sebring International Raceway | March 25 |
| 4 |  BOAC 1000km† |
Brands Hatch | April 16 |
| 5 |  1000km Monza |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 25 |
| 6 |  1000km Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | May 7 |
| 7 | Targa Florio |
Palermo | May 21 |
| 8 |  ADAC 1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | May 28 |
| 9 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 10 June 11 |
| 10 |  Austrian 1000km |
Österreichring | June 25 |
| 11 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours |
Watkins Glen International | July 22 |
† - Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.
[edit] Season Results
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
[edit] Races
| Rnd | Circuit | Sportscar Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportscar Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | #30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
None | Results |
 Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken |
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| 2 | Daytona | #2 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#59 Brumos Porsche |
Results |
| Mario Andretti Jacky Ickx |
Hurley Haywood Peter Gregg |
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| 3 | Sebring | #2 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#57 Dana English |
Results |
| Mario Andretti Jacky Ickx |
Dave Heinz Robert R. Johnson |
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| 4 | Brands Hatch | #11 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
None | Results |
| Mario Andretti Jacky Ickx |
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| 5 | Monza | #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#44 Ugo Locatelli |
Results |
 Clay Regazzoni Jacky Ickx |
Ugo Locatelli "Pal Joe" |
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| 6 | Spa-Francorchamps | #3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#42 Claude Dubois |
Results |
| Brian Redman Arturo Merzario |
Jean-Marie Jacquemin Yves Deprez |
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| 7 | Palermo | #3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#38 Ennio Bonomelli |
Results |
| Arturo Merzario Sandro Munari |
Pino Pica Gabriele Gottifredi |
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| 8 | Nürburgring | #3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#55 Kremer Porsche Racing |
Results |
| Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken |
Erwin Kremer John Fitzpatrick |
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| 9 | La Sarthe | #15 Equipe Matra-Simca Shell |
#18 Charles Pozzi |
Results |
| Henri Pescarolo Graham Hill |
Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Claude Andruet |
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| 10 | Österreichring | #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#33 Sachs Racing |
Results |
| Brian Redman Jacky Ickx |
Alex Janda Hans Schulze-Schwering |
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| 11 | Watkins Glen | #85 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#22 North American Racing Team |
Results |
| Mario Andretti Jacky Ickx |
Jean-Pierre Jarier Peter Gregg |
[edit] Manufacturers Championships
[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship
All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes are skipped in rewarding points for the overall championship.
Only the best 8 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 160 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 85 | ||||
| 3 | Porsche |
6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 71 |
| 4 | Lola |
4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 48 | |||
| 5 | Chevron |
8 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 41 | |||||
| 6 | Mirage |
10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | ||||||||
| 7 | Matra |
20 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Chevrolet |
3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||
| 9 | De Tomaso |
8 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 | Tondelli |
6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Abarth |
4 | 4 |
[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship
The GT class did not participate in Rounds 1 and 4. Only the best 7 finishes counted towards the championship.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 120 | |
| 2 | Ferrari |
6 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 64 | ||||
| 3 | De Tomaso |
20 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 63 | |||||
| 4 | Chevrolet |
15 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 49 | |||||
| 5 | Alfa Romeo |
8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 6 | Opel |
6 | 6 |
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