1972 1000 km Buenos Aires

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The 1972 Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers was the opening round of the 1972 World Championship for Makes season. It took place at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentina, on January 10, 1972. This would be the last time that the World Championship ran in a South American country.

Grand tourer class cars did not participate in this event.

[edit] Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
Engine
1 S3.0 30 Flag of Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Flag of Australia Tim Schenken
Ferrari 312PB 168
Ferrari 3.0 Flat-12
2 S3.0 32 Flag of Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman
Ferrari 312PB 168
Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12
3 S3.0 10 Flag of Italy Giovanni Alberti Flag of Italy Carlo Facetti
Flag of Italy Giovanni Alberti
Flag of Italy Andrea de Adamich
Alfa Romeo T33/3 162
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
4 S3.0 2 Flag of Italy Autodelta SpA Flag of the United Kingdom Vic Elford
Flag of Austria Helmut Marko
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 160
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
5 S2.0 36 Flag of the United Kingdom Chevron Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom John Hine
Flag of Spain Jose Juncadella
Chevron B19 306
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
6 S3.0 40 Flag of Spain Escuderia Montjuich Flag of Spain Juan Fernandez
Flag of Spain Jorge de Bagration
Porsche 908/03 157
Porsche 3.0L Flat-8
7 S3.0 14 Flag of Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of the United Kingdom Chris Craft
Flag of Sweden Reine Wisell
Lola T280 156
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
8 S2.0 34 Flag of the United Kingdom Chevron Racing Team Flag of Spain Niki Bosch
Flag of the United Kingdom John Bridges
Chevron B19 156
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
9 S3.0 8 Flag of Italy Autodelta SpA Flag of Italy Nino Vaccarella
Flag of Argentina Carlos Pairetti
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 153
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
10 S3.0 28 Flag of Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx
Flag of the United States Mario Andretti
Ferrari 312PB 152
Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12
11 S2.0 26 Flag of Italy Abarth-Osella Flag of Argentina Jorge Ternengo
Flag of Italy Claudio Francisci
Abarth 2000SP/71 145
Abarth 2.0L I4
12 S2.0 38 Flag of Italy Eris Tondelli Flag of Italy Eris Tondelli
Flag of Argentina Carlos Pascualini
Chevron B19 137
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
13 S2.0 16 Flag of Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier Flag of Italy Gianpiero Moretti
Flag of Argentina Carlos Ruesch
Lola T212 127
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
14 S2.0 18 Flag of Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier Flag of Argentina Hector Luis Gradassi
Flag of Argentina Emilio Bertolini
Lola T212 118
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
15
NC
S2.0 42 Flag of France Ecurie Esmerelda Flag of France Jean-Louis Lafosse
Flag of France Georges Dumoing
Lola T212 103
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
16
DNF
S3.0 12 Flag of Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier Flag of France Gérard Larrousse
Flag of Sweden Reine Wisell
Lola T280 106
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
17
DNF
S3.0 6 Flag of Italy Autodelta SpA Flag of the Netherlands Toine Hezemans
Flag of Germany Rolf Stommelen
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 71
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
18
DNF
S3.0 4 Flag of Italy Autodelta SpA Flag of Italy Andrea de Adamich
Flag of Italy Nanni Galli
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 60
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
19
DNF
S2.0 24 Flag of Italy Abarth-Osella Flag of Austria Dieter Quester
Flag of Spain Alex Soler-Roig
Abarth 2000SP/71 60
Abarth 2.0L I4
20
DNF
S2.0 22 Flag of Italy Abarth-Osella Flag of Italy Arturo Merzario
Flag of Italy Spartaco Dini
Abarth 2000SP/71 47
Abarth 2.0L I4
21
DNF
S2.0 20 Flag of Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier Flag of Belgium Hughes de Fierlant
Flag of Argentina Jorge Cupiero
Lola T212 13
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
22
DNF
S2.0 46 Flag of Brazil Ecurie Bino Flag of Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi
Flag of Brazil José Renato Catapani
Lola T212 8
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
23
DNF
S2.0 44 Flag of Italy Grand Prix Motor Racing Org. Flag of Brazil José Carlos Pace
Flag of Argentina Angel Monguzzi
AMS 1300 4
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
DNS S3.0 48 Flag of Argentina Oreste Berta Flag of Argentina Nestor Garcia-Veiga
Flag of Argentina Luis di Palma
Berta LR -
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8

[edit] Statistics

  • Pole Position - #30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC - 1:58.59
  • Fastest Lap - #12 Ecurie Bonnier - 1:58.39
  • Average Speed - 173.886 km/h

[edit] References


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1972 season Next race:
1972 Daytona 6 Hours
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