1972 Austrian Grand Prix

1972 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
The Österreichring (in 1972)
Date	13 August 1972
Official name	V Holiday Großer Preis von Osterreich
Location	Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.912 km (3.673 mi)
Distance	54 laps, 317.347 km (198.686 mi)
Weather	Sunny, hot
Pole position
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:35.97
Fastest lap
Driver	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Time	1:38.32 on lap 47
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Third	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford

Emerson Fittipaldi driving his Lotus during practice; he won the race using the team's spare car which carried the number 31.

The 1972 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 13 August 1972. It was race 9 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 54-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Peter Revson came in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	31	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	54	1:29:16.66	1	9
2	12	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	54	+ 1.18	7	6
3	14	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	54	+ 36.53	4	4
4	25	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	54	+ 44.76	12	3
5	10	Chris Amon	Matra	54	+ 45.64	6	2
6	9	Howden Ganley	BRM	54	+ 1:01.19	10	1
7	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	54	+ 1:09.09	3
8	7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	54	+ 1:21.45	21
9	2	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	53	+ 1 Lap	20
10	4	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	53	+1 Lap	22
11	24	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	52	+2 Laps	8
12	5	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	52	+2 Laps	11
13	6	Peter Gethin	BRM	51	+3 Laps	16
14	11	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	51	+3 Laps	13
15	27	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	48	Engine	17
NC	23	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	46	Not Classified	18
NC	15	Nanni Galli	Tecno	45	Oil Leak	23
Ret	16	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	36	Injection	14
Ret	28	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	31	Brakes	15
Ret	3	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	24	Fuel System	24
Ret	29	François Migault	Connew-Ford	22	Suspension	25
Ret	18	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	20	Fuel System	9
Ret	17	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	14	Injection	5
Ret	19	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	13	Fuel System	2
Ret	21	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford	6	Engine	19
Source:^[1]

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