1972 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1972 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on May 1, 1972. It was race 3 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race marked the first time two brothers raced together in F1 simultaneously, Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi. The elder Fittipaldi was a last-minute substitute for Brabham's Carlos Reutemann, who had injured his ankle in a Formula 2 race the previous weekend at Thruxton, England.[1] The 90-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from third position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Clay Regazzoni came in third. After the race the World Drivers' Championship was tied at 15 points between Emerson Fittipaldi and Denny Hulme.

1972 Spanish Grand Prix
Jarama Permanent Circuit (1967–1990)
Jarama Permanent Circuit (1967–1990)
Race details
Date May 1, 1972
Official name XVIII Gran Premio de España
Location Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain
Course Race track
Course length 3.404 km (2.115 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 306.360 km (190.363 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:18.43
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Time 1:21.01 on lap 52
Podium
First
Lotus-Ford
Second
Ferrari
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

Qualifying classification
Pos. Driver Constructor Time No
1 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:18.43 4
2 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:19.18 11
3 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:19.26 5
4 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.33 1
5 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:19.39 7
6 Chris Amon Matra 1:19.52 9
7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:19.57 19
8 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:19.71 6
9 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:19.86 2
10 Reine Wisell BRM 1:19.89 10
11 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:20.11 20
12 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:20.50 3
13 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 1:20.79 26
14 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:20.83 22
15 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:20.97 15
16 Carlos Pace March-Ford 1:21.00 29
17 Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 1:21.04 16
18 Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 1:21.06 12
19 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:21.24 14
20 Howden Ganley BRM 1:21.43 25
21 Peter Gethin BRM 1:22.43 8
22 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 1:22.57 28
23 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:22.59 18
24 David Walker Lotus-Ford 1:22.74 21
25 Niki Lauda March-Ford 1:24.96 24
DNQ Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:25.48 23

Classification
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 5 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 90 2:03:41.2 3 9
2 4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 90 + 18.92 1 6
3 6 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 89 + 1 Lap 8 4
4 26 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 13 3
5 20 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 29 Brazil Carlos Pace March-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 16 1
7 22 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi, jr. Brabham-Ford 88 + 2 Laps 14  
8 12 Australia Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 88 + 2 Laps 18  
9 21 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 87 Out of Fuel 24  
10 18 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 86 + 4 Laps 23  
11 14 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 86 + 4 Laps 19  
Ret 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 69 Accident 4  
Ret 9 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 66 Gearbox 6  
Ret 3 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 65 Ignition 12  
Ret 8 United Kingdom Peter Gethin BRM 65 Engine 21  
Ret 11 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 48 Gearbox 2  
Ret 25 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 38 Engine 20  
Ret 10 Sweden Reine Wisell BRM 24 Accident 10  
Ret 7 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 23 Oil Pressure 5  
Ret 15 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 20 Electrical 15  
Ret 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 16 Fuel Leak 9  
Ret 16 Germany Rolf Stommelen Eifelland-Ford 15 Accident 17  
Ret 19 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 9 Gearbox 7  
Ret 24 Austria Niki Lauda March-Ford 7 Differential 25  
Ret 28 Spain Alex Soler-Roig BRM 6 Accident 22  
DNQ 23 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford        
Source:[2]

Notes
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Brazilian driver Wilson Fittipaldi, jr
  • This race was the 200th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, excluding the eleven Indianapolis 500 races that were held between 1950 and 1960. In those 200 races:
    • Graham Hill was the most experienced, having raced 138 of them, but also having the most retirements at 60. He also held the record of the most podium finishes at 36.
    • Jim Clark had achieved 33 pole positions, 28 fastest laps, and 25 Grands Prix wins.
    • Juan Manuel Fangio held the record of the most World Championships, at 5.
    • Ferrari was the most constant constructor and engine supplier, having raced 189 of them (187 as a constructor), whereas BRM had had a record 30 retirements as a constructor. A Ferrari-powered car had retired the race a record 27 times.
    • Ferrari - as both a constructor and an engine supplier - also achieved 57 pole positions, 56 fastest laps, 48 Grands Prix wins, 180 podium places and 6 Drivers' World Titles in this timespan. British engine supplier Coventry Climax and British-American engine supplier Ford-Cosworth had achieved a record 4 Constructors' World Titles.

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "Spanish GP, 1972". www.grandprix.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "1972 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. "Spain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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