The 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Interlagos on 30 March 1972. It was the inaugural Brazilian Grand Prix.
This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race.
Classification Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 8 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 37 1:37:16.248 2 2 10 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 37 +1:27.656 3 3 9 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 37 +2:03.379 4 4 17 Helmut Marko BRM 36 + 1 Lap 11 5 2 Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 36 + 1 Lap 5 6 11 Luiz Bueno March-Ford 35 + 2 Laps 10 Ret 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 32 Suspension 1 Ret 18 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 32 Suspension 12 Ret 6 Carlos Pace March-Ford 1 Throttle 7 Ret 5 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 0 Throttle 8 Ret 15 Peter Gethin BRM 0 Throttle 9 DNS 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM Ignition 6 DNQ 12 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford DNQ 7 Reine Wisell Surtees-Ford WD 3 Jacky Ickx Ferrari WD 4 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari WD 16 Howden Ganley BRM
Notes Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi – 2:35.2
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