The 24th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 23 April 1972. The race was also run to Formula 5000 regulations.
Classification Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 5000 regulations.
Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Ret. Grid 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 40 53:17.8 1 2 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 40 + 1.8 s 3 3 John Surtees Surtees-Ford 40 + 10.8 s 4 4 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 40 + 40.5 s 10 5 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 40 + 42.3 s 5 6 Peter Gethin BRM 40 + 52.5 2 7 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 40 + 57.2 s 12 8 Graham McRae Leda-Chevrolet 40 + 1:12.3 s 9 9 Gijs van Lennep Surtees-Chevrolet 39 + 1 lap 13 10 John Cannon March-Rover 39 + 1 lap 15 11 Teddy Pilette McLaren-Chevrolet 39 + 1 lap 16 12 Steve Thompson Surtees-Chevrolet 38 + 2 laps 19 13 Clive Santo McLaren-Chevrolet 37 + 3 Laps 20 14 David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 34 + 6 Laps 21 15 Alan Rollinson Surtees-Chevrolet 33 + 7 laps 14 Ret Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 30 Overheating 6 Ret Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 22 Overheating 7 Ret Ray Allen McLaren-Chevrolet 17 accident 17 Ret Martin Ridehalgh Lola-Chevrolet 9 Engine 24 Ret Trevor Taylor Leda-Chevrolet 9 Engine 22 Ret Gordon Spice Kitchmac-Chevrolet 5 Head Gasket 18 Ret Jock Russell Lotus-Ford 2 Clutch 23 DNS Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 8 DNS Brian Redman McLaren-Chevrolet 11
Notes Pole position: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:18.1 Fastest lap: Mike Hailwood - 1:18.8
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