The 1972 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on 24 September 1972. It was race 11 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. Peter Revson finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Denny Hulme came in third.
As the Mont Tremblant circuit had been closed down because of a dispute with the local racing authorities, Mosport Park became the sole host of the Canadian Grand Prix. The circuit had been upgraded to meet modern racing standards.
Classification Qualifying Pos. No Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 19 Peter Revson McLaren–Ford 1:13.6 2 18 Denny Hulme McLaren–Ford +0.3 3 25 Ronnie Peterson March–Ford +0.4 4 5 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus–Ford +0.8 5 1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell–Ford +0.8 6 2 François Cevert Tyrrell–Ford +0.9 7 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari +0.9 8 10 Jacky Ickx Ferrari +1.1 9 8 Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford +1.3 10 4 Chris Amon Matra +1.8 11 9 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham–Ford +2.0 12 16 Peter Gethin BRM +2.1 13 22 Tim Schenken Surtees–Ford +2.1 14 15 Howden Ganley BRM +2.1 15 23 Andrea de Adamich Surtees–Ford +2.3 16 6 Reine Wisell Lotus–Ford +2.4 17 7 Graham Hill Brabham–Ford +2.6 18 29 Carlos Pace March–Ford +2.8 19 26 Niki Lauda March–Ford +3.2 20 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +3.2 21 28 Henri Pescarolo March–Ford +3.4 22 33 Skip Barber March–Ford +3.5 23 17 Bill Brack BRM +4.3 24 27 Mike Beuttler March–Ford +4.8 25 31 Derek Bell Tecno +5.0 Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 80 1:43:16.9 5 9 2 19 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 80 + 48.2 1 6 3 18 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 80 + 54.6 2 4 4 8 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 80 + 1:00.7 9 3 5 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 80 + 1:07.0 7 2 6 4 Chris Amon Matra 79 + 1 lap 10 1 7 22 Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 79 + 1 lap 13 8 7 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 79 + 1 lap 17 9 29 Carlos Pace March-Ford 78 Out of fuel 18 10 15 Howden Ganley BRM 78 + 2 laps 14 11 5 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 78 + 2 laps 4 12 10 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 76 + 4 laps 8 13 28 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 73 + 7 laps 21 6 Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 65 Engine 16 26 Niki Lauda March-Ford 64 Received outside assistance 19 25 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 61 Push start after collision 3 27 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 59 + 21 laps 24 2 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 51 Gearbox 6 16 Peter Gethin BRM 25 Suspension 12 33 Skip Barber March-Ford 24 + 56 laps 22 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 21 Oil leak 20 17 Bill Brack BRM 20 Spun off 23 9 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 5 Gearbox 11 23 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 2 Gearbox 15 31 Derek Bell Tecno Practice accident 25
Notes
This was the 25th Grand Prix start for British constructor Tyrrell and their 10th Grand Prix win. This was the first pole position for a McLaren. This was the 50th Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car. This broke the old record set by Ferrari at the 1972 German Grand Prix, earlier that year.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Emerson Fittipaldi 61 1 2 Jackie Stewart 36 1 3 Denny Hulme 35 4 Jacky Ickx 25 5 Peter Revson 23Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 61 2 McLaren-Ford 45 3 Tyrrell-Ford 42 4 Ferrari 31 5 Surtees-Ford 18Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Bold text indicates the 1972 World Champions.
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