← 1972 Season
South African Grand Prix 1972
| Circuit | Kyalami |
| Date | 1972-03-04 |
| Round | 2 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
| 1 |
Denny Hulme |
McLaren |
5 |
79 |
1:45:49.100 |
— |
9 |
| 2 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Team Lotus |
3 |
79 |
+14.100 |
— |
6 |
| 3 |
Peter Revson |
McLaren |
12 |
79 |
+25.800 |
— |
4 |
| 4 |
Mario Andretti |
Ferrari |
6 |
79 |
+38.500 |
— |
3 |
| 5 |
Ronnie Peterson |
March |
9 |
79 |
+49.000 |
— |
2 |
| 6 |
Graham Hill |
Brabham |
14 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
1 |
| 7 |
Niki Lauda |
March |
21 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 8 |
Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari |
7 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 9 |
François Cevert |
Tyrrell |
8 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 10 |
David Walker |
Team Lotus |
19 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 11 |
Henri Pescarolo |
March |
22 |
78 |
+1 Lap |
— |
0 |
| 12 |
Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari |
2 |
77 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 13 |
Rolf Stommelen |
March |
25 |
77 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 14 |
Helmut Marko |
BRM |
23 |
76 |
+3 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 15 |
Chris Amon |
Matra |
13 |
76 |
+3 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 16 |
John Love |
Surtees |
26 |
73 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
| 17 |
Carlos Pace |
March |
24 |
73 |
+6 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 18 |
Howden Ganley |
BRM |
16 |
70 |
Not classified |
— |
0 |
| 19 |
Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees |
20 |
69 |
Not classified |
— |
0 |
| 20 |
Peter Gethin |
BRM |
18 |
65 |
Not classified |
— |
0 |
| 21 |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM |
11 |
61 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 22 |
Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell |
1 |
45 |
Gearbox |
— |
0 |
| 23 |
Mike Hailwood |
Surtees |
4 |
28 |
Suspension |
— |
0 |
| 24 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham |
15 |
27 |
Fuel system |
— |
0 |
| 25 |
Tim Schenken |
Surtees |
10 |
9 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 26 |
Dave Charlton |
Team Lotus |
17 |
2 |
Fuel pump |
— |
0 |
Tyre Strategy
Lap Times
Race Trace (Position by Lap)