South African Grand Prix 1972
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 79 | 1:45:49.100 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 79 | 1:46:03.200 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 79 | 1:46:14.900 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 79 | 1:46:27.600 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 79 | 1:46:38.100 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 | 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 78 | +1 lap | 1 | 14 | |
| 7 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | 78 | +1 lap | — | 21 | |
| 8 | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | — | 7 | |
| 9 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 78 | +1 lap | — | 8 | |
| 10 | 9 | David Walker | Lotus | 78 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 11 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 77 | +2 laps | — | 22 | |
| 12 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 77 | +2 laps | — | 2 | |
| 13 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 77 | +2 laps | — | 25 | |
| 14 | 24 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 76 | +3 laps | — | 23 | |
| 15 | 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 76 | +3 laps | — | 13 | |
| 16 | 27 | John Love | Surtees | 73 | Puncture | — | 26 | |
| 17 | 22 | Carlos Pace | March | 73 | +6 laps | — | 24 | |
| NC | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 70 | +9 laps | — | 16 | |
| NC | 18 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 69 | +10 laps | — | 20 | |
| NC | 11 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 65 | +14 laps | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 60 | Engine | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 45 | Gearbox | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 28 | Suspension | — | 4 | FL |
| DNF | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 27 | Fuel system | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 16 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 9 | Engine | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 26 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | 2 | Fuel pump | — | 17 | |
| DNS | 28 | William Ferguson | Brabham | — | Engine | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:17.000 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:17.300 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:17.400 |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:17.400 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:17.400 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:17.500 |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:17.700 |
| 8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:17.800 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 1:17.800 |
| 10 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:17.800 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | — | — | — | 1:17.900 |
| 12 | Peter Revson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:18.000 |
| 13 | Chris Amon | Matra | — | — | — | 1:18.000 |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:18.100 |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:18.200 |
| 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | — | — | — | 1:18.300 |
| 17 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:18.500 |
| 18 | Peter Gethin | BRM | — | — | — | 1:18.700 |
| 19 | David Walker | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:18.700 |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:18.900 |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | March | — | — | — | 1:18.900 |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March | — | — | — | 1:19.000 |
| 23 | Helmut Marko | BRM | — | — | — | 1:19.100 |
| 24 | Carlos Pace | March | — | — | — | 1:20.300 |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | — | — | — | 1:20.400 |
| 26 | John Love | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:21.000 |
| 27 | William Ferguson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:21.000 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | — |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 3 | — |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 4 | — |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 8 | — |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | — |
| 10 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | — |
| 12 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 12 | — |
| 13 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | — |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | — |
| 15 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | — |
| 16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | — |
| 17 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | 17 | — |
| 18 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 18 | — |
| 19 | David Walker | Lotus | 19 | — |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | — |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | — |
| 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 22 | — |
| 23 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | — |
| 24 | Carlos Pace | March | 24 | — |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 25 | — |
| 26 | John Love | Surtees | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 20 | 1:18.900 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | 15 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 9 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 4 |
| 4 | Peter Revson | 4 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 3 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | 3 |
| 9 | Tim Schenken | 2 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | 1 |