Grand Prix de France 1972
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 38 | 1:52:21.500 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 38 | 1:52:49.200 | 6 | 8 | |
| 3 | 9 | Chris Amon | Matra | 38 | 1:52:53.400 | 4 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 4 | 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 38 | 1:53:10.800 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 38 | 1:53:18.300 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 | 26 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 38 | 1:53:57.600 | 1 | 10 | |
| 7 | 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 38 | 1:54:09.600 | — | 2 | |
| 8 | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 38 | 1:54:46.600 | — | 14 | |
| 9 | 11 | Brian Redman | McLaren | 38 | 1:55:17.000 | — | 13 | |
| 10 | 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 38 | 1:55:21.000 | — | 20 | |
| 11 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 37 | +1 lap | — | 4 | |
| 12 | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 37 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 13 | 30 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 37 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 14 | 28 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 37 | +1 lap | — | 12 | |
| 15 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 37 | +1 lap | — | 24 | |
| 16 | 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 37 | +1 lap | — | 15 | |
| 17 | 27 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 36 | +2 laps | — | 5 | |
| 18 | 6 | David Walker | Lotus | 34 | Halfshaft | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March | 33 | Out of fuel | — | 23 | |
| NC | 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 33 | +5 laps | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 24 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 25 | Gearbox | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 17 | Carlos Pace | March | 18 | Engine | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 25 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 8 | Injury | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 14 | Niki Lauda | March | 4 | Halfshaft | — | 21 | |
| DNS | 16 | Henri Pescarolo | March | — | Accident | — | — | |
| DNS | 21 | Derek Bell | Tecno | — | Transmission | — | — | |
| DNS | 22 | Peter Gethin | BRM | — | — | — | — | |
| DNS | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | — | Car raced by Beltoise | — | — | |
| DNQ | 29 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | Matra | — | — | — | 2:53.400 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | — | — | — | 2:54.200 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 2:55.000 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | — | — | — | 2:55.100 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | — | — | — | 2:57.200 |
| 6 | Helmut Marko | BRM | — | — | — | 2:57.300 |
| 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 2:58.100 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | — | — | — | 2:58.100 |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 2:58.200 |
| 10 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | — | — | — | 2:58.300 |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | March | — | — | — | 2:58.600 |
| 12 | Henri Pescarolo | March | — | — | — | 2:59.000 |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | — | — | — | 2:59.100 |
| 14 | Brian Redman | McLaren | — | — | — | 2:59.400 |
| 15 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | — | — | — | 2:59.500 |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | — | — | — | 2:59.600 |
| 17 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 2:59.600 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | — | — | — | 3:00.700 |
| 19 | Reine Wisell | BRM | — | — | — | 3:00.700 |
| 20 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | — | — | — | 3:00.700 |
| 21 | Howden Ganley | BRM | — | — | — | 3:02.000 |
| 22 | Peter Gethin | BRM | — | — | — | 3:02.800 |
| 23 | Graham Hill | Brabham | — | — | — | 3:03.000 |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | March | — | — | — | 3:03.100 |
| 25 | David Walker | Lotus | — | — | — | 3:04.700 |
| 26 | Mike Beuttler | March | — | — | — | 3:05.900 |
| 27 | Derek Bell | Tecno | — | — | — | 3:06.900 |
| 28 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | — | — | — | 3:11.600 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1 | — |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 5 | — |
| 6 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 6 | — |
| 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | — |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 8 | — |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | — |
| 10 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 10 | — |
| 11 | Carlos Pace | March | 11 | — |
| 12 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 13 | — |
| 13 | Brian Redman | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 14 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 15 | — |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 16 | — |
| 16 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 17 | — |
| 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 18 | — |
| 18 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 19 | — |
| 19 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 20 | — |
| 20 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 23 | — |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | March | 24 | — |
| 22 | David Walker | Lotus | 25 | — |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March | 26 | — |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 28 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | Matra | 32 | 2:53.900 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 34 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 21 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 19 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 16 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
| 6 | François Cevert | 9 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | 7 |
| 8 | Peter Revson | 6 |
| 9 | Chris Amon | 6 |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson | 5 |
| 11 | Mike Hailwood | 4 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 12 | Andrea de Adamich | 3 |
| 14 | Carlos Pace | 3 |
| 15 | Tim Schenken | 2 |
| 15 | Brian Redman | 2 |
| 17 | Graham Hill | 1 |