1972 John Player British Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 76 | 1:47:50.200 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 76 | 1:47:54.300 | 6 | 4 | FL |
| 3 | 19 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 76 | 1:49:02.700 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 17 | Chris Amon | Matra | 75 | +1 lap | 3 | 17 | |
| 5 | 18 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 75 | +1 lap | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | 6 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 74 | Accident | — | 8 | |
| 8 | 27 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 73 | +3 laps | — | 10 | |
| 9 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | 73 | +3 laps | — | 19 | |
| 10 | 33 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 71 | +5 laps | — | 25 | |
| 11 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 70 | +6 laps | — | 6 | |
| 12 | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 69 | Suspension | — | 22 | |
| 13 | 31 | Mike Beuttler | March | 69 | +7 laps | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 22 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 64 | Suspension | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 60 | Spun off | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 9 | David Walker | Lotus | 59 | Suspension | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 49 | Oil pressure | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 26 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 47 | Spun off | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 25 | Carlos Pace | March | 39 | Differential | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 36 | Suspension | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 21 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 31 | Gearbox | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 29 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | 21 | Gearbox | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 30 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 9 | Spun off | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 24 | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys | 7 | Accident | — | 26 | |
| DNF | 12 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 5 | Engine | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 23 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 3 | Accident | — | 20 | |
| DNS | 34 | François Migault | Connew | — | Suspension | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:22.200 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:22.600 |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:22.700 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:22.900 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:23.200 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | — | — | — | 1:23.400 |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:23.500 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — | 1:23.700 |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:23.700 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:23.800 |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:23.900 |
| 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:23.900 |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | March | — | — | — | 1:24.000 |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | — | — | — | 1:24.400 |
| 15 | David Walker | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:24.400 |
| 16 | Peter Gethin | BRM | — | — | — | 1:24.500 |
| 17 | Chris Amon | Matra | — | — | — | 1:24.600 |
| 18 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | — | — | — | 1:25.100 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March | — | — | — | 1:25.100 |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:25.200 |
| 21 | Graham Hill | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:25.200 |
| 22 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:25.500 |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March | — | — | — | 1:25.600 |
| 24 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:25.600 |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | — | — | — | 1:26.300 |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys | — | — | — | 1:27.400 |
| 27 | François Migault | Connew | — | — | — | 1:30.300 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 4 | — |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 6 | — |
| 7 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 7 | — |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 8 | — |
| 9 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 9 | — |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 10 | — |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | — |
| 12 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 12 | — |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | March | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 14 | — |
| 15 | David Walker | Lotus | 15 | — |
| 16 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 16 | — |
| 17 | Chris Amon | Matra | 17 | — |
| 18 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 18 | — |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March | 19 | — |
| 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | — |
| 21 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 21 | — |
| 22 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 22 | — |
| 23 | Mike Beuttler | March | 23 | — |
| 24 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | 24 | — |
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 25 | — |
| 26 | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 58 | 1:24.000 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 43 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 27 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 21 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 16 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | 10 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
| 7 | François Cevert | 9 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | 9 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | 7 |
| 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 |
| 17 | Arturo Merzario | 1 |
