1972 Canadian Grand Prix

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.

1972 Canadian Grand Prix
Race details
Date September 24, 1972
Official name XII Labatt's Grand Prix of Canada
Location Mosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.957 km (2.458 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 316.56 km (196.64 mi)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 22.8 °C (73.0 °F); wind speeds up to 12 kilometres per hour (7.5 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver
McLaren-Ford
Time 1:13.6
Fastest lap
Driver Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:15.7
Podium
First
Tyrrell-Ford
Second
McLaren-Ford
Third
McLaren-Ford

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
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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  
Ret 6 Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 65 Engine 16  
DSQ 26 Niki Lauda March-Ford 64 Received Outside Assistance 19  
DSQ 25 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 61 Push-Start After Collision 3  
NC 27 Mike Beuttler March-Ford 59 Not Classified 24  
Ret 2 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 51 Gearbox 6  
Ret 16 Peter Gethin BRM 25 Suspension 12  
NC 33 Skip Barber March-Ford 24 Not Classified 22  
Ret 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 21 Oil Leak 20  
Ret 17 Bill Brack BRM 20 Spun Off 23  
Ret 9 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 5 Gearbox 11  
Ret 23 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 2 Gearbox 15  
DNS 31 Derek Bell Tecno   Practice Accident 25  
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "Weather information for the "1972 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  2. "1972 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. "Canada 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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