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Revision as of 04:09, 23 July 2016

The 1972 United States Grand Prix was the 12th and final round of the 1972 Formula One season, held on 8 October 1972. It was won by Jackie Stewart in a Tyrrell-Ford. Teammate François Cevert was second, and third was Denny Hulme in a McLaren-Ford.

Background

Frequently in the past, teams would give the final round of the season a miss, saying that it was not worth the effort to cross the pond. But with two races, just a short distance apart, skipping the finale was less of an option. And, just to make sure, the USGP was offering a then-unheard-of prize fund of $275,000, including $50,000 to the winner. So the race actually had a record 31 Formula 1 cars entered (larger fields had been previously attained with Formula 2 cars added).

  • Brabham: Graham Hill would be leaving the team, to run a private Shadow in 1973, but Carlos Reutemann and Wilson Fittipaldi would remain as the two primary drivers, supplemented by a series of rental drives in the third car. New designer Gordon Murray was already making notes for the new 1973 model.
  • BRM: Brian Redman was the fourth driver, driving the later of the two P180s. Mike Pilbeam was present as the team's new designer.
  • Ferrari: Mario Andretti was back, for what would be his final race for The Scuderia. Neither party was happy with Andretti as a part-time driver.
  • Lotus: Colin Chapman was not immune to the attraction of that much prize money, so he entered three cars, bring back Dave Walker for one final race.
  • March: Both cars were back in the original configuration. After this race, Ronnie Peterson would be moving to Lotus, and Niki Lauda to BRM.
  • McLaren: Formula 3 hotshot Jody Scheckter was making his debut in the spare car.
  • Surtees: Tim Schenken was in the new TS14, but the car had been sorted by John Surtees in between races. US driver Sam Posey was renting a drive in Schenken's normal car.
  • Tyrrell: No changes to the cars, but the team added Formula 2 driver Patrick Depailler again, running in 004. Both regular drivers had signed again with Tyrrell for 1973.
  • Williams: Ron Tauranac had popped back in to help out in the pits again. Both drivers would be leaving after the race: Carlos Pace had signed for Surtees in 1973, and to no ones great surprise, Henri Pescarolo had been released, after the staggering number of chassis he totaled this season.


Entry list

The full entry list for the 1972 United States Grand Prix is outlined below:

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United Kingdom Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 005 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
2 France François Cevert United Kingdom Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 006 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
3 France Patrick Depailler United Kingdom Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 004 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
4 Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom STP March Racing Team March 721G Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
5 Austria Niki Lauda United Kingdom STP March Racing Team March 721G Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
6 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler United Kingdom Clarke Mordaunt Guthrie Durlacher Racing March 721G Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
7 Belgium Jacky Ickx Italy S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 F12 3.0 F
8 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 F12 3.0 F
9 United States Mario Andretti Italy S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 F12 3.0 F
10 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United Kingdom John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72D Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
11 Australia Dave Walker United Kingdom John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72D Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
12 Sweden Reine Wisell United Kingdom John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72D Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
14 United Kingdom Peter Gethin United Kingdom Marlboro BRM BRM P160C BRM P142 V12 3.0 F
15 United Kingdom Brian Redman United Kingdom Marlboro BRM BRM P180 BRM P142 V12 3.0 F
16 New Zealand Howden Ganley United Kingdom Marlboro BRM BRM P160C BRM P142 V12 3.0 F
17 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise United Kingdom Marlboro BRM BRM P180 BRM P142 V12 3.0 F
18 New Zealand Chris Amon France Equipe Matra Sports Matra MS120D Matra MS72 V12 3.0 G
19 New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom Yardley Team McLaren McLaren M19C Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
20 United States Peter Revson United Kingdom Yardley Team McLaren McLaren M19C Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
21 South Africa Jody Scheckter United Kingdom Yardley Team McLaren McLaren M19A Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
22 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees Surtees TS9B Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
23 Australia Tim Schenken United Kingdom Team Surtees Surtees TS14 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
24 Italy Andrea de Adamich United Kingdom Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees Surtees TS9B Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
34 United States Sam Posey United Kingdom Champcarr Inc. Surtees TS9B Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
26 France Henri Pescarolo United Kingdom Team Williams-Motul March 721 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
27 Brazil Carlos Pace United Kingdom Team Williams-Motul March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
28 United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT37 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
29 Argentina Carlos Reutemann United Kingdom Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT37 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
30 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi United Kingdom Motor Racing Developments Brabham BT34 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G
31 United Kingdom Derek Bell Italy Martini Racing Tecno PA123/3T2 Tecno Series-P F12 3.0 F
33 United States Skip Barber United States Gene Mason Racing March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 G

Practice Overview

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:40.481
2 20 United States Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 1:40.527 +0.046
3 19 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:41.084 +0.603
4 2 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 1:41.445 +0.964
5 29 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 1:41.692 +1.211
6 8 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:41.951 +1.470
7 18 New Zealand Chris Amon Matra 1:41.979 +1.498
8 21 South Africa Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 1:42.058 +1.577
9 10 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:42.400 +1.919
10 9 United States Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:42.482 +2.001
11 3 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:42.521 +2.040
12 7 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:42.597 +2.116
13 30 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 1:42.766 +2.285
14 23 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 1:43.204 +2.723
15 27 Brazil Carlos Pace March-Ford 1:43.319 +2.838
16 12 Sweden Reine Wisell Lotus-Ford 1:43.543 +3.062
17 16 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM 1:44.075 +3.594
18 17 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 1:44.240 +3.759
19 25 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 1:44.279 +3.798
20 33 United States Skip Barber March-Ford 1:44.280 +3.799
21 6 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 1:44.369 +3.888
22 26 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 1:44.433 +3.952
23 34 United States Sam Posey Surtees-Ford 1:44.525 +4.044
24 15 United Kingdom Brian Redman BRM 1:44.925 +4.444
25 5 Austria Niki Lauda March-Ford 1:45.290 +4.809
26 4 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:46.142 +5.661
27 28 United Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 1:46.313 +5.832
28 14 United Kingdom Peter Gethin BRM 1:46.599 +6.118
29 31 United Kingdom Derek Bell Tecno 1:47.023 +6.542
30 11 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 1:50.600 +10.119
31 24 Australia Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 1:57.674 +17.193

Grid

Race

Report

Results

Milestones

Standings after race

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