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