1972 Canadian Grand Prix

1972 Canadian Grand Prix
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 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 316.56 km (196.64 miles)
Weather	Mild with temperatures approaching 22.8 °C (73.0 °F); wind speeds up to 12 kilometres per hour (7.5 mph)
Pole position
Driver	Peter Revson;
Time	1:13.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart
Time	1:15.7
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart;
Second	Peter Revson;
Third	Denny Hulme;
	Lap leaders ;

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.

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

Qualifying

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Gap
1	Peter Revson	McLaren–Ford	1:13.6
2	Denny Hulme	McLaren–Ford	+0.3
3	Ronnie Peterson	March–Ford	+0.4
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus–Ford	+0.8
5	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell–Ford	+0.8
6	François Cevert	Tyrrell–Ford	+0.9
7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	+0.9
8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	+1.1
9	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham–Ford	+1.3
10	Chris Amon	Matra	+1.8
11	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham–Ford	+2.0
12	Peter Gethin	BRM	+2.1
13	Tim Schenken	Surtees–Ford	+2.1
14	Howden Ganley	BRM	+2.1
15	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees–Ford	+2.3
16	Reine Wisell	Lotus–Ford	+2.4
17	Graham Hill	Brabham–Ford	+2.6
18	Carlos Pace	March–Ford	+2.8
19	Niki Lauda	March–Ford	+3.2
20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	+3.2
21	Henri Pescarolo	March–Ford	+3.4
22	Skip Barber	March–Ford	+3.5
23	Bill Brack	BRM	+4.3
24	Mike Beuttler	March–Ford	+4.8
25	Derek Bell	Tecno	+5.0
Source:^[2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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:^[3]

Notes

This was the 25th Grand Prix start for British constructor Tyrrell and their 10th Grand Prix win.
This was the first pole position for a McLaren.
This was the 50th Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car. This broke the old record set by Ferrari at the 1972 German Grand Prix, earlier that year.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	61
1	2	Jackie Stewart	36
1	3	Denny Hulme	35
	4	Jacky Ickx	25
	5	Peter Revson	23
Source: ^[4]

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Ford	61
	2	McLaren-Ford	45
	3	Tyrrell-Ford	42
	4	Ferrari	31
	5	Surtees-Ford	18
Source: ^[4]

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

^ "Weather information for the "1972 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
^ "Formula One 1972 Canadian Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
^ "1972 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Canada 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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