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Argentine Grand Prix

Gran Premio de Argentina 1972

Round 1 of 12Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos AiresJan 23 197295 laps

Podium

HULMcLaren
2
STETyrrell
1
ICKFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerSTE1:57:58.820 from P2
PoleREU1:12.460
Fastest lapSTE1:13.660 on lap 25
Finishers11 / 22classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1STEJackie StewartTyrrell2▲1951:57:58.82091:13.660
2HULDenny HulmeMcLaren4▲295+25.960s6–
3ICKJacky IckxFerrari8▲595+59.390s4–
4REGClay RegazzoniFerrari6▲295+66.720s3–
5SCHTim SchenkenSurtees11▲695+69.110s2–
6PETRonnie PetersonMarch10▲494+1 lap1–
7REUCarlos ReutemannBrabham1▼693+2 laps–
8PESHenri PescaroloMarch15▲793+2 laps–
9GANHowden GanleyBRM13▲493+2 laps–
10MARHelmut MarkoBRM19▲993+2 laps–
11LAUNiki LaudaMarch22▲1193+2 laps–
DNFFITEmerson FittipaldiLotus561Suspension–
DNFWISReine WisellBRM1759Water leak–
DNFCEVFrançois CevertTyrrell759Gearbox–
DNFREVPeter RevsonMcLaren349Engine–
DNFANDMario AndrettiFerrari920Engine–
DNFHILGraham HillBrabham1611Fuel pump–
DNFDEAAndrea De AdamichSurtees1411Fuel system–
DNFGETPeter GethinBRM181Oil leak–
DNFSOLAlex Soler-RoigBRM211Accident–
DSQWALDavid WalkerLotus208Received outside assistance–
DNSAMOChris AmonMatra120Gearbox–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1REUCarlos ReutemannBrabham1:12.460
2STEJackie StewartTyrrell1:12.680+0.220s
3REVPeter RevsonMcLaren1:12.740+0.280s
4HULDenny HulmeMcLaren1:12.990+0.530s
5FITEmerson FittipaldiLotus1:13.280+0.820s
6REGClay RegazzoniFerrari1:13.280+0.820s
7CEVFrançois CevertTyrrell1:13.390+0.930s
8ICKJacky IckxFerrari1:13.500+1.040s
9ANDMario AndrettiFerrari1:13.610+1.150s
10PETRonnie PetersonMarch1:14.060+1.600s
11SCHTim SchenkenSurtees1:14.170+1.710s
12AMOChris AmonMatra1:14.280+1.820s
13GANHowden GanleyBRM1:14.280+1.820s
14DEAAndrea De AdamichSurtees1:14.340+1.880s
15PESHenri PescaroloMarch1:14.490+2.030s
16HILGraham HillBrabham1:14.520+2.060s
17WISReine WisellBRM1:14.520+2.060s
18GETPeter GethinBRM1:15.110+2.650s
19MARHelmut MarkoBRM1:15.530+3.070s
20WALDavid WalkerLotus1:15.550+3.090s
21SOLAlex Soler-RoigBRM1:15.660+3.200s
22LAUNiki LaudaMarch1:15.920+3.460s

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1972. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1960Bruce McLarenCooper
1958Stirling MossCooper
1957Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
1956Luigi MussoFerrari
1956Juan Manuel FangioFerrari
1955Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
1954Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
1953Alberto AscariFerrari

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