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United States Grand Prix

1972 United States Grand Prix

Round 12 of 12Watkins Glen International, Watkins GlenOct 8 197259 laps

Podium

CEVTyrrell

STETyrrell

HULMcLaren

Key facts

WinnerSTE1:41:45.354 from P1

PoleSTE1:40.481

Fastest lapSTE1:41.644 on lap 33

Finishers18 / 32classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	STEJackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1	–	59	1:41:45.354	9	1:41.644
2	CEVFrançois Cevert	Tyrrell	4	▲2	59	+32.268s	6	–
3	HULDenny Hulme	McLaren	3	–	59	+37.528s	4	–
4	PETRonnie Peterson	March	26	▲22	59	+82.516s	3	–
5	ICKJacky Ickx	Ferrari	12	▲7	59	+83.119s	2	–
6	ANDMario Andretti	Ferrari	10	▲4	58	+1 lap	1	–
7	DEPPatrick Depailler	Tyrrell	11	▲4	58	+1 lap		–
8	REGClay Regazzoni	Ferrari	6	▼2	58	+1 lap		–
9	JSCJody Scheckter	McLaren	8	▼1	58	+1 lap		–
10	WISReine Wisell	Lotus	16	▲6	57	+2 laps		–
11	HILGraham Hill	Brabham	27	▲16	57	+2 laps		–
12	POSSam Posey	Surtees	23	▲11	57	+2 laps		–
13	BEUMike Beuttler	March	21	▲8	57	+2 laps		–
14	PESHenri Pescarolo	March	22	▲8	57	+2 laps		–
15	AMOChris Amon	Matra	7	▼8	57	+2 laps		–
16	BARSkip Barber	March	20	▲4	57	+2 laps		–
17	HAIMike Hailwood	Surtees	14	▼3	56	+3 laps		–
18	REVPeter Revson	McLaren	2	▼16	54	+5 laps		–
NC	LAUNiki Lauda	March	25		49	Not classified		–
DNF	PACCarlos Pace	March	15		48	Fuel system		–
DNF	GETPeter Gethin	BRM	28		47	Engine		–
DNF	GANHowden Ganley	BRM	17		44	Engine		–
DNF	WALDavid Walker	Lotus	30		44	Engine		–
DNF	WFIWilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	13		43	Engine		–
DNF	BELJean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	18		40	Ignition		–
DNF	REDBrian Redman	BRM	24		34	Engine		–
DNF	REUCarlos Reutemann	Brabham	5		31	Engine		–
DNF	DEAAndrea De Adamich	Surtees	19		25	Collision		–
DNF	SCHTim Schenken	Surtees	31		22	Suspension		–
DNF	FITEmerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	9		17	Suspension		–
DNF	DBEDerek Bell	Tecno	29		8	Engine		–
DNS	SURJohn Surtees	Surtees	–		0	Car raced by Schenken		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	STEJackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1:40.481
2	REVPeter Revson	McLaren	1:40.527	+0.046s
3	HULDenny Hulme	McLaren	1:41.084	+0.603s
4	CEVFrançois Cevert	Tyrrell	1:41.445	+0.964s
5	REUCarlos Reutemann	Brabham	1:41.692	+1.211s
6	REGClay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:41.951	+1.470s
7	AMOChris Amon	Matra	1:41.979	+1.498s
8	JSCJody Scheckter	McLaren	1:42.058	+1.577s
9	FITEmerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	1:42.400	+1.919s
10	ANDMario Andretti	Ferrari	1:42.482	+2.001s
11	DEPPatrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:42.521	+2.040s
12	ICKJacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:42.597	+2.116s
13	WFIWilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	1:42.766	+2.285s
14	HAIMike Hailwood	Surtees	1:43.204	+2.723s
15	PACCarlos Pace	March	1:43.319	+2.838s
16	WISReine Wisell	Lotus	1:43.543	+3.062s
17	GANHowden Ganley	BRM	1:44.075	+3.594s
18	BELJean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:44.240	+3.759s
19	DEAAndrea De Adamich	Surtees	1:44.279	+3.798s
20	BARSkip Barber	March	1:44.280	+3.799s
21	BEUMike Beuttler	March	1:44.369	+3.888s
22	PESHenri Pescarolo	March	1:44.433	+3.952s
23	POSSam Posey	Surtees	1:44.525	+4.044s
24	REDBrian Redman	BRM	1:44.925	+4.444s
25	SURJohn Surtees	Surtees	1:45.232	+4.751s
26	LAUNiki Lauda	March	1:45.290	+4.809s
27	PETRonnie Peterson	March	1:46.142	+5.661s
28	HILGraham Hill	Brabham	1:46.313	+5.832s
29	GETPeter Gethin	BRM	1:46.599	+6.118s
30	DBEDerek Bell	Tecno	1:47.023	+6.542s
31	WALDavid Walker	Lotus	1:50.600	+10.119s
32	SCHTim Schenken	Surtees	1:57.674	+17.193s

Watkins Glen International

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

Previous winners here

1971	François Cevert	Tyrrell
1970	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus
1969	Jochen Rindt	Lotus
1968	Jackie Stewart	Matra
1967	Jim Clark	Lotus
1966	Jim Clark	Lotus
1965	Graham Hill	BRM
1964	Graham Hill	BRM
1963	Graham Hill	BRM
1962	Jim Clark	Lotus

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