| 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | March 30, 1972 | ||
| Official name | I Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7.960 km (4.946 miles) | ||
| Distance | 37 laps, 294.520 km (183.002 miles) | ||
| Weather | Partially cloudy and very hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 2:32.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 2:35.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | March-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
The 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Interlagos on 30 March 1972. It was the inaugural Brazilian Grand Prix.
This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Brabham-Ford | 37 | 1:37:16.248 | 2 |
| 2 | 10 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 37 | +1:27.656 | 3 |
| 3 | 9 | Wilson Fittipaldi
|
Brabham-Ford | 37 | +2:03.379 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 |  Helmut Marko
|
BRM | 36 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
| 5 | 2 |  Dave Walker
|
Lotus-Ford | 36 | + 1 Lap | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | Luiz Bueno
|
March-Ford | 35 | + 2 Laps | 10 |
| Ret | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Ford | 32 | Suspension | 1 |
| Ret | 18 |  Alex Soler-Roig
|
BRM | 32 | Suspension | 12 |
| Ret | 6 | Carlos Pace
|
March-Ford | 1 | Throttle | 7 |
| Ret | 5 |  Henri Pescarolo
|
March-Ford | 0 | Throttle | 8 |
| Ret | 15 |  Peter Gethin
|
BRM | 0 | Throttle | 9 |
| DNS | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
BRM | Ignition | 6 | |
| DNQ | 12 |  Andrea de Adamich
|
Surtees-Ford | |||
| DNQ | 7 | Reine Wisell
|
Surtees-Ford | |||
| WD | 3 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | |||
| WD | 4 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari | |||
| WD | 16 |  Howden Ganley
|
BRM | |||
| Sources: | ||||||
Notes
- Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi – 2:35.2
References
- "1972 Brazilian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- "The Brazilian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. March 1973. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- Marriott, Andrew (May 1972). "Brazilian GP (March 31st)". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- "1972 Brazilian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- "1972 Brazilian GP – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- "1972 Brazilian GP – Fastest Laps". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
| Previous race: 1972 Race of Champions |
Formula One non-championship races 1972 season |
Next race: 1972 BRDC International Trophy |
| Previous race: None |
Brazilian Grand Prix | Next race: 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix |
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