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1972 Spanish Grand Prix
Jarama Permanent Circuit (1967–1990)
Race details
Date	May 1, 1972
Official name	XVIII Gran Premio de España
Location	Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain
Course	Race track
Course length	3.404 km (2.115 miles)
Distance	90 laps, 306.360 km (190.363 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:18.43
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:21.01 on lap 52
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Third	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1972 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama on May 1, 1972. It was race 3 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race marked the first time two brothers raced together in F1 simultaneously, Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi. The elder Fittipaldi was a last-minute substitute for Brabham's Carlos Reutemann, who had injured his ankle in a Formula 2 race the previous weekend at Thruxton, England. The 90-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from third position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Clay Regazzoni came in third. After the race the World Drivers' Championship was tied at 15 points between Emerson Fittipaldi and Denny Hulme.

Qualifying classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:18.43
2	11	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:19.18	+0.75
3	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:19.26	+0.83
4	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	1:19.33	+0.90
5	7	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:19.39	+0.96
6	9	Chris Amon	Matra	1:19.52	+1.09
7	19	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1:19.57	+1.14
8	6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:19.71	+1.28
9	2	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	1:19.86	+1.43
10	10	Reine Wisell	BRM	1:19.89	+1.46
11	20	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	1:20.11	+1.68
12	3	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	1:20.50	+2.07
13	26	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	1:20.79	+2.36
14	22	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	1:20.83	+2.40
15	15	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	1:20.97	+2.54
16	29	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	1:21.00	+2.57
17	16	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	1:21.04	+2.61
18	12	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	1:21.06	+2.63
19	14	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	1:21.24	+2.81
20	25	Howden Ganley	BRM	1:21.43	+3.00
21	8	Peter Gethin	BRM	1:22.43	+4.00
22	28	Alex Soler-Roig	BRM	1:22.57	+4.14
23	18	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	1:22.59	+4.16
24	21	David Walker	Lotus-Ford	1:22.74	+4.31
25	24	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	1:24.96	+6.53
DNQ	23	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	1:25.48	+7.05

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	90	2:03:41.2	3	9
2	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	90	+ 18.92	1	6
3	6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	89	+ 1 Lap	8	4
4	26	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	89	+ 1 Lap	13	3
5	20	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	89	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	29	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	89	+ 1 Lap	16	1
7	22	Wilson Fittipaldi, jr.	Brabham-Ford	88	+ 2 Laps	14
8	12	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	88	+ 2 Laps	18
9	21	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford	87	Out of Fuel	24
10	18	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	86	+ 4 Laps	23
11	14	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	86	+ 4 Laps	19
Ret	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	69	Accident	4
Ret	9	Chris Amon	Matra	66	Gearbox	6
Ret	3	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	65	Ignition	12
Ret	8	Peter Gethin	BRM	65	Engine	21
Ret	11	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	48	Gearbox	2
Ret	25	Howden Ganley	BRM	38	Engine	20
Ret	10	Reine Wisell	BRM	24	Accident	10
Ret	7	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	23	Oil Pressure	5
Ret	15	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	20	Electrical	15
Ret	2	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	16	Fuel Leak	9
Ret	16	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	15	Accident	17
Ret	19	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	9	Gearbox	7
Ret	24	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	7	Differential	25
Ret	28	Alex Soler-Roig	BRM	6	Accident	22
DNQ	23	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford
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Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Brazilian driver Wilson Fittipaldi, jr.
• This was the 10th pole position for a Belgian driver.
• This was the 2nd win of a Spanish Grand Prix by Lotus. It broke the old record set by Alfa Romeo at the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix.
• This race was the 200th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, excluding the eleven Indianapolis 500 races that were held between 1950-1960. In those 200 races:
  • Graham Hill was the most experienced, having raced 138 of them, but also having the most retirements at 63.
  • Jim Clark had achieved 33 pole positions, 28 fastest laps, and 25 Grands Prix wins. Graham Hill held the record of the highest amount of podium finishes at 36, and Juan Manuel Fangio held a record 5 World Championships.
  • Ferrari was the most constant constructor and engine supplier, having raced 190 of them (188 as a constructor), BRM had had a record 31 retirements as a constructor. A Ferrari-powered car had retired the race a record 28 times.
  • Ferrari also achieved 57 pole positions, 55 fastest laps, 48 Grands Prix wins, 180 podium places and 6 Drivers' World Titles in this timespan (as a constructor and engine supplier) . Lotus held the record for most Constructor's World Championships at 5.
  • British engine supplier Cosworth (funded by Ford) had achieved 5 Constructors' World Titles.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hulme 15 1 2 Emerson Fittipaldi 15 1 3 Jacky Ickx 10 2 4 Jackie Stewart 9 1 5 Clay Regazzoni 7 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 17 2 2 Lotus-Ford 15 3 Ferrari 13 2 4 Tyrrell-Ford 9 1 5 Surtees-Ford 5 Source:

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

References

1. "Spanish GP, 1972". www.grandprix.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
2. "1972 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
3. ^ "Spain 1972 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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• Spanish Grand Prix
• 1972 in Spanish motorsport
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