The 1972 Austrian Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1972 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Österreichring circuit in Austria on Sunday, 13 August 1972. Emerson Fittipaldi started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and was the race winner.
1972 Austrian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 54 | 1:29:16.660 | 1:29:16.660 | - | - | 214.517 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1.180 | 1:29:17.840 | +1.180 | +1.180 | 1:38.320 | 47 | 214.470 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +36.530 | 1:29:53.190 | +36.530 | +35.350 | 213.064 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 25 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 54 | +44.760 | 1:30:01.420 | +44.760 | +8.230 | 212.740 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 10 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 54 | +45.640 | 1:30:02.300 | +45.640 | +0.880 | 212.705 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 54 | +1:01.190 | 1:30:17.850 | +1:01.190 | +15.550 | 212.094 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1:09.090 | 1:30:25.750 | +1:09.090 | +7.900 | 211.786 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 54 | +1:21.450 | 1:30:38.110 | +1:21.450 | +12.360 | 211.304 | 21 | |||
| 9 | 2 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:30:06.320 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 208.611 | 20 | |||
| 10 | 4 | Niki Lauda | Austria | March Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:30:49.960 | 1 lap | +43.640 | 206.940 | 22 | |||
| 11 | 24 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 52 | +2 laps | 1:30:01.870 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 204.843 | 8 | |||
| 12 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 1:30:50.540 | 2 laps | +48.670 | 203.014 | 11 | |||
| 13 | 6 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 51 | +3 laps | 1:30:15.880 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 200.384 | 16 | |||
| 14 | 11 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 51 | +3 laps | 1:30:28.350 | 3 laps | +12.470 | 199.924 | 13 | |||
| NC | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Eifelland Ford | Goodyear | 48 | Engine | 17 | |||||||
| NC | 23 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 46 | +8 laps | 18 | |||||||
| NC | 15 | Nanni Galli | Italy | Tecno | Firestone | 45 | Oil leak | 23 | |||||||
| DNF | 16 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 36 | Injection | 14 | |||||||
| DNF | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Brakes | 15 | |||||||
| DNF | 3 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 24 | Fuel system | 24 | |||||||
| DNF | 29 | François Migault | France | Connew Ford | Firestone | 22 | Suspension | 25 | |||||||
| DNF | 18 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 20 | Fuel system | 9 | |||||||
| DNF | 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 14 | Injection | 5 | |||||||
| DNF | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 13 | Fuel system | 2 | |||||||
| DNF | 21 | Dave Walker | Australia | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 6 | Engine | 19 | |||||||
| DNS | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear |