The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1972 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Nivelles circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 4 June 1972. Emerson Fittipaldi started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and was the race winner.
1972 Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 85 | 1:44:06.700 | 1:44:06.700 | - | - | 182.400 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 8 | François Cévert | France | Tyrell Ford | Goodyear | 85 | +26.600 | 1:44:33.300 | +26.600 | +26.600 | 181.600 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 9 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 85 | +58.100 | 1:45:04.800 | +58.100 | +31.500 | 180.700 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 34 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 85 | +1:12.000 | 1:45:18.700 | +1:12.000 | +13.900 | 180.300 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 16 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 84 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 84 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:12.120 | 66 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 10 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 83 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 7 | |||||
| 8 | 25 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 83 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 15 | ||||||
| 9 | 11 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 83 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 14 | ||||||
| 10 | 27 | Helmut Marko | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 83 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 23 | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Eifelland Ford | Goodyear | 83 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 20 | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | Niki Lauda | Austria | March Ford | Goodyear | 82 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 25 | |||||
| 13 | 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 81 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 9 | |||||
| 14 | 33 | Dave Walker | Australia | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 79 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 2 laps | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 73 | Suspension | 16 | |||||||
| NC | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +26 laps | 19 | |||||||
| DNF | 30 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 57 | Accident | 2 | |||||||
| DNF | 36 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 55 | Engine | 10 | |||||||
| DNF | 22 | Nanni Galli | Italy | Tecno | Firestone | 54 | Accident | 24 | |||||||
| DNF | 29 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 47 | Injection | 4 | |||||||
| DNF | 14 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Halfshaft | 22 | |||||||
| DNF | 18 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 28 | Gearbox | 18 | |||||||
| DNF | 24 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 27 | Fuel pump | 17 | |||||||
| DNF | 23 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 15 | Overheating | 6 | |||||||
| DNF | 35 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 11 | Overheating | 21 |