The 1972 British Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1972 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on Sunday, 15 July 1972. Jacky Ickx started on pole position for Ferrari and Emerson Fittipaldi was the race winner in the Lotus Ford.
1972 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 76 | 1:47:50.200 | 1:47:50.200 | - | - | 1:24.100 | 30 | 180.300 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +4.100 | 1:47:54.300 | +4.100 | +4.100 | 1:24.000 | 58 | 180.200 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +1:12.500 | 1:49:02.700 | +1:12.500 | +1:08.400 | 1:24.500 | 55 | 178.300 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1:48:48.400 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:27.000 | 64 | 176.400 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1 lap | 1:48:49.500 | 1 lap | +1.100 | 1:25.500 | 17 | 176.400 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Ferrari | Firestone | 75 | +1 lap | 1:48:54.300 | 1 lap | +4.800 | 1:24.500 | 54 | 176.200 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 74 | Spun off | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.400 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 27 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +3 laps | 1:48:30.100 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.100 | 37 | 172.200 | 10 | |
| 9 | 4 | Niki Lauda | Austria | March Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +3 laps | 1:48:38.200 | 3 laps | +8.100 | 1:26.500 | 15 | 171.900 | 19 | |
| 10 | 33 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Eifelland Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +5 laps | 1:48:14.300 | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:27.500 | 14 | 167.900 | 25 | |
| 11 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Goodyear | 70 | +6 laps | 1:48:36.200 | 6 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.500 | 15 | 164.900 | 6 | |
| 12 | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 69 | Suspension | 7 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.700 | 47 | 22 | |||
| 13 | 31 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 69 | +7 laps | 1:48:10.000 | 7 laps | +1:48:10.000 | 1:26.500 | 29 | 163.200 | 23 | |
| DNF | 22 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 64 | Suspension | 1:25.300 | 45 | 5 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 60 | Spun off | 1:25.100 | 57 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Dave Walker | Australia | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 59 | Suspension | 1:25.100 | 46 | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 49 | Oil pressure | 1:24.200 | 48 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 47 | Spun off | 1:26.100 | 47 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Differential | 1:25.600 | 24 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | BRM | Goodyear | 36 | Suspension | 1:25.800 | 16 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 21 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 31 | Gearbox | 1:25.600 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Dave Charlton | South Africa | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 21 | Gearbox | 1:27.300 | 14 | 24 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Nanni Galli | Italy | Tecno | Firestone | 9 | Spun off | 1:28.200 | 7 | 18 | |||||
| DNF | 24 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Politoys Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Accident | 1:29.200 | 6 | 26 | |||||
| DNF | 12 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Goodyear | 5 | Engine | 1:27.400 | 3 | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 23 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 3 | Accident | 1:28.100 | 3 | 20 |