The 1972 German Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1972 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Nürburgring in Germany on Sunday, 30 July 1972. Jacky Ickx started on pole position for Ferrari and was the race winner.
1972 German Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 14 | 1:42:12.300 | 1:42:12.300 | - | - | 7:13.600 | 10 | 187.700 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 14 | +48.300 | 1:43:00.600 | +48.300 | +48.300 | 7:17.200 | 186.200 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +1:06.700 | 1:43:19.000 | +1:06.700 | +18.400 | 7:16.400 | 185.700 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 14 | +2:20.200 | 1:44:32.500 | +2:20.200 | +1:13.500 | 183.500 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Brian Redman | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +2:35.700 | 1:44:48.000 | +2:35.700 | +15.500 | 183.000 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 11 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +2:59.600 | 1:45:11.900 | +2:59.600 | +23.900 | 182.300 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 26 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +3:00.100 | 1:45:12.400 | +3:00.100 | +0.500 | 182.300 | 21 | |||
| 8 | 28 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 14 | +5:10.700 | 1:47:23.000 | +5:10.700 | +2:10.600 | 178.600 | 27 | |||
| 9 | 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 14 | +5:20.200 | 1:47:32.500 | +5:20.200 | +9.500 | 7:20.000 | 178.400 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 7 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 14 | +5:43.700 | 1:47:56.000 | +5:43.700 | +23.500 | 7:22.000 | 177.700 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Collision | 1:35:30.900 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 7:16.900 | 186.500 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 19 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Ferrari | Firestone | 13 | +1 lap | 1:42:40.200 | 1 lap | +7:09.300 | 173.500 | 22 | |||
| 13 | 16 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 13 | +1 lap | 1:45:15.800 | 1 lap | +2:35.600 | 169.200 | 20 | |||
| 14 | 15 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 13 | +1 lap | 1:45:20.700 | 1 lap | +4.900 | 169.100 | 12 | |||
| 15 | 8 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 13 | +1 lap | 1:49:02.700 | 1 lap | +3:42.000 | 163.300 | 8 | |||
| NC | 21 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 11 | +3 laps | 7:22.100 | 11 | ||||||
| DNF | 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 10 | Gearbox | 7:16.600 | 3 | ||||||
| DNF | 20 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Accident | 7:22.300 | 9 | ||||||
| DNF | 3 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Engine | 10 | |||||||
| DNF | 14 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 8 | Suspension | 16 | |||||||
| DNF | 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Differential | 7:20.500 | 6 | ||||||
| DNF | 22 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Eifelland Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Electrical | 14 | |||||||
| DNF | 25 | Dave Walker | Australia | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 6 | Oil leak | 23 | |||||||
| DNF | 23 | Niki Lauda | Austria | March Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Oil leak | 24 | |||||||
| DNF | 27 | Derek Bell | Great Britain | Tecno | Firestone | 4 | Engine | 25 | |||||||
| DNF | 29 | Dave Charlton | South Africa | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 4 | Physical | 26 | |||||||
| DNF | 18 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | BRM | Firestone | 3 | Engine | 17 |