The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1972 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday, 14 May 1972. Emerson Fittipaldi started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and Jean-Pierre Beltoise was the race winner for BRM.
1972 Monaco Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 80 | 2:26:54.700 | 2:26:54.700 | - | - | 1:40.000 | 9 | 102.800 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 80 | +38.200 | 2:27:32.900 | +38.200 | +38.200 | 1:40.600 | 102.300 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:41.300 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:42.400 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 15 | Brian Redman | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | 16 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:42.600 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | 12 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 18 | ||||||
| 8 | 26 | Helmut Marko | Austria | BRM | Firestone | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 17 | ||||||
| 9 | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 21 | ||||||
| 10 | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Eifelland Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 25 | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 15 | |||||
| 12 | 20 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 20 | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 76 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 23 | ||||||
| 14 | 9 | Dave Walker | Australia | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 75 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:42.700 | 14 | ||||
| 15 | 14 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 1 lap | 7 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | Niki Lauda | Austria | March Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 22 | ||||||
| 17 | 23 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +8 laps | 8 laps | 2 laps | 24 | |||||
| NC | 2 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +10 laps | 12 | |||||||
| DNF | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 58 | Accident | 9 | |||||||
| DNF | 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 51 | Accident | 1:41.100 | 3 | ||||||
| DNF | 11 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 48 | Accident | 1:42.200 | 11 | ||||||
| DNF | 19 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 47 | Accident | 20 | |||||||
| DNF | 10 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 31 | Accident | 13 | |||||||
| DNF | 18 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 27 | Accident | 1:41.800 | 5 | ||||||
| DNF | 28 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | BRM | Firestone | 16 | Engine | 1:42.000 | 16 |