The 1972 Spanish Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1972 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Jarama, Spain on Sunday, 1 May 1972. Jacky Ickx started on pole position for Ferrari and Emerson Fittipaldi was the race winner in the Lotus Ford.
1972 Spanish Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 90 | 2:03:41.230 | 2:03:41.230 | - | - | 1:21.060 | 40 | 148.630 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 90 | +18.920 | 2:04:00.150 | +18.920 | +18.920 | 1:21.010 | 52 | 148.250 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 89 | +1 lap | 2:04:04.330 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:22.200 | 59 | 146.520 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 89 | +1 lap | 2:04:48.090 | 1 lap | +43.760 | 1:22.340 | 88 | 145.660 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 89 | +1 lap | 2:04:48.580 | 1 lap | +0.490 | 1:22.180 | 74 | 145.650 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 89 | +1 lap | 2:04:48.910 | 1 lap | +0.330 | 1:22.130 | 85 | 145.650 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 88 | +2 laps | 2:04:14.360 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.960 | 54 | 144.680 | 14 | |
| 8 | 12 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 88 | +2 laps | 2:04:25.690 | 2 laps | +11.330 | 1:22.900 | 52 | 144.460 | 18 | |
| 9 | 21 | Dave Walker | Australia | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 87 | +3 laps | 2:02:25.210 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:22.360 | 62 | 145.160 | 24 | |
| 10 | 18 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 86 | +4 laps | 2:04:06.920 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.980 | 75 | 141.530 | 23 | |
| 11 | 14 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 86 | +4 laps | 2:04:15.790 | 4 laps | +8.870 | 1:23.370 | 17 | 141.360 | 19 | |
| DNF | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 69 | Accident | 1:21.030 | 31 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 66 | Gearbox | 1:22.910 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 3 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 65 | Ignition | 1:22.040 | 60 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 65 | Engine | 1:24.610 | 12 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 11 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 48 | Gearbox | 1:21.800 | 33 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Goodyear | 38 | Engine | 1:23.300 | 32 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 10 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | BRM | Firestone | 24 | Accident | 1:22.600 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 7 | Mario Andretti | United States | Ferrari | Firestone | 23 | Oil pressure | 1:21.820 | 10 | 5 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 20 | Electrical | 1:23.400 | 10 | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Fuel leak | 1:22.970 | 7 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Eifelland Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Accident | 1:24.110 | 12 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 19 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 9 | Gearbox | 1:24.150 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 24 | Niki Lauda | Austria | March Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Differential | 1:29.840 | 3 | 25 | |||||
| DNF | 28 | Alex Soler-Roig | Spain | BRM | Firestone | 6 | Accident | 1:25.490 | 4 | 22 | |||||
| DNQ | 23 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Goodyear |