The 1972 United States Grand Prix was Round 12 of the 1972 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 8 October 1972. Jackie Stewart started on pole position in the Tyrrell Ford and was the race winner.
1972 United States Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | 1:41:45.354 | 1:41:45.354 | - | - | 1:41.644 | 33 | 189.078 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | François Cévert | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +32.268 | 1:42:17.622 | +32.268 | +32.268 | 188.084 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 19 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +37.528 | 1:42:22.882 | +37.528 | +5.260 | 187.923 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | March Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:22.516 | 1:43:07.870 | +1:22.516 | +44.988 | 186.557 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ferrari | Firestone | 59 | +1:23.119 | 1:43:08.473 | +1:23.119 | +0.603 | 186.539 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Mario Andretti | United States | Ferrari | Firestone | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 11 | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Ferrari | Firestone | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | 21 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 8 | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | Reine Wisell | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 16 | |||||
| 11 | 28 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 27 | ||||||
| 12 | 34 | Sam Posey | United States | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 23 | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | Mike Beuttler | Great Britain | March Ford | Firestone | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 21 | ||||||
| 14 | 26 | Henri Pescarolo | France | March Ford | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 22 | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Matra | Goodyear | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 7 | ||||||
| 16 | 33 | Skip Barber | United States | March Ford | Firestone | 57 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 20 | ||||||
| 17 | 23 | Mike Hailwood | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 56 | Collision | 3 laps | 1 lap | 14 | |||||
| 18 | 20 | Peter Revson | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 54 | Electrical | 5 laps | 2 laps | 2 | |||||
| NC | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | March Ford | Goodyear | 49 | +10 laps | 25 | |||||||
| DNF | 27 | Carlos Pace | Brazil | March Ford | Goodyear | 48 | Fuel system | 15 | |||||||
| DNF | 14 | Peter Gethin | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 47 | Engine | 28 | |||||||
| DNF | 16 | Howden Ganley | New Zealand | BRM | Firestone | 44 | Engine | 17 | |||||||
| DNF | 11 | Dave Walker | Australia | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 44 | Engine | 30 | |||||||
| DNF | 30 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Engine | 13 | |||||||
| DNF | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | BRM | Firestone | 40 | Ignition | 18 | |||||||
| DNF | 15 | Brian Redman | Great Britain | BRM | Firestone | 34 | Engine | 24 | |||||||
| DNF | 29 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Engine | 5 | |||||||
| DNF | 25 | Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 25 | Collision | 19 | |||||||
| DNF | 24 | Tim Schenken | Australia | Surtees Ford | Firestone | 22 | Suspension | 31 | |||||||
| DNF | 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 17 | Suspension | 9 | |||||||
| DNF | 31 | Derek Bell | Great Britain | Tecno | Firestone | 8 | Engine | 29 |