1972 French Grand Prix

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Flag of France.svg 1972 French Grand Prix
Racing data
6th of 12 races of the 1972 World Automobile Championship
Route profile
Surname: Grand Prix de France
Date: 2nd July 1972
Place: Clermont-Ferrand
Course: Circuit de Charade
Length: 306.09 km in 38 laps of 8.055 km

Weather: dry and warm
Spectator: ~ 50,000
Pole position
Driver: New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon FranceFrance Matra
Time: 2: 53.4 min
Fastest lap
Driver: New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon FranceFrance Matra
Time: 2: 53.9 min
Podium
First: United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell
Second: Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United KingdomUnited Kingdom lotus
Third: New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon FranceFrance Matra

The 1972 French Grand Prix took place on July 2nd at the Circuit de Charade near Clermont-Ferrand and was the sixth race of the 1972 World Automobile Championship .

Reports

background

Since the Dutch Grand Prix had been canceled this year due to construction work on the Zandvoort race track , there was a break of around a month between the fifth race in Belgium and the French GP.

During this interruption, a non-world championship Formula 1 race had taken place at the Autodromo Vallelunga near Rome , in which Emerson Fittipaldi was victorious. It was a curious race, however, as only seven vehicles took part. Even the traditional Italian team Ferrari stayed away from the event on home soil.

In contrast, a field of 29 drivers was registered for the French Grand Prix that follows. In addition to François Cevert and the recovered Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell provided a third works car for Formula 1 newcomer Patrick Depailler .

The two Americans Mario Andretti and Peter Revson were absent for the second time this season due to a racing event taking place in their home country at the same time. Brian Redman then took over the representation for Revson again at McLaren . Since Clay Regazzoni broke his arm while playing football, Nanni Galli was signed as the second Ferrari driver for this race . Derek Bell took his place at Tecno .

training

Chris Amon drove the fastest training time with the latest development stage of the Matra MS120 . Next to him, Denis Hulme qualified for the front row. Behind it were Stewart and Ickx in the second row. Tim Schenken and Helmut Marko caused surprises with starting positions five and six.

Nanni Galli did not manage to take the chance to distinguish himself in a Ferrari. He only reached 19th place on the grid. Local hero Jean-Pierre Beltoise had to take over the car of his teammate Howden Ganley after a defect in his vehicle . As a result, his practice times were canceled and he had to start the race from last place, while Ganley had to do without the start. Even Peter Gethin , Henri Pescarolo and Derek Bell damaged their vehicles during training and could not thereby participate in the race.

Tyrrell had brought the new type 005 to the race track. It was supposed to be driven by François Cevert for the first time in a Grand Prix race, but the Frenchman damaged it in practice and then had to switch to the conventional 002 .

Dave Charlton failed to qualify with a privately entered Lotus 72 .

run

Amon took the lead from pole position, followed by Hulme, Stewart, Ickx and Marko. On the ninth lap, Peterson was fifth ahead of Helmut Marko. When he briefly came across the inadequately paved shoulder next to the asphalt , a stone was thrown from his rear wheel, which pierced Marko's helmet visor and irreparably injured his left eye. This incident marked the abrupt end of Marko's racing career.

Ronnie Peterson , who had recently overtaken Mike Hailwood , was now in sixth place. On lap 17 Stewart managed to take second place from Hulme. When the leader Amon had to pit because of a flat tire, which was also caused by the numerous stones in the area of ​​the poorly paved edge of the track, Stewart made it to the top without a fight and defended this place to the finish. Hulme and Ickx also had to pit in the further course of the race due to tire damage, so that second place went to Emerson Fittipaldi. In the final phase, Amon was able to fight back to third place past Cevert and Peterson.

It was recognized that the course no longer met the growing demands of a Grand Prix racetrack and did not return there in the following years.

Registration list

team No. driver chassis engine tires
United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Player Team Lotus 1 Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 72D Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F.
6th AustraliaAustralia Dave Walker
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Yardley Team McLaren 2 New ZealandNew Zealand Denis Hulme McLaren M19C G
2T McLaren M19A 1st
11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brian Redman
ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 3 BelgiumBelgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12 F.
30th ItalyItaly Nanni Galli
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Eleven Team Tyrrell 4th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 003 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
7th FranceFrance François Cevert Tyrrell 002
7T Tyrrell 005 2
8th FranceFrance Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 004
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Marlboro BRM 5T FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM P160C 3 BRM P142 3.0 V12 F.
5 BRM P160B
22nd United KingdomUnited Kingdom Peter Gethin
23 New ZealandNew Zealand Howden Ganley
24 SwedenSweden Pure Wisell
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Austria Marlboro BRM 25th AustriaAustria Helmut Marko
FranceFrance Equipe Matra Sports 9 New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon Matra MS120D Matra MS72 3.0 V12 G
GermanyGermany Team Eifelland Caravans 10 GermanyGermany Rolf Stommelen Eifelland type 21 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
United KingdomUnited Kingdom STP March Racing Team 12 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson March 721G G
14th AustriaAustria Niki Lauda
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing 15th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Beuttler F.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Team Williams Motul 16 FranceFrance Henri Pescarolo March 721 G
17th Brazil 1968Brazil Carlos Pace March 711
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Motor Racing Developments 18th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham BT37 G
20th ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann
19th Brazil 1968Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham BT34
ItalyItaly Martini Racing Team 21st United KingdomUnited Kingdom Derek Bell Tecno PA123 / 3 Tecno Series-P 3.0 F12 F.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 26th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees TS9B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F.
27 AustraliaAustralia Tim donation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees 28 ItalyItaly Andrea de Adamich
South Africa 1961South Africa Scribante Lucky Strike Racing 29 South Africa 1961South Africa Dave Charlton Lotus 72D F.

1 The McLaren M19A with the starting number 2T was available to Denis Hulme as a T-Car , but was never used.
2 François Cevert damaged the Tyrrell 005 with the start number 7T during training and from then on used the Tyrrell 002 with the start number 7.
3 The BRM P160C with the start number 5T was available to Jean-Pierre Beltoise as a T-Car , but was not used.

Classifications

Starting grid

Item driver constructor time Ø speed begin
01 New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon FranceFrance Matra 2: 53.4 167.232 km / h 01
02 New ZealandNew Zealand Denis Hulme United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 2: 54.2 166.464 km / h 02
03 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 2: 55.0 165.703 km / h 03
04th BelgiumBelgium Jacky Ickx ItalyItaly Ferrari 2: 55.1 165.608 km / h 04th
05 AustraliaAustralia Tim donation United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford 2: 57.2 163.646 km / h 05
06th AustriaAustria Helmut Marko United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM 2: 57.3 163.553 km / h 06th
07th FranceFrance François Cevert United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 2: 58.1 162.819 km / h 07th
08th Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 2: 58.1 162.819 km / h 08th
09 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 2: 58.2 162.727 km / h 09
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Hailwood United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford 2: 58.3 162.636 km / h 10
11 Brazil 1968Brazil Carlos Pace United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 2: 58.6 162.363 km / h 11
12 FranceFrance Henri Pescarolo United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 2: 59.0 162,000 km / h DNS
13 ItalyItaly Andrea de Adamich United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford 2: 59.1 161.910 km / h 12
14th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brian Redman United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 2: 59.4 161.639 km / h 13
15th Brazil 1968Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Ford 2: 59.5 161.549 km / h 14th
16 GermanyGermany Rolf Stommelen GermanyGermany Eifelland Ford 2: 59.6 161.459 km / h 15th
17th FranceFrance Patrick Depailler United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 2: 59.6 161.459 km / h 16
18th ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Ford 3: 00.7 160.476 km / h 17th
19th SwedenSweden Pure Wisell United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM 3: 00.7 160.476 km / h 18th
20th ItalyItaly Nanni Galli ItalyItaly Ferrari 3: 00.7 160.476 km / h 19th
21st New ZealandNew Zealand Howden Ganley United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM 3: 02.0 159.330 km / h DNS
22nd United KingdomUnited Kingdom Peter Gethin United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM 3: 02.8 158.632 km / h DNS
23 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Ford 3: 03.0 158.459 km / h 20th
24 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 3: 03.1 158.372 km / h 21st
25th AustraliaAustralia Dave Walker United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 3: 04.7 157.001 km / h 22nd
26th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Beuttler United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 3: 05.9 155.987 km / h 23
27 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Derek Bell ItalyItaly Tecno 3: 06.9 155.152 km / h DNS
- FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Beltoise United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM no time - 24
DNQ South Africa 1961South Africa Dave Charlton United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 3: 11.6 151.347 km / h -

run

Item driver constructor Round Stops time begin Fastest lap Failure reason
01 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 38 0 1: 52: 22.5 03 2: 55.8
02 Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 38 0 + 27.7 08th 2: 55.7
03 New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon FranceFrance Matra 38 1 + 31.9 01 2: 53.9
04th FranceFrance François Cevert United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 38 0 + 49.3 07th 2: 56.0
05 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 38 0 + 56.8 09 2: 55.9
06th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Hailwood United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford 38 0 +1: 36.1 10 2: 57.4
07th New ZealandNew Zealand Denis Hulme United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 38 1 +1: 48.1 02 2: 54.4
08th Brazil 1968Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Ford 38 0 + 2: 25.2 14th 2: 58.9
09 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brian Redman United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 38 0 + 2: 55.5 13 2: 56.8
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Ford 38 0 + 2: 59.5 20th 2: 59.5
11 BelgiumBelgium Jacky Ickx ItalyItaly Ferrari 37 1 + 1 lap 04th 2: 54.4
12 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Ford 37 0 + 1 lap 17th 2: 58.6
13 ItalyItaly Nanni Galli ItalyItaly Ferrari 37 0 + 1 lap 19th 2: 59.0
14th ItalyItaly Andrea de Adamich United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford 37 0 + 1 lap 12 2: 59.9
15th FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Beltoise United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM 37 0 + 1 lap 24 3: 01.1
16 GermanyGermany Rolf Stommelen GermanyGermany Eifelland Ford 37 0 + 1 lap 15th 2: 59.1
17th AustraliaAustralia Tim donation United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees-Ford 36 0 + 2 rounds 05 2: 59.3
18th AustraliaAustralia Dave Walker United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 34 0 DNF 22nd 2: 59.5 Gearbox damage
19th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Beuttler United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 33 0 DNF 23 3: 05.5 Lack of fuel
- FranceFrance Patrick Depailler United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 33 0 NC 16 2: 57.2 Unrated
- SwedenSweden Pure Wisell United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM 25th 0 DNF 18th 3: 00.5 Gearbox damage
- Brazil 1968Brazil Carlos Pace United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 18th 0 DNF 11 2: 58.6 Engine failure
- AustriaAustria Helmut Marko United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM 08th 0 DNF 06th 2: 59.6 Eye injury
- AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom March-Ford 04th 0 DNF 21st 3: 23.0 Gearbox damage

World Cup stands after the race

The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points
01 Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi lotus 34
02 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 21st
03 New ZealandNew Zealand Denis Hulme McLaren 19th
04th BelgiumBelgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 16
05 FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 9
06th FranceFrance François Cevert Tyrrell 9
07th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 7th
08th United StatesUnited States Peter Revson McLaren 6th
09 New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon Matra 6th
Item driver constructor Points
10 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson March 5
11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees 4th
12 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti Ferrari 3
13 Brazil 1968Brazil Carlos Pace March 3
14th ItalyItaly Andrea de Adamich Surtees 3
15th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brian Redman McLaren 2
16 AustraliaAustralia Tim donation Surtees 2
17th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill Brabham 1

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points
01 United KingdomUnited Kingdom lotus 34
02 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell 27
03 United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren 23
04th ItalyItaly Ferrari 19th
05 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Surtees 9
Item constructor Points
06th United KingdomUnited Kingdom BRM 9
07th United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 8th
08th FranceFrance Matra 6th
09 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham 1

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Background" (accessed July 12, 2011)
  2. "Training" ( memento of the original from November 7, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on July 12, 2011)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.motorsportarchiv.de
  3. ^ Motorsport total. Accessed March 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Report" (accessed on July 12, 2011)
  5. “World Cup stands” ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on July 12, 2011)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.motorsportarchiv.de

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