Motorcycle World Championship 1972

Motorcycle World Championship 1972

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Giacomo Agostini
Constructor:	MV Agusta
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Giacomo Agostini
Constructor:	MV Agusta
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Jarno Saarinen
Constructor:	Yamaha
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Ángel Nieto
Constructor:	Derbi
50 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Ángel Nieto
Constructor:	Kreidler
Team (500 cm³) world champions
Driver:	Klaus Enders Ralf Engelhardt
Constructor:	BMW
<1971 season	1973 season>

The 1972 motorcycle world championship season was the 24th in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

In the classes to 500 cc, 250 cc and were cc to 125 thirteen, in the class up to 350 cc and twelve in the class to 50 cm³, and at the trailer combinations discharged eight races.

Distribution of points

Scoring
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	15th	12	10	8th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

• The number of rated runs was calculated with an even number of races held by halving this number and then adding one. For example, out of six races, four went into the championship ranking.
• If an odd number of races was held, the number of runs was added by one and then halved. For example, four of the seven races counted.

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	April 29-30	36th GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Giacomo Agostini	Alberto Pagani	Kim Newcombe	Giacomo Agostini
2	07.05.	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	Giacomo Agostini	Christian Bourgeois	Rob Bron	Giacomo Agostini
3	14.05.	15th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Giacomo Agostini	Guido Mandracci	Bosses Granath	Giacomo Agostini
4th	05/21	50th Nations Grand Prix	Imola	Giacomo Agostini	Alberto Pagani	Bruno Spaggiari	Giacomo Agostini
5	08-09 June	54th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Giacomo Agostini	Alberto Pagani	Mick Grant	Giacomo Agostini
6th	06/18	12th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	Alberto Pagani	Chas Mortimer	Paul Eickelberg	Giacomo Agostini
7th	June 24th	42. Dutch TT	Aces	Giacomo Agostini	Alberto Pagani	Bruno Kneubühler	Giacomo Agostini
8th	02.07.	45th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Giacomo Agostini	Alberto Pagani	Rodney Gould	Giacomo Agostini
9	09.07.	15th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Giacomo Agostini	Rodney Gould	Kim Newcombe	Giacomo Agostini
10	July 16	21st GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Giacomo Agostini	Jack Findlay	Bruno Kneubühler	Giacomo Agostini
11	July 22-23	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Giacomo Agostini	Rodney Gould	Bosses Granath	Giacomo Agostini
12	07/30	GP of Finland	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	Alberto Pagani	Rodney Gould	Giacomo Agostini
13	23.09	22nd GP of Spain	Montjuïc	Chas Mortimer	Dave Simmonds	Jack Findlay	Chas Mortimer

Driver ranking

1  Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 105 (165) 2  Alberto Pagani MV Agusta 87 3  Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 54 (57) 4th  Rodney Gould Yamaha 52 5  Bosses Granath Husqvarna 47 (51) 6th  Chas Mortimer Yamaha 42 7th  Dave Simmonds Kawasaki 42 8th  Billie Nelson Yamaha 31 (33) 9  Jack Findlay Jada- Suzuki 31 10  Kim Newcombe king 27 11  Guido Mandracci Suzuki 24 12  Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 20th 13  Rob Bron Suzuki 18th 14th  Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Kawasaki 16 15th  Jerry Lancaster Yamaha 14th 16  Paul Eickelberg king 13 17th  Bruno Spaggiari Ducati 10  Mick Grant Kawasaki 10 19th  Giampiero Zubani Kawasaki 9 20th  Sergio Baroncini Ducati 9 21st  Lothar John Yamaha 9 22nd  Paul Smart Ducati 8th  Kevin Cowley Seeley 8th  Hideo Kanaya Yamaha 8th 25th  Piet van der Wal Kawasaki 7th 26th  Ernst Hiller king 6th

André Pogolotti Suzuki 6th  Derek Chatterton Yamaha 6th 29  Klaus Huber Kawasaki 5  Charlie Williams Yamaha 5  Charlie Dobson Kawasaki 5  Eric Offenstadt Kawasaki 5  Pentti Korhonen Yamaha 5  Kurt-Ivan Carlsson Yamaha 5 35  Silvano Bertarelli Kawasaki 4th  Selwyn Griffiths Matchless 4th  Alois Maxwald Rotax 4th 38  Clive Brown Suzuki 3  Paul Cott Seeley 3  Derek Lee Suzuki 3  Getulio Marcaccini Aermacchi 2  Carlo Marelli Paton / Kawasaki 3 43  Kendo Takeshi Araoka Kawasaki 2  Arpád Juhos Metisse-Matchless 2  Seppo Kangasniemi Yamaha 2  Johnny Bengtsson Husqvarna 2 47  Charlie Sanby Suzuki 1  Roberto Gallina Paton 1  Josef Özelt Matchless 1  Ulf Nilsson Suzuki 1  Maurice Hawthorne Kawasaki 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	105 (180)
2	Yamaha	83 (124)
3	Suzuki (Jada)	61 (68)
4th	Kawasaki	57 (75)
5	Husqvarna	47 (53)
6th	king	39
7th	Ducati	15th
8th	Seeley	8th
9	Matchless	6th
10	Rotax	4th
11	Aermacchi	3
12	Paton	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	April 29-30	36th GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Jarno Saarinen	Giacomo Agostini	Hideo Kanaya	Jarno Saarinen
2	07.05.	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	Jarno Saarinen	Teuvo Länsivuori	Renzo Pasolini	Jarno Saarinen
3	14.05.	15th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Giacomo Agostini	Hideo Kanaya	Renzo Pasolini	Giacomo Agostini
4th	05/21	50th Nations Grand Prix	Imola	Giacomo Agostini	Renzo Pasolini	Jarno Saarinen	Giacomo Agostini
5	08-09 June	54th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Giacomo Agostini	Tony Rutter	Mick Grant	Giacomo Agostini
6th	06/18	12th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	János Drapál	Dieter Braun	Phil Read	Giacomo Agostini
7th	June 24th	42. Dutch TT	Aces	Giacomo Agostini	Jarno Saarinen	Renzo Pasolini	Giacomo Agostini
8th	09.07.	15th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Phil Read	Renzo Pasolini	Dieter Braun	Giacomo Agostini
9	July 16	21st GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Jarno Saarinen	Renzo Pasolini	Dieter Braun	Jarno Saarinen
10	July 22-23	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Giacomo Agostini	Phil Read	Jarno Saarinen	Jarno Saarinen
11	07/30	GP of Finland	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	Jarno Saarinen	Renzo Pasolini	Giacomo Agostini
12	23.09	22nd GP of Spain	Montjuïc	Bruno Kneubühler	Renzo Pasolini	János Drapál	Teuvo Länsivuori

Driver ranking

1  Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 102 (110) 2  Jarno Saarinen Yamaha 89 (97) 3  Renzo Pasolini Aermacchi 78 (102) 4th  Dieter Braun Yamaha 54 5  Phil Read MV Agusta 51 6th  Bruno Kneubühler Yamaha 45 (47) 7th  Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha 42 8th  János Drapál Yamaha 41 9  Hideo Kanaya Yamaha 41 10  Jack Findlay Yamaha 17th 11  Werner Pfirter Yamaha 16 12  Bosses Granath Yamaha 14th 13  Silvio Grassetti MZ 13 14th  Tony Rutter Yamaha 12 15th  Eduardo Celso-Santos Yamaha 12 16  Walter Sommer Yamaha 12 17th  László Szabó Yamaha 11 18th  Mick Grant Yamaha 10 19th  Matti Salonen Yamaha 9 20th  Billie Nelson Yamaha 9 21st  Kurt-Ivan Carlsson Yamaha 8th

22nd  František Srna Jawa 8th 23  John Dodds Yamaha 7th 24  Derek Chatterton Yamaha 6th 25th  Marcel Ankoné Yamsel 6th 26th  Rodney Gould Yamaha 5  Selwyn Griffiths Yamaha 5 28  Walter Villa Yamaha 4th  Mick Chatterton Yamaha 4th 30th  Alberto Pagani MV Agusta 3  Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Yamaha 3 32  Michel Rougerie Aermacchi 2  Bill Rae Yamaha 2  Maurice Hawthorne Yamaha 2 35  Peter Stocksiefen Yamaha 1  Brian Lee Aermacchi 1  Jean Campiche Yamaha 1  Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 1  Seppo Kangasniemi Yamaha 1  Ken Redfern Yamsel 1  Horst Dzierzawa Yamaha 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	105 (135)
2	Yamaha	99 (153)
3	Aermacchi	78 (103)
4th	MZ	13
5	Jawa	8th
6th	Seeley (Yamsel)	7th

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	April 29-30	36th GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Hideo Kanaya	Dieter Braun	Jarno Saarinen	Hideo Kanaya
2	07.05.	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	Phil Read	Renzo Pasolini	Hideo Kanaya	Hideo Kanaya
3	14.05.	15th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Börje Jansson	Jarno Saarinen	John Dodds	Börje Jansson
4th	05/21	50th Nations Grand Prix	Imola	Renzo Pasolini	Rodney Gould	Jarno Saarinen	Renzo Pasolini
5	08-09 June	54th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Phil Read	Rodney Gould	John Williams	Phil Read
6th	06/18	12th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	Renzo Pasolini	Rodney Gould	Kent Andersson	Jarno Saarinen
7th	June 24th	42. Dutch TT	Aces	Rodney Gould	Renzo Pasolini	Jarno Saarinen	Rodney Gould
8th	02.07.	45th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Jarno Saarinen	Rodney Gould	Phil Read	Jarno Saarinen
9	09.07.	15th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Jarno Saarinen	Renzo Pasolini	Rodney Gould	Jarno Saarinen
10	July 16	21st GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Jarno Saarinen	Renzo Pasolini	Phil Read	Jarno Saarinen
11	July 22-23	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Rodney Gould	Jarno Saarinen	Renzo Pasolini	Jarno Saarinen
12	07/30	GP of Finland	Imatra	Jarno Saarinen	Silvio Grassetti	Kent Andersson	Jarno Saarinen
13	23.09	22nd GP of Spain	Montjuïc	Renzo Pasolini	Teuvo Länsivuori	Barry Sheene	Renzo Pasolini

Driver ranking

1  Jarno Saarinen Yamaha 94 (122) 2  Renzo Pasolini Aermacchi 93 (103) 3  Rodney Gould Yamaha 88 (101) 4th  Phil Read Yamaha 58 5  Teuvo Länsivuori Yamaha 46 (54) 6th  John Dodds Yamaha 42 7th  Kent Andersson Yamaha 39 8th  Börje Jansson Derbi / Yamaha 36 9  Silvio Grassetti MZ 30th 10  Werner Pfirter Yamaha 28 11  Hideo Kanaya Yamaha 26th 12  Dieter Braun SMZ- Maico 22nd 13  Barry Sheene Yamaha 18th 14th  Chas Mortimer Yamaha 18th 15th  Oronzo Memola Yamaha 17th 16  János Drapál Yamaha 16 17th  Walter Sommer Yamaha 11 18th  John Williams Yamaha 10 19th  Tapio Virtanen Yamaha 10 20th  Charlie Williams Yamaha 8th 21st  Guido Mandracci Yamaha 6th 22nd  Günter Fischer Yamaha 6th 23  Billie Henderson Yamaha 5 24  Bernd Tüngethal MZ 5

25th  Marcel Ankoné Yamsel 5  Géza Repitz MZ 5 27  Luigi Anelli Yamaha 4th  Derek Chatterton Yamaha 4th  Remy Hirschy Yamaha 4th  Roland Olsson Yamaha 4th  Víctor Palomo Yamaha 4th 32  Gerd Bender Maico 4th 33  Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 3  Karl Auer Yamaha 3  Fosco Giansanti Yamaha 3  Dudley Robinson Yamaha 3  Jerry Lancaster Yamsel 3  Arpád Juhos Yamaha 3  Seppo Kangasniemi Yamaha 3 40  Barry Randle Yamaha 2  Giovanni Proni Yamaha 2  Tony Rutter Yamaha 2 43  Peter Stocksiefen Yamaha 1  Heinz Schmied Yamaha 1  Gianfranco Buffarello Yamaha 1  Bill Rae Yamaha 1  Pure judge MZ 1  Olivier Chevallier Yamaha 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Yamaha	105 (183)
2	Aermacchi	93 (103)
3	MZ	36
4th	SMZ- Maico	26th
5	Derbi	16
6th	Seeley (Yamsel)	5

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

125 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	April 29-30	36th GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Gilberto Parlotti	Chas Mortimer	Börje Jansson	Gilberto Parlotti
2	07.05.	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	Gilberto Parlotti	Chas Mortimer	Börje Jansson	Gilberto Parlotti
3	14.05.	15th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Ángel Nieto	Gilberto Parlotti	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto
4th	05/21	50th Nations Grand Prix	Imola	Ángel Nieto	Chas Mortimer	Gilberto Parlotti	Gilberto Parlotti
5	08-09 June	54th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Chas Mortimer	Charlie Williams	Bill Rae	Chas Mortimer
6th	06/18	12th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	Kent Andersson	Chas Mortimer	Harald Bartol	Ángel Nieto
7th	June 24th	42. Dutch TT	Aces	Ángel Nieto	Börje Jansson	Dave Simmonds	Börje Jansson
8th	02.07.	45th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Ángel Nieto	Chas Mortimer	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto
9	09.07.	15th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Börje Jansson	Chas Mortimer	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto
10	July 16	21st GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Börje Jansson	Chas Mortimer	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto
11	July 22-23	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Ángel Nieto	Kent Andersson	Chas Mortimer	Kent Andersson
12	07/30	GP of Finland	Imatra	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto	Dieter Braun	Kent Andersson
13	23.09	GP of Spain	Montjuïc	Kent Andersson	Chas Mortimer	Ángel Nieto	Chas Mortimer

Driver ranking

1  Ángel Nieto Derbi 97 2  Kent Andersson Yamaha 87 (103) 3  Chas Mortimer Yamaha 87 (121) 4th  Börje Jansson Maico 78 (100) 5  Gilberto Parlotti (†) Morbidelli 52 6th  Dave Simmonds (†) Kawasaki 44 7th  Harald Bartol Suzuki 37 8th  Dieter Braun Maico 25th 9  Jos Schurgers Bridgestone 23 10  Bernd Koehler MZ 23 11  Eugenio Lazzarini Maico 22nd 12  Matti Salonen Yamaha 18th 13  Gerd Bender Maico 13 14th  Cees van Dongen Yamaha 13 15th  Charlie Williams Yamaha 12 16  Bill Rae Maico 10 17th  Benjamin gray Derbi 10 18th  Ryszard Mankiewicz MZ 10 19th  Lothar John Yamaha 10 20th  Lindsay Porter Honda 8th 21st  Thierry Tchernine Yamaha 8th 22nd  László Szabó MZ 7th 23  Silvano Bertarelli Suzuki 6th  Ron Hackett Honda 6th 25th  Jürgen Lenk MZ 5 26th  Ralph Watts Honda 5

Günter Fischer Maico 5  Hartmut Bischoff MZ 5  Paolo Isnardi Mondial 5 30th  Pentti saloons Yamaha 5 31  Ramon Jimenez Yamaha 4th  Adriano Cocchi Yamaha 4th  Fred Launchbury Maico 4th  Steve Machin Yamaha 4th 35  Rolf Minhoff Maico 4th  Seppo Kangasniemi Maico 3  Leigh Notman Yamaha 3 38  Walter Rungg Yamaha 2  Michel Rougerie Aermacchi 2  Thomas Heuschkel MZ 2  Luigi Rinaudo Aermacchi 2  Andy Morris Yamaha 2  Béla Godany MZ 2  Bert Nijland Maico 2  Benigno Jul MZ 2  Aramis Brito MZ 2 47  Mike Evans Yamaha 1  Børge Nielsen Maico 1  Wolfgang Rösch MZ 1  Antonio García MZ 1  Roland Olsson Yamaha 1  Leif Rosell Maico 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Derbi	97
2	Yamaha	96 (160)
3	Maico	82 (128)
4th	Morbidelli	52
5	Kawasaki	44
6th	Suzuki	43
7th	MZ	29 (30)
8th	Bridgestone	23
9	Honda	8th
10	Mondial	5
11	Aermacchi	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

50 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	April 29-30	36th GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Jan de Vries	Ángel Nieto	Börje Jansson	Ángel Nieto
2	05/21	50th Nations Grand Prix	Imola	Jan de Vries	Ángel Nieto	Rudolf Kunz	Jan de Vries
3	06/18	12th GP of Yugoslavia	Opatija	Jan Bruins	Ángel Nieto	Otello Buscherini	Jan de Vries
4th	June 24th	42. Dutch TT	Aces	Ángel Nieto	Jan de Vries	Harald Bartol	Ángel Nieto
5	02.07.	45th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Ángel Nieto	Jan de Vries	Theo Timmer	Ángel Nieto
6th	09.07.	15th GP of the GDR	Sachsenring	Theo Timmer	Hans-Jürgen Hummel	Otello Buscherini	Jan de Vries
7th	July 22-23	Swedish GP	Anderstorp	Jan de Vries	Theo Timmer	Juan Parés March	Ángel Nieto
8th	23.09	22nd GP of Spain	Montjuïc	Ángel Nieto	Jan de Vries	Kent Andersson	Ángel Nieto

Driver ranking

1  Ángel Nieto Derbi 69 (81) 2  Jan de Vries Kreidler 69 (81) 3  Theo Timmer Jamathi 50 4th  Jan Bruins Kreidler 39 5  Otello Buscherini Malanca 32 6th  Hans-Jürgen Hummel Kreidler 26th 7th  Harald Bartol Kreidler 26th 8th  Jan Huberts Kreidler 25th 9  Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 17th 10  Benjamin gray Derbi 12 11  Gerhard Thurow Kreidler 12 12  Börje Jansson Jamathi 10  Juan Parés March Derbi 10  Kent Andersson Kreidler 10 15th  Kurt-Ivan Carlsson Monark 8th 16  Lars Persson Monark 8th 17th  Leif Rosell Jamathi 7th 18th  Adrijan Bernetic Tomos 6th  Luigi Rinaudo Tomos 6th  Teunis Ramaker Kreidler 6th 21st  Aalt Toersen Derbi / Kreidler 6th

22nd  Alberto Ieva Malanca 5  Boja Mikloš Tomos 5  Ludwig Uhlig Uhlig self-made 5 25th  Jérôme van Haeltert Kreidler 4th  Eduard Borisenko Riga 4th 27  Ermanno Giuliano Tomos 3  Albert Bertholet Kreidler 3 29  Roland Schuster Kreidler 2  Nigel Stone Jamathi 2  Petar Seljak Tomos 2  Ton Daleman Roton 2  Ludwig Fassbender Kreidler 2  Gernot Weser Kreidler 2  Cees van Dongen Roton 2 36  Rolf Minhoff Maico 1  Claudio Lusuardi villa 1  Hans Kroismayr Kreidler 1  Siegfried Lohmann Kreidler 1  Zbyněk Havrda Ahra 1  Henk van Kessel Kreidler 1  Aldo Pero villa 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Kreidler	72 (108)
2	Derbi	69 (91)
3	Jamathi	55 (63)
4th	Malanca	33
5	Monark	16
6th	Tomos	15th
7th	Uhlig self-made	5
8th	Roton	5
9	Riga	4th
10	villa	2
11	Ahra	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Carriages (500 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	April 29-30	36th GP of Germany	Nürburgring - Nordschleife	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Heinz Luthringshauser / Hans-Jürgen Cusnik	Richard Wegener / Adi Heinrichs	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch
2	07.05.	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	Heinz Luthringshauser / Hans-Jürgen Cusnik	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Richard Wegener / Adi Heinrichs	Chris Vincent / Michael Casey
3	14.05.	15th Austrian GP	Salzburgring	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Heinz Luthringshauser / Hans-Jürgen Cusnik	Karl Venus / Rainer Gundel	Rudi Kurth / Dane Rowe
4th	08-09 June	54th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Heinz Luthringshauser / Hans-Jürgen Cusnik	Gerry Boret / Nick Boret	Heinz Luthringshauser / Hans-Jürgen Cusnik
5	June 24th	42. Dutch TT	Aces	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Chris Vincent / Michael Casey	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Chris Vincent / Michael Casey
6th	02.07.	45th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Heinz Luthringshauser / Hans-Jürgen Cusnik	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt
7th	July 16	21st GP of Czechoslovakia	Masaryk ring	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Chris Vincent / Michael Casey	Richard Wegener / Adi Heinrichs	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt
8th	07/30	GP of Finland	Imatra	Chris Vincent / Michael Casey	Klaus Enders / Ralf Engelhardt	Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch	Chris Vincent / Michael Casey

Driver ranking

1	Klaus Enders	Ralf Engelhardt	Busch- BMW	72
2	Heinz Luthringshauser	Hans-Jürgen Cusnik (†)	BMW	63
3	Siegfried Schauzu	Wolfgang Kalauch	BMW	62 (80)
4th	Chris Vincent	Michael Casey	Münch - URS	47
5	Richard Wegener	Adi Heinrichs	BMW	46
6th	Wolfgang Klenk	Norbert Scherer	BMW	28
7th	Tony Wakefield	Alex MacFadzean	BMW	24
8th	Karl Venus	Rainer Gundel	BMW	19th
9	Gustav Pape	Franz Kallenberg	BMW	19th
10	Rolf Steinhausen	Werner Kapp	king	18th
11	Graham Milton	John Thornton	BMW	12
12	Hermann Binding	Helmut Fleck	BMW	11
13	Gerry Boret	Nick Boret	Renwick King	10
14th	Michel Pourcelet	Claude Domin	BMW	9
15th	Georg Auerbacher	Hermann Hahn	BMW	8th
16	Bill Currie	Keith Scott	GSM Weslake	8th
17th	Barry Dungsworth	Bill Turrington	BMW	6th
18th	Rudi Kurth	Dane Rowe	CAT crescent	6th
19th	Roy Hanks	John Mann	BSA	5
20th	Egon Schons	Karl Lauterbach	BMW	5
21st	Roy Woodhouse	Doug Woodhouse	Honda	4th
22nd	Walter Ohrmann	Bernd Grube	BMW	3
	Peter Hahn	Gertrud Hahn	BMW	3
	Roger Dutton	Tony Wright	BMW
	Michel Vanneste	Serge Vanneste	BMW
26th	Willy Meier	Hansueli Gehrig	BMW	2
	Josef Ortner	Hans Klug	BMW	2
	George O'Dell	Bill Boldison	BSA	2
29	Jeff Gawley	Frank Knights	BMW	1
	Marcel Maire	Marc Kaufmann	BMW	1
	John Barker	Alex MacFadzean	BSA	1
	Joseph Duhem	Jacques Blanc	BMW	1
	Gerhard Müller	Harry Hoffmann	BMW	1
	Pentti Moskari	Olaf Sten	BMW	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	BMW	75 (117)
2	Münch - URS	47
3	König Motorenbau	28
4th	GSM Weslake	8th
5	CAT crescent	6th
6th	BSA	5
7th	Honda	4th

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1972  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1972 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)