Sports car world championship 1972
The 1972 World Sports Car Championship was the 20th season of this championship. It started on January 9th and ended on July 22nd, 1972.
championship
The 1972 World Championship was dominated by Scuderia Ferrari . With the now mature 312PB and a large squad of drivers, the Italian racing team won the overall standings ten times out of eleven races this season. Ronnie Peterson , Tim Schenken , Clay Regazzoni , Brian Redman , Jacky Ickx , Mario Andretti , Arturo Merzario , Sandro Munari , Carlos Pace and Helmut Marko competed in sports car races for the Scuderia this year .
When 24-hour race at Le Mans , the Scuderia decided not to participate because the team management feared the 312PB would the 24-hour distance not last. As a result, Matra Sports celebrated a double victory with the MS670 . Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill won ahead of teammates François Cevert and Howden Ganley . This success makes Graham Hill the only driver in motorsport history to win the Monaco Grand Prix , the Indianapolis 500 mile and the Le Mans 24 Hours .
For Ferrari it was the first sports car world championship title since 1967 .
Racing calendar
| No. | date | Race name / circuit |
team | Overall winner | vehicle | championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 9th |
 1000 km race of Buenos Aires( Autódromo Juan y Oscar Alfredo Gálvez ) |
 Spa Ferrari SEFAC
|
 Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken
|
Ferrari 312PB | no GT |
| 2 | February 6th |
 Daytona 6 Hours( Daytona International Speedway ) |
Ferrari Automobili
|
 Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari 312PB | All |
| 3 | 25th March |
Sebring 12-hour race ( Sebring International Raceway ) |
Ferrari
|
Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari 312PB | All |
| 4th | April 16 |
 Brands Hatch 1000km race( Brands Hatch ) |
Ferrari SpA SEFAC
|
Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari 312PB | no GT |
| 5 | April 25 |
1000K Monza ( Brands Hatch ) race |
Spa Ferrari SEFAC
|
Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni
|
Ferrari 312PB | All |
| 6th | May 7th |
Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km race ( Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ) |
Spa Ferrari SEFAC
|
Arturo Merzario Brian Redman
|
Ferrari 312PB | All |
| 7th | May 21 |
Targa Florio ( Piccolo circuito delle Madonie ) |
Ferrari SEFAC
|
Arturo Merzario Sandro Munari
|
Ferrari 312PB | All |
| 8th | 28th of May |
 1000 km race on the Nürburgring( Nürburgring ) |
Spa Ferrari SEFAC
|
Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken
|
Ferrari 312PB | All |
| 9 | June 11-12 |
 24 Hours of Le Mans( Circuit des 24 Heures ) |
Equipe Matra-Simca Shell
|
Henri Pescarolo Graham Hill
|
Matra-Simca MS670 | All |
| 10 | 25th June |
 1000 km race from Zeltweg( Österreichring ) |
Ferrari SEFAC Spa
|
Jacky Ickx Brian Redman
|
Ferrari 312PB | All |
| 11 | 22nd of July |
6 hours of Watkins Glen ( Watkins Glen ) |
SEFAC Ferrari
|
Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti
|
Ferrari 312PB | All |
Mastery of the constructors
Brands World Championship
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ferrari
|
20th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 20th | (8th) | (20) | 20th | 160 |
| 2 |
Alfa Romeo
|
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15th | 12 | 10 | 85 | ||||
| 3 |
Porsche
|
6th | 4th | 8th | (2) | 15th | 3 | 8th | (2) | 12 | (1) | 10 | 66 |
| 4th |
Lola
|
4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 10 | 6th | 4th | 48 | |||
| 5 |
Chevron
|
8th | 3 | 12 | 8th | 8th | 2 | 41 | |||||
| 6th |
Mirage
|
10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | ||||||||
| 7th |
Matra-Simca
|
20th | 20th | ||||||||||
| 8th |
Chevrolet
|
3 | 10 | 1 | 14th | ||||||||
| 9 |
De Tomaso
|
8th | 4th | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 |
Tondelli
|
6th | 6th | ||||||||||
| 11 |
Abarth
|
4th | 4th |
International Cup for GT vehicles
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Porsche
|
20th | 15th | 15th | 20th | 20th | (6) | 15th | 15th | 120 | |||
| 2 |
Ferrari
|
6th | 12 | 6th | 20th | 20th | 64 | ||||||
| 3 |
De Tomaso
|
20th | 20th | 3 | 20th | 63 | |||||||
| 4th |
Chevrolet
|
15th | 20th | 4th | 10 | 49 | |||||||
| 5 |
Alfa Romeo
|
8th | 8th | ||||||||||
| 6th |
Opel
|
6th | 6th |
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
