1972 / ROUND 12

United States Grand Prix

WinnerJackie StewartPublished race classification

Official poleJackie StewartSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance320.665 km59 laps

Race entries32Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1	1	59	1:41:45.354	9
2	François Cevert	Tyrrell	4	4	59	1:42:17.622	6
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren	3	3	59	1:42:22.882	4
4	Ronnie Peterson	March	27	26	59	1:43:07.870	3
5	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	12	12	59	1:43:08.473	2
6	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	10	10	58	+1 lap	1
7	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	11	11	58	+1 lap	0
8	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	6	6	58	+1 lap	0
9	Jody Scheckter	McLaren	8	8	58	+1 lap	0
10	Reine Wisell	Lotus	16	16	57	+2 laps	0
11	Graham Hill	Brabham	28	27	57	+2 laps	0
12	Sam Posey	Surtees	23	23	57	+2 laps	0
13	Mike Beuttler	March	21	21	57	+2 laps	0
14	Henri Pescarolo	March	22	22	57	+2 laps	0
15	Chris Amon	Matra	7	7	57	+2 laps	0
16	Skip Barber	March	20	20	57	+2 laps	0
17	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	14	14	56	Collision	0
18	Peter Revson	McLaren	2	2	54	Electrical	0
NC	Niki Lauda	March	26	25	49	+10 laps	0
DNF	Carlos Pace	March	15	15	48	Fuel system	0
DNF	Peter Gethin	BRM	29	28	47	Engine	0
DNF	Howden Ganley	BRM	17	17	44	Engine	0
DNF	David Walker	Lotus	31	30	44	Engine	0
DNF	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	13	13	43	Engine	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	18	18	40	Ignition	0
DNF	Brian Redman	BRM	24	24	34	Engine	0
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	5	5	31	Engine	0
DNF	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees	19	19	25	Collision	0
DNF	Tim Schenken	Surtees	32	31	22	Suspension	0
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	9	9	17	Suspension	0
DNF	Derek Bell	Tecno	30	29	8	Engine	0
DNS	John Surtees	Surtees	25	—	—	Car raced by Schenken	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Jackie Stewart	1:40.481
2	Peter Revson	1:40.527
3	Denny Hulme	1:41.084
4	François Cevert	1:41.445
5	Carlos Reutemann	1:41.692
6	Clay Regazzoni	1:41.951
7	Chris Amon	1:41.979
8	Jody Scheckter	1:42.058
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	1:42.400
10	Mario Andretti	1:42.482
11	Patrick Depailler	1:42.521
12	Jacky Ickx	1:42.597
13	Wilson Fittipaldi	1:42.766
14	Mike Hailwood	1:43.204
15	Carlos Pace	1:43.319
16	Reine Wisell	1:43.543
17	Howden Ganley	1:44.075
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1:44.240
19	Andrea de Adamich	1:44.279
20	Skip Barber	1:44.280
21	Mike Beuttler	1:44.369
22	Henri Pescarolo	1:44.433
23	Sam Posey	1:44.525
24	Brian Redman	1:44.925
25	John Surtees	1:45.232
26	Niki Lauda	1:45.290
27	Ronnie Peterson	1:46.142
28	Graham Hill	1:46.313
29	Peter Gethin	1:46.599
30	Derek Bell	1:47.023
31	David Walker	1:50.600
32	Tim Schenken	1:57.674

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.