1972 / ROUND 2

South African Grand Prix

WinnerDenny HulmePublished race classification

Official poleJackie StewartSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance324.216 km79 laps

Race entries27Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Denny Hulme	McLaren	5	5	79	1:45:49.100	9
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus	3	3	79	1:46:03.200	6
3	Peter Revson	McLaren	12	12	79	1:46:14.900	4
4	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	6	6	79	1:46:27.600	3
5	Ronnie Peterson	March	9	9	79	1:46:38.100	2
6	Graham Hill	Brabham	14	14	78	+1 lap	1
7	Niki Lauda	March	21	21	78	+1 lap	0
8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	7	7	78	+1 lap	0
9	François Cevert	Tyrrell	8	8	78	+1 lap	0
10	David Walker	Lotus	19	19	78	+1 lap	0
11	Henri Pescarolo	March	22	22	77	+2 laps	0
12	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	2	2	77	+2 laps	0
13	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland	25	25	77	+2 laps	0
14	Helmut Marko	BRM	23	23	76	+3 laps	0
15	Chris Amon	Matra	13	13	76	+3 laps	0
16	John Love	Surtees	26	26	73	Puncture	0
17	Carlos Pace	March	24	24	73	+6 laps	0
NC	Howden Ganley	BRM	16	16	70	+9 laps	0
NC	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees	20	20	69	+10 laps	0
NC	Peter Gethin	BRM	18	18	65	+14 laps	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	11	11	60	Engine	0
DNF	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	1	1	45	Gearbox	0
DNF	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	4	4	28	Suspension	0
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	15	15	27	Fuel system	0
DNF	Tim Schenken	Surtees	10	10	9	Engine	0
DNF	Dave Charlton	Lotus	17	17	2	Fuel pump	0
DNS	William Ferguson	Brabham	27	—	—	Engine	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Jackie Stewart	1:17.000
2	Clay Regazzoni	1:17.300
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	1:17.400
4	Mike Hailwood	1:17.400
5	Denny Hulme	1:17.400
6	Mario Andretti	1:17.500
7	Jacky Ickx	1:17.700
8	François Cevert	1:17.800
9	Ronnie Peterson	1:17.800
10	Tim Schenken	1:17.800
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1:17.900
12	Peter Revson	1:18.000
13	Chris Amon	1:18.000
14	Graham Hill	1:18.100
15	Carlos Reutemann	1:18.200
16	Howden Ganley	1:18.300
17	Dave Charlton	1:18.500
18	Peter Gethin	1:18.700
19	David Walker	1:18.700
20	Andrea de Adamich	1:18.900
21	Niki Lauda	1:18.900
22	Henri Pescarolo	1:19.000
23	Helmut Marko	1:19.100
24	Carlos Pace	1:20.300
25	Rolf Stommelen	1:20.400
26	John Love	1:21.000
27	William Ferguson	1:21.000

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