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XXX Grand Prix de Belgique

Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

Details

Date

Sunday 4 June 1972

Start time

14:00

Event

Belgian GP

Circuit

Nivelles

Event Format

Race of 85 laps

Race

15 of 31

Championship race

213

Circuit

Laps

Circuit Perimeter

3724 m

Race Distance

3724 × 85 = 316.540 km

Grid Format

3-2-3-2

Pole Position

Right

First Corner

Right

Track Direction

Clockwise

Weather

Mild, Dry

Participants

Entries

Qualifiers

Finishers

Championship Debutants

Vern Schuppan (Driver),
Tecno (Car Manufacturer),
Tecno (Engine Manufacturer),
Tecno PA123 (Car Model),

Martini Racing Team (Entrant),
Nivelles (Circuit),
Nivelles (3724 m) (Circuit Layout)

Milestones

Clay Regazzoni - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Denny Hulme - 75th Race Entry (Driver)
Duckhams - 10th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Equipe Matra - 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
François Cévert - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise - 50th Race Entry (Driver)
John Player Team Lotus - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Ronnie Peterson - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Surtees - 50th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Texaco - 10th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Yardley Team McLaren - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)

Records Broken

1. Most 14th Place Finishes – Lotus (7),
2. Most Laps Led – Lotus (3274),
3. Most 22nd Place Qualifications – Great Britain

Mike Beuttler (3)

Records Extended

1. Most Retirements – Great Britain

Graham Hill (63),
2. Most Races Led – Ferrari (133),
3. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (609),
4. Most Race Entries – Great Britain

Graham Hill (141),
5. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (62),
6. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (56)

Championships

1	Emerson Fittipaldi	28
2	Denny Hulme	19
3	Jacky Ickx	16
4	Jackie Stewart	12
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	9
6	Clay Regazzoni	7
7	François Cévert	6
8	Peter Revson	6
9	Andrea de Adamich	3
	Mario Andretti	3
	Mike Hailwood	3
12	Ronnie Peterson	3
12	Carlos Pace	3
14	Brian Redman	2
14	Tim Schenken	2
16	Chris Amon	2
17	Graham Hill	1

1	Lotus / Ford	28
2	McLaren / Ford	23
3	Ferrari / Ferrari	19
4	Tyrrell / Ford	18
5	BRM / BRM	9
6	Surtees / Ford	8
7	March / Ford	6
8	Matra / Matra	2
9	Brabham / Ford	1

	Winner	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Results
Car Number	Car 32	Car 32	Car 5
Entrant	John Player Team Lotus	John Player Team Lotus	Equipe Matra
Driver	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi	Chris Amon
Car	Lotus 72D	Lotus 72D	Matra MS120C
Engine	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Matra 3.0 V12
Time	1:44'06.7	1'11.43	1'12.12
Speed	182.423 km/h	187.686 km/h	185.890 km/h

Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led