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1972 Natal Winter Trophy
1972 Belgian GP
1971 French GP

1972 French GP
1972 British GP
1973 French GP
 LVIII  Grand Prix de France


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

Details
DateSunday 2 July 1972
Start time14:00
EventFrench GP
CircuitClermont-Ferrand
Event FormatRace of 38 laps
Race18 of 31
Championship race214
Circuit
Laps38
Circuit Perimeter8055 m
Race Distance8055 × 38 = 306.090 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries29
Qualifiers28
Finishers19
Championship Debutants
Patrick Depailler (Driver),
Matra MS120D (Car Model), 		   Flame Out Team Surtees (Entrant)
MilestonesEquipe Matra - 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Helmut Marko - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
Jackie Stewart - 20th Win (Driver)
Marlboro BRM - 20th Race Entry (Entrant)
Motul - 20th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Team Williams Motul - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Tim Schenken - 20th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Highest Race Win Ratio – Tyrrell (23.68%),
2. Most 20th Place Qualifications – Graham Hill (5)
Records Extended 1. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (611),
2. Most Race Entries – Graham Hill (142),
3. Most Failures to Qualify – Lotus (38),
4. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (57),
5. Most 22nd Place Qualifications – Lotus (11)

Championships
1 Emerson Fittipaldi 34 
same
2 Jackie Stewart 21 
up
3 Denny Hulme 19 
down
4 Jacky Ickx 16 
down
5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 9 
same
6 François Cévert 9 
up
7 Clay Regazzoni 7 
down
8 Peter Revson 6 
same
9 Chris Amon 6 
up
10 Ronnie Peterson 5 
up
11 Mike Hailwood 4 
down
12 Andrea de Adamich 3 
down
 Mario Andretti 3 
down
14 Carlos Pace 3 
down
15 Tim Schenken 2 
down
 Brian Redman 2 
down
17 Graham Hill 1 
same
1 Lotus / Ford 34 
same
2 Tyrrell / Ford 27 
up
3 McLaren / Ford 23 
down
4 Ferrari / Ferrari 19 
down
5 BRM / BRM 9 
same
6 Surtees / Ford 9 
same
7 March / Ford 8 
same
8 Matra / Matra 6 
same
9 Brabham / Ford 1 
same

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 4Car 9Car 9
EntrantElf Team TyrrellEquipe MatraEquipe Matra
DriverJackie StewartChris AmonChris Amon
CarTyrrell 003Matra MS120DMatra MS120D
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Matra 3.0 V12Matra 3.0 V12
Time1:52'21.52'53.42'53.9
Speed163.454 km/h167.232 km/h166.751 km/h


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

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