Season
1972
Race
6. French Grand Prix
1972 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 45.7472, 3.03889
- Altitude
- 790 m
- Race number
- 214
Race winner
Winning driver
9.0 pts
- Race
- 9.0 pts
Top team
Leader Team
Tyrrell
12.0 pts
- Race
- 12.0 pts
Drivers
- Jackie Stewart 9.0 pts
- François Cevert 3.0 pts
- Patrick Depailler 0.0 pts
Driver standings before the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 28 | 2 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | — | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Peter Revson | — | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | — | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Pace | March | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Brian Redman | McLaren | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Chris Amon | Matra | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 1 | 0 |
| — | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| — | Niki Lauda | March | 0 | 0 |
| — | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| — | Howden Ganley | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Helmut Marko | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Henri Pescarolo | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | David Walker | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| — | Rolf Stommelen | March | 0 | 0 |
| — | Mike Beuttler | March | 0 | 0 |
| — | John Love | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Reine Wisell | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Peter Gethin | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| — | Alex Soler-Roig | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Dave Charlton | — | 0 | 0 |