Season
1972
Race
2. South African Grand Prix
1972 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 210
Race winner
Winning driver
9.0 pts
- Race
- 9.0 pts
Top team
Leader Team
Driver standings before the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1 | 0 |
| — | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| — | Henri Pescarolo | March | 0 | 0 |
| — | Howden Ganley | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Helmut Marko | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Niki Lauda | March | 0 | 0 |
| — | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| — | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | Reine Wisell | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Peter Revson | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| — | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| — | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 0 | 0 |
| — | Graham Hill | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| — | David Walker | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| — | Peter Gethin | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Alex Soler-Roig | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Chris Amon | Matra | 0 | 0 |