Season
1972
Race
2. South African Grand Prix
1972 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 210
R
04/03/1972 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 79 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | +4 | 79 | 1:45:49.100 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | +1 | 79 | 1:46:03.200 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 12 | +9 | 79 | 1:46:14.900 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 6 | +2 | 79 | 1:46:27.600 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | +4 | 79 | 1:46:38.100 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | +8 | 78 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | +14 | 78 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | -1 | 78 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 8 | -1 | 78 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | +9 | 78 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 22 | +11 | 78 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | -10 | 77 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 25 | +12 | 77 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | +9 | 76 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | -2 | 76 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 16 | John Love | Surtees | 26 | +10 | 73 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | March | 24 | +7 | 73 | — | 0 | +6 Laps | — | |
| 18 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | -2 | 70 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | +1 | 69 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 20 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 18 | -2 | 65 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | -10 | 61 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 22 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | -21 | 45 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 4 | -19 | 28 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 24 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | -9 | 27 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 25 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 10 | -15 | 9 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 26 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 17 | -9 | 2 | — | 0 | Fuel pump | — |