Season
1972
Race
2. South African Grand Prix
1972 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 210
Driver standings after the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Championship change | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | +1 | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | -1 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | = | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | -1 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | McLaren | = | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | -2 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | March | -1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | = | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | -4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | Brabham | = | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | John Love | Surtees | = | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Chris Amon | Matra | = | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | = | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | = | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | = | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | = | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Henri Pescarolo | March | = | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Rolf Stommelen | March | = | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Alex Soler-Roig | — | = | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | = | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Peter Gethin | BRM | = | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Reine Wisell | — | = | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | = | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | David Walker | Team Lotus | = | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Helmut Marko | BRM | = | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Niki Lauda | March | = | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | = | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Carlos Pace | March | = | 0 | 0 |