← 1972 Season
Round 2 · GP · 1972
South African Grand Prix
04 Mar 1972KyalamiSouth Africafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | 79 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 79 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 12 | 79 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 6 | 79 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | 79 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | 78 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 8 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P11 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 22 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 25 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | 76 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | 76 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | John Love | Surtees | 26 | 73 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P17 | Carlos Pace | March | 24 | 73 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| P18 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | 70 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| P19 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | 69 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| P20 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 18 | 65 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| P21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | 61 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P22 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 4 | 28 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P24 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | 27 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P25 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 10 | 9 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P26 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 17 | 2 | Fuel pump | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | — | — | — |
| P5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P9 | Ronnie Peterson | March | — | — | — |
| P10 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | — | — | — |
| P11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | — | — | — |
| P12 | Peter Revson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P13 | Chris Amon | Matra | — | — | — |
| P14 | Graham Hill | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P15 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P16 | Howden Ganley | BRM | — | — | — |
| P17 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P18 | Peter Gethin | BRM | — | — | — |
| P19 | David Walker | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | — | — | — |
| P21 | Niki Lauda | March | — | — | — |
| P22 | Henri Pescarolo | March | — | — | — |
| P23 | Helmut Marko | BRM | — | — | — |
| P24 | Carlos Pace | March | — | — | — |
| P25 | Rolf Stommelen | March | — | — | — |
| P26 | John Love | Surtees | — | — | — |