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1972 Argentine Grand Prix

The Argentine Grand Prix 1972 was the 1st round of the 1972 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 23rd.

Jackie Stewart won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Denny Hulme, and Jacky Ickx completing the podium.

Carlos Reutemann started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 7th.

Final results

1
1
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
1:57:59.1
Finished
2
2
Denny Hulme
McLaren
+25.96
Finished
3
5
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
+59.39
Finished
4
2
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
+1:06.72
Finished
5
6
Tim Schenken
Surtees
+1:09.11
Finished
6
4
Ronnie Peterson
March
+1 Lap
7
6
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham
+2 Laps
8
7
Henri Pescarolo
March
+2 Laps
9
4
Howden Ganley
BRM
+2 Laps
10
9
Helmut Marko
BRM
+2 Laps
11
11
Niki Lauda
March
+2 Laps
12
7
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
Suspension
13
4
François Cevert
Tyrrell
Gearbox
14
7
Reine Wisell
BRM
Water leak
15
12
Peter Revson
McLaren
Engine
16
7
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
Engine
17
3
Andrea de Adamich
Surtees
Fuel system
18
2
Graham Hill
Brabham
Fuel pump
19
1
David Walker
Team Lotus
Disqualified
20
2
Peter Gethin
BRM
Oil leak
21
-
Alex Soler-Roig
BRM
Accident
22
10
Chris Amon
Matra
Withdrew
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 11 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Emerson Fittipaldi, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 61, François Cevert, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 59, Reine Wisell, who suffered a water leak on lap 59, Peter Revson, and Mario Andretti, both suffered an engine malfunction, Andrea de Adamich, who had a fuel system failure on lap 11, Graham Hill, who had a fuel pump failure on lap 11, Peter Gethin, who had an oil leak on lap 1, Alex Soler-Roig, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 1, and Chris Amon, who withdrew on lap 0.

Suspension

  • Emerson Fittipaldi
    Lap 61

Gearbox

  • François Cevert
    Lap 59

Water leak

  • Reine Wisell
    Lap 59

Engine

  • Peter Revson
    Lap 49
  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 20

Fuel system

  • Andrea de Adamich
    Lap 11

Fuel pump

  • Graham Hill
    Lap 11

Oil leak

  • Peter Gethin
    Lap 1

Accident

  • Alex Soler-Roig
    Lap 1

Withdrew

  • Chris Amon
    Lap 0

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There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify David Walker.

Disqualified

  • David Walker
    Lap 8

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.