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1972 French Grand Prix

The French Grand Prix 1972 was the 6th round of the 1972 F1 season, and took place at the Charade Circuit in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on July 2nd.

Jackie Stewart won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Emerson Fittipaldi, and Chris Amon, who originally had the pole position, completing the podium.

Final results

1
2
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
1:52:22.5
Finished
2
6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
+27.7
Finished
3
2
Chris Amon
Matra
+31.9
Finished
4
3
François Cevert
Tyrrell
+49.3
Finished
5
4
Ronnie Peterson
March
+56.8
Finished
6
4
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
+1:36.1
Finished
7
5
Denny Hulme
McLaren
+1:48.1
Finished
8
6
Wilson Fittipaldi
Brabham
+2:25.1
Finished
9
4
Brian Redman
McLaren
+2:55.5
Finished
10
10
Graham Hill
Brabham
+2:59.5
Finished
11
7
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
+1 Lap
12
5
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham
+1 Lap
13
6
Nanni Galli
Ferrari
+1 Lap
14
2
Andrea de Adamich
Surtees
+1 Lap
15
9
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
BRM
+1 Lap
16
1
Rolf Stommelen
March
+1 Lap
17
12
Tim Schenken
Surtees
+2 Laps
18
4
David Walker
Team Lotus
Halfshaft
19
4
Mike Beuttler
March
Out of fuel
20
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
Not classified
21
3
Reine Wisell
BRM
Gearbox
22
11
Carlos Pace
March
Engine
23
17
Helmut Marko
BRM
Eye injury
24
3
Niki Lauda
March
Halfshaft
25
25
Dave Charlton
Team Lotus
Did not qualify
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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

There were some incidents during the race, with 7 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, David Walker, and Niki Lauda, both had problems with the halfshaft, Mike Beuttler, who run out of fuel on lap 33, Patrick Depailler, who did not classify on lap 33, Reine Wisell, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 25, Carlos Pace, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 18, and Helmut Marko, who suffered an eye injury on lap 8.

Halfshaft

  • David Walker
    Lap 34
  • Niki Lauda
    Lap 4

Out of fuel

  • Mike Beuttler
    Lap 33

Not classified

  • Patrick Depailler
    Lap 33

Gearbox

  • Reine Wisell
    Lap 25

Engine

  • Carlos Pace
    Lap 18

Eye injury

  • Helmut Marko
    Lap 8

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.