1972 Watkins Glen Formula 1 Grand Prix
08 October 1972
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | FL | Team | Time | Grid | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | FL | Tyrrell | 1:41:45.354 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | ▲ 2 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | -00:32.268 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | -00:37.528 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | ▲ 22 | Ronnie Peterson | March | -01:22.516 | 26 | 3 | |
| 5 | ▲ 7 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | -01:28.119 | 12 | 2 | |
| 6 | ▲ 4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | -1 lap | 10 | 1 | |
| 7 | ▲ 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | -1 lap | 11 | ||
| 8 | ▼ 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | -1 lap | 6 | ||
| 9 | ▼ 1 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | -1 lap | 8 | ||
| 10 | ▲ 6 | Reine Wisell | Lotus | -2 laps | 16 | ||
| 11 | ▲ 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham | -2 laps | 27 | ||
| 12 | ▲ 11 | Sam Posey | Surtees | -2 laps | 23 | ||
| 13 | ▲ 8 | Mike Beuttler | March | -2 laps | 21 | ||
| 14 | ▲ 8 | Henri Pescarolo | March | -2 laps | 22 | ||
| 15 | ▼ 8 | Chris Amon | Matra | -2 laps | 7 | ||
| 16 | ▲ 4 | Skip Barber | March | -2 laps | 20 | ||
| 17 | ▼ 3 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | -3 laps | 14 | ||
| 18 | ▼ 16 | Peter Revson | McLaren | -5 laps | 2 | ||
| 19 | ▲ 6 | Niki Lauda | March | 49 laps NC | 25 | ||
| 20 | ▼ 5 | Carlos Pace | March | 48 laps | 15 | ||
| 21 | ▲ 7 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 47 laps | 28 | ||
| 22 | ▼ 5 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 45 laps | 17 | ||
| 23 | ▲ 7 | Dave Walker | Lotus | 45 laps | 30 | ||
| 24 | ▼ 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 44 laps | 13 | ||
| 25 | ▼ 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 41 laps | 18 | ||
| 26 | ▼ 2 | Brian Redman | BRM | 35 laps | 24 | ||
| 27 | ▼ 22 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 32 laps | 5 | ||
| 28 | ▼ 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 26 laps | 19 | ||
| 29 | ▲ 2 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 23 laps | 31 | ||
| 30 | ▼ 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 18 laps | 9 | ||
| 31 | ▼ 2 | Derek Bell | Tecno | 9 laps | 29 | ||
| 32 | ▼ 7 | John Surtees | Surtees | DNS | 25 |
Fastest lap Jackie Stewart : 1:41.644
First
| Type | Driver | #Future |
|---|---|---|
| race | Jody Scheckter | 112 |
Last
| Type | Driver | #Past |
|---|---|---|
| race | Dave Walker | 10 |
| race | John Surtees | 112 |
| race | Sam Posey | 1 |
| race | Skip Barber | 5 |
Aniversary
| Type | Driver | #Aniversary | #Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| race | Andrea de Adamich | 30 | 6 |
| race | Carlos Reutemann | 10 | 136 |
| race | Henri Pescarolo | 40 | 23 |
| race | Reine Wisell | 20 | 3 |
| race | Wilson Fittipaldi | 10 | 28 |