1972 South African Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Stewart leads the championship following his Argentine victory.
Previous race
At Buenos Aires, Stewart took the lead from Reutemann early and built a commanding margin, finishing almost half a minute ahead of Hulme. The Ferraris of Ickx and Regazzoni completed the top four. Reutemann struggled on his tyres and dropped to fourth by lap 11 before pitting and rejoining a lap down. Fittipaldi retired with suspension damage.
Entrants
Jean-Pierre Beltoise missed Argentina due to legal proceedings arising from the accident that claimed Ignazio Giunti’s life in January 1971; he joins BRM for this race. Mike Hailwood returns to Surtees having also missed Argentina because of a conflicting Formula 5000 race. The Eifelland Caravans team makes its World Championship debut with Rolf Stommelen. Frank Williams enters a second March-Cosworth for Carlos Pace alongside Henri Pescarolo. Local entries include Dave Charlton in a Lucky Strike-sponsored Lotus 72D and Team Gunston cars for John Love and Willie Ferguson.
Stewart takes pole, ahead of Regazzoni and Fittipaldi on row one; Hailwood qualifies fourth.
Milestones
Carlos Pace and Willie Ferguson make their Formula One World Championship debuts.
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Last 1 Race
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Jan | 🇦🇷 Argentine Grand Prix | Reutemann | Stewart | Hulme | Ickx |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 1 | 0 |
| — | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 0 | 0 |
| — | Henri Pescarolo | March | 0 | 0 |
| — | Howden Ganley | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Helmut Marko | BRM | 0 | 0 |