South African Grand Prix
Denny Hulme (McLaren) won the 1972 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami.
Circuit Kyalami
LocationMidrand, South Africa
Date4 March 1972
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | 79 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 79 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 12 | 79 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 6 | 79 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | 79 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | 78 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 8 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 22 | 78 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 25 | 77 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | 76 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | 76 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | John Love | Surtees | 26 | 73 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | March | 24 | 73 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | 70 | Not classified | 0 |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | 69 | Not classified | 0 |
| 20 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 18 | 65 | Not classified | 0 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | 61 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 4 | 28 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | 27 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 25 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 10 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 17 | 2 | Fuel pump | 0 |