1972 Brazilian Grand Prix

1972 Brazilian Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date March 30, 1972
Official name I Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.960[2] km (4.946 miles)
Distance 37 laps, 294.520 km (183.002 miles)
Weather Partially cloudy and very hot
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Ford
Time 2:32.4
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford
Time 2:35.2
Podium
First
Brabham-Ford
Second
March-Ford
Third
Brabham-Ford

The 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Interlagos on 30 March 1972. It was the inaugural Brazilian Grand Prix.[3]

This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race.[citation needed]

Classification

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 8 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 37 1:37:16.248 2
2 10 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 37 +1:27.656 3
3 9 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 37 +2:03.379 4
4 17 Austria Helmut Marko BRM 36 + 1 Lap 11
5 2 Australia Dave Walker Lotus-Ford 36 + 1 Lap 5
6 11 Brazil Luiz Bueno March-Ford 35 + 2 Laps 10
Ret 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 32 Suspension 1
Ret 18 Spain Alex Soler-Roig BRM 32 Suspension 12
Ret 6 Brazil Carlos Pace March-Ford 1 Throttle 7
Ret 5 France Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 0 Throttle 8
Ret 15 United Kingdom Peter Gethin BRM 0 Throttle 9
DNS 14 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM Ignition 6
DNQ 12 Italy Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford
DNQ 7 Sweden Reine Wisell Surtees-Ford
WD 3 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari
WD 4 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
WD 16 New Zealand Howden Ganley BRM
Sources:[4][5]

Notes

  • Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi – 2:35.2[6]

References

  1. ^ "1972 Brazilian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ "The Brazilian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. March 1973. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ Marriott, Andrew (May 1972). "Brazilian GP (March 31st)". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "1972 Brazilian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "1972 Brazilian GP – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ "1972 Brazilian GP – Fastest Laps". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.


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