1972 1000 km Buenos Aires
# 1972 1000 km Buenos Aires

The 1972 Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers was the opening round of the 1972 World Championship for Makes season. It took place at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentina, on January 10, 1972. This would be the last time that the World Championship ran in a South American country.

Grand tourer class cars did not participate in this event.

## Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Laps |
| 1 | S3.0 | 30 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken | Ferrari 312PB | 168 |
| 1 | S3.0 | 30 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken | Ferrari 3.0 Flat-12 | 168 |
| 2 | S3.0 | 32 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman | Ferrari 312PB | 168 |
| 2 | S3.0 | 32 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman | Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12 | 168 |
| 3 | S3.0 | 10 | Giovanni Alberti | Carlo Facetti Giovanni Alberti Andrea de Adamich | Alfa Romeo T33/3 | 162 |
| 3 | S3.0 | 10 | Giovanni Alberti | Carlo Facetti Giovanni Alberti Andrea de Adamich | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | 162 |
| 4 | S3.0 | 2 | Autodelta SpA | Vic Elford Helmut Marko | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 160 |
| 4 | S3.0 | 2 | Autodelta SpA | Vic Elford Helmut Marko | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | 160 |
| 5 | S2.0 | 36 | Chevron Racing Team | John Hine José Juncadella | Chevron B19 | 158 |
| 5 | S2.0 | 36 | Chevron Racing Team | John Hine José Juncadella | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 158 |
| 6 | S3.0 | 40 | Escuderia Montjuich | Juan Fernández Jorge de Bagration | Porsche 908/03 | 157 |
| 6 | S3.0 | 40 | Escuderia Montjuich | Juan Fernández Jorge de Bagration | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 157 |
| 7 | S3.0 | 14 | Ecurie Bonnier | Gérard Larrousse Chris Craft Reine Wisell | Lola T280 | 156 |
| 7 | S3.0 | 14 | Ecurie Bonnier | Gérard Larrousse Chris Craft Reine Wisell | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 156 |
| 8 | S2.0 | 34 | Chevron Racing Team | Niki Bosch John Bridges | Chevron B19 | 156 |
| 8 | S2.0 | 34 | Chevron Racing Team | Niki Bosch John Bridges | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 156 |
| 9 | S3.0 | 8 | Autodelta SpA | Nino Vaccarella Carlos Pairetti | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 153 |
| 9 | S3.0 | 8 | Autodelta SpA | Nino Vaccarella Carlos Pairetti | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | 153 |
| 10 | S3.0 | 28 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti | Ferrari 312PB | 152 |
| 10 | S3.0 | 28 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti | Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12 | 152 |
| 11 | S2.0 | 26 | Abarth-Osella | Jorge Ternengo Claudio Francisci | Abarth 2000SP/71 | 145 |
| 11 | S2.0 | 26 | Abarth-Osella | Jorge Ternengo Claudio Francisci | Abarth 2.0L I4 | 145 |
| 12 | S2.0 | 38 | Eris Tondelli | Eris Tondelli Carlos Pascualini | Chevron B19 | 137 |
| 12 | S2.0 | 38 | Eris Tondelli | Eris Tondelli Carlos Pascualini | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 137 |
| 13 | S2.0 | 16 | Ecurie Bonnier | Gianpiero Moretti Carlos Ruesch | Lola T212 | 127 |
| 13 | S2.0 | 16 | Ecurie Bonnier | Gianpiero Moretti Carlos Ruesch | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 127 |
| 14 | S2.0 | 18 | Ecurie Bonnier | Hector Luis Gradassi Emilio Bertolini | Lola T212 | 118 |
| 14 | S2.0 | 18 | Ecurie Bonnier | Hector Luis Gradassi Emilio Bertolini | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 118 |
| 15 NC | S2.0 | 42 | Écurie Esmerelda | Jean-Louis Lafosse Georges Dumoing | Lola T212 | 103 |
| 15 NC | S2.0 | 42 | Écurie Esmerelda | Jean-Louis Lafosse Georges Dumoing | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 103 |
| 16 DNF | S3.0 | 12 | Ecurie Bonnier | Gérard Larrousse Reine Wisell | Lola T280 | 106 |
| 16 DNF | S3.0 | 12 | Ecurie Bonnier | Gérard Larrousse Reine Wisell | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | 106 |
| 17 DNF | S3.0 | 6 | Autodelta SpA | Toine Hezemans Rolf Stommelen | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 71 |
| 17 DNF | S3.0 | 6 | Autodelta SpA | Toine Hezemans Rolf Stommelen | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | 71 |
| 18 DNF | S3.0 | 4 | Autodelta SpA | Andrea de Adamich Nanni Galli | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 60 |
| 18 DNF | S3.0 | 4 | Autodelta SpA | Andrea de Adamich Nanni Galli | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | 60 |
| 19 DNF | S2.0 | 24 | Abarth-Osella | Dieter Quester Alex Soler-Roig | Abarth 2000SP/71 | 60 |
| 19 DNF | S2.0 | 24 | Abarth-Osella | Dieter Quester Alex Soler-Roig | Abarth 2.0L I4 | 60 |
| 20 DNF | S2.0 | 22 | Abarth-Osella | Arturo Merzario Spartaco Dini | Abarth 2000SP/71 | 47 |
| 20 DNF | S2.0 | 22 | Abarth-Osella | Arturo Merzario Spartaco Dini | Abarth 2.0L I4 | 47 |
| 21 DNF | S2.0 | 20 | Ecurie Bonnier | Hughes de Fierlandt Jorge Cupeiro | Lola T212 | 13 |
| 21 DNF | S2.0 | 20 | Ecurie Bonnier | Hughes de Fierlandt Jorge Cupeiro | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 13 |
| 22 DNF | S2.0 | 46 | Ecurie Bino | Wilson Fittipaldi José Renato Catapani | Lola T212 | 8 |
| 22 DNF | S2.0 | 46 | Ecurie Bino | Wilson Fittipaldi José Renato Catapani | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 8 |
| 23 DNF | S2.0 | 44 | Grand Prix Motor Racing Org. | José Carlos Pace Angel Monguzzi | AMS 1300 | 4 |
| 23 DNF | S2.0 | 44 | Grand Prix Motor Racing Org. | José Carlos Pace Angel Monguzzi | Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | 4 |
| DNS | S3.0 | 48 | Oreste Berta | Nestor García-Veiga Rubén Luis di Palma | Berta LR | - |
| DNS | S3.0 | 48 | Oreste Berta | Nestor García-Veiga Rubén Luis di Palma | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | - |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC - 1:58.59
* Fastest Lap - #12 Ecurie Bonnier - 1:58.39
* Average Speed - 173.886 km/h
