1972 Canadian Grand Prix
# 1972 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1972 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on 24 September 1972. It was race 11 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. Peter Revson finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Denny Hulme came in third.

As the Mont Tremblant circuit had been closed down because of a dispute with the local racing authorities, Mosport Park became the sole host of the Canadian Grand Prix. The circuit had been upgraded to meet modern racing standards.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peter Revson | McLaren–Ford | 1:13.6 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren–Ford | +0.3 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March–Ford | +0.4 |
| 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus–Ford | +0.8 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell–Ford | +0.8 |
| 6 | François Cevert | Tyrrell–Ford | +0.9 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +0.9 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +1.1 |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham–Ford | +1.3 |
| 10 | Chris Amon | Matra | +1.8 |
| 11 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham–Ford | +2.0 |
| 12 | Peter Gethin | BRM | +2.1 |
| 13 | Tim Schenken | Surtees–Ford | +2.1 |
| 14 | Howden Ganley | BRM | +2.1 |
| 15 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees–Ford | +2.3 |
| 16 | Reine Wisell | Lotus–Ford | +2.4 |
| 17 | Graham Hill | Brabham–Ford | +2.6 |
| 18 | Carlos Pace | March–Ford | +2.8 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March–Ford | +3.2 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +3.2 |
| 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March–Ford | +3.4 |
| 22 | Skip Barber | March–Ford | +3.5 |
| 23 | Bill Brack | BRM | +4.3 |
| 24 | Mike Beuttler | March–Ford | +4.8 |
| 25 | Derek Bell | Tecno | +5.0 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 80 | 1:43:16.9 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 80 | + 48.2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 18 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 80 | + 54.6 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 80 | + 1:00.7 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 80 | + 1:07.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Chris Amon | Matra | 79 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 8 | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 9 | 29 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford | 78 | Out of Fuel | 18 | |
| 10 | 15 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 78 | + 2 Laps | 14 | |
| 11 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 4 | |
| 12 | 10 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 76 | + 4 laps | 8 | |
| 13 | 28 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 73 | + 7 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 6 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford | 65 | Engine | 16 | |
| DSQ | 26 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | 64 | Received Outside Assistance | 19 | |
| DSQ | 25 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 61 | Push-Start After Collision | 3 | |
| NC | 27 | Mike Beuttler | March-Ford | 59 | Not Classified | 24 | |
| Ret | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 51 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 16 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 25 | Suspension | 12 | |
| NC | 33 | Skip Barber | March-Ford | 24 | Not Classified | 22 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 21 | Oil Leak | 20 | |
| Ret | 17 | Bill Brack | BRM | 20 | Spun Off | 23 | |
| Ret | 9 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 5 | Gearbox | 11 | |
| Ret | 23 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford | 2 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| DNS | 31 | Derek Bell | Tecno | | Practice Accident | 25 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 61 |
| 1 | 2 | Jackie Stewart | 36 |
| 1 | 3 | Denny Hulme | 35 |
| | 4 | Jacky Ickx | 25 |
| | 5 | Peter Revson | 23 |
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| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Lotus-Ford | 61 |
| | 2 | McLaren-Ford | 45 |
| | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 42 |
| | 4 | Ferrari | 31 |
| | 5 | Surtees-Ford | 18 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
