The 1972 European Formula Two Championship season was contested over 14 rounds mostly on circuits that were not among the European heats of the 1972 Formula One season, with only Österreichring being visited by both series. Several current F1 drivers took part, without collecting points towards the F2 Championship, namely Emerson Fittipaldi who won three F2 races just before also securing his first F1 World Championship.
British Mike Hailwood, a nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion in the 1960s, was the season champion, driving a Surtees-Ford.
Teams and drivers Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds STP March Engineering March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4 Ronnie Peterson 1-2, 6, 10, 12, 14 Niki Lauda 1-10, 12, 14 Jochen Mass 3-5, 7 Elf Coombs Racing John Coombs Racing Gomm Metal Developments March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1, 9-11 Adrian Wilkins 1-10, 13-14 François Cevert 2-5, 7 Patrick Depailler 4-5, 7-10, 12-14 Elf-Ford 2 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 3, 6, 11 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 4, 7-8, 12-14 Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Mike Beuttler 1-8, 10-12 LEC Refrigeration Racing March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 David Purley 1-10, 13 Squadra Tartaruga March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Xavier Perrot 1, 3, 6, 14 Peter Bloore Racing Space Racing March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Brett Lunger 1-3, 5-10, 14 Hiroshi Kazato 1-12 Motul Rondel Racing Brabham-Ford BT38 Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Carlos Reutemann 1-2, 5-12, 14 Bob Wollek 1, 3-10, 12-14 Henri Pescarolo 2-5, 7, 11, 14 Tim Schenken 2, 6, 10, 14 Max Jean 4, 13 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 5, 7 Reine Wisell 10 Gerry Birrell 13 FIRST Brabham-Ford BT36BT38 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Peter Westbury 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 13-14 Uniacke Chemicals Richard Scott Brabham-Ford BT36BT38 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Richard Scott 1-10, 13-14 Team Viking Brabham-Ford BT28BT38 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Tom Belsø 1-7, 10, 13-14 Team Bardahl March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Wilson Fittipaldi 1 Brabham-Ford BT38 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 2-9, 11-12, 14 Nicoby Racing John Wingfield Brabham-Ford BT36 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? John Wingfield 1-5, 9, 13-14 Edward Reeves Racing Brabham-Ford BT35BT38 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Dave Morgan 1-2, 4-9, 12 Richard Barker Brabham-Ford BT28 Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4 ? Dick Barker 1, 5 Matchbox Team Surtees FINA Team Surtees Surtees-Ford TS10 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Mike Hailwood All John Surtees 2, 5, 7, 9 Carlos Ruesch 3-14 Andrea de Adamich 4-5, 8-9, 11, 14 Dieter Quester 8 Carlos Pace 11-12 José Dolhem 13 GRS International Elmo International GRD-Ford 272 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Tetsu Ikuzawa 1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-10, 13-14 Roland Saloman 3 Reine Wisell 4 Tom Walkinshaw 5, 7 Claude Bourgoignie 5, 7 Hiroshi Kazato 14 March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 13 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd Impact Group McLaren-Ford M21 Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Jody Scheckter 1-2, 4-10, 13 Team Ensign Ensign-Ford LNF2 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 John Burton 1-2 Chevron Racing Team Chevron-Ford B20 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Peter Gethin 1-2, 4, 6-10, 12, 14 Vic Elford 5 Alida - Graham Eden Racing Chevron-Ford B18 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Cyd Williams 1 Tate of Leeds Racing Jägermeister Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT36BT38 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Graham Hill 2-5, 7, 9, 12, 14 Elcom Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT38 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 ? Claudio Francisci 2-4, 7-9, 11-14 Écurie ASCA Brabham-Ford BT38 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 2-14 Adam Potocki 3-7, 9-11, 13-14 Sports Motors (Manchester) Sports Motors Coca Cola Bottlers Manchester March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Gerry Birrell 2, 4-5, 10 Shell - Meubles Arnold Team March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Jean-Pierre Jarier 2-3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 4 José Dolhem 5-12, 14 Banting & Earle Racing Team Brazilian Racing Team Pygmée Racing Team Pygmée-Ford MDB17 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Carlos Pace 2-4, 8 Patrick Dal Bo 2-4, 6-11, 13-14 Lian Duarté 2-4, 7-9 Jean-Louis Lafosse 13 Leda Engineering Allan McCall Team Tui Leda-Tui-Ford AM29BH2 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Bert Hawthorne 2-3 John Watson 5-10 Dave Morgan 13-14 Bernd Terbeck Brabham-Ford BT36 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Bernd Terbeck 3 Beta Utensili Racing March-Ferrari 712M Ferrari Dino 206 2.0 V6 ? Ernesto Brambilla 3 March-Ford Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 8-9, 12, 14 Vittorio Brambilla 8-9 Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland Silvio Moser Racing Team SA Scuderia del Lario March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 ? Peter Korda 3, 14 Brabham-Ford BT38 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Silvio Moser 4-6, 8-9, 11, 13-14 Giancarlo Gagliardi 5-7 Roland Binder Brabham-Ford BT36 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 ? Roland Binder 3, 5-6, 12, 14 Moonraker Power Yachts Texaco Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Emerson Fittipaldi 4, 6-8, 14 Tom Wheatcroft Racing March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Roger Williamson 4, 7-8 Fred Stalder Pygmée-Ford MDB17 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ? Fred Stalder 4, 6-7, 9 Eifelland Wohnwagenbau Eifelland-Ford 22 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Hannelore Werner 6 Werner Schommers 6 Peter Korda March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ? Peter Korda 6 Frank Williams Racing Cars Brabham-Ford BT38 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 ? Giancarlo Gagliardi 9 Georges Schäfer ACA Racing Chevron-Ford B18 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 ? Georges Schäfer 11, 14 Hesketh Racing March-Ford 712M Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? James Hunt 12-14 Malaysia-Singapore Airlines March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Vern Schuppan 14 Claude Bourgoignie GRD-Ford 272 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Claude Bourgoignie 14 Werner Christmann March-Ford 722 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 ? Werner Christmann 14
Calendar
Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 Mallory Park 12 March 50+50 2.17=217.0 km 1'14:32.8 174.656 km/h Ronnie Peterson Dave Morgan Ronnie Peterson Dave Morgan 2 Thruxton 3 April 50 3.791=189.55 km 1'00:19.41 lap down 188.534 km/h- Ronnie Peterson Mike Hailwood Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Niki Lauda 3 Hockenheim 16 April 20+20 6.789=271.56 km 1'25:24.2 190.784 km/h Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Patrick Depailler Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Niki Lauda 4 Pau 7 May 70 2.76=193.2 km 1'33:40.8 123.740 km/h François Cevert Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Peter Gethin 5 Crystal Palace 29 May 50 2.238=111.85 km 0'41:32.4 161.555 km/h Mike Hailwood François Cevert Jody Scheckter Jody Scheckter 6 Hockenheim 11 June 15+15 6.789=203.67 km 1'13:39.21'15:05,6 165.915 km/h162.733 km/h Niki Lauda Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 7 Rouen 25 June 30 5.543=166.29 km 0'54:20.00'54:28.0 183.633 km/h183.184 km/h Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood 8 Österreichring 9 July 34 5.911=200.974 km 0'59:23.510'59:39.52 203.032 km/h202.124 km/h Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood 9 Imola 23 July 28+28 5.018=281.008 km 1'28:08.21'28:16.7 191.299 km/h190.299 km/h Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Peter Gethin John Surtees Bob Wollek 10 Mantorp Park 6 August 36+36 4.092=294.624 km 1'45:50.0 167.031 km/h Peter Gethin Peter Gethin Mike Hailwood 11 Pergusa-Enna 20 August 32+32 4.797=307.008 km 1'33:22.81'33:46.2 197.264 km/h196.443 km/h Mike Hailwood Carlos Pace Henri Pescarolo Patrick Depailler 12 Salzburgring 3 September 30+30 4.238=254.28 km 1'13:31.76 207.493 km/h Carlos Pace Mike Hailwood Mike Hailwood 13 Albi 24 September 32 3.636=116.352 km 0'37:53.5 184.239 km/h Dave Morgan Patrick Depailler Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 14 Hockenheim 1 October 32 6.789=217.248 km 1'07:22.71'07:40,6 193.458 km/h192.605 km/h Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood Emerson Fittipaldi Tim Schenken Mike Hailwood Vallelunga 15 October cancelled
Note:
Race 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 2, 4, 5, 7 and 13 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Race 2, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 14 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.
Race 3 Bert Hawthorne was fatally injured in practice.
Final point standings
Driver
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 10 results count. No driver had a point deduction.
Place Name Team Chassis Engine MAL THR HOC PAU CRY HOC ROU ÖST EMM MAN IMO SAL ALB HOC Points 1 Mike Hailwood Team Surtees Surtees Ford 2 - - 2 6 - 9 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 55 2 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Écurie A.S.C.A. Brabham Ford - - 9 3 - 9 - - 2 4 1 - 9 - 37 3 Patrick Depailler Coombs Racing March Ford - - - 6 2 - - 3 - - 9 1 6 - 27 4 Carlos Reutemann Motul Rondel Racing Brabham Ford 4 - - - 4 3 6 6 - 1 2 - - - 26 5 Niki Lauda March Engineering March Ford 6 9 - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - 2 25 6 Dave Morgan Edward Reeves Racing Brabham Ford 9 - - - - 2 4 4 - - - 4 - - 23 7 Bob Wollek Motul Rondel Racing Brabham Ford - - 4 1 - - 1 2 9 - - - 4 - 21 8 Jody Scheckter McLaren McLaren Ford 3 - - - 9 - - - 3 - - - - - 15 9 Mike Beuttler Team Clarke-Mordaunt March Ford - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - - - - 12 Peter Gethin Chevron Racing Chevron Ford - - - 9 - - - - - - - 3 - - 12 11 Carlos Ruesch Team Surtees Surtees Ford - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 11 12 Wilson Fittipaldi Team Bardahl Brabham Ford - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 6 10 13 Xavier Perrot Squadra Tartarurga March Ford 1 - 3 - - 4 - - - - - - - - 8 14 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Coombs Racing March Ford - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - 7 Coombs Racing Elf-Alpine Ford 1 15 Patrick Dal Bo Banting & Earle Racing Pygmée Ford - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Carlos Pace Team Surtees Surtees Ford - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - 6 17 Tom Belsø Team Viking Brabham Ford - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 3 - 5 James Hunt Hesketh Racing March Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 3 5 19 Claudio Francisci Elcom Racing Brabham Ford - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 David Purley Lec March Ford - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 4 Andrea de Adamich Team Surtees Surtees Ford - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 4 John Watson Team McCall-Tui Leda-Tui Ford - - - - - - 3 - 1 - - - - - 4 Tino Brambilla private entry March Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 24 Vic Elford Chevron Racing Chevron Ford - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 3 Brett Lunger Space Racing March Ford - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 3 Hiroshi Kazato Bloore Racing March Ford - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 27 José Dolhem Team Arnold March Ford - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 2 28 John Wingfield Nicoby Racing Brabham Ford - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Jochen Mass March Engineering March Ford - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
Race 2 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).
Non-championship race results Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1972.
Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor XXXV Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen Nürburgring 30 April Jochen Mass March-Ford XIV Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza Monza 29 June Graham Hill Brabham-Ford
References