The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Buenos Aires circuit on 23 January 1972. It was race 1 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 95-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third.
The race was notable for the debut of local driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann, who scored pole position in his Brabham BT34.
Classification Qualifying Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 2 Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford 1:12.46 2 21 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell–Ford 1:12.68 +0.22 3 18 Peter Revson McLaren–Ford 1:12.74 +0.28 4 17 Denny Hulme McLaren–Ford 1:12.99 +0.53 5 11 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus–Ford 1:13.28 +0.82 6 9 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:13.28 +0.82 7 22 François Cevert Tyrrell–Ford 1:13.39 +0.93 8 8 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:13.50 +1.04 9 10 Mario Andretti Ferrari 1:13.61 +1.15 10 14 Ronnie Peterson March–Ford 1:14.06 +1.60 11 19 Tim Schenken Surtees–Ford 1:14.17 +1.71 12 16 Chris Amon Matra 1:14.28 +1.82 13 3 Howden Ganley BRM 1:14.28 +1.82 14 20 Andrea de Adamich Surtees–Ford 1:14.34 +1.88 15 23 Henri Pescarolo March–Ford 1:14.49 +2.03 16 1 Graham Hill Brabham–Ford 1:14.52 +2.06 17 4 Reine Wisell BRM 1:14.52 +2.06 18 5 Peter Gethin BRM 1:15.11 +2.65 19 7 Helmut Marko BRM 1:15.53 +3.07 20 12 David Walker Lotus–Ford 1:15.55 +3.09 21 6 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 1:15.66 +3.20 22 15 Niki Lauda March–Ford 1:15.92 +3.46 Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 21 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 95 1:57:58.82 2 9 2 17 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 95 + 25.96 4 6 3 8 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 95 + 59.39 8 4 4 9 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 95 + 1:06.72 6 3 5 19 Tim Schenken Surtees-Ford 95 + 1:09.11 11 2 6 14 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 94 + 1 lap 10 1 7 2 Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 93 + 2 laps 1 8 23 Henri Pescarolo March-Ford 93 + 2 laps 15 9 3 Howden Ganley BRM 93 + 2 laps 13 10 7 Helmut Marko BRM 93 + 2 laps 19 11 15 Niki Lauda March-Ford 93 + 2 laps 22 11 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 61 Suspension 5 22 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 59 Gearbox 7 4 Reine Wisell BRM 59 Water leak 17 18 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 49 Engine 3 10 Mario Andretti Ferrari 20 Engine 9 20 Andrea de Adamich Surtees-Ford 11 Fuel system 14 1 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford 11 Fuel pump 16 12 David Walker Lotus-Ford 8 Received outside assistance 20 5 Peter Gethin BRM 1 Oil leak 18 6 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 1 Accident 21 16 Chris Amon Matra 0 Gearbox on warm-up lap 12
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Argentinian driver and future Grand Prix winner Carlos Reutemann. Being his first race, it was also his first pole position. This was the 25th Grand Prix start for British constructor March. This was the 5th fastest lap by a Tyrrell.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 9 2 Denny Hulme 6 3 Jacky Ickx 4 4 Clay Regazzoni 3 5 Tim Schenken 2Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Ford 9 2 McLaren-Ford 6 3 Ferrari 4 4 Surtees-Ford 2 5 March-Ford 1Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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