January 23, 1972 Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | Lap distance 3.346 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1972 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 21 | Jackie Stewart (GBR) | Tyrrell 003 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 95 | 1:57'58.82 | 2 | 1'12.68 | 1 | 1'13.66 | (25) | |
| 2 | 6 | 17 | Denny Hulme (NZL) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 95 | 1:58'24.78 | +25.96 | 4 | 1'12.99 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 8 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 95 | 1:58'58.21 | +59.39 | 8 | 1'13.50 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 9 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 95 | 1:59'05.54 | +1'06.72 | 6 | 1'13.28 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 19 | Tim Schenken (AUS) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 95 | 1:59'07.93 | +1'09.11 | 11 | 1'14.17 | |||
| 6 | 1 | 14 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 94 | 1:58'32.67 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'14.06 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Brabham BT34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 93 | 1:57'59.30 | +2 laps | 1 | 1'12.46 | ||||
| 8 | 23 | Henri Pescarolo (FRA) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 93 | 1:58'36.12 | +2 laps | 15 | 1'14.49 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | Howden Ganley (NZL) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 93 | 1:58'40.31 | +2 laps | 13 | 1'14.28 | ||||
| 10 | 7 | Helmut Marko (AUT) | BRM P153 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 93 | 1:58'53.94 | +2 laps | 19 | 1'15.53 | ||||
| 11 | 15 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 93 | 1:58'54.41 | +2 laps | 22 | 1'15.92 | ||||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| suspension | 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 61 | 5 | 1'13.28 | ||||||
| gearbox | 22 | François Cevert (FRA) | Tyrrell 002 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 59 | 7 | 1'13.39 | ||||||
| water leak | 4 | Reine Wisell (SWE) | BRM P153 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 59 | 17 | 1'14.52 | ||||||
| engine | 18 | Peter Revson (USA) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 49 | 3 | 1'12.74 | ||||||
| engine | 10 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 20 | 9 | 1'13.61 | ||||||
| fuel system | 20 | Andrea de Adamich (ITA) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 11 | 14 | 1'14.34 | ||||||
| fuel pump | 1 | Graham Hill (GBR) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 11 | 16 | 1'14.52 | ||||||
| oil leak | 5 | Peter Gethin (GBR) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 1 | 18 | 1'15.11 | ||||||
| accident | 6 | Alex Soler-Roig (ESP) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 1 | 21 | 1'15.66 | ||||||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 12 | Dave Walker (AUS) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 8 | 20 | 1'15.55 | ||||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| gearbox | 16 | Chris Amon (NZL) | Matra MS120C | Matra MS72 | Goodyear | 12 | 1'14.28 | |||||||
