March 4, 1972 Kyalami | Lap distance 4.104 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1972 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 12 | Denny Hulme (NZL) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 9.000000.100 | 5 | 7.000000.400 | 7 | 9.000000.300 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 79 | 3.000000.200 | +4.000000.100 | 3 | 7.000000.400 | 2 | 9.000000.100 | |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | Peter Revson (USA) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 4.000000.900 | +5.000000.800 | 12 | 8.000000.000 | 9 | 9.000000.500 | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 79 | 7.000000.600 | +8.000000.500 | 6 | 7.000000.500 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 8.000000.100 | +9.000000.000 | 9 | 7.000000.800 | 9 | 9.000000.500 | |
| 6 | 1 | 19 | Graham Hill (GBR) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 4.000000.500 | +1 lap | 14 | 8.000000.100 | |||
| 7 | 4 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 4.000000.800 | +1 lap | 21 | 8.000000.900 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 78 | 4.000000.700 | +1 lap | 7 | 7.000000.700 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | François Cevert (FRA) | Tyrrell 002 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 8.000000.400 | +1 lap | 8 | 7.000000.800 | ||||
| 10 | 9 | Dave Walker (AUS) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 78 | 7.000000.900 | +1 lap | 19 | 8.000000.700 | ||||
| 11 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo (FRA) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 2.000000.400 | +1 lap | 22 | 9.000000.000 | 7 | 9.000000.300 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 77 | 8.000000.000 | +2 laps | 2 | 7.000000.300 | ||||
| 13 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen (GER) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 3.000000.900 | +2 laps | 25 | 0.0 | ||||
| 14 | 24 | Helmut Marko (AUT) | BRM P153 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 76 | 6.000000.400 | +3 laps | 23 | 9.000000.100 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | Chris Amon (NZL) | Matra MS120C | Matra MS72 | Goodyear | 76 | 7.000000.200 | +3 laps | 13 | 8.000000.000 | 2 | 9.000000.100 | ||
| 16 | 27 | John Love (ZIM) | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 73 | +6 laps | 26 | 1.000000.000 | ||||||
| 17 | 22 | Carlos Pace (BRA) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 73 | 8.000000.100 | +6 laps | 24 | 0.0 | ||||
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 23 | Howden Ganley (NZL) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 70 | 16 | 8.000000.300 | ||||||
| -- | 18 | Andrea de Adamich (ITA) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 69 | 20 | 8.000000.900 | ||||||
| -- | 11 | Peter Gethin (GBR) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 65 | 18 | 8.000000.700 | 2 | 9.000000.100 | ||||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise (FRA) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 61 | 11 | 7.000000.900 | 6 | 9.000000.200 | ||||
| gearbox | 1 | Jackie Stewart (GBR) | Tyrrell 003 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 1 | 7.000000.000 | 2 | 9.000000.100 | ||||
| suspension | 17 | Mike Hailwood (GBR) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 28 | 4 | 7.000000.400 | 1 | 8.000000.900 | (20) | |||
| fuel system | 20 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Brabham BT34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 15 | 8.000000.200 | ||||||
| engine | 16 | Tim Schenken (AUS) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 9 | 10 | 7.000000.800 | ||||||
| fuel pump | 26 | Dave Charlton (RSA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 2 | 17 | 8.000000.500 | ||||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 27 | William Ferguson (RSA) | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 1.000000.000 | |||||||||
| engine | 28 | William Ferguson (RSA) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 1.000000.900 | |||||||||
