
French Grand Prix 1972
2 July 1972
Charade Circuit, France
- Location
- Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Laps
- 38
- Previous winners
- 1970Jochen RindtTeam Lotus
- 1969Jackie StewartMatra-Ford
- 1965Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
Starting Grid
- 1
Chris Amon
Matra
No time set
- 2
Denny Hulme
McLaren
No time set
- 3
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
No time set
- 4
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
No time set
- 5
Tim Schenken
Surtees
No time set
- 6
Helmut Marko
BRM
No time set
- 7
François Cevert
Tyrrell
No time set
- 8
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
No time set
- 9
Ronnie Peterson
March
No time set
- 10
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
No time set
- 11
Carlos Pace
March
No time set
- 12
Andrea de Adamich
Surtees
No time set
- 13
Brian Redman
McLaren
No time set
- 14
Wilson Fittipaldi
Brabham
No time set
- 15
Rolf Stommelen
March
No time set
- 16
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 17
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham
No time set
- 18
Reine Wisell
BRM
No time set
- 19
Nanni Galli
Ferrari
No time set
- 20
Graham Hill
Brabham
No time set
- 21
Niki Lauda
March
No time set
- 22
David Walker
Team Lotus
No time set
- 23
Mike Beuttler
March
No time set
- 24
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
BRM
No time set
- PIT
Dave Charlton
Team Lotus
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +2 | Jackie Stewart Tyrrell | 38 laps | 1:52:22.5 | 9pts |
| 2 | +6 | Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus | 38 laps | +27.7 | 6pts |
| 3 | -2 | Chris Amon Matra | 38 laps | +31.9 | 4pts |
| 4 | +3 | François Cevert Tyrrell | 38 laps | +49.3 | 3pts |
| 5 | +4 | Ronnie Peterson March | 38 laps | +56.8 | 2pts |
| 6 | +4 | Mike Hailwood Surtees | 38 laps | +1:36.1 | 1pts |
| 7 | -5 | Denny Hulme McLaren | 38 laps | +1:48.1 | |
| 8 | +6 | Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham | 38 laps | +2:25.1 | |
| 9 | +4 | Brian Redman McLaren | 38 laps | +2:55.5 | |
| 10 | +10 | Graham Hill Brabham | 38 laps | +2:59.5 | |
| 11 | -7 | Jacky Ickx Ferrari | 37 laps | ||
| 12 | +5 | Carlos Reutemann Brabham | 37 laps | ||
| 13 | +6 | Nanni Galli Ferrari | 37 laps | ||
| 14 | -2 | Andrea de Adamich Surtees | 37 laps | ||
| 15 | +9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM | 37 laps | ||
| 16 | -1 | Rolf Stommelen March | 37 laps | ||
| 17 | -12 | Tim Schenken Surtees | 36 laps | ||
| 18 | +4 | David Walker Team Lotus | 34 laps | ||
| 19 | +4 | Mike Beuttler March | 33 laps | ||
| N | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 33 laps | ||
| R | - | Reine Wisell BRM | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Carlos Pace March | 18 laps | ||
| R | - | Helmut Marko BRM | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda March | 4 laps | ||
| F | - | Dave Charlton Team Lotus | 0 laps |