1972 South African Grand Prix

Race

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	79	1:45:49.1	9
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	79	+14.1	6
3	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	79	+25.8	4
4	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	79	+38.5	3
5	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	79	+49.0	2
6	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	78		1
7	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	78
8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	78
9	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	78
10	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford	78
11	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	78
12	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	77
13	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland-Ford	77
14	Helmut Marko	BRM	76
15	Chris Amon	Matra	76
16	John Love	Surtees-Ford	73			Puncture / Accident
17	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	73
NC	Howden Ganley	BRM	70
NC	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	69
NC	Peter Gethin	BRM	65
DNF	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	61			Engine
DNF	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	45			Gearbox
DNF	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	28			Suspension
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	27			Fuel System
DNF	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	9			Engine
DNF	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford	2			Fuel Pump
DNS	William Ferguson	Brabham-Ford	0			Engine

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