Argentine Grand Prix
Round 1 · 23 January 1972 ·Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hulme
McLaren
2
Stewart
Tyrrell
1
Ickx
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart |  British | Tyrrell | 95 | 1:57:59.1 | 9 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme |  New Zealander | McLaren | 95 | +25.96 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ferrari | 95 | +59.39 | 4 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Ferrari | 95 | +1:06.72 | 3 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken |  Australian | Surtees | 95 | +1:09.11 | 2 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson |  Swedish | March | 94 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Brabham | 93 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo |  French | March | 93 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Howden Ganley | New Zealander | BRM | 93 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Helmut Marko |  Austrian | BRM | 93 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Austrian | March | 93 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Team Lotus | 61 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | François Cevert | French | Tyrrell | 59 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Reine Wisell | Swedish | BRM | 59 | Water leak | 0 |
| R | Peter Revson |  American | McLaren | 49 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | American | Ferrari | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Andrea de Adamich |  Italian | Surtees | 11 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Graham Hill | British | Brabham | 11 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| D | David Walker | Australian | Team Lotus | 8 | Disqualified | 0 |
| R | Peter Gethin | British | BRM | 1 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Alex Soler-Roig |  Spanish | BRM | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| W | Chris Amon | New Zealander | Matra | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- W
- Withdrew
- D
- Disqualified