French Grand Prix
Round 6 · 2 July 1972 ·Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
2
Stewart
Tyrrell
1
Amon
Matra
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart |  British | Tyrrell | 38 | 1:52:22.5 | 9 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Team Lotus | 38 | +27.7 | 6 |
| 3 | Chris Amon |  New Zealander | Matra | 38 | +31.9 | 4 |
| 4 | François Cevert |  French | Tyrrell | 38 | +49.3 | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson |  Swedish | March | 38 | +56.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Mike Hailwood | British | Surtees | 38 | +1:36.1 | 1 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | New Zealander | McLaren | 38 | +1:48.1 | 0 |
| 8 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brazilian | Brabham | 38 | +2:25.1 | 0 |
| 9 | Brian Redman | British | McLaren | 38 | +2:55.5 | 0 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | British | Brabham | 38 | +2:59.5 | 0 |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ferrari | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Brabham | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Nanni Galli |  Italian | Ferrari | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich | Italian | Surtees | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | French | BRM | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen |  German | March | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Tim Schenken |  Australian | Surtees | 36 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | David Walker | Australian | Team Lotus | 34 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Beuttler | British | March | 33 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| N | Patrick Depailler | French | Tyrrell | 33 | Not classified | 0 |
| R | Reine Wisell | Swedish | BRM | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Carlos Pace | Brazilian | March | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Helmut Marko |  Austrian | BRM | 8 | Eye injury | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Austrian | March | 4 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| F | Dave Charlton |  South African | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- N
- Not classified