United States Grand Prix
Round 12 · 8 October 1972 ·Watkins Glen, New York State, United States
Cevert
Tyrrell
2
Stewart
Tyrrell
1
Hulme
McLaren
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 59 | 1:41:45.354 | 9 | |
| 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 59 | +32.268 | 6 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 59 | +37.528 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 59 | +1:22.516 | 3 | |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 59 | +1:23.119 | 2 | |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Sam Posey | Surtees | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Mike Beuttler | March | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | Skip Barber | March | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 56 | Collision | 0 | |
| 18 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 54 | Electrical | 0 | |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March | 49 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Carlos Pace | March | 48 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Peter Gethin | BRM | 47 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Howden Ganley | BRM | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | David Walker | Team Lotus | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 40 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | Brian Redman | BRM | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 31 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 25 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 22 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 17 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Derek Bell | Tecno | 8 | Engine | 0 |
- R
- Retired