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← 1972 season

Round 1 · 23 January 1972

Argentine Grand Prix

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina

R1
Winner Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
Pole position Carlos Reutemann Brabham
Fastest lap —
Finishers 11/22 11 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

22 drivers
1
Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
NEW
9 +9
2
Denny Hulme McLaren
NEW
6 +6
3
Jacky Ickx Ferrari
NEW
4 +4
4
Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
NEW
3 +3
5
Tim Schenken Surtees
NEW
2 +2
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6
Ronnie Peterson March
NEW
1 +1
-
Carlos Reutemann Brabham
NEW
0 +0
-
Henri Pescarolo March
NEW
0 +0
-
Howden Ganley BRM
NEW
0 +0
-
Helmut Marko BRM
NEW
0 +0
-
Niki Lauda March
NEW
0 +0
-
Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
François Cevert Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0
-
Reine Wisell BRM
NEW
0 +0
-
Peter Revson McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
Mario Andretti Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Andrea de Adamich Surtees
NEW
0 +0
-
Graham Hill Brabham
NEW
0 +0
-
David Walker Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Peter Gethin BRM
NEW
0 +0
-
Alex Soler-Roig BRM
NEW
0 +0
-
Chris Amon Matra
NEW
0 +0

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Race classification

22 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 STE Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 2 1:57:59.100 9
2 HUL Denny Hulme McLaren 4 +25.960 6
3 ICK Jacky Ickx Ferrari 8 +59.390 4
4 REG Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 6 +1:06.720 3
5 SCH Tim Schenken Surtees 11 +1:09.110 2
6 PET Ronnie Peterson March 10 1L 1
7 REU Carlos Reutemann Brabham 1 2L 0
8 PES Henri Pescarolo March 15 2L 0
9 GAN Howden Ganley BRM 13 2L 0
10 MAR Helmut Marko BRM 19 2L 0
11 LAU Niki Lauda March 22 2L 0
R FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 5 — 0
R CEV François Cevert Tyrrell 17 — 0
R WIS Reine Wisell BRM 7 — 0
R REV Peter Revson McLaren 3 — 0
R AND Mario Andretti Ferrari 9 — 0
R DE Andrea de Adamich Surtees 14 — 0
R HIL Graham Hill Brabham 16 — 0
D WAL David Walker Team Lotus 20 — 0
R GET Peter Gethin BRM 18 — 0
R SOL Alex Soler-Roig BRM 21 — 0
W AMO Chris Amon Matra 12 — 0