Round 6 · 2 July 1972
French Grand Prix
Charade Circuit · Clermont-Ferrand, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
32 drivers
After Round 5
1
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
28
pts
2
Denny Hulme
McLaren
19
pts
3
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
16
pts
4
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
12
pts
5
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
BRM
9
pts
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6
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
7
pts
7
François Cevert
Tyrrell
6
pts
8
Peter Revson
McLaren
6
pts
9
Andrea de Adamich
Surtees
3
pts
10
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
3
pts
11
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
3
pts
12
Ronnie Peterson
March
3
pts
13
Carlos Pace
March
3
pts
14
Tim Schenken
Surtees
2
pts
15
Brian Redman
McLaren
2
pts
16
Chris Amon
Matra
2
pts
17
Graham Hill
Brabham
1
pts
-
Wilson Fittipaldi
Brabham
0
pts
-
Niki Lauda
March
0
pts
-
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham
0
pts
-
Howden Ganley
BRM
0
pts
-
Helmut Marko
BRM
0
pts
-
Henri Pescarolo
March
0
pts
-
David Walker
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Rolf Stommelen
March
0
pts
-
Mike Beuttler
March
0
pts
-
John Love
Surtees
0
pts
-
Reine Wisell
BRM
0
pts
-
Peter Gethin
BRM
0
pts
-
Nanni Galli
Tecno
0
pts
-
Alex Soler-Roig
BRM
0
pts
-
Dave Charlton
Team Lotus
0
pts
After the race
33 drivers
After Round 6
1
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
—
34
+6
2
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
↑2
21
+9
3
Denny Hulme
McLaren
↓1
19
+0
4
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
↓1
16
+0
5
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
BRM
—
9
+0
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6
François Cevert
Tyrrell
↑1
9
+3
7
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
↓1
7
+0
8
Peter Revson
McLaren
—
6
+0
9
Chris Amon
Matra
↑7
6
+4
10
Ronnie Peterson
March
↑2
5
+2
11
Mike Hailwood
Surtees
—
4
+1
12
Andrea de Adamich
Surtees
↓3
3
+0
13
Mario Andretti
Ferrari
↓3
3
+0
14
Carlos Pace
March
↓1
3
+0
15
Tim Schenken
Surtees
↓1
2
+0
16
Brian Redman
McLaren
↓1
2
+0
17
Graham Hill
Brabham
—
1
+0
-
Wilson Fittipaldi
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Niki Lauda
March
—
0
+0
-
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Howden Ganley
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Helmut Marko
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Henri Pescarolo
March
—
0
+0
-
David Walker
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Rolf Stommelen
March
—
0
+0
-
Mike Beuttler
March
—
0
+0
-
Nanni Galli
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
John Love
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Reine Wisell
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Peter Gethin
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Alex Soler-Roig
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Dave Charlton
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STE Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:52:22.500 | 9 |
| 2 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 8 | +27.700 | 6 |
| 3 | AMO Chris Amon | Matra | 1 | +31.900 | 4 |
| 4 | CEV François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | +49.300 | 3 |
| 5 | PET Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | +56.800 | 2 |
| 6 | HAI Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 10 | +1:36.100 | 1 |
| 7 | HUL Denny Hulme | McLaren | 2 | +1:48.100 | 0 |
| 8 | FIT Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 14 | +2:25.100 | 0 |
| 9 | RED Brian Redman | McLaren | 13 | +2:55.500 | 0 |
| 10 | HIL Graham Hill | Brabham | 20 | +2:59.500 | 0 |
| 11 | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | GAL Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | DE Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 12 | 1L | 0 |
| 15 | BEL Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 24 | 1L | 0 |
| 16 | STO Rolf Stommelen | March | 15 | 1L | 0 |
| 17 | SCH Tim Schenken | Surtees | 5 | 2L | 0 |
| 18 | WAL David Walker | Team Lotus | 22 | 4L | 0 |
| 19 | BEU Mike Beuttler | March | 23 | 5L | 0 |
| R | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | WIS Reine Wisell | BRM | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | PAC Carlos Pace | March | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | MAR Helmut Marko | BRM | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | March | 21 | — | 0 |