1972 SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
04 Mar 1972
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, South Africa
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren Ford | 79 | 1:45:49.100 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Lotus Ford | 79 | +14.100s | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Peter RevsonREV | McLaren Ford | 79 | +25.800s | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Mario AndrettiAND | Ferrari | 79 | +38.500s | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March Ford | 79 | +49.000s | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Graham HillHIL | Brabham Ford | 78 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Niki LaudaLAU | March Ford | 78 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Francois Cevert CEV | Tyrrell Ford | 78 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | Dave Walker WAL | Lotus Ford | 78 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | Henri PescaroloPES | March Ford | 77 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 77 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Eifelland Ford | 77 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | Helmut Marko MAR | BRM | 76 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Chris AmonAMO | Matra | 76 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | John LoveLOV | Surtees Ford | 73 | DNF | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | Carlos PacePAC | March Ford | 73 | +6 laps | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 70 | +9 laps | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Andrea de Adamich DEA | Surtees Ford | 69 | +10 laps | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 65 | +14 laps | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | BRM | 60 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell Ford | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Surtees Ford | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham Ford | 27 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Tim SchenkenSCH | Surtees Ford | 9 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 26 | Dave CharltonCHA | Lotus Ford | 2 | DNF | 0 |