1972 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 4 Jun 1972
- Circuit
- Nivelles-Baulers, Brussels, Belgium
- Round
- 5 of 12
- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1 | 85 | 1:44:07.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 5 | 85 | +26.6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | 85 | +58.1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 34 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 8 | 85 | +1:12.0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | Carlos Pace | March | 11 | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | 84 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 7 | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 25 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 15 | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 14 | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 27 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 20 | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Niki Lauda | March | 25 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 9 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 33 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 12 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 16 | 73 | Suspension | 0 | |
| N | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 19 | 59 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 10 | 55 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 24 | 54 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | 47 | Injection | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Mike Beuttler | March | 22 | 31 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 18 | 28 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 17 | 27 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 6 | 15 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 21 | 11 | Overheating | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | 0 | 3 |