1972 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1972 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Interlagos on 30 March 1972. It was the inaugural Brazilian Grand Prix.
1972 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | March 30, 1972 | ||
Official name | I Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 7.960[1] km (4.946 miles) | ||
Distance | 37 laps, 294.520 km (183.002 miles) | ||
Weather | Very Hot | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 2:32.4 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Lotus-Ford | |
Time | 2:35.2 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-Ford | ||
Second | March-Ford | ||
Third | Brabham-Ford |
This race was held because at that time the FIA regulations required a demonstration race to be held as a quality check, before a Grand Prix was admitted as a championship race.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 8 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 37 | 1:37:16.248 | 2 |
2 | 10 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 37 | +1:27.656 | 3 |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
Brabham-Ford | 37 | +2:03.379 | 4 |
4 | 17 | ![]() |
BRM | 36 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 36 | + 1 Lap | 5 |
6 | 11 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 35 | + 2 Laps | 10 |
Ret | 1 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 32 | Suspension | 1 |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
BRM | 32 | Suspension | 12 |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 1 | Throttle | 7 |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
March-Ford | 0 | Throttle | 8 |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
BRM | 0 | Throttle | 9 |
DNS | 14 | ![]() |
BRM | Ignition | 6 | |
DNQ | 12 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | |||
DNQ | 7 | ![]() |
Surtees-Ford | |||
WD | 3 | ![]() |
Ferrari | |||
WD | 4 | ![]() |
Ferrari | |||
WD | 16 | ![]() |
BRM |
Notes
- Fastest lap: Emerson Fittipaldi – 2:35.2
References
- "1972 Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- "Brazilian GP (March 31st)". MotorSport. May 1972. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- "Formula One World". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- "The Brazilian Grand Prix". MotorSport. March 1973. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
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