United States Grand Prix
1972 · Round 12 · New York State, United States · Oct 8, 1972Race summary
Victory went to Stewart (from 1st on the grid), with a 32.3s margin. Peterson made the biggest gain, from 26th on the grid to 4th (up 22 places). Revson had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 18th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 59 | 1:41:45.354 | 9 |
| 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 4 | 59 | +32.268 | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | 59 | +37.528 | 4 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 26 | 59 | +1:22.516 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 12 | 59 | +1:23.119 | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 10 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 6 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 8 | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | 16 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 27 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Sam Posey | Surtees | 22 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Mike Beuttler | March | 20 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 21 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 7 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Skip Barber | March | 20 | 57 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 14 | 56 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 2 | 54 | Electrical | 0 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March | 25 | 49 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Carlos Pace | March | 15 | 48 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Peter Gethin | BRM | 28 | 47 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Howden Ganley | BRM | 17 | 44 | Engine | 0 |
| – | David Walker | Team Lotus | 30 | 44 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 13 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 18 | 40 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Brian Redman | BRM | 24 | 34 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 5 | 31 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 19 | 25 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 31 | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 9 | 17 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Derek Bell | Tecno | 29 | 8 | Engine | 0 |