Round 1 · 1972
Argentine Grand Prix
WinnerSTJTyrrell · from P2
PoleREU
Fastest lap1:13.660Stewart · L25
Biggest gain+11Lauda P22→P11
Retirements10of 21 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 2 | +1 | 95 | 1:57:58.820 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 4 | +2 | 95 | +25.960 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 8 | +5 | 95 | +59.390 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 6 | +2 | 95 | +1:06.720 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Tim Schenken SCE | Surtees | 11 | +6 | 95 | +1:09.110 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 10 | +4 | 94 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 1 | -6 | 93 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo PES | March | 15 | +7 | 93 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 13 | +4 | 93 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Helmut Marko MAK | BRM | 19 | +9 | 93 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Niki Lauda LAU | March | 22 | +11 | 93 | +2 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Ferrari | 9 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Graham Hill HIG | Brabham | 16 | 11 | DNF · L11 | — | ||
| — | Chris Amon AMO | Matra | 12 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Peter Revson REV | McLaren | 3 | 49 | DNF · L49 | — | ||
| — | Surtees | 14 | 11 | DNF · L11 | — | |||
| — | Tyrrell | 7 | 59 | DNF · L59 | — | |||
| — | Reine Wisell WIS | BRM | 17 | 59 | DNF · L59 | — | ||
| — | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 18 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 5 | 61 | DNF · L61 | — | |||
| — | Alex Soler-Roig SOL | BRM | 21 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Dave Walker WAL | Team Lotus | 20 | 8 | DSQ | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 9 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme HUM | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 4 | |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 3 | |
| 5 | Tim Schenken SCE | 2 | |
| 6 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 1 | |
| 7 | Mario Andretti ANI | 0 | |
| 8 | Graham Hill HIG | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Oscar and Juan Gálvez Race Track
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Argentine Grand Prix | Bruce McLaren MCL | Cooper | 13 |
| 1958 | Argentine Grand Prix | Stirling Moss MSS | Cooper | 7 |
| 1957 | Argentine Grand Prix | — | — | |
| 1956 | Argentine Grand Prix | Luigi Musso MUS | Ferrari | 3 |
| 1955 | Argentine Grand Prix | — | — | |
| 1954 | Argentine Grand Prix | Maserati | 3 | |
| 1953 | Argentine Grand Prix | Alberto Ascari ASC | Ferrari | 1 |