Round 5 · 1972
Belgian Grand Prix
WinnerFIATeam Lotus · from P1
PoleFIA
Fastest lap1:12.120Amon · L66
Biggest gain+13Marko P23→P10
Retirements11of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 85 | 1:44:06.700 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 5 | +3 | 85 | +26.600 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 85 | +58.100 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood HAI | Surtees | 8 | +4 | 85 | +1:12.000 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | March | 11 | +6 | 84 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Chris Amon AMO | Matra | 13 | +7 | 84 | +1 lap FL | — | 1 |
| 7 | Peter Revson REV | McLaren | 7 | 0 | 83 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 15 | +7 | 83 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 14 | +5 | 83 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Helmut Marko MAK | BRM | 23 | +13 | 83 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen STM | March | 20 | +9 | 83 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Niki Lauda LAU | March | 25 | +13 | 82 | +3 laps | — | |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 9 | -4 | 81 | +4 laps | — | |
| 14 | Dave Walker WAL | Team Lotus | 12 | -2 | 79 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Graham Hill HIG | Brabham | 16 | 73 | DNF · L73 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 4 | 47 | DNF · L47 | — | ||
| — | BRM | 6 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | |||
| — | Surtees | 10 | 55 | DNF · L55 | — | |||
| — | Henri Pescarolo PES | March | 19 | 59 | NC · L59 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 2 | 57 | DNF · L57 | — | ||
| — | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 17 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Tim Schenken SCE | Surtees | 21 | 11 | DNF · L11 | — | ||
| — | Nanni Galli GLL | Tecno | 24 | 54 | DNF · L54 | — | ||
| — | Mike Beuttler BEU | March | 22 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 18 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | |||
| — | Vern Schuppan SCU | BRM | — | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 5
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | ||
| 2 | Denny Hulme HUM | 19 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 16 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 12 | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 7 | |
| 7 | Peter Revson REV | 6 | |
| 8 | 6 | ▲8 |
Running totals from published race points.