Round 7 · 1972
British Grand Prix
WinnerFIATeam Lotus · from P2
PoleICK
Fastest lap1:24.000Stewart · L58
Biggest gain+15Stommelen P25→P10
Retirements13of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 2 | +1 | 76 | 1:47:50.200 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 4 | +2 | 76 | +4.100 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Peter Revson REV | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 76 | +1:12.500 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Amon AMO | Matra | 17 | +13 | 75 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 11 | +6 | 75 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Ferrari | 9 | +3 | 75 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 8 | +1 | 74 | +2 laps | — | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 10 | +2 | 73 | +3 laps | — | |
| 9 | Niki Lauda LAU | March | 19 | +10 | 73 | +3 laps | — | |
| 10 | Rolf Stommelen STM | March | 25 | +15 | 71 | +5 laps | — | |
| 11 | BRM | 6 | -5 | 70 | +6 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Brabham | 22 | +10 | 69 | +7 laps | — | ||
| 13 | Mike Beuttler BEU | March | 23 | +10 | 69 | +7 laps | — | |
| — | Jackie Oliver OLI | BRM | 14 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | ||
| — | Graham Hill HIG | Brabham | 21 | 47 | DNF · L47 | — | ||
| — | Mike Hailwood HAI | Surtees | 7 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Dave Charlton CHL | Team Lotus | 24 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 1 | 49 | DNF · L49 | — | ||
| — | Surtees | 20 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | |||
| — | Henri Pescarolo PES | Politoys | 26 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 12 | 60 | DNF · L60 | — | |||
| — | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 16 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Tim Schenken SCE | Surtees | 5 | 64 | DNF · L64 | — | ||
| — | Nanni Galli GLL | Tecno | 18 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Dave Walker WAL | Team Lotus | 15 | 59 | DNF · L59 | — | ||
| — | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | March | 13 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | Connew | — | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 7
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | ||
| 2 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 27 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme HUM | 21 | |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 16 | |
| 5 | Peter Revson REV | 10 | ▲4 |
| 6 | 9 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Chris Amon AMO | 9 | ▲1 |
| 8 | 9 | ▼2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Brands Hatch
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | British Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1968 | British Grand Prix | Jo Siffert SIF | Team Lotus | 4 |
| 1966 | British Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 1 |
| 1964 | British Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |