Round 2 · 1972
South African Grand Prix
WinnerHUMMcLaren · from P5
PoleSTJ
Fastest lap1:18.900Hailwood · L20
Biggest gain+14Lauda P21→P7
Retirements9of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 5 | +4 | 79 | 1:45:49.100 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 3 | +1 | 79 | +14.100 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Peter Revson REV | McLaren | 12 | +9 | 79 | +25.800 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti ANI | Ferrari | 6 | +2 | 79 | +38.500 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 9 | +4 | 79 | +49.000 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill HIG | Brabham | 14 | +8 | 78 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda LAU | March | 21 | +14 | 78 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 7 | -1 | 78 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Tyrrell | 8 | -1 | 78 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Dave Walker WAL | Team Lotus | 19 | +9 | 78 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo PES | March | 22 | +11 | 78 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 2 | -10 | 77 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Rolf Stommelen STM | March | 25 | +12 | 77 | +2 laps | — | |
| 14 | Helmut Marko MAK | BRM | 23 | +9 | 76 | +3 laps | — | |
| 15 | Chris Amon AMO | Matra | 13 | -2 | 76 | +3 laps | — | |
| 16 | John Love LOV | Surtees | 26 | +10 | 73 | +6 laps | — | |
| 17 | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | March | 24 | +7 | 73 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Mike Hailwood HAI | Surtees | 4 | 28 | DNF · L28 FL | — | ||
| — | Dave Charlton CHL | Team Lotus | 17 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | ||
| — | BRM | 11 | 61 | DNF · L61 | — | |||
| — | Surtees | 20 | 69 | NC · L69 | — | |||
| — | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 18 | 65 | NC · L65 | — | ||
| — | Tim Schenken SCE | Surtees | 10 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 16 | 70 | NC · L70 | — | ||
| — | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 15 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | William Ferguson FEG | Brabham | — | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 2
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme HUM | 15 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 9 | ▼1 |
| 3 | 6 | ▲12 | |
| 4 | Peter Revson REV | 4 | ▲6 |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 4 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti ANI | 3 | ▲1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 3 | ▼3 |
| 8 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 3 | ▼2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | South African Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Ferrari | 4 |
| 1970 | South African Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 3 |
| 1969 | South African Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 4 |
| 1968 | South African Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1967 | South African Grand Prix | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | Cooper | 4 |