Belgiam Grand Prix

Date
Sun 4th June 1972 (UTC)
Sun 4th June 1972 (Local)

Timestamp
1972-06-04T14:00:00

Time

14:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1972

Round
5

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Location
Nivelles-Baulers

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Description

The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nivelles on 4 June 1972. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. François Cevert finished second for the Tyrrell team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third.
Reigning World Champion Jackie Stewart was a notable absence – his gruelling schedule of racing in Formula 1, Can-Am and European touring cars, plus promotional events for Tyrrell sponsors Elf and Ford, as well as a sideline of sports commentating on television in the US led to what was originally diagnosed as an ulcer, but was later confirmed as gastritis. Under doctor's orders, he took about three weeks off from everything, canceled his involvement with the Can-Am series and US TV for the remainder of 1972, and was restricting his schedule of everything else.

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Result List

Result Description
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:44:07.3
2 François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford + 26.6
3 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford + 58.1
4 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford + 1:12.0
5 Carlos Pace March-Ford + 1 Lap
6 Chris Amon Matra + 1 Lap
7 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford + 2 Laps
8 Howden Ganley BRM + 2 Laps
9 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford + 2 Laps
10 Helmut Marko BRM + 2 Laps

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