1972 Italian Grand Prix

1972 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	10 September 1972
Official name	43o Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Lombardy, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.775 km (3.588 miles)
Distance	55 laps, 317.625 km (197.363 miles)
Weather	Dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:35.65
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:36.3
Podium
First	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
Second	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford
Third	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford

The 1972 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 10 September 1972. It was race 10 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Before the race, the Monza circuit was modified with the addition of two chicanes, one before the Curva Grande and one at the site of the old Curva Vialone, in order to reduce speeds in the interests of safety.

The 55-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from sixth position. With the win, Fittipaldi sealed the Drivers' Championship, becoming the youngest ever champion at 25 years and 273 days until superseded by Fernando Alonso at 24 years and 59 days in 2005; Lotus also secured the Manufacturers' Cup. Englishman Mike Hailwood finished second in a Surtees-Ford, with New Zealander Denny Hulme third in a McLaren-Ford.

The race marked the last win for American tyre manufacturer Firestone in Formula One. It was also the last race in which 1964 World Champion John Surtees competed.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	55	1:29:58.4	6	9
2	10	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	55	+ 14.5	9	6
3	14	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	55	+ 23.8	5	4
4	15	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	55	+ 35.7	8	3
5	28	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	55	+ 1:05.6	13	2
6	23	Peter Gethin	BRM	55	+ 1:21.9	12	1
7	3	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	54	+ 1 Lap	7
8	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	54	+ 1 Lap	16
9	19	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	24
10	16	Mike Beuttler	March-Ford	54	+ 1 Lap	25
11	22	Howden Ganley	BRM	52	+ 3 Laps	17
12	24	Reine Wisell	BRM	51	+ 4 Laps	10
13	18	Niki Lauda	March-Ford	50	+ 5 Laps	20
Ret	4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	46	Electrical	1
Ret	20	Chris Amon	Matra	38	Brakes	2
Ret	9	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees-Ford	33	Brakes	21
Ret	29	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham-Ford	20	Suspension	19
Ret	7	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	20	Fuel System	22
Ret	8	Tim Schenken	Surtees-Ford	20	Spun Off	15
Ret	5	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	16	Collision	4
Ret	26	Carlos Pace	March-Ford	15	Collision	18
Ret	30	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham-Ford	14	Suspension	11
Ret	2	François Cevert	Tyrrell-Ford	14	Engine	14
Ret	11	Nanni Galli	Tecno	6	Engine	23
Ret	1	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	0	Clutch	3
DNQ	25	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford
DNQ	12	Derek Bell	Tecno
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Notes

• Team Lotus was forced to run only one car because Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus 72D was seriously damaged in an accident while being transported to Monza. Fittipaldi raced another 72D, but with specifications very close to the 1970 model.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	61
1	2	Denny Hulme	31
1	3	Jackie Stewart	27
	4	Jacky Ickx	25
	5	Peter Revson	17

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Ford	61
	2	McLaren-Ford	39
	3	Tyrrell-Ford	33
	4	Ferrari	29
2	5	Surtees-Ford	18

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.