1972
Season

1972

Drivers' Champion
P1 E.Fittipaldi 61 pts
P2 J.Stewart 45 pts
P3 D.Hulme 39 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 McLaren 62 pts
P2 Team Lotus 61 pts
P3 Tyrrell 60 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Emerson Fittipaldi Team Lotus 61 5 — — -204 2,147 2,447
2 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 45 4 — — +80 2,317 2,515
3 Denny Hulme McLaren 39 1 — — +35 2,373 2,447
4 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 27 1 — — +90 2,184 2,447
5 Peter Revson McLaren 23 — — — -104 2,273 2,377
6 François Cevert Tyrrell 15 — — — +139 2,167 2,419
7 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 15 — — — +61 2,164 2,406
8 Mike Hailwood Surtees 13 — — — -55 2,163 2,268
9 Ronnie Peterson March 12 — — — +74 2,243 2,449
10 Chris Amon Matra 12 — — — -41 2,189 2,374
11 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 9 1 — — -78 1,995 2,302
12 Mario Andretti Ferrari 4 — — — +67 2,205 2,447
13 Howden Ganley BRM 4 — — — -90 2,099 2,203
14 Brian Redman BRM 4 — — — -136 2,089 2,225
15 Graham Hill Brabham 4 — — — +7 2,194 2,601
16 Carlos Reutemann Brabham 3 — — — -88 1,963 2,626
17 Andrea de Adamich Surtees 3 — — — -56 1,869 2,149
18 Carlos Pace March 3 — — — -21 2,012 2,352
19 Tim Schenken Surtees 2 — — — -117 1,968 2,240
20 Arturo Merzario Ferrari 1 — — — +12 2,108 2,223
21 Peter Gethin BRM 1 — — — -12 1,970 2,197
22 Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham 0 — — — -31 1,927 2,157
23 Niki Lauda March 0 — — — -12 2,023 2,580
24 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 0 — — — +118 2,073 2,401
25 Helmut Marko BRM 0 — — — -118 2,021 2,139
26 Mike Beuttler March 0 — — — +43 2,068 2,093
27 Henri Pescarolo Politoys 0 — — — +66 1,995 2,259
28 David Walker Team Lotus 0 — — — +3 1,874 2,055
29 Jody Scheckter McLaren 0 — — — +87 2,087 2,541
30 Rolf Stommelen March 0 — — — +7 2,013 2,255
31 Reine Wisell Team Lotus 0 — — — +94 2,044 2,264
32 Sam Posey Surtees 0 — — — +83 2,012 2,012
33 Nanni Galli Ferrari 0 — — — -44 1,872 2,050
34 Skip Barber March 0 — — — +54 1,965 1,965
35 John Love Surtees 0 — — — -7 2,019 2,174
36 John Surtees Surtees 0 — — — -25 2,021 2,466
37 Jackie Oliver BRM 0 — — — -70 2,032 2,156
38 Alex Soler-Roig BRM 0 — — — -27 1,746 1,925
39 François Migault Connew 0 — — — -49 1,951 2,070
40 Dave Charlton Team Lotus 0 — — — -32 1,750 2,003
41 Bill Brack BRM 0 — — — -78 1,955 2,033
42 Derek Bell Tecno 0 — — — -52 1,762 1,973

Driver Results

# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12
1 Fittipaldi 61 6 9 4 9 6 9 9 9 DNF
2 Stewart 45 9 DNF 3 9 6 DNF 9 9
3 Hulme 39 6 9 4 2 6 4 4 4
4 Ickx 27 4 6 6 9 DNF 2
5 Revson 23 4 2 4 4 3 6
6 Cevert 15 6 3 DNF 6
7 Regazzoni 15 3 4 6 DNF 2
8 Hailwood 13 DNF DNF 3 1 DNF 3 6
9 Peterson 12 1 2 DNF 2 4 3
10 Amon 12 DNF 1 1 4 3 2 1
11 Beltoise 9 DNF DNF 9 DNF DNF DNF
12 Andretti 4 3 1
13 Ganley 4 DNF 3 1 DNF
14 Redman 4 2 2 DNF
15 Hill 4 1 1 2
16 Reutemann 3 DNF DNF DNF DNF 3 DNF
17 de Adamich 3 3 DNF DNF DNF
18 Pace 3 1 2 DNF DNF
19 Schenken 2 2 DNF DNF DNF DNF
20 Merzario 1 1
21 Gethin 1 DNF DNF DNF 1 DNF
22 Fittipaldi 0 DNF DNF DNF
23 Lauda 0 DNF DNF DNF
24 Depailler 0
25 Marko 0 DNF
26 Beuttler 0 DNF DNF
27 Pescarolo 0 DNF DNF
28 Walker 0 DNF DNF DNF
29 Scheckter 0
30 Stommelen 0 DNF DNF
31 Wisell 0 DNF DNF DNF
32 Posey 0
33 Galli 0 DNF DNF
34 Barber 0
35 Love 0
36 Surtees 0
37 Oliver 0
38 Soler-Roig 0 DNF DNF
39 Migault 0 DNF
40 Charlton 0 DNF DNF DNF DNF
41 Brack 0 DNF
42 Bell 0 DNF DNF DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 McLaren 62 1 — — -9 2,161 2,477
2 Team Lotus 61 5 — — -12 1,913 2,187
3 Tyrrell 60 4 — — +31 2,123 2,205
4 Ferrari 47 1 — — +19 2,035 2,524
5 Surtees 18 — — — -15 1,795 2,110
6 BRM 18 1 — — -28 1,757 2,057
7 March 15 — — — +4 1,612 2,161
8 Matra 12 — — — +5 2,251 2,251
9 Brabham 7 — — — +3 1,886 2,156
10 Politoys 0 — — — — 1,994 1,994
11 Connew 0 — — — — 2,005 2,005
12 Tecno 0 — — — +1 1,987 2,034

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Argentina Jan 23
2 Kyalami South Africa Mar 04
3 Jarama Spain May 01
4 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 14
5 Nivelles-Baulers Belgium Jun 04
6 Charade Circuit France Jul 02
7 Brands Hatch UK Jul 15
8 Nürburgring Germany Jul 30
9 Red Bull Ring Austria Aug 13
10 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 10
11 Mosport International Raceway Canada Sep 24
12 Watkins Glen USA Oct 08

Teams

BRM
Howden Ganley 2099
Helmut Marko 2021
Peter Gethin 1970
Alex Soler-Roig 1746
Jean-Pierre Beltoise 1995
Brian Redman 2089
Jackie Oliver 2032
Bill Brack 1955
Brabham
Carlos Reutemann 1963
Graham Hill 2194
Wilson Fittipaldi 1927
Connew
François Migault 1951
Ferrari
Jacky Ickx 2184
Clay Regazzoni 2164
Mario Andretti 2205
Nanni Galli 1872
Arturo Merzario 2108
March
Ronnie Peterson 2243
Niki Lauda 2023
Rolf Stommelen 2013
Carlos Pace 2012
Mike Beuttler 2068
Skip Barber 1965
Matra
Chris Amon 2189
McLaren
Denny Hulme 2373
Peter Revson 2273
Jody Scheckter 2087
Politoys
Henri Pescarolo 1995
Surtees
Tim Schenken 1968
Andrea de Adamich 1869
John Love 2019
Mike Hailwood 2163
John Surtees 2021
Sam Posey 2012
Team Lotus
Emerson Fittipaldi 2147
Reine Wisell 2044
David Walker 1874
Dave Charlton 1750
Tecno
Derek Bell 1762
Tyrrell
Jackie Stewart 2317
François Cevert 2167
Patrick Depailler 2073

Points System

Race Points
P1 9
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
P6 1

Win increased to 9 points. Drop-scores applied until 1990.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) D.Hulme +366
Biggest Race Gain J.Beltoise Circuit de Monaco (+151)
Biggest Race Drop E.Fittipaldi Watkins Glen (-204)
Avg Field Elo 2,045

Season Elo Gainers

1 D.Hulme +366
2 P.Revson +330
3 J.Ickx +149
4 M.Andretti +122
5 A.Merzario +108

Season Elo Losers

1 P.Gethin -215
2 J.Beltoise -181
3 F.Cevert -180
4 D.Bell -174
5 A.de Adamich -163