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South African Grand Prix 1972
Classificação · 27 pilotos
| Pos | Piloto | Equipe | Grid | Voltas | Tempo / Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | 79 | 1:45:49.100 | 9 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 3 | 79 | 1:46:03.200 | 6 |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 12 | 79 | 1:46:14.900 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 6 | 79 | 1:46:27.600 | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | 79 | 1:46:38.100 | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | 78 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | 78 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | 78 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 8 | 78 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | David Walker | Lotus | 19 | 78 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 22 | 77 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 77 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 25 | 77 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 14 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | 76 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | 76 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 16 | John Love | Surtees | 26 | 73 | Puncture | 0 |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | March | 24 | 73 | +6 laps | 0 |
| NC | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | 70 | +9 laps | 0 |
| NC | Andrea De Adamich | Surtees | 20 | 69 | +10 laps | 0 |
| NC | Peter Gethin | BRM | 18 | 65 | +14 laps | 0 |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | 60 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 |
| DNF | Mike HailwoodVR | Surtees | 4 | 28 | Suspension | 0 |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | 27 | Fuel system | 0 |
| DNF | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 10 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Dave Charlton | Lotus | 17 | 2 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| DNS | William Ferguson | Brabham | — | — | Engine | 0 |