1972 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 2 of 1972
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Denny Hulme
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Ford
- Pole position
- Sir Jackie Stewart
- Fastest lap
- Mike Hailwood
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | 79 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | 79 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 12 | 79 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 6 | 79 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | 79 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | 78 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | 78 | — | — |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | 78 | — | — |
| 9 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | 8 | 78 | — | — |
| 10 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | 78 | — | — |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 22 | 77 | — | — |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 77 | — | — |
| 13 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 25 | 77 | — | — |
| 14 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | 76 | — | — |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | 76 | — | — |
| 16 | John Love | Surtees | 26 | 73 | — | Puncture |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | March | 24 | 73 | — | — |
| DNS | William Ferguson | Brabham | — | — | — | Engine |
| DNF | Sir Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 45 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 4 | 28 | — | Suspension · fastest lap |
| DNF | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 10 | 9 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | 60 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | 27 | — | Fuel system |
| NC | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | 70 | — | NC |
| DNF | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 17 | 2 | — | Fuel pump |
| NC | Peter Gethin | BRM | 18 | 65 | — | NC |
| NC | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | 69 | — | NC |