1972 French Grand Prix
- Round
- 6 of 1972
- Circuit
- Charade
- Location
- Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Sir Jackie Stewart
- Constructor
- Tyrrell
- Entrant
- Tyrrell-Ford
- Pole position
- Chris Amon
- Fastest lap
- Chris Amon
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | 38 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 8 | 38 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1 | 38 | 4 | — · fastest lap |
| 4 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | 38 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | 38 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 10 | 38 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 2 | 38 | — | — |
| 8 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 14 | 38 | — | — |
| 9 | Brian Redman | McLaren | 13 | 38 | — | — |
| 10 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 20 | 38 | — | — |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | 37 | — | — |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 17 | 37 | — | — |
| 13 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 19 | 37 | — | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 12 | 37 | — | — |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 24 | 37 | — | — |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 15 | 37 | — | — |
| 17 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 5 | 36 | — | — |
| 18 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 22 | 34 | — | Halfshaft |
| DNS | Henri Pescarolo | March | — | — | — | Accident |
| DNS | Derek Bell | Tecno | — | — | — | Transmission |
| DNS | Peter Gethin | BRM | — | — | — | DNS |
| DNS | Howden Ganley | BRM | — | — | — | Car raced by Beltoise |
| DNQ | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Helmut Marko | BRM | 6 | 8 | — | Injury |
| DNF | Carlos Pace | March | 11 | 18 | — | Engine |
| NC | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | 33 | — | NC |
| DNF | Reine Wisell | BRM | 18 | 25 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | 4 | — | Halfshaft |
| DNF | Mike Beuttler | March | 23 | 33 | — | Out of fuel |