1972 British Grand Prix
- Round
- 7 of 1972
- Circuit
- Brands Hatch
- Location
- West Kingsdown, Kent, United Kingdom
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Constructor
- Team Lotus
- Entrant
- Lotus-Ford
- Pole position
- Jacky Ickx
- Fastest lap
- Sir Jackie Stewart
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 2 | 76 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Sir Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 4 | 76 | 6 | — · fastest lap |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 3 | 76 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Matra | 17 | 75 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 11 | 75 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 9 | 75 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 8 | 74 | — | Accident |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 10 | 73 | — | — |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | March | 19 | 73 | — | — |
| 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 25 | 71 | — | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 6 | 70 | — | — |
| 12 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 22 | 69 | — | Suspension |
| 13 | Mike Beuttler | March | 23 | 69 | — | — |
| DNS | François Migault | Connew | — | — | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | 49 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 5 | 64 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 7 | 31 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | 12 | 60 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Carlos Pace | March | 13 | 39 | — | Differential |
| DNF | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 14 | 36 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | David Walker | Team Lotus | 15 | 59 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Peter Gethin | BRM | 16 | 5 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 18 | 9 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | 3 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Graham Hill | Brabham | 21 | 47 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 24 | 21 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys | 26 | 7 | — | Accident |