1972 Austrian Grand Prix
- Round
- 9 of 1972
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
- Location
- Spielberg, Austria
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Constructor
- Team Lotus
- Entrant
- Lotus-Ford
- Pole position
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Fastest lap
- Denny Hulme
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1 | 54 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 7 | 54 | 6 | — · fastest lap |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 4 | 54 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 12 | 54 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 6 | 54 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 10 | 54 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Sir Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | 54 | — | — |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 21 | 54 | — | — |
| 9 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | 20 | 53 | — | — |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | March | 22 | 53 | — | — |
| 11 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 8 | 52 | — | — |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 11 | 52 | — | — |
| 13 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 16 | 51 | — | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 13 | 51 | — | — |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland | 17 | 48 | — | — |
| DNS | Henri Pescarolo | March | — | — | — | Accident |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 13 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 5 | 14 | — | Injection |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 9 | 20 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | 36 | — | Injection |
| DNF | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 15 | 31 | — | Brakes |
| NC | Carlos Pace | March | 18 | 46 | — | NC |
| DNF | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | 6 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 23 | 45 | — | Oil leak |
| DNF | Mike Beuttler | March | 24 | 24 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | François Migault | Connew | 25 | 22 | — | Suspension |