1972 FIA Formula One World Championship

At 25, Emerson Fittipaldi became the youngest champion to that point — a record held for 33 years.

Races

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Dates	Winner	Constructor	Pole	Fastest lap
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autodromo Oscar Galvez	—	Sir Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	Carlos Reutemann	Sir Jackie Stewart
2	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	—	Denny Hulme	McLaren	Sir Jackie Stewart	Mike Hailwood
3	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito del Jarama	—	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
4	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	—	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	Emerson Fittipaldi	Jean-Pierre Beltoise
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Nivelles-Baulers	—	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	Emerson Fittipaldi	Chris Amon
6	French Grand Prix	Charade	—	Sir Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	Chris Amon	Chris Amon
7	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	—	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	Jacky Ickx	Sir Jackie Stewart
8	German Grand Prix	Nurburgring Nordschleife	—	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	—	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	Emerson Fittipaldi	Denny Hulme
10	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	—	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Lotus	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
11	Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport Park	—	Sir Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	Peter Revson	Sir Jackie Stewart
12	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	—	Sir Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	Sir Jackie Stewart	Sir Jackie Stewart

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	—	61
2	Sir Jackie Stewart	—	45
3	Denny Hulme	—	39
4	Jacky Ickx	—	27
5	Peter Revson	—	23
6	Francois Cevert	—	15
7	Clay Regazzoni	—	15
8	Mike Hailwood	—	13
9	Ronnie Peterson	—	12
10	Chris Amon	—	12
11	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	—	9
12	Mario Andretti	—	4