1972 German Grand Prix

1972 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date 30 July 1972
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.835 km (14.19 miles)
Distance 14 laps, 319.690 km (198.65 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 7:07.0[1]
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Time 7:13.6[1]
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third March-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1972 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 30 July 1972. It was race 8 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[2]

The 14-lap race was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, driving a Ferrari. Ickx achieved a Grand Chelem – taking pole position, leading every lap and setting the fastest lap. It was his eighth, and final, World Championship race victory, and also Ferrari's only win of the season. Swiss teammate Clay Regazzoni finished second, with Swedish driver Ronnie Peterson third in a March-Ford.

  1. ^ a b "Formula One World - History - German Grand Prix 1972". Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. ^ "1972 German Grand Prix Entry list".