04 Mar 1972
1972 South African Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 79 | 1:45'49.1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 14.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 25.8 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 79 | + 38.5 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 79 | + 49.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
| 8 | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 78 | + 1 Lap | 7 | |
| 9 | 2 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 8 | |
| 10 | 9 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 11 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 78 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 77 | + 2 Laps | 2 | |
| 13 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen | March-Ford | 77 | + 2 Laps | 25 | |
| 14 | 24 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 76 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
| 15 | 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 76 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| 16 | 27 | John Love | Surtees-Ford | 73 | Spun off | 26 | |
| 17 | 22 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford | 73 | + 6 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 70 | + 9 Laps | 16 | |
| NC | 18 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford | 69 | + 10 Laps | 20 | |
| NC | 11 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 65 | + 14 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 61 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 45 | Gearbox | 1 | |
| Ret | 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 28 | Suspension | 4 | |
| Ret | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 27 | Fuel system | 15 | |
| Ret | 16 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford | 9 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 26 | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | 2 | Fuel pump | 17 |
Fastest Lap: Mike Hailwood 1'18.900
