F1 CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE Standings 1972 From the first championship in 1950 to today’s grid. History, with the points system of its era.
POS DRIVER / TEAM WINS POINTS
1 EF Emerson Fittipaldi FIT 🇧🇷 Brazil Lotus Ford WORLD CHAMPION
5 WINS 61 PTS LEADER 2 Jackie Stewart STE 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Tyrrell Ford 4 WINS 45 PTS −16 TO LEADER 3 DH Denny Hulme HUL 🇳🇿 New Zealand McLaren Ford
1 WINS 39 PTS −22 TO LEADER 4 JI Jacky Ickx ICK 🇧🇪 Belgium Ferrari
1 WINS 27 PTS −34 TO LEADER 5 PR Peter Revson REV 🇺🇸 United States McLaren Ford
0 WINS 23 PTS −38 TO LEADER 6ⓘ FC François Cevert CEV 🇫🇷 France Tyrrell Ford
0 WINS 15 PTS −46 TO LEADER 7ⓘ CR Clay Regazzoni REG 🇨🇭 Switzerland Ferrari
0 WINS 15 PTS −46 TO LEADER 8 MH Mike Hailwood HAI 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Surtees Ford
0 WINS 13 PTS −48 TO LEADER 9ⓘ RP Ronnie Peterson PET 🇸🇪 Sweden March Ford
0 WINS 12 PTS −49 TO LEADER 10ⓘ CA Chris Amon AMO 🇳🇿 New Zealand Matra
0 WINS 12 PTS −49 TO LEADER 11 JB Jean-Pierre Beltoise BEL 🇫🇷 France BRM
1 WINS 9 PTS −52 TO LEADER 12ⓘ HG Howden Ganley GAN 🇳🇿 New Zealand BRM
0 WINS 4 PTS −57 TO LEADER 12ⓘ MA Mario Andretti AND 🇺🇸 United States Ferrari
0 WINS 4 PTS −57 TO LEADER 14ⓘ BR Brian Redman RED 🇬🇧 United Kingdom McLaren Ford / BRM
0 WINS 4 PTS −57 TO LEADER 15ⓘ GH Graham Hill HIL 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Brabham Ford
0 WINS 4 PTS −57 TO LEADER 16ⓘ Ad Andrea de Adamich DEA 🇮🇹 Italy Surtees Ford
0 WINS 3 PTS −58 TO LEADER 16ⓘ CR Carlos Reutemann REU 🇦🇷 Argentina Brabham Ford
0 WINS 3 PTS −58 TO LEADER 18ⓘ CP Carlos Pace PAC 🇧🇷 Brazil March Ford
0 WINS 3 PTS −58 TO LEADER 19 TS Tim Schenken SCH 🇦🇺 Australia Surtees Ford
0 WINS 2 PTS −59 TO LEADER 20ⓘ AM Arturo Merzario MER 🇮🇹 Italy Ferrari
0 WINS 1 PTS −60 TO LEADER 20ⓘ PG Peter Gethin GET 🇬🇧 United Kingdom BRM
0 WINS 1 PTS −60 TO LEADER NC AS Alex Soler-Roig SOL 🇪🇸 Spain BRM
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC BB Bill Brack BRA #17 🇨🇦 Canada BRM
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC DC Dave Charlton CHA 🇿🇦 South Africa Lotus Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC DW David Walker WAL 🇦🇺 Australia Lotus Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC DB Derek Bell BEL 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Tecno
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC FM François Migault MIG 🇫🇷 France Connew Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC HM Helmut Marko MAR 🇦🇹 Austria BRM
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC HP Henri Pescarolo PES 🇫🇷 France March Ford / Politoys Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC JO Jackie Oliver OLI #14 🇬🇧 United Kingdom BRM
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC JS Jody Scheckter SCH #21 🇿🇦 South Africa McLaren Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC JL John Love LOV #27 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Surtees Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC JS John Surtees SUR 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Surtees Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC MB Mike Beuttler BEU 🇬🇧 United Kingdom March Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC NG Nanni Galli GAL 🇮🇹 Italy Tecno / Ferrari
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC Niki Lauda LAU 🇦🇹 Austria March Ford 0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC PD Patrick Depailler DEP 🇫🇷 France Tyrrell Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC RW Reine Wisell WIS 🇸🇪 Sweden BRM / Lotus Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC RS Rolf Stommelen STO 🇩🇪 Germany Eifelland Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC SP Sam Posey POS #34 🇺🇸 United States Surtees Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC SB Skip Barber BAR #33 🇺🇸 United States March Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER NC WF Wilson Fittipaldi FIT 🇧🇷 Brazil Brabham Ford
0 WINS 0 PTS −61 TO LEADER About these data Data: F1DB · Marcel Overdijk and contributors , CC BY 4.0 . Adapted for season-based display; source points are preserved.
Points are retained from the source standings. We do not recalculate historical seasons using the modern scoring system. Drivers who changed teams may have multiple constructors.
Points are taken from the final F1DB standings; historical dropped-score rules are preserved. We do not sum race points.
NC rows document participants with at least one start, no points and no position in the final F1DB standings. NC is the display label for a missing position, not a placing assigned by us. Entries without any starts are excluded.
Team names use the constructor and engine from this season. A driver’s number is shown only when the same number is verified across all of their results that season.
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Photos are shown only where an identified portrait and a verified licence are available. Portraits may come from a different year than the selected season. Initials provide a neutral avatar. Photo credits are available in Driver Quick View.
PHOTO CREDITS & LICENSING · 1972 