Round 9 · 13 August 1972
1972 Austrian Grand Prix: results
Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus) won the 1972 Austrian Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 13 August 1972 at Red Bull Ring (Austria), starting from position 1. Denny Hulme (McLaren) and Peter Revson (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:29:16.660 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 7 | +1.180 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 4 | +36.530 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 12 | +44.760 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 6 | +45.640 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 10 | +61.190 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | +69.090 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 21 | +81.450 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | March | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 8 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 11 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 16 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 13 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Carlos Pace | March | 18 | — | — | Not classified |
| 17 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 23 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | — | — | Injection |
| 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 15 | — | — | Brakes |
| 20 | Mike Beuttler | March | 24 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 21 | François Migault | Connew | 25 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 9 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 23 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 5 | — | — | Injection |
| 24 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 25 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | — | — | Engine |