1972 British Grand PrixQualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos. |
No |
Driver |
Constructor |
Time |
Gap |
Grid |
| 1 |
5 |
Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari |
1:22,2 |
|
1 |
| 2 |
8 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford |
1:22,6 |
+0.4 |
2 |
| 3 |
19 |
Peter Revson |
McLaren-Ford |
1:22,7 |
+0.5 |
3 |
| 4 |
1 |
Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford |
1:22,9 |
+0.7 |
4 |
| 5 |
22 |
Tim Schenken |
Surtees-Ford |
1:23,2 |
+1.0 |
5 |
| 6 |
11 |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM |
1:23,4 |
+1.2 |
6 |
| 7 |
21 |
Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford |
1:23,5 |
+1.3 |
7 |
| 8 |
3 |
Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford |
1:23,7 |
+1.5 |
8 |
| 9 |
6 |
Arturo Merzario |
Ferrari |
1:23,7 |
+1.5 |
9 |
| 10 |
27 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham–Ford |
1:23,8 |
+1.6 |
10 |
| 11 |
18 |
Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford |
1:23,9 |
+1.7 |
11 |
| 12 |
2 |
François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford |
1:23,9 |
+1.7 |
12 |
| 13 |
25 |
Carlos Pace |
March-Ford |
1:24,0 |
+1.8 |
13 |
| 14 |
14 |
Jackie Oliver |
BRM |
1:24,4 |
+2.2 |
14 |
| 15 |
9 |
David Walker |
Lotus-Ford |
1:24,4 |
+2.2 |
15 |
| 16 |
12 |
Peter Gethin |
BRM |
1:24,5 |
+2.3 |
16 |
| 17 |
17 |
Chris Amon |
Matra |
1:24,6 |
+2.4 |
17 |
| 18 |
30 |
Nanni Galli |
Tecno |
1:25,1 |
+2.9 |
18 |
| 19 |
4 |
Niki Lauda |
March-Ford |
1:25,1 |
+2.9 |
19 |
| 20 |
23 |
Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees-Ford |
1:25,2 |
+3.0 |
20 |
| 21 |
26 |
Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford |
1:25,2 |
+3.0 |
21 |
| 22 |
28 |
Wilson Fittipaldi |
Brabham-Ford |
1:25,5 |
+3.3 |
22 |
| 23 |
31 |
Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford |
1:25,6 |
+3.4 |
23 |
| 24 |
29 |
Dave Charlton |
Lotus-Ford |
1:25,6 |
+3.4 |
24 |
| 25 |
33 |
Rolf Stommelen |
Eifelland-Ford |
1:26,3 |
+4.1 |
25 |
| 26 |
24 |
Henri Pescarolo |
Politoys-Ford |
1:27,4 |
+5.2 |
26 |
| 27 |
34 |
François Migault |
Connew-Ford |
1:30,3 |
+8.1 |
DNS |
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Constructors' Championship standings
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
- Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.