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1972 World Champion

Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus

61 pts · 5 wins · 16 clear of Stewart

1972 F1 Standings

P2 over P3
6 pts
Stewart over Hulme
Most wins
5
Fittipaldi
Constructors
10 pts
Team Lotus over Tyrrell

1972 Drivers Championship

  1. 1Emerson FittipaldiWorld ChampionTeam Lotus · 5 wins561
  2. 2Jackie StewartTyrrell · 4 wins4−16−1645
  3. 3Denny HulmeMcLaren · 1 win1−6−2239
  4. 4Jacky IckxFerrari · 1 win1−12−3427
  5. 5Peter RevsonMcLaren–−4−3823
  6. 6François CevertTyrrell–−8−4615
  7. 7Clay RegazzoniFerrari–Level−4615
  8. 8Mike HailwoodSurtees–−2−4813
  9. 9Ronnie PetersonMarch–−1−4912
  10. 10Chris AmonMatra–Level−4912
  11. 11Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM · 1 win1−3−529
  12. 12Mario AndrettiFerrari–−5−574
  13. 13Howden GanleyBRM–Level−574
  14. 14Brian RedmanMcLaren–Level−574
  15. 15Graham HillBrabham–Level−574
  16. 16Carlos ReutemannBrabham–−1−583
  17. 17Andrea de AdamichSurtees–Level−583
  18. 18Carlos PaceMarch–Level−583
  19. 19Tim SchenkenSurtees–−1−592
  20. 20Arturo MerzarioFerrari–−1−601
  21. 21Peter GethinBRM–Level−601
  22. 22Wilson FittipaldiBrabham–−1−610
  23. 23Niki LaudaMarch–Level−610
  24. 24Patrick DepaillerTyrrell–Level−610
  25. 25Helmut MarkoBRM–Level−610
  26. 26Mike BeuttlerMarch–Level−610
  27. 27Henri PescaroloMarch–Level−610
  28. 28David WalkerTeam Lotus–Level−610
  29. 29Jody ScheckterMcLaren–Level−610
  30. 30Rolf StommelenMarch–Level−610
1972 Season Report

Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for Team Lotus, finishing on 61 points, 16 clear of Jackie Stewart. Fittipaldi won 5 races that season.

Team Lotus took the Constructors' Championship with 61 points, 10 ahead of Tyrrell.

5 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 21 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.