1972 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 7 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 15 July 1972 | ||
| Official name | XXV RAC British Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Brands Hatch Kent, England |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.26 km (2.65 mi) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 324.122 km (201.400 mi) | ||
| Weather | Warm, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:22.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart
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Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:24.0 on lap 58 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
The 1972 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 15 July 1972. It was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi driving a Lotus 72D.
Ronnie Peterson suffered an engine failure with less than two laps to go, and crashed into the parked cars of Graham Hill and François Cevert.
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