Round 12 · 8 October 1972
1972 United States Grand Prix: results
Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) won the 1972 United States Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 8 October 1972 at Watkins Glen (USA), starting from position 1. François Cevert (Tyrrell) and Denny Hulme (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | 1:41:45.354 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 4 | +32.268 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3 | +37.528 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 26 | +82.516 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 12 | +83.119 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 27 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Sam Posey | Surtees | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Mike Beuttler | March | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 7 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Skip Barber | March | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 14 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 2 | — | — | Electrical |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | March | 25 | — | — | Not classified |
| 20 | Carlos Pace | March | 15 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 21 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 28 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 30 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 18 | — | — | Ignition |
| 26 | Brian Redman | BRM | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 27 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 28 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 19 | — | — | Collision |
| 29 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 31 | — | — | Suspension |
| 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 9 | — | — | Suspension |