Round 6 · 2 July 1972
1972 French Grand Prix: results
Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) won the 1972 French Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 2 July 1972 at Charade Circuit (France), starting from position 3. Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus) and Chris Amon (Matra) completed the podium. Pole position went to Chris Amon.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:52:22.500 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 8 | +27.700 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Chris Amon | Matra | 1 | +31.900 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 7 | +49.300 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | +56.800 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 10 | +96.100 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 2 | +108.100 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | 14 | +145.100 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Brian Redman | McLaren | 13 | +175.500 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 20 | +179.500 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 5 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 22 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 19 | Mike Beuttler | March | 23 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 20 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Not classified |
| 21 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | Carlos Pace | March | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 6 | — | — | Eye injury |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | — | — | Halfshaft |