Round 2 · 4 March 1972
1972 South African Grand Prix: results
Denny Hulme (McLaren) won the 1972 South African Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 4 March 1972 at Kyalami (South Africa), starting from position 5. Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Lotus) and Peter Revson (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jackie Stewart.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | 1:45:49.100 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 3 | +14.100 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 12 | +25.800 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 6 | +38.500 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | +49.000 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Graham Hill | Brabham | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | March | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | David Walker | Team Lotus | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | March | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Rolf Stommelen | March | 25 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 23 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 13 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 16 | John Love | Surtees | 26 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Carlos Pace | March | 24 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 18 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 16 | — | — | Not classified |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | 20 | — | — | Not classified |
| 20 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 18 | — | — | Not classified |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 23 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 4 | — | — | Suspension |
| 24 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 15 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 25 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 26 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | 17 | — | — | Fuel pump |