Race results
Race startAugust 13, 1972 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1:29:16.66 | 54 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | +1.180 | 54 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren | +36.530 | 54 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | +44.760 | 54 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Chris Amon | Matra | +45.640 | 54 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Howden Ganley | BRM | +1:01.190 | 54 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | +1:09.090 | 54 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +1:21.450 | 54 | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 53 | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | +1 Lap | 53 | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | +2 Laps | 52 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | Ronnie Peterson | March | +2 Laps | 52 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Peter Gethin | BRM | +3 Laps | 51 | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | +3 Laps | 51 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | March | DNF (Engine) | 48 | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | Carlos Pace | March | +8 Laps | 46 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | DNF (Oil leak) | 45 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Graham Hill | Brabham | DNF (Injection) | 36 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | DNF (Brakes) | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Mike Beuttler | March | DNF (Fuel system) | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 29 | François Migault | Connew | DNF (Suspension) | 22 | 25 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF (Fuel system) | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | DNF (Injection) | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | DNF (Fuel system) | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 21 | David Walker | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 6 | 19 | 0 |