Race results
Race startSeptember 23, 1972 at 20:00Eastern Daylight Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:43:17.1 | 80 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 | Peter Revson | McLaren | +48.200 | 80 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 18 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | +54.600 | 80 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | +1:00.700 | 80 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1:07.000 | 80 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Chris Amon | Matra | +1 Lap | 79 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | +1 Lap | 79 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | Graham Hill | Brabham | +1 Lap | 79 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Carlos Pace | March | DNF (Out of fuel) | 78 | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | Howden Ganley | BRM | +2 Laps | 78 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 78 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +4 Laps | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | Henri Pescarolo | March | +7 Laps | 73 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Reine Wisell | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 65 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Niki Lauda | March | DSQ | 64 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Ronnie Peterson | March | DNF (Collision) | 61 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | Mike Beuttler | March | +21 Laps | 59 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | DNF (Gearbox) | 51 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Peter Gethin | BRM | DNF (Suspension) | 25 | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | Skip Barber | March | +56 Laps | 24 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | DNF (Oil leak) | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Bill Brack | BRM | DNF (Spun off) | 20 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | DNF (Gearbox) | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | DNF (Gearbox) | 2 | 15 | 0 |