Race results
Race startJuly 15, 1972 at 01:00British Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1:47:50.2 | 76 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | +4.100 | 76 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | Peter Revson | McLaren | +1:12.500 | 76 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Chris Amon | Matra | +1 Lap | 75 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | +1 Lap | 75 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 75 | 9 | 1 |
| - | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | DNF (Spun off) | 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | +3 Laps | 73 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | +3 Laps | 73 | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | 33 | Rolf Stommelen | March | +5 Laps | 71 | 25 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +6 Laps | 70 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | DNF (Suspension) | 69 | 22 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Mike Beuttler | March | +7 Laps | 69 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | DNF (Suspension) | 64 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 60 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 9 | David Walker | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 59 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF (Oil pressure) | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Graham Hill | Brabham | DNF (Spun off) | 47 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Carlos Pace | March | DNF (Differential) | 39 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | DNF (Suspension) | 36 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | DNF (Gearbox) | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 21 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | DNF (Spun off) | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Henri Pescarolo | Politoys | DNF (Accident) | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Peter Gethin | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 3 | 20 | 0 |