Race results
Race startMarch 4, 1972 at 00:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:45:49.1 | 79 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | +14.100 | 79 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren | +25.800 | 79 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | +38.500 | 79 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | +49.000 | 79 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham | +1 Lap | 78 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | +1 Lap | 78 | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 78 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 78 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | David Walker | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 78 | 19 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March | +1 Lap | 78 | 22 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 77 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen | March | +2 Laps | 77 | 25 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | Helmut Marko | BRM | +3 Laps | 76 | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | +3 Laps | 76 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 27 | John Love | Surtees | DNF (Spun off) | 73 | 26 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | Carlos Pace | March | +6 Laps | 73 | 24 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | +9 Laps | 70 | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | +10 Laps | 69 | 20 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | Peter Gethin | BRM | +14 Laps | 65 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 61 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | DNF (Gearbox) | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | DNF (Suspension) | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | DNF (Fuel system) | 27 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | DNF (Engine) | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | DNF (Fuel pump) | 2 | 17 | 0 |