Race results
Race startSeptember 10, 1972 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 1:29:58.4 | 55 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | +14.500 | 55 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | +23.800 | 55 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 15 | Peter Revson | McLaren | +35.700 | 55 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Graham Hill | Brabham | +1:05.600 | 55 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | Peter Gethin | BRM | +1:21.900 | 55 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 54 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | +1 Lap | 54 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | Ronnie Peterson | March | +1 Lap | 54 | 24 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Mike Beuttler | March | +1 Lap | 54 | 25 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | Howden Ganley | BRM | +3 Laps | 52 | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | Reine Wisell | BRM | +4 Laps | 51 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | Niki Lauda | March | +5 Laps | 50 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF (Electrical) | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Chris Amon | Matra | DNF (Brakes) | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | DNF (Brakes) | 33 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | DNF (Suspension) | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Surtees | Surtees | DNF (Fuel system) | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | DNF (Spun off) | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Carlos Pace | March | DNF (Collision) | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | DNF (Suspension) | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | DNF (Engine) | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | DNF (Clutch) | 0 | 3 | 0 |