Race results
Race startMay 14, 1972 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 2:26:55.3 | 80 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +38.200 | 80 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 79 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 78 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Brian Redman | McLaren | +3 Laps | 77 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Chris Amon | Matra | +3 Laps | 77 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | +3 Laps | 77 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | Helmut Marko | BRM | +3 Laps | 77 | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | +3 Laps | 77 | 21 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | Rolf Stommelen | March | +3 Laps | 77 | 25 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March | +4 Laps | 76 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Graham Hill | Brabham | +4 Laps | 76 | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | Mike Beuttler | March | +4 Laps | 76 | 23 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | David Walker | Team Lotus | +5 Laps | 75 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | +6 Laps | 74 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March | +6 Laps | 74 | 22 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | Carlos Pace | March | +8 Laps | 72 | 24 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | +10 Laps | 70 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Henri Pescarolo | March | DNF (Accident) | 58 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 51 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 48 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Howden Ganley | BRM | DNF (Accident) | 47 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 31 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Peter Gethin | BRM | DNF (Accident) | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Reine Wisell | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 16 | 16 | 0 |