Race results
Race startMay 1, 1972 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus | 2:03:41.2 | 90 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | +18.920 | 90 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 89 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees | +1 Lap | 89 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Peter Revson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 89 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | Carlos Pace | March | +1 Lap | 89 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham | +2 Laps | 88 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | +2 Laps | 88 | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | David Walker | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | 87 | 24 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham | +4 Laps | 86 | 23 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Henri Pescarolo | March | +4 Laps | 86 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 69 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Chris Amon | Matra | DNF (Gearbox) | 66 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | DNF (Ignition) | 65 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Peter Gethin | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 65 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | DNF (Gearbox) | 48 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Howden Ganley | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 38 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Reine Wisell | BRM | DNF (Accident) | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | DNF (Oil pressure) | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | DNF (Electrical) | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | March | DNF (Fuel leak) | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Rolf Stommelen | March | DNF (Accident) | 15 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | DNF (Gearbox) | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Niki Lauda | March | DNF (Differential) | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Alex Soler-Roig | BRM | DNF (Accident) | 6 | 22 | 0 |