Who won the 1972 F1 championship?

Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 drivers' championship with 61 points, 16 points ahead of Jackie Stewart. Team Lotus won the 1972 constructors' championship with 61 points, 10 points ahead of Tyrrell.

How many races were in the 1972 F1 season?

The 1972 Formula 1 season had 12 rounds, ending with the United States Grand Prix on 8 October 1972.

How were F1 points awarded in 1972?

In 1972, the top 6 finishers of each Grand Prix scored 9-6-4-3-2-1 points.

1972 season

1972 F1 Constructors' Standings

Final constructors' championship standings after round 12 of 12: points, wins and gap to the leader.

Team Lotus won the 1972 constructors' championship with 61 points, 10 points ahead of Tyrrell, with McLaren third.

Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 drivers' championship with 61 points, 16 points ahead of Jackie Stewart, with Denny Hulme third.

F1 Standings

Drivers' and constructors' championship.

1972 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12
McLaren	6	19	21	23	27	27	33	35	45	52	62	66
Team Lotus	0	6	15	19	28	34	43	43	52	61	61	61
Tyrrell	9	9	9	12	18	30	36	36	36	36	45	60
Ferrari	7	10	20	26	26	26	27	42	42	42	44	47
Surtees	2	2	5	5	8	9	9	9	12	18	18	18
March	1	3	4	4	6	8	8	12	12	12	12	15
BRM	0	0	0	9	9	9	9	12	13	14	14	14
Matra	0	0	0	1	2	6	9	9	11	11	12	12
Brabham	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	7	7
Tecno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1972 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12
McLaren	6	19	21	23	27	27	33	35	45	52	62	66
Team Lotus	0	6	15	19	28	34	43	43	52	61	61	61
Tyrrell	9	9	9	12	18	30	36	36	36	36	45	60
Ferrari	7	10	20	26	26	26	27	42	42	42	44	47
Surtees	2	2	5	5	8	9	9	9	12	18	18	18
March	1	3	4	4	6	8	8	12	12	12	12	15
BRM	0	0	0	9	9	9	9	12	13	14	14	14
Matra	0	0	0	1	2	6	9	9	11	11	12	12
Brabham	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	7	7
Tecno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1	Team Lotus Fittipaldi 61 · Walker 0 · Charlton 0	5	–	61
2	Tyrrell Stewart 45 · Cevert 15 · Depailler 0
3	McLaren Hulme 39 · Revson 23 · Redman 4
4	Ferrari Ickx 27 · Regazzoni 15 · Andretti 4
5	Surtees Hailwood 13 · de Adamich 3 · Schenken 2
6	March Peterson 12 · Pace 3 · Pescarolo 0
7	BRM Beltoise 9 · Ganley 4 · Gethin 1
8	Matra Amon 12
9	Brabham Hill 4 · Reutemann 3 · Fittipaldi 0
–	Tecno Galli 0 · Bell 0
–	Connew Migault 0
–	Politoys Pescarolo 0

Team Lotus

Fittipaldi 61 · Walker 0 · Charlton 0

Tyrrell

Stewart 45 · Cevert 15 · Depailler 0

McLaren

Hulme 39 · Revson 23 · Redman 4