1972 Monaco Grand Prix
Motor car race
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Date
May 14, 1972
Official name
XXX Grand Prix de Monaco
Location
Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course
Street circuit
| 1972 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | May 14, 1972 | ||
| Official name | XXX Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:21.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | |
| Time | 1:40.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 14, 1972. It was race 4 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[1] The track was substantially modified from 1971, in the interest of safety. The pits were moved to the harbor front, between the chicane and Tabac, and a new chicane was placed near Tabac.[2] Jean-Pierre Beltoise's victory was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career as well as the last win for the BRM team and the first win for a Marlboro-sponsored F1 car.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
Race
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
BRM | 80 | 2:26:55.3 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 80 | + 38.2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 lap | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 |  Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | + 2 laps | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Brian Redman |
McLaren-Ford | 77 | + 3 laps | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Chris Amon |
Matra | 77 | + 3 laps | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 |  Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees-Ford | 77 | + 3 laps | 18 | |
| 8 | 26 |  Helmut Marko |
BRM | 77 | + 3 laps | 17 | |
| 9 | 21 | Wilson Fittipaldi |
Brabham-Ford | 77 | + 3 laps | 21 | |
| 10 | 27 |  Rolf Stommelen |
Eifelland-Ford | 77 | + 3 laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 3 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 76 | + 4 laps | 15 | |
| 12 | 20 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 76 | + 4 laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 5 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 76 | + 4 laps | 23 | |
| 14 | 9 |  Dave Walker |
Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 5 laps | 14 | |
| 15 | 14 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 6 laps | 7 | |
| 16 | 4 | Niki Lauda |
March-Ford | 74 | + 6 laps | 22 | |
| 17 | 23 | Carlos Pace |
March-Ford | 72 | + 8 laps | 24 | |
| NC | 2 | François Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 70 | + 10 laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 | Henri Pescarolo |
March-Ford | 58 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 7 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 51 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 | Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford | 48 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 19 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | 47 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 10 | Tim Schenken |
Surtees-Ford | 31 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 27 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 28 | Reine Wisell |
BRM | 16 | Engine | 16 | |
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Notes
- This was the first pole position for Emerson Fittipaldi, and the first for a Brazilian driver.
- This was the 25th podium finish for a Belgian driver.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.