1972 World Sportscar Championship

The 1972 World Championship for Makes and International Grand Touring Trophy seasons were the 20th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for FIA Group 5 Sports Cars and FIA Group 4 Grand Touring Cars. It ran from 9 January 1972 to 22 July 1972, and was composed of 11 races.

Schedule

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Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date
1   1000km of Buenos Aires Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez 10 January
2   Daytona 6 Hours Daytona International Speedway 6 February
3   12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 25 March
4   BOAC 1000km Brands Hatch 16 April
5   1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April
6   1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 7 May
7   Targa Florio Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie 21 May
8   ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 28 May
9   24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 10 June
11 June
10   Austrian 1000km Österreichring 25 June
11   Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 22 July

† - Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.

Season results

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Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the awarding of points.

Races

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Rnd Circuit Sportscar Winning Team GT Winning Team Results
Sportscar Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers
1 Buenos Aires   #30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC None Results
  Ronnie Peterson
  Tim Schenken
2 Daytona   #2 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #59 Brumos Porsche Results
  Mario Andretti
  Jacky Ickx
  Hurley Haywood
  Peter Gregg
3 Sebring   #2 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #57 Dana English Results
  Mario Andretti
  Jacky Ickx
  Dave Heinz
  Robert R. Johnson
4 Brands Hatch   #11 SpA Ferrari SEFAC None Results
  Mario Andretti
  Jacky Ickx
5 Monza   #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #44 Ugo Locatelli Results
  Clay Regazzoni
  Jacky Ickx
  Ugo Locatelli
  "Pal Joe"
6 Spa-Francorchamps   #3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #42 Claude Dubois Results
  Brian Redman
  Arturo Merzario
  Jean-Marie Jacquemin
  Yves Deprez
7 Targa Florio   #3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #38 Ennio Bonomelli Results
  Arturo Merzario
  Sandro Munari
  Pino Pica
  Gabriele Gottifredi
8 Nürburgring   #3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #55 Kremer Porsche Racing Results
  Ronnie Peterson
  Tim Schenken
  Erwin Kremer
  John Fitzpatrick
9 La Sarthe   #15 Equipe Matra-Simca Shell   #18 Charles Pozzi Results
  Henri Pescarolo
  Graham Hill
  Claude Ballot-Léna
  Jean-Claude Andruet
10 Österreichring   #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #33 Sachs Racing Results
  Brian Redman
  Jacky Ickx
  Alex Janda
  Hans Schulze-Schwering
11 Watkins Glen   #85 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #22 North American Racing Team Results
  Mario Andretti
  Jacky Ickx
  Jean-Pierre Jarier
  Peter Gregg

Manufacturers Championships

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Overall Manufacturers Championship

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Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 Grand Touring Cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate award.

Cars participating in races that were not included in the Sports or GT classes (such as Group 2 Touring Cars) were skipped when awarding points for the overall championship.

Only the best 8 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Discarded points are shown in brackets.

Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total
1   Ferrari 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 (8) (20) (20) 160
2   Alfa Romeo 12 12 12 12 15 12 10 85
3   Porsche 6 4 8 (2) 15 3 8 (2) 12 (1) 10 66
4   Lola 4 6 6 4 8 10 6 4 48
5   Chevron 8 3 12 8 8 2 41
6   Mirage 10 10 12 32
7   Matra-Simca 20 20
8   Chevrolet 3 10 1 14
9   De Tomaso 8 4 12
10   Tondelli 6 6
11   Abarth 4 4

GT Manufacturers Trophy

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The GT class did not participate in Rounds 1 and 4. Only the best 7 finishes counted.

Pos Manufacturer Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total
1   Porsche 20 15 15 20 20 (6) 15 15 120
2   Ferrari 6 12 6 20 20 64
3   De Tomaso 20 20 3 20 63
4   Chevrolet 15 20 4 10 49
5   Alfa Romeo 8 8
6   Opel 6 6

References

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  • Automobile Year, 1972/73
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