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
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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
| Rnd | Circuit | Sportscar Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportscar Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | #30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
None | Results |
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| 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 |
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| 5 | Monza | #1 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#44 Ugo Locatelli |
Results |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
Overall Manufacturers Championship
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
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
- Automobile Year, 1972/73