Race Result
| GP n. 210 - 04/03/1972 - Grand Prix of South-Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit |
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| Winner: | Denny Hulme / McLaren-Ford - 1:45'49.1 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Jackie Stewart / Tyrrell-Ford - 1:17.0 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Mike Hailwood / Surtees-Ford - 1:18.9 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 12 | McLaren-Ford | 79 | 1:45'49.1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 14.1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 25.8 | 12 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Ferrari | 79 | + 38.5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | March-Ford | 79 | + 49.0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | Brabham-Ford | 78 | + 1 lap | 14 | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | March-Ford | 78 | + 1 lap | 21 | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | Ferrari | 78 | + 1 lap | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | + 1 lap | 8 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 1 lap | 19 | 0 | |
| 11 | 21 | March-Ford | 78 | + 1 lap | 22 | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | Ferrari | 77 | + 2 laps | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | 25 | March-Ford | 77 | + 2 laps | 25 | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | BRM | 76 | + 3 laps | 23 | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | Matra | 76 | + 3 laps | 13 | 0 | |
| 16 | 27 | Surtees-Ford | 73 | spun off | 26 | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | March-Ford | 73 | + 6 laps | 24 | 0 | |
| Nc | 23 | BRM | 70 | not classified | 16 | 0 | |
| Nc | 18 | Surtees-Ford | 69 | not classified | 20 | 0 | |
| Nc | 11 | BRM | 65 | not classified | 18 | 0 | |
| Ret | 10 | BRM | 61 | engine | 11 | 0 | |
| Ret | 1 | Tyrrell-Ford | 45 | gear box | 1 | 0 | |
| Ret | 17 | Surtees-Ford | 28 | suspension | 4 | 0 | |
| Ret | 20 | Brabham-Ford | 27 | fuel system | 15 | 0 | |
| Ret | 16 | Surtees-Ford | 9 | engine | 10 | 0 | |
| Ret | 26 | Lotus-Ford | 2 | fuel pump | 17 | 0 | |