Race Result
| GP n. 217 - 13/08/1972 - Grand Prix of Austria Osterreichring |
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| Winner: | Emerson Fittipaldi / Lotus-Ford - 1:29'16.66 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Emerson Fittipaldi / Lotus-Ford - 1:35.97 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Denny Hulme / McLaren-Ford - 1:38.32 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 31 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Lotus-Ford | 54 | 1:29'16.66 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |  Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 1.18 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 |  Peter Revson |
McLaren-Ford | 54 | + 36.53 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 |  Mike Hailwood |
Surtees-Ford | 54 | + 44.76 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Chris Amon |
Matra | 54 | + 45.64 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Howden Ganley |
BRM | 54 | + 1'01.19 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell-Ford | 54 | + 1'09.09 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 |  Jean Pierre Beltoise |
BRM | 54 | + 1'21.45 | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Francois Cevert |
Tyrrell-Ford | 53 | + 1 lap | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 |  Niki Lauda |
March-Ford | 53 | + 1 lap | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 |  Tim Schenken |
Surtees-Ford | 52 | + 2 laps | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 |  Ronnie Peterson |
March-Ford | 52 | + 2 laps | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Peter Gethin |
BRM | 51 | + 3 laps | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 |  Andrea de Adamich |
Surtees-Ford | 51 | + 3 laps | 13 | 0 |
| Nc | 23 | Jose Carlos Pace |
March-Ford | 46 | not classified | 18 | 0 |
| Ret | 27 |  Rolf Stommelen |
March-Ford | 48 | engine | 17 | 0 |
| Ret | 15 | Nanni Galli |
Tecno | 45 | oil leak | 23 | 0 |
| Ret | 16 | Graham Hill |
Brabham-Ford | 36 | injection | 14 | 0 |
| Ret | 28 | Wilson Fittipaldi |
Brabham-Ford | 31 | brakes | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 3 | Mike Beuttler |
March-Ford | 24 | fuel system | 24 | 0 |
| Ret | 29 | Francois Migault |
Connew-Ford | 22 | suspension | 25 | 0 |
| Ret | 18 |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 20 | fuel system | 9 | 0 |
| Ret | 17 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Brabham-Ford | 14 | injection | 5 | 0 |
| Ret | 19 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Ferrari | 13 | fuel system | 2 | 0 |
| Ret | 21 | Dave Walker |
Lotus-Ford | 6 | engine | 19 | 0 |