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Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 Italian Grand Prix

Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 Italian Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Mike Hailwood and Denny Hulme at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Emerson Fittipaldi, Mike Hailwood, and Denny Hulme
Race date
September 10, 1972
Pole
Jacky Ickx
Fastest lap
Jacky Ickx
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Emerson Fittipaldi finished first for Team Lotus. Mike Hailwood is listed 2 for Surtees, with Denny Hulme 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Ronnie Peterson from P24 to P9 (+15), Mike Beuttler from P25 to P10 (+15), and Graham Hill from P13 to P5 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacky Ickx started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 Brakes, 2 Collision, and 2 DNQ. Jacky Ickx holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.300 on lap 44. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:29:58.4009
2Mike HailwoodSurtees1:30:12.9006
3Denny HulmeMcLaren1:30:22.2004
4Peter RevsonMcLaren1:30:34.1003
5Graham HillBrabham1:31:04.0002
6Peter GethinBRM1:31:20.3001
7Mario AndrettiFerrari+1 lap0
8Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM+1 lap0
9Ronnie PetersonMarch+1 lap0
10Mike BeuttlerMarch+1 lap0
11Howden GanleyBRM+3 laps0
12Reine WisellBRM+4 laps0
13Niki LaudaMarch+5 laps0
DNFJacky IckxFerrariElectrical0
DNFChris AmonMatraBrakes0
DNFAndrea de AdamichSurteesBrakes0
DNFJohn SurteesSurteesFuel system0
DNFTim SchenkenSurteesSpun off0
DNFWilson FittipaldiBrabhamSuspension0
DNFClay RegazzoniFerrariCollision0