- Winner
- Jackie Stewart
- Team
- Tyrrell
- Top listed
- Jackie Stewart, François Cevert, and Denny Hulme
- Race date
- October 8, 1972
- Pole
- Jackie Stewart
- Fastest lap
- Jackie Stewart
- Classified drivers
- 32
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
Jackie Stewart finished first for Tyrrell. François Cevert is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Denny Hulme 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Ronnie Peterson from P26 to P4 (+22), Graham Hill from P27 to P11 (+16), and Sam Posey from P23 to P12 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jackie Stewart started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 +2 laps, 7 Engine, 5 Finished, 4 +1 lap, and 2 Collision. Jackie Stewart holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:41.644 on lap 33. 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.