- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Emerson Fittipaldi, Jacky Ickx, and Clay Regazzoni
- Race date
- May 1, 1972
- Pole
- Jacky Ickx
- Fastest lap
- Jacky Ickx
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Circuito del Jarama
The decisive result
Emerson Fittipaldi finished first for Team Lotus. Jacky Ickx is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Clay Regazzoni 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
David Walker from P24 to P9 (+15), Graham Hill from P23 to P10 (+13), and Carlos Pace from P16 to P6 (+10) 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 4 +1 lap, 4 Accident, 3 Gearbox, 2 +2 laps, and 2 +4 laps. Jacky Ickx holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.010 on lap 52. 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.