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Jean-Pierre Beltoise won the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix

Jean-Pierre Beltoise won the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix for BRM, ahead of Jacky Ickx and Emerson Fittipaldi at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Team
BRM
Top listed
Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Jacky Ickx, and Emerson Fittipaldi
Race date
May 14, 1972
Pole
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fastest lap
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished first for BRM. Jacky Ickx is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Emerson Fittipaldi 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Rolf Stommelen from P25 to P10 (+15), Wilson Fittipaldi from P21 to P9 (+12), and Andrea de Adamich from P18 to P7 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Emerson Fittipaldi started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 +3 laps, 6 Accident, 3 +4 laps, 2 +6 laps, and 2 Finished. Jean-Pierre Beltoise holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.000 on lap 9. 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
1Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM2:26:54.7009
2Jacky IckxFerrari2:27:32.9006
3Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus+1 lap4
4Jackie StewartTyrrell+2 laps3
5Brian RedmanMcLaren+3 laps2
6Chris AmonMatra+3 laps1
7Andrea de AdamichSurtees+3 laps0
8Helmut MarkoBRM+3 laps0
9Wilson FittipaldiBrabham+3 laps0
10Rolf StommelenEifelland+3 laps0
11Ronnie PetersonMarch+4 laps0
12Graham HillBrabham+4 laps0
13Mike BeuttlerMarch+4 laps0
14David WalkerTeam Lotus+5 laps0
15Denny HulmeMcLaren+6 laps0
16Niki LaudaMarch+6 laps0
17Carlos PaceMarch+8 laps0
NCFrançois CevertTyrrell+10 laps0
DNFHenri PescaroloMarchAccident0
DNFClay RegazzoniFerrariAccident0