- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Emerson Fittipaldi, François Cevert, and Denny Hulme
- Race date
- June 4, 1972
- Pole
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Fastest lap
- Chris Amon
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Nivelles-Baulers
The decisive result
Emerson Fittipaldi finished first for Team Lotus. François Cevert is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Denny Hulme 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Helmut Marko from P23 to P10 (+13), Niki Lauda from P25 to P12 (+13), and Rolf Stommelen from P20 to P11 (+9) 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 5 +2 laps, 4 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 Accident, and 2 Overheating. Chris Amon holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:12.120 on lap 66. 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.