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Jackie Stewart won the 1972 French Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1972 French Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of Emerson Fittipaldi and Chris Amon at Charade Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jackie Stewart
Team
Tyrrell
Top listed
Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Chris Amon
Race date
July 2, 1972
Pole
Chris Amon
Fastest lap
Chris Amon
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Charade Circuit

The decisive result

Jackie Stewart finished first for Tyrrell. Emerson Fittipaldi is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Chris Amon 3 for Matra.

Grid to finish

Graham Hill from P20 to P10 (+10), Jean-Pierre Beltoise from P24 to P15 (+9), and Emerson Fittipaldi from P8 to P2 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Chris Amon started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 Finished, 6 +1 lap, 2 Halfshaft, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Accident. Chris Amon holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:53.900 on lap 32. 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
1Jackie StewartTyrrell1:52:21.5009
2Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:52:49.2006
3Chris AmonMatra1:52:53.4004
4François CevertTyrrell1:53:10.8003
5Ronnie PetersonMarch1:53:18.3002
6Mike HailwoodSurtees1:53:57.6001
7Denny HulmeMcLaren1:54:09.6000
8Wilson FittipaldiBrabham1:54:46.6000
9Brian RedmanMcLaren1:55:17.0000
10Graham HillBrabham1:55:21.0000
11Jacky IckxFerrari+1 lap0
12Carlos ReutemannBrabham+1 lap0
13Nanni GalliFerrari+1 lap0
14Andrea de AdamichSurtees+1 lap0
15Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM+1 lap0
16Rolf StommelenEifelland+1 lap0
17Tim SchenkenSurtees+2 laps0
18David WalkerTeam LotusHalfshaft0
DNFMike BeuttlerMarchOut of fuel0
NCPatrick DepaillerTyrrell+5 laps0