- Winner
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Emerson Fittipaldi, Denny Hulme, and Peter Revson
- Race date
- August 13, 1972
- Pole
- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Fastest lap
- Denny Hulme
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
The decisive result
Emerson Fittipaldi finished first for Team Lotus. Denny Hulme is listed 2 for McLaren, with Peter Revson 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Jean-Pierre Beltoise from P21 to P8 (+13), Niki Lauda from P22 to P10 (+12), and François Cevert from P20 to P9 (+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 8 Finished, 3 Fuel system, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 +3 laps. Denny Hulme holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.320 on lap 47. 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.