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Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 Austrian Grand Prix

Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1972 Austrian Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Denny Hulme and Peter Revson at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:29:16.6609
2Denny HulmeMcLaren1:29:17.8406
3Peter RevsonMcLaren1:29:53.1904
4Mike HailwoodSurtees1:30:01.4203
5Chris AmonMatra1:30:02.3002
6Howden GanleyBRM1:30:17.8501
7Jackie StewartTyrrell1:30:25.7500
8Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:30:38.1100
9François CevertTyrrell+1 lap0
10Niki LaudaMarch+1 lap0
11Tim SchenkenSurtees+2 laps0
12Ronnie PetersonMarch+2 laps0
13Peter GethinBRM+3 laps0
14Andrea de AdamichSurtees+3 laps0
15Rolf StommelenEifelland+6 laps0
NCCarlos PaceMarch+8 laps0
DNFNanni GalliTecnoOil leak0
DNFGraham HillBrabhamInjection0
DNFWilson FittipaldiBrabhamBrakes0
DNFMike BeuttlerMarchFuel system0