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Event: Grand Prix de France			Date: 2.7.1972
Track: Clermont-Ferrand (France), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP France
Formula 1 World Championship (round 6)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason
1^st	4	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell 003 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	38	1:52:21.5000	306.3000 kms	166.751
2^nd	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus 72D Ford	John Player Team Lotus	38	1:52:49.2000
3^rd	9	Chris Amon	Matra MS120D	Equipe Matra	38	1:52:53.4000
4^th	7	François Cevert	Tyrrell 002 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	38	1:53:10.8000
5^th	12	Ronnie Peterson	March 721G Ford	March Engineering	38	1:53:18.3000
6^th	26	Mike Hailwood	Surtees TS9B Ford	Team Surtees	38	1:53:57.6000
7^th	2	Denny Hulme	McLaren M19C Ford	Yardley Team McLaren	38	1:54:09.6000
8^th	19	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham BT34 Ford	Motor Racing Developments	38	1:54:46.4000
9^th	11	Brian Redman	McLaren M19A Ford	Yardley Team McLaren	38	1:55:17.0000
10^th	18	Graham Hill	Brabham BT37 Ford	Motor Racing Developments	38	1:55:21.0000
11^th	3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari 312 B2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	37
12^th	20	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham BT37 Ford	Motor Racing Developments	37
13^th	30	Nanni Galli	Ferrari 312 B2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	37
14^th	28	Andrea de Adamich	Surtees TS9B Ford	Ceramica Pagnossin - Team Surtees	37
15^th	5T	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM P160B	Marlboro BRM	37
16^th	10	Rolf Stommelen	Eifelland 21 Ford	Team Eifelland Caravan	37
17^th	27	Tim Schenken	Surtees TS9B Ford	Team Surtees	36
18^th	6	Dave Walker	Lotus 72D Ford	John Player Team Lotus	34				Gearbox

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason
8	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 004 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	33

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason
15	Mike Beuttler	March 721G Ford	Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	33				Out of fuel
24	Reine Wisell	BRM P160B	Marlboro BRM	23				Gear linkage
17	Carlos Pace	March 711 Ford	Team Williams - Motul	18				Engine
25	Marko	BRM P160B	Marlboro BRM	8				Stone in eye
14	Niki Lauda	March 721G Ford	March Engineering	4				Drive shaft

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
16	Henri Pescarolo	March 721 Ford	Team Williams - Motul	Accident in practice
23	Howden Ganley	BRM P160B	Marlboro BRM	Car raced by Beltoise
22	Peter Gethin	BRM P160B	Marlboro BRM	Accident in practice
21	Derek Bell	Tecno PA123	Martini Racing Team	Broken chassis

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
29	Dave Charlton	Lotus 72D Ford	Lucky Strike Racing

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason
	1T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus 72D Ford	John Player Team Lotus					Spare car
	2T	Brian Redman	McLaren M19A Ford	Yardley Team McLaren					Spare car
	3T	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari 312 B2	Spa Ferrari SEFAC					Spare car
	5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM P160B	Marlboro BRM					Original race chassis
	7T	François Cevert	Tyrrell 005 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell					Spare car, accident in practice

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
9T		Matra MS120C	Equipe Matra	Spare car

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