1972 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
08 Oct 1972
Watkins Glen International, United States
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell Ford | 59 | 1:41:45.354 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Francois Cevert CEV | Tyrrell Ford | 59 | +32.268s | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren Ford | 59 | +37.528s | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March Ford | 59 | +82.516s | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 59 | +83.119s | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Mario AndrettiAND | Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 58 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 58 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Jody ScheckterSCH | McLaren Ford | 58 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | Reine WisellWIS | Lotus Ford | 57 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | Graham HillHIL | Brabham Ford | 57 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | Sam PoseyPOS | Surtees Ford | 57 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Mike Beuttler BEU | March Ford | 57 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | Henri PescaroloPES | March Ford | 57 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Chris AmonAMO | Matra | 57 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | Skip Barber BAR | March Ford | 57 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Surtees Ford | 56 | DNF | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | Peter RevsonREV | McLaren Ford | 54 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | March Ford | 49 | +10 laps | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Carlos PacePAC | March Ford | 48 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 47 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 44 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Dave Walker WAL | Lotus Ford | 44 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 30 | Wilson FittipaldiFIT | Brabham Ford | 43 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | BRM | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Brian RedmanRED | BRM | 34 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 29 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham Ford | 31 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Andrea de Adamich DEA | Surtees Ford | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Tim SchenkenSCH | Surtees Ford | 22 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Lotus Ford | 17 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 31 | Derek BellBEL | Tecno | 8 | DNF | 0 |