1972 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
08 Oct 1972
Watkins Glen International, United States
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:40.481 |
| 2 | 20 | Peter RevsonREV | McLaren Ford | 1:40.527 |
| 3 | 19 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren Ford | 1:41.084 |
| 4 | 2 | Francois Cevert CEV | Tyrrell Ford | 1:41.445 |
| 5 | 29 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham Ford | 1:41.692 |
| 6 | 8 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 1:41.951 |
| 7 | 18 | Chris AmonAMO | Matra | 1:41.979 |
| 8 | 21 | Jody ScheckterSCH | McLaren Ford | 1:42.058 |
| 9 | 10 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Lotus Ford | 1:42.400 |
| 10 | 9 | Mario AndrettiAND | Ferrari | 1:42.482 |
| 11 | 3 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:42.521 |
| 12 | 7 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 1:42.597 |
| 13 | 30 | Wilson FittipaldiFIT | Brabham Ford | 1:42.766 |
| 14 | 23 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Surtees Ford | 1:43.204 |
| 15 | 27 | Carlos PacePAC | March Ford | 1:43.319 |
| 16 | 12 | Reine WisellWIS | Lotus Ford | 1:43.543 |
| 17 | 16 | Howden Ganley GAN | BRM | 1:44.075 |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | BRM | 1:44.240 |
| 19 | 25 | Andrea de Adamich DEA | Surtees Ford | 1:44.279 |
| 20 | 33 | Skip Barber BAR | March Ford | 1:44.280 |
| 21 | 6 | Mike Beuttler BEU | March Ford | 1:44.369 |
| 22 | 26 | Henri PescaroloPES | March Ford | 1:44.433 |
| 23 | 34 | Sam PoseyPOS | Surtees Ford | 1:44.525 |
| 24 | 15 | Brian RedmanRED | BRM | 1:44.925 |
| 25 | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | March Ford | 1:45.290 |
| 26 | 4 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March Ford | 1:46.142 |
| 27 | 28 | Graham HillHIL | Brabham Ford | 1:46.313 |
| 28 | 14 | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 1:46.599 |
| 29 | 31 | Derek BellBEL | Tecno | 1:47.023 |
| 30 | 11 | Dave Walker WAL | Lotus Ford | 1:50.600 |
| 31 | 22 | Tim SchenkenSCH | Surtees Ford | 1:57.674 |