1972 1000 km Buenos Aires

Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires No 15

The 1972 Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers was the opening round of the 1972 World Championship for Makes season. It took place at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentina, on January 10, 1972. This would be the last time that the World Championship ran in a South American country.

Grand tourer class cars did not participate in this event.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
Engine
1 S3.0 30 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Australia Tim Schenken
Ferrari 312PB 168
Ferrari 3.0 Flat-12
2 S3.0 32 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
United Kingdom Brian Redman
Ferrari 312PB 168
Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12
3 S3.0 10 Italy Giovanni Alberti Italy Carlo Facetti
Italy Giovanni Alberti
Italy Andrea de Adamich
Alfa Romeo T33/3 162
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
4 S3.0 2 Italy Autodelta SpA United Kingdom Vic Elford
Austria Helmut Marko
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 160
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
5 S2.0 36 United Kingdom Chevron Racing Team United Kingdom John Hine
Spain José Juncadella
Chevron B19 158
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
6 S3.0 40 Spain Escuderia Montjuich Spain Juan Fernández
Spain Jorge de Bagration
Porsche 908/03 157
Porsche 3.0L Flat-8
7 S3.0 14 Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier France Gérard Larrousse
United Kingdom Chris Craft
Sweden Reine Wisell
Lola T280 156
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
8 S2.0 34 United Kingdom Chevron Racing Team Spain Niki Bosch
United Kingdom John Bridges
Chevron B19 156
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
9 S3.0 8 Italy Autodelta SpA Italy Nino Vaccarella
Argentina Carlos Pairetti
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 153
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
10 S3.0 28 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Belgium Jacky Ickx
United States Mario Andretti
Ferrari 312PB 152
Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12
11 S2.0 26 Italy Abarth-Osella Argentina Jorge Ternengo
Italy Claudio Francisci
Abarth 2000SP/71 145
Abarth 2.0L I4
12 S2.0 38 Italy Eris Tondelli Italy Eris Tondelli
Argentina Carlos Pascualini
Chevron B19 137
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
13 S2.0 16 Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier Italy Gianpiero Moretti
Argentina Carlos Ruesch
Lola T212 127
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
14 S2.0 18 Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier Argentina Hector Luis Gradassi
Argentina Emilio Bertolini
Lola T212 118
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
15
NC
S2.0 42 France Écurie Esmerelda France Jean-Louis Lafosse
France Georges Dumoing
Lola T212 103
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
16
DNF
S3.0 12 Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier France Gérard Larrousse
Sweden Reine Wisell
Lola T280 106
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
17
DNF
S3.0 6 Italy Autodelta SpA Netherlands Toine Hezemans
Germany Rolf Stommelen
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 71
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
18
DNF
S3.0 4 Italy Autodelta SpA Italy Andrea de Adamich
Italy Nanni Galli
Alfa Romeo 33TT3 60
Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
19
DNF
S2.0 24 Italy Abarth-Osella Austria Dieter Quester
Spain Alex Soler-Roig
Abarth 2000SP/71 60
Abarth 2.0L I4
20
DNF
S2.0 22 Italy Abarth-Osella Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Spartaco Dini
Abarth 2000SP/71 47
Abarth 2.0L I4
21
DNF
S2.0 20 Switzerland Ecurie Bonnier Belgium Hughes de Fierlandt
Argentina Jorge Cupeiro
Lola T212 13
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
22
DNF
S2.0 46 Brazil Ecurie Bino Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi
Brazil José Renato Catapani
Lola T212 8
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
23
DNF
S2.0 44 Italy Grand Prix Motor Racing Org. Brazil José Carlos Pace
Argentina Angel Monguzzi
AMS 1300 4
Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
DNS S3.0 48 Argentina Oreste Berta Argentina Nestor García-Veiga
Argentina Rubén Luis di Palma
Berta LR -
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC - 1:58.59
  • Fastest Lap - #12 Ecurie Bonnier - 1:58.39
  • Average Speed - 173.886 km/h

References

  • "World Championship for Makes 1972 - 1000 km Buenos Aires". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-03-01.


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