1972 Austrian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 9 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
The Österreichring (in 1972)
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| Date | 13 August 1972 | ||
| Official name | V Holiday Großer Preis von Osterreich | ||
| Location | Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.912 km (3.673 mi) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 317.347 km (198.686 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:35.97 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Denny Hulme
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McLaren-Ford | |
| Time | 1:38.32 on lap 47 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
The 1972 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on 13 August 1972. It was the ninth race of the 1972 Formula One season. The 54-lap race was won by Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi after he started from pole position. Denny Hulme finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Peter Revson came in third.
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