Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 12 in the 1972 Formula One season | |||
Date | May 14, 1972 | ||
Official name | XXX Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
Course | Street circuit | ||
Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 mi) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 mi) | ||
Weather | Wet | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 1:21.4 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | |
Time | 1:40.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | BRM | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Lotus-Ford |
Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 14, 1972. The track was substantially modified from 1971, in the interest of safety. The pits were moved to the harbor front, between the chicane and Tabac, and a new chicane was placed near Tabac.Jean-Pierre Beltoise's victory was the only one of his Formula One World Championship career, and the last for BRM.