| Type: | F1 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Grand Prix: | British |
| Date: | 15 July, |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Official Name: | John Player Grand Prix[1] |
| Location: | Brands Hatch Kent, England |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 2.65 |
| Course Km: | 4.26 |
| Distance Laps: | 76 |
| Distance Mi: | 201.400 |
| Distance Km: | 324.122 |
| Weather: | Warm, dry |
| Pole Driver: | Jacky Ickx |
| Pole Team: | Ferrari |
| Pole Time: | 1:22.2 |
| Pole Country: | Belgium |
| Fast Driver: | Jackie Stewart |
| Fast Team: | Tyrrell-Ford |
| Fast Time: | 1:24.0 |
| Fast Lap: | 58 |
| Fast Country: | UK |
| First Driver: | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| First Team: | Lotus-Ford |
| First Country: | Brazil |
| Second Driver: | Jackie Stewart |
| Second Team: | Tyrrell-Ford |
| Second Country: | UK |
| Third Driver: | Peter Revson |
| Third Team: | McLaren-Ford |
| Third Country: | USA |
The 1972 British Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 15 July 1972.[2] It was race 7 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi driving a Lotus 72D.
Ronnie Peterson suffered an engine failure with less than two laps to go, and crashed into the parked cars of Graham Hill and François Cevert. Arturo Merzario finished sixth on his debut; he was the last driver whose first race was with Ferrari until Oliver Bearman at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 52 years later.
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | 43 | ||
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 27 | ||
| 3 |  Denny Hulme | 21 | ||
| 4 |  Jacky Ickx | 16 | ||
| 3 | 5 |  Peter Revson | 10 | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
| Pos | Constructor | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Ford | 43 | ||
| 2 | Tyrrell-Ford | 33 | ||
| 3 | McLaren-Ford | 27 | ||
| 4 |  Ferrari | 20 | ||
| 5 | BRM | 9 | ||
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