1972 1000 km Buenos Aires

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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	Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	Ferrari 312PB	168
					Ferrari 3.0 Flat-12
2	S3.0	32	Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni Template:Flagicon Brian Redman	Ferrari 312PB	168
					Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12
3	S3.0	10	Template:Flagicon Giovanni Alberti	Template:Flagicon Carlo Facetti Template:Flagicon Giovanni Alberti Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Alfa Romeo T33/3	162
					Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
4	S3.0	2	Template:Flagicon Autodelta SpA	Template:Flagicon Vic Elford Template:Flagicon Helmut Marko	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	160
					Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
5	S2.0	36	Template:Flagicon Chevron Racing Team	Template:Flagicon John Hine Template:Flagicon José Juncadella	Chevron B19	158
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
6	S3.0	40	Template:Flagicon Escuderia Montjuich	Template:Flagicon Juan Fernández Template:Flagicon Jorge de Bagration	Porsche 908/03	157
					Porsche 3.0L Flat-8
7	S3.0	14	Template:Flagicon Ecurie Bonnier	Template:Flagicon Gérard Larrousse Template:Flagicon Chris Craft Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	Lola T280	156
					Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
8	S2.0	34	Template:Flagicon Chevron Racing Team	Template:Flagicon Niki Bosch Template:Flagicon John Bridges	Chevron B19	156
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
9	S3.0	8	Template:Flagicon Autodelta SpA	Template:Flagicon Nino Vaccarella Template:Flagicon Carlos Pairetti	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	153
					Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
10	S3.0	28	Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Ferrari 312PB	152
					Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12
11	S2.0	26	Template:Flagicon Abarth-Osella	Template:Flagicon Jorge Ternengo Template:Flagicon Claudio Francisci	Abarth 2000SP/71	145
					Abarth 2.0L I4
12	S2.0	38	Template:Flagicon Eris Tondelli	Template:Flagicon Eris Tondelli Template:Flagicon Carlos Pascualini	Chevron B19	137
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
13	S2.0	16	Template:Flagicon Ecurie Bonnier	Template:Flagicon Gianpiero Moretti Template:Flagicon Carlos Ruesch	Lola T212	127
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
14	S2.0	18	Template:Flagicon Ecurie Bonnier	Template:Flagicon Hector Luis Gradassi Template:Flagicon Emilio Bertolini	Lola T212	118
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
15 NC	S2.0	42	Template:Flagicon Écurie Esmerelda	Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Lafosse Template:Flagicon Georges Dumoing	Lola T212	103
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
16 DNF	S3.0	12	Template:Flagicon Ecurie Bonnier	Template:Flagicon Gérard Larrousse Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	Lola T280	106
					Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
17 DNF	S3.0	6	Template:Flagicon Autodelta SpA	Template:Flagicon Toine Hezemans Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	71
					Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
18 DNF	S3.0	4	Template:Flagicon Autodelta SpA	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich Template:Flagicon Nanni Galli	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	60
					Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8
19 DNF	S2.0	24	Template:Flagicon Abarth-Osella	Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester Template:Flagicon Alex Soler-Roig	Abarth 2000SP/71	60
					Abarth 2.0L I4
20 DNF	S2.0	22	Template:Flagicon Abarth-Osella	Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario Template:Flagicon Spartaco Dini	Abarth 2000SP/71	47
					Abarth 2.0L I4
21 DNF	S2.0	20	Template:Flagicon Ecurie Bonnier	Template:Flagicon Hughes de Fierlandt Template:Flagicon Jorge Cupeiro	Lola T212	13
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
22 DNF	S2.0	46	Template:Flagicon Ecurie Bino	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon José Renato Catapani	Lola T212	8
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
23 DNF	S2.0	44	Template:Flagicon Grand Prix Motor Racing Org.	Template:Flagicon José Carlos Pace Template:Flagicon Angel Monguzzi	AMS 1300	4
					Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4
DNS	S3.0	48	Template:Flagicon Oreste Berta	Template:Flagicon Nestor García-Veiga Template:Flagicon 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