1972 European Formula Two Championship

1972 European Formula Two season

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The 1972 European Formula Two season was contested over 14 rounds. British Mike Hailwood, a previously famous motorcycle racer, was the season champion, driving a Surtees-Ford.

Teams and drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Template:Flagicon STP March Engineering	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	1-2, 6, 10, 12, 14
					Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	1-10, 12, 14
					Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass	3-5, 7
Template:Flagicon Elf Coombs Racing Template:Flagicon John Coombs Racing Template:Flagicon Gomm Metal Developments	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1, 9-11
					Template:Flagicon Adrian Wilkins	1-10, 13-14
					Template:Flagicon François Cevert	2-5, 7
					Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	4-5, 7-10, 12-14
	Elf-Ford	2	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4			3, 6, 11
					Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	4, 7-8, 12-14
Template:Flagicon Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	1-8, 10-12
Template:Flagicon LEC Refrigeration Racing	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	G	Template:Flagicon David Purley	1-10, 13
Template:Flagicon Squadra Tartaruga	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Xavier Perrot	1, 3, 6, 14
Template:Flagicon Peter Bloore Racing Template:Flagicon Space Racing	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Brett Lunger	1-3, 5-10, 14
					Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Kazato	1-12
Template:Flagicon Motul Rondel Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT38	Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	1-2, 5-12, 14
					Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek	1, 3-10, 12-14
					Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo	2-5, 7, 11, 14
					Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken	2, 6, 10, 14
					Template:Flagicon Max Jean	4, 13
					Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	5, 7
					Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	10
					Template:Flagicon Gerry Birrell	13
Template:Flagicon FIRST	Brabham-Ford	BT36 BT38	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Peter Westbury	1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 13-14
Template:Flagicon Uniacke Chemicals Template:Flagicon Richard Scott	Brabham-Ford	BT36 BT38	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Richard Scott	1-10, 13-14
Template:Flagicon Team Viking	Brabham-Ford	BT28 BT38	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Tom Belsø	1-7, 10, 13-14
Template:Flagicon Team Bardahl	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	1
	Brabham-Ford	BT38	Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4			2-9, 11-12, 14
Template:Flagicon Nicoby Racing Template:Flagicon John Wingfield	Brabham-Ford	BT36	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon John Wingfield	1-5, 9, 13-14
Template:Flagicon Edward Reeves Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT35 BT38	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	F	Template:Flagicon Dave Morgan	1-2, 4-9, 12
Template:Flagicon Richard Barker	Brabham-Ford	BT28	Ford Cosworth BDA 1.6 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Dick Barker	1, 5
Template:Flagicon Matchbox Team Surtees Template:Flagicon FINA Team Surtees	Surtees-Ford	TS10	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	F	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	All
					Template:Flagicon John Surtees	2, 5, 7, 9
					Template:Flagicon Carlos Ruesch	3-14
					Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	4-5, 8-9, 11, 14
					Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester	8
					Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	11-12
					Template:Flagicon José Dolhem	13
Template:Flagicon GRS International Template:Flagicon Elmo International	GRD-Ford	272	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	F	Template:Flagicon Tetsu Ikuzawa	1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-10, 13-14
					Template:Flagicon Roland Saloman	3
					Template:Flagicon Reine Wisell	4
					Template:Flagicon Tom Walkinshaw	5, 7
					Template:Flagicon Claude Bourgoignie	5, 7
					Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Kazato	14
	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	G		13
Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd Template:Flagicon Impact Group	McLaren-Ford	M21	Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	1-2, 4-10, 13
Template:Flagicon Team Ensign	Ensign-Ford	LNF2	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	F	Template:Flagicon John Burton	1-2
Template:Flagicon Chevron Racing Team	Chevron-Ford	B20	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	F	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	1-2, 4, 6-10, 12, 14
					Template:Flagicon Vic Elford	5
Template:Flagicon Alida - Graham Eden Racing	Chevron-Ford	B18	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Cyd Williams	1
Template:Flagicon Tate of Leeds Racing Template:Flagicon Jägermeister Racing Team	Brabham-Ford	BT36 BT38	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	2-5, 7, 9, 12, 14
Template:Flagicon Elcom Racing Team	Brabham-Ford	BT38	Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Claudio Francisci	2-4, 7-9, 11-14
Template:Flagicon Écurie ASCA	Brabham-Ford	BT38	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	F	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	2-14
					Template:Flagicon Adam Potocki	3-7, 9-11, 13-14
Template:Flagicon Sports Motors (Manchester) Template:Flagicon Sports Motors Coca Cola Bottlers Manchester	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	G	Template:Flagicon Gerry Birrell	2, 4-5, 10
Template:Flagicon Shell - Meubles Arnold Team	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier	2-3
					Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	4
					Template:Flagicon José Dolhem	5-12, 14
Template:Flagicon Banting & Earle Racing Team Template:Flagicon Brazilian Racing Team Template:Flagicon Pygmée Racing Team	Pygmée-Ford	MDB17	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	2-4, 8
					Template:Flagicon Patrick Dal Bo	2-4, 6-11, 13-14
					Template:Flagicon Lian Duarté	2-4, 7-9
					Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Lafosse	13
Template:Flagicon Leda Engineering Template:Flagicon Allan McCall Team Tui	Leda-Tui-Ford	AM29 BH2	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	G F	Template:Flagicon Bert Hawthorne	2-3
					Template:Flagicon John Watson	5-10
					Template:Flagicon Dave Morgan	13-14
Template:Flagicon Bernd Terbeck	Brabham-Ford	BT36	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Bernd Terbeck	3
Template:Flagicon Beta Utensili Racing	March-Ferrari	712M	Ferrari Dino 206 2.0 V6	?	Template:Flagicon Ernesto Brambilla	3
	March-Ford		Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4			8-9, 12, 14
					Template:Flagicon Vittorio Brambilla	8-9
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Jolly Club Switzerland Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser Racing Team SA Template:Flagicon Scuderia del Lario	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Peter Korda	3, 14
	Brabham-Ford	BT38	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4		Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	4-6, 8-9, 11, 13-14
					Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Gagliardi	5-7
Template:Flagicon Roland Binder	Brabham-Ford	BT36	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Roland Binder	3, 5-6, 12, 14
Template:Flagicon Moonraker Power Yachts Template:Flagicon Texaco Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth BDF 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	F	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	4, 6-8, 14
Template:Flagicon Tom Wheatcroft Racing	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Roger Williamson	4, 7-8
Template:Flagicon Fred Stalder	Pygmée-Ford	MDB17	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Fred Stalder	4, 6-7, 9
Template:Flagicon Eifelland Wohnwagenbau	Eifelland-Ford	22	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Hannelore Werner	6
					Template:Flagicon Werner Schommers	6
Template:Flagicon Peter Korda	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Peter Korda	6
Template:Flagicon Frank Williams Racing Cars	Brabham-Ford	BT38	Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Gagliardi	9
Template:Flagicon Georges Schäfer Template:Flagicon ACA Racing	Chevron-Ford	B18	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4 Ford Cosworth BDE 1.8 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Georges Schäfer	11, 14
Template:Flagicon Hesketh Racing	March-Ford	712M	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon James Hunt	12-14
Template:Flagicon Malaysia-Singapore Airlines	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Vern Schuppan	14
Template:Flagicon Claude Bourgoignie	GRD-Ford	272	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Claude Bourgoignie	14
Template:Flagicon Werner Christmann	March-Ford	722	Ford Cosworth BDA 2.0 L4	?	Template:Flagicon Werner Christmann	14

Calendar

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner
1	Template:Flagicon Mallory Park	12 March	50+50	2.17=217.0 km	1'14:32.8	174.656 km/h	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson Template:Flagicon Dave Morgan	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Dave Morgan
2	Template:Flagicon Thruxton	3 April	50	3.791=189.55 km	1'00:19.4 1 lap down	188.534 km/h -	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda
3	Template:Flagicon Hockenheim	16 April	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'25:24.2	190.784 km/h	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda
4	Template:Flagicon Pau	7 May	70	2.76=193.2 km	1'33:40.8	123.740 km/h	Template:Flagicon François Cevert	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin
5	Template:Flagicon Crystal Palace	29 May	50	2.238=111.85 km	0'41:32.4	161.555 km/h	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon François Cevert Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter
6	Template:Flagicon Hockenheim	11 June	15+15	6.789=203.67 km	1'13:39.2 1'15:05,6	165.915 km/h 162.733 km/h	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
7	Template:Flagicon Rouen	25 June	30	5.543=166.29 km	0'54:20.0 0'54:28.0	183.633 km/h 183.184 km/h	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood
8	Template:Flagicon Österreichring	9 July	34	5.911=200.974 km	0'59:23.51 0'59:39.52	203.032 km/h 202.124 km/h	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood
9	Template:Flagicon Imola	23 July	28+28	5.018=281.008 km	1'28:08.2 1'28:16.7	191.299 km/h 190.299 km/h	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	Template:Flagicon John Surtees Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek
10	Template:Flagicon Mantorp Park	6 August	36+36	4.092=294.624 km	1'45:50.0	167.031 km/h	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood
11	Template:Flagicon Pergusa-Enna	20 August	32+32	4.797=307.008 km	1'33:22.8 1'33:46.2	197.264 km/h 196.443 km/h	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler
12	Template:Flagicon Salzburgring	3 September	30+30	4.238=254.28 km	1'13:31.76	207.493 km/h	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood
13	Template:Flagicon Albi	24 September	32	3.636=116.352 km	0'37:53.5	184.239 km/h	Template:Flagicon Dave Morgan	Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
14	Template:Flagicon Hockenheim	1 October	32	6.789=217.248 km	1'07:22.7 1'07:40,6	193.458 km/h 192.605 km/h	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood
	Template:Flagicon Vallelunga	15 October	cancelled

Note:

Race 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 2, 4, 5, 7 and 13 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 2, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 14 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

Race 3 Bert Hawthorne was fatally injured in practice.

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 10 results count. No driver had a point deduction.

Place	Name	Team	Chassis	Engine	MAL Template:Flagicon	THR Template:Flagicon	HOC Template:Flagicon	PAU Template:Flagicon	CRY Template:Flagicon	HOC Template:Flagicon	ROU Template:Flagicon	ÖST Template:Flagicon	EMM Template:Flagicon	MAN Template:Flagicon	IMO Template:Flagicon	SAL Template:Flagicon	ALB Template:Flagicon	HOC Template:Flagicon	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Team Surtees	Surtees	Ford	2	-	-	2	6	-	9	9	-	9	-	9	-	9	55
2	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Écurie A.S.C.A.	Brabham	Ford	-	-	9	3	-	9	-	-	2	4	1	-	9	-	37
3	Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	Coombs Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	6	2	-	-	3	-	-	9	1	6	-	27
4	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Motul Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	4	-	-	-	4	3	6	6	-	1	2	-	-	-	26
5	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	March Engineering	March	Ford	6	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	2	-	2	25
6	Template:Flagicon Dave Morgan	Edward Reeves Racing	Brabham	Ford	9	-	-	-	-	2	4	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	23
7	Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek	Motul Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	4	1	-	-	1	2	9	-	-	-	4	-	21
8	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	McLaren	McLaren	Ford	3	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	15
9	Template:Flagicon Mike Beuttler	Team Clarke-Mordaunt	March	Ford	-	-	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
	Template:Flagicon Peter Gethin	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Ford	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	12
11	Template:Flagicon Carlos Ruesch	Team Surtees	Surtees	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	6	-	1	-	11
12	Template:Flagicon Wilson Fittipaldi	Team Bardahl	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	6	10
13	Template:Flagicon Xavier Perrot	Squadra Tartarurga	March	Ford	1	-	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
14	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Coombs Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-		7
		Coombs Racing	Elf-Alpine	Ford														1
15	Template:Flagicon Patrick Dal Bo	Banting & Earle Racing	Pygmée	Ford	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
	Template:Flagicon Carlos Pace	Team Surtees	Surtees	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	6
17	Template:Flagicon Tom Belsø	Team Viking	Brabham	Ford	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	5
	Template:Flagicon James Hunt	Hesketh Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	5
19	Template:Flagicon Claudio Francisci	Elcom Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Template:Flagicon David Purley	Lec	March	Ford	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Adamich	Team Surtees	Surtees	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Template:Flagicon John Watson	Team McCall-Tui	Leda-Tui	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Template:Flagicon Tino Brambilla	private entry	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4
24	Template:Flagicon Vic Elford	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Ford	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Template:Flagicon Brett Lunger	Space Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3
	Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Kazato	Bloore Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
27	Template:Flagicon José Dolhem	Team Arnold	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
28	Template:Flagicon John Wingfield	Nicoby Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass	March Engineering	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

Race 2 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1972.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor
Template:Flagicon XXXV Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	30 April	Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass	Template:Flagicon March-Ford
Template:Flagicon XIV Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza	Monza	29 June	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford