1972 European Formula Two Championship

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.^[1]

1972 European Formula Two season

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Teams and drivers

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

Calendar

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner
1	Mallory Park	12 March	50+50	2.17=217.0 km	1'14:32.8	174.656 km/h	Ronnie Peterson Dave Morgan	Ronnie Peterson	Dave Morgan
2	Thruxton	3 April	50	3.791=189.55 km	1'00:19.4 1 lap down	188.534 km/h -	Ronnie Peterson Mike Hailwood	Ronnie Peterson	Ronnie Peterson Niki Lauda
3	Hockenheim	16 April	20+20	6.789=271.56 km	1'25:24.2	190.784 km/h	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Patrick Depailler	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Niki Lauda
4	Pau	7 May	70	2.76=193.2 km	1'33:40.8	123.740 km/h	François Cevert	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Peter Gethin
5	Crystal Palace	29 May	50	2.238=111.85 km	0'41:32.4	161.555 km/h	Mike Hailwood	François Cevert Jody Scheckter	Jody Scheckter
6	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	Niki Lauda	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
7	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	Emerson Fittipaldi	Mike Hailwood	Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood
8	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	Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood	Emerson Fittipaldi	Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood
9	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	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Peter Gethin	John Surtees Bob Wollek
10	Mantorp Park	6 August	36+36	4.092=294.624 km	1'45:50.0	167.031 km/h	Peter Gethin	Peter Gethin	Mike Hailwood
11	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	Mike Hailwood	Carlos Pace	Henri Pescarolo Patrick Depailler
12	Salzburgring	3 September	30+30	4.238=254.28 km	1'13:31.76	207.493 km/h	Carlos Pace	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood
13	Albi	24 September	32	3.636=116.352 km	0'37:53.5	184.239 km/h	Dave Morgan	Patrick Depailler	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
14	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	Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hailwood	Emerson Fittipaldi	Tim Schenken Mike Hailwood
	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	THR	HOC	PAU	CRY	HOC	ROU	ÖST	EMM	MAN	IMO	SAL	ALB	HOC	Points
1	Mike Hailwood	Team Surtees	Surtees	Ford	2	-	-	2	6	-	9	9	-	9	-	9	-	9	55
2	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Écurie A.S.C.A.	Brabham	Ford	-	-	9	3	-	9	-	-	2	4	1	-	9	-	37
3	Patrick Depailler	Coombs Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	6	2	-	-	3	-	-	9	1	6	-	27
4	Carlos Reutemann	Motul Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	4	-	-	-	4	3	6	6	-	1	2	-	-	-	26
5	Niki Lauda	March Engineering	March	Ford	6	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	2	-	2	25
6	Dave Morgan	Edward Reeves Racing	Brabham	Ford	9	-	-	-	-	2	4	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	23
7	Bob Wollek	Motul Rondel Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	4	1	-	-	1	2	9	-	-	-	4	-	21
8	Jody Scheckter	McLaren	McLaren	Ford	3	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	15
9	Mike Beuttler	Team Clarke-Mordaunt	March	Ford	-	-	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
	Peter Gethin	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Ford	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	12
11	Carlos Ruesch	Team Surtees	Surtees	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	6	-	1	-	11
12	Wilson Fittipaldi	Team Bardahl	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	6	10
13	Xavier Perrot	Squadra Tartarurga	March	Ford	1	-	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
14	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Coombs Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-		7
		Coombs Racing	Elf-Alpine	Ford														1
15	Patrick Dal Bo	Banting & Earle Racing	Pygmée	Ford	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
	Carlos Pace	Team Surtees	Surtees	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	6
17	Tom Belsø	Team Viking	Brabham	Ford	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	5
	James Hunt	Hesketh Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	5
19	Claudio Francisci	Elcom Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
	David Purley	Lec	March	Ford	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Andrea de Adamich	Team Surtees	Surtees	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4
	John Watson	Team McCall-Tui	Leda-Tui	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Tino Brambilla	private entry	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4
24	Vic Elford	Chevron Racing	Chevron	Ford	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Brett Lunger	Space Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3
	Hiroshi Kazato	Bloore Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
27	José Dolhem	Team Arnold	March	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
28	John Wingfield	Nicoby Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	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
XXXV Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	30 April	Jochen Mass	March-Ford
XIV Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza	Monza	29 June	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford