| «1972-01» | Argentina Grand Prix - IX Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| 1972-01-23 | Buenos Aires - Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - 95 laps × 3.345 km : 317.775 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 21 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 95 | 1:57:58.820 | 161.607 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 95 | +25.960 | +25.960 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | 8 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 95 | +59.390 | +33.430 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 95 | +01:06.720 | +07.330 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | 19 | Tim Schenken | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 95 | +01:09.110 | +02.390 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | 14 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 94 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 93 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 15 | 23 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 93 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 13 | 3 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 93 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 19 | 7 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 93 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 22 | 15 | Niki Lauda | March • Ford Cosworth | 93 | +2 laps | ||
| 5 | 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 61 | suspension | |||
| 17 | 4 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 59 | water leak | |||
| 7 | 22 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 59 | gearbox | |||
| 3 | 18 | Peter Revson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 50 | engine | |||
| 9 | 10 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 20 | ignition | |||
| 16 | 1 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 11 | fuel pump | |||
| 14 | 20 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 11 | fuel injection | |||
| DSQ | 20 | 12 | Dave Walker | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 8 | repaired outside pits | ||
| 18 | 5 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1 | oil line | |||
| 21 | 6 | Alex Soler-Roig | BRM | 1 | accident | |||
| DNS | 12 | 16 | Chris Amon | Matra | 0 | gearbox |
Fastest lap - 01:13.660 - 163.481 km/h - Jackie Stewart (lap 25)