| «1972-02» | South Africa Grand Prix - VI Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1972-03-04 | Kyalami - 79 laps × 4.104 km : 324.216 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 79 | 1:45:49.100 | 183.834 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +14.100 | +14.100 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +25.800 | +11.700 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 79 | +38.500 | +12.700 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +49.000 | +10.500 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 21 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 7 | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 78 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 8 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 19 | 9 | Dave Walker | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 22 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 13 | 25 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland March • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +2 laps | ||
| 14 | 23 | 24 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 76 | +3 laps | ||
| 15 | 13 | 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 76 | +3 laps | ||
| 16 | 26 | 27 | John Love | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 73 | accident | ||
| 17 | 24 | 22 | Carlos Pace | March • Ford Cosworth | 73 | +6 laps | ||
| DNC | 16 | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 70 | |||
| DNC | 20 | 18 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 69 | |||
| DNC | 18 | 11 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 65 | |||
| 11 | 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 60 | valve | |||
| 1 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 45 | gearbox | |||
| 4 | 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 28 | suspension | |||
| 15 | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 27 | fuel line | |||
| 10 | 16 | Tim Schenken | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 9 | oil pump | |||
| 17 | 26 | Dave Charlton | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 2 | fuel pump | |||
| DNS | 28 | Willie Ferguson | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | engine |
Fastest lap - 01:18.900 - 187.255 km/h - Mike Hailwood (lap 20)