| «1972-03» | Spain Grand Prix - XVIII Gran Premio de España |
| 1972-05-01 | Jarama - 90 laps × 3.404 km : 306.36 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 90 | 2:03:41.230 | 148.614 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 90 | +18.920 | +18.920 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 89 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 13 | 26 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 89 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | 20 | Peter Revson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 89 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | 29 | Carlos Pace | March • Ford Cosworth | 89 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | 22 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 88 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 18 | 12 | Tim Schenken | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 88 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 24 | 21 | Dave Walker | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 87 | out of fuel | ||
| 10 | 23 | 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 86 | +4 laps | ||
| 11 | 19 | 14 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 86 | +4 laps | ||
| 4 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 69 | accident | |||
| 6 | 9 | Chris Amon | Matra | 66 | gearbox | |||
| 12 | 3 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 65 | ignition | |||
| 21 | 8 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 65 | engine | |||
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 48 | gearbox | |||
| 20 | 25 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 38 | engine | |||
| 10 | 10 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 24 | accident | |||
| 5 | 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 23 | engine | |||
| 15 | 15 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 20 | ignition | |||
| 9 | 2 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 16 | fuel leak | |||
| 17 | 16 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland March • Ford Cosworth | 15 | accident | |||
| 7 | 19 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 9 | gearbox | |||
| 25 | 24 | Niki Lauda | March • Ford Cosworth | 7 | throttle | |||
| 22 | 28 | Alex Soler-Roig | BRM | 6 | accident | |||
| DNQ | 23 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| WDR | 27 | Nanni Galli | Tecno • Ford Cosworth | car unavailable |
Fastest lap - 01:21.010 - 151.270 km/h - Jacky Ickx (lap 52)