| «1972-05» | Belgium Grand Prix - XXX Grand Prix de Belgique |
| 1972-06-04 | Nivelles - Complexe Européen de Nivelles-Baulers - 85 laps × 3.724 km : 316.54 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 32 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 85 | 1:44:06.700 | 182.423 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 8 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 85 | +26.600 | +26.600 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 85 | +58.100 | +31.500 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 34 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 85 | +01:12.000 | +13.900 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | 16 | Carlos Pace | March • Ford Cosworth | 84 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 5 | Chris Amon | Matra | 84 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 10 | Peter Revson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 83 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 15 | 25 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 83 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 14 | 11 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 83 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 23 | 27 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 83 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 20 | 6 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland March • Ford Cosworth | 83 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 25 | 12 | Niki Lauda | March • Ford Cosworth | 82 | +3 laps | ||
| 13 | 9 | 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 81 | +4 laps | ||
| 14 | 12 | 33 | Dave Walker | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +6 laps | ||
| 16 | 17 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 73 | suspension | |||
| DNC | 19 | 15 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 59 | |||
| 2 | 30 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 57 | collision | |||
| 10 | 36 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 55 | connecting rod | |||
| 24 | 22 | Nanni Galli | Tecno | 54 | collision | |||
| 4 | 29 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 47 | fuel injection | |||
| 22 | 14 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | 31 | transmission | |||
| 18 | 18 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 28 | gearbox | |||
| 17 | 24 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 27 | fuel injection | |||
| 6 | 23 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 15 | overheating | |||
| 21 | 35 | Tim Schenken | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 11 | overheating | |||
| DNS | 26 | Vern Schuppan | BRM | car raced by team mate | ||||
| WDR | 7 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | driver ill | ||||
| WDR | 21 | Derek Bell | Tecno | car unavailable | ||||
| WDR | 28 | Reine Wisell | BRM | injury | ||||
| WDR | 31 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | not present |
Fastest lap - 01:12.120 - 185.890 km/h - Chris Amon (lap 66)