| «1972-06» | France Grand Prix - LVIII Grand Prix de France |
| 1972-07-02 | Clermont-Ferrand - Circuit de Charade - 38 laps × 8.055 km : 306.09 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chris Amon | Matra | 02:53.900 | 166.751 km/h | 32 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 02:54.400 | 166.273 km/h | +00.500 | |
| 3 | 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 02:54.400 | 166.273 km/h | +00.500 | |
| 4 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 02:55.700 | 165.043 km/h | +01.800 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:55.800 | 164.949 km/h | +01.900 | |
| 6 | 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 02:55.900 | 164.855 km/h | +02.000 | |
| 7 | 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:56.000 | 164.761 km/h | +02.100 | |
| 8 | 11 | Brian Redman | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 02:56.800 | 164.016 km/h | +02.900 | |
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:57.200 | 163.646 km/h | +03.300 | |
| 10 | 26 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 02:57.400 | 163.461 km/h | +03.500 | |
| 11 | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 02:58.600 | 162.363 km/h | +04.700 | |
| 12 | 17 | Carlos Pace | March • Ford Cosworth | 02:58.600 | 162.363 km/h | +04.700 | |
| 13 | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 02:58.900 | 162.091 km/h | +05.000 | |
| 14 | 30 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 02:59.000 | 162.000 km/h | +05.100 | |
| 15 | 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland March • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.100 | 161.910 km/h | +05.200 | |
| 16 | 27 | Tim Schenken | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.300 | 161.729 km/h | +05.400 | |
| 17 | 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.500 | 161.549 km/h | +05.600 | |
| 18 | 6 | Dave Walker | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.500 | 161.549 km/h | +05.600 | |
| 19 | 25 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 02:59.600 | 161.459 km/h | +05.700 | |
| 20 | 28 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.900 | 161.190 km/h | +06.000 | |
| 21 | 24 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 03:00.500 | 160.654 km/h | +06.600 | |
| 22 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 03:01.100 | 160.121 km/h | +07.200 | |
| 23 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | 03:05.000 | 156.746 km/h | +11.100 | |
| 24 | 14 | Niki Lauda | March • Ford Cosworth | 03:23.000 | 142.847 km/h | +29.100 |