| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Chris Amon | Matra | 02:53.400 | 167.232 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 02:54.200 | +00.800 (+0.461%) | +00.800 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:55.000 | +01.600 (+0.923%) | +00.800 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 02:55.100 | +01.700 (+0.980%) | +00.100 |
| 5 | 5 | 27 | Tim Schenken | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 02:57.200 | +03.800 (+2.191%) | +02.100 |
| 6 | 6 | 25 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 02:57.300 | +03.900 (+2.249%) | +00.100 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:58.100 | +04.700 (+2.710%) | +00.800 |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 02:58.100 | +04.700 (+2.710%) | +00.000 |
| 9 | 9 | 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 02:58.200 | +04.800 (+2.768%) | +00.100 |
| 10 | 10 | 26 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 02:58.300 | +04.900 (+2.826%) | +00.100 |
| 11 | 11 | 17 | Carlos Pace | March • Ford Cosworth | 02:58.600 | +05.200 (+2.999%) | +00.300 |
| 12 | 16 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.000 | +05.600 (+3.230%) | +00.400 | |
| 13 | 12 | 28 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.100 | +05.700 (+3.287%) | +00.100 |
| 14 | 13 | 11 | Brian Redman | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.400 | +06.000 (+3.460%) | +00.300 |
| 15 | 14 | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.500 | +06.100 (+3.518%) | +00.100 |
| 16 | 15 | 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland March • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.600 | +06.200 (+3.576%) | +00.100 |
| 17 | 16 | 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:59.600 | +06.200 (+3.576%) | +00.000 |
| 18 | 17 | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 03:00.700 | +07.300 (+4.210%) | +01.100 |
| 19 | 18 | 24 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 03:00.700 | +07.300 (+4.210%) | +00.000 |
| 20 | 19 | 30 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 03:00.700 | +07.300 (+4.210%) | +00.000 |
| 21 | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 03:02.000 | +08.600 (+4.960%) | +01.300 | |
| 22 | 22 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 03:02.800 | +09.400 (+5.421%) | +00.800 | |
| 23 | 20 | 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 03:03.000 | +09.600 (+5.536%) | +00.200 |
| 24 | 21 | 14 | Niki Lauda | March • Ford Cosworth | 03:03.100 | +09.700 (+5.594%) | +00.100 |
| 25 | 22 | 6 | Dave Walker | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 03:04.700 | +11.300 (+6.517%) | +01.600 |
| 26 | 23 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | 03:05.900 | +12.500 (+7.209%) | +01.200 |
| 27 | 21 | Derek Bell | Tecno | 03:06.900 | +13.500 (+7.785%) | +01.000 | |
| 28 | 24 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | |||
| 29 | 29 | Dave Charlton | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 03:11.600 | +18.200 (+10.496%) | +04.700 |