| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 38 | 1:52:21.500 | 163.454 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +27.700 | +27.700 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 9 | Chris Amon | Matra | 38 | +31.900 | +04.200 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | François Cevert | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +49.300 | +17.400 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | 12 | Ronnie Peterson | March • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +56.800 | +07.500 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | 26 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +01:36.100 | +39.300 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +01:48.100 | +12.000 | |
| 8 | 14 | 19 | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +02:25.100 | +37.000 | |
| 9 | 13 | 11 | Brian Redman | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +02:55.500 | +30.400 | |
| 10 | 20 | 18 | Graham Hill | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 38 | +02:59.500 | +04.000 | |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 37 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 17 | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 19 | 30 | Nanni Galli | Ferrari | 37 | +1 lap | ||
| 14 | 12 | 28 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | ||
| 15 | 24 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 37 | +1 lap | ||
| 16 | 15 | 10 | Rolf Stommelen | Eifelland March • Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | ||
| 17 | 5 | 27 | Tim Schenken | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 36 | +2 laps | ||
| 18 | 22 | 6 | Dave Walker | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 34 | transmission | ||
| 23 | 15 | Mike Beuttler | March • Ford Cosworth | 33 | fuel pressure | |||
| DNC | 16 | 8 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 33 | |||
| 18 | 24 | Reine Wisell | BRM | 25 | gearbox | |||
| 11 | 17 | Carlos Pace | March • Ford Cosworth | 18 | engine | |||
| 6 | 25 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 8 | injury | |||
| 21 | 14 | Niki Lauda | March • Ford Cosworth | 4 | transmission | |||
| DNS | 16 | Henri Pescarolo | March • Ford Cosworth | accident | ||||
| DNS | 22 | Peter Gethin | BRM | accident | ||||
| DNS | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | car raced by team mate | ||||
| DNS | 21 | Derek Bell | Tecno | chassis | ||||
| DNQ | 29 | Dave Charlton | Lotus • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 02:53.900 - 166.751 km/h - Chris Amon (lap 32)