The 1972 Argentine Grand Prix was a

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motor race held at the

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circuit on 23 January 1972. It was race 1 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the

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. The 95-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver

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after he started from second position.

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finished second for the

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team and

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driver

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came in third. The race was notable for the debut of local driver and future Grand Prix winner

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, who scored pole position in his

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Classification

Qualifying

Race

Notes

* This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Argentinian driver and future Grand Prix winner

. Being his first race, it was also his first pole position. * This was the 25th Grand Prix start for British constructor

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. * This was the 5th fastest lap by a Tyrrell.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings *Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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Argentine Grand Prix The Argentine Grand Prix (Spanish: ''Gran Premio de Argentina'') was a round of the Formula One championship, held intermittently from to , at the Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez in the Argentine national capital of Buenos Aires. Origins and ...

Argentine Grand Prix

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