The 1972 Belgian Grand Prix was a

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motor race held at

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on 4 June 1972. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the

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. The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver

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after he started from

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François Cevert Albert François Cevert (; 25 February 1944 – 6 October 1973) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Cevert won the 1971 United States Grand Prix with Tyrrell Racing, Tyrrell. Cevert competed in Formula One for Tec ...

finished second for the Tyrrell team and

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driver

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came in third. Reigning World Champion

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was a notable absence – his gruelling schedule of racing in Formula 1, Can-Am and European touring cars, plus promotional events for Tyrrell sponsors Elf and Ford, as well as a sideline of sports commentating on television in the US led to what was originally diagnosed as an ulcer, but was later confirmed as gastritis. Under doctor's orders, he took about three weeks off from everything, canceled his involvement with the Can-Am series and US TV for the remainder of 1972, and was restricting his schedule of everything else.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Race

Classification

Notes

* This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Australian driver

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. * This was the 200th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix in which a

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driver participated. Of those 200 races, British drivers won 93 Grands Prix, achieved 208 podium finishes, 93 pole positions, 90 fastest laps, 25 Grand Slams and won 8 Driver's World Championships. * This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian engine supplier Tecno.

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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Belgian Grand Prix The Belgian Grand Prix (; ; ) is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship. The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated ...

Belgian Grand Prix

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Sport in Walloon Brabant Nivelles