The Surtees team updated the TS9 into the TS9B but used a different driver lineup. John Surtees retired from driving to take on the management side of the team and hired Australian Tim Schenken and Italian Andrea de Adamich. The season began with the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix, Schenken finished fifth and de Adamich retired with fuel system failure. Englishman Mike Hailwood joined Schenken and de Adamich for South Africa. The Italian was ten laps down and was not classified. The Englishman retired with broken suspension and the Australian also retired with engine failure. The Spanish Grand Prix saw de Adamich fourth, Schenken eighth and Hailwood retire with an electrical fault. At Monaco, the Italian finished seventh but the Englishman and the Australian both retired with accidents in the wet weather. The Belgian Grand Prix saw Hailwood fourth, Schenken retire with overheating and de Adamich also retire with engine failure. At France, the Englishman finished sixth, the Italian 14th and the Australian 17th. All three drivers retired at the British Grand Prix, Schenken with broken suspension, Hailwood with a broken gearbox and de Adamich with an accident. At Germany, the Italian finished 13th, the Australian 14th and the Englishman retired with broken suspension. The Austrian Grand Prix saw Hailwood fourth, Schenken 11th and de Adamich 14th, At Italy, the Englishman finished second, the Italian retired with brake failure and the Australian also retired when he spun off. Surtees only entered Schenken and de Adamich for the Canadian Grand Prix. Schenken finished seventh and de Adamich retired with a broken gearbox. For the United States, Schenken drove the Surtees TS14 and Hailwood returned but finished 17th after an accident and de Adamich retired also through accident.