1972 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was the fourth race of the Formula One World Championship in . The 80-lap race took place on May 14 1972 in heavy rain, and was won by Jean-Pierre Beltoise, his only Grand Prix win. Beltoise shot immediately into the lead from his fourth starting position, and also set the fastest lap. Jacky Ickx finished second and Emerson Fittipaldi was a lap down in third. Reigning champion Jackie Stewart suffered a late spin and electrical issues to fall to fourth.
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==Background==
The track was modified from 1971, in the interest of safety, and was the first major change of configuration in the race's history. The pits were moved to the harbor front, between the chicane and Tabac, and a new, tighter chicane was placed near Tabac, just past the new pits. The new track was slightly faster, as the cars were reaching a high rate of speed on the straight after the tunnel. There was a short escape road for cars that missed the chicane, blocked with a gate to ensure that cars did not pull out into traffic.
*: Wilson Fittipaldi's car was now sporting a BT37-style nose, and upgraded brakes.
*: Alex Soler-Roig had retired from Formula 1 after his home race, but the team was back up to the full complement of five cars, with the return of Helmut Marko. But Marko was forced to use one of the 1970-vintage P153s. There were no changes to the cars, but primary sponsor Marlboro was apparently trying to take over the race. The press was given free media guides and treated to free breakfasts, a Lamborghini painted in their colors spent almost the entire weekend giving rides on the circuit to various people, and there were thousands of Marlboro stickers scattered around.
*: Mario Andretti was away at the Indianapolis 500. The team brought three cars, and all were fitted with a shortened nose, to reduce the chance of accidental collision damage.
*: After the Spanish GP, while driving back to England the team transporter was heavily damaged by a collision with a drunk Spanish driver. So the team was using a rented transporter.
*: The team had the original 721 chassis as a spare, and both drivers drove it in practice as a comparison to the 721X cars. Ronnie Peterson's 721X had an experimental differential. The factory was still having to carry spare parts for five different models.
**Bad weather in England meant that the car still was not sorted, but Mike Beuttler's team was delighted with the simplicity and ease of working on the new 721G. So much so that the works team mechanics were caught looking over the car.
**Frank Williams had turned over all of the technical side of the team to Ron Tauranac, so he could concentrate on administration and management. Tauranac had also had the new four pot brake calipers installed on both cars.
**Rolf Stommelen's Eifelland-bodied March was now fitted with wheels designed to complement the bodywork. But the car was painfully slow this weekend.
*: Peter Revson was away at the Indianapolis 500. Brian Redman took his place, even though he had never driven at Monaco before, but he proved to be a very capable substitute. Denny Hulme had his old M19A as a spare, and eventually decided to use it in the race.
*: Jackie Stewart was using chassis 004 in a race for the first time, with 003 becoming the spare, and had the same brake caliper/suspension integral parts that François Cevert first used in Spain.
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is shown below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jackie Stewart 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	004 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
2 	François Cevert 	Elf Team Tyrrell 	 	002 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
3 	Ronnie Peterson 	STP March Racing Team 	 	721X 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
4 	Niki Lauda 	STP March Racing Team 	 	721X 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
5 	Mike Beuttler 	Clarke Mordaunt Guthrie Durlacher Racing	 	721G 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
6 	Jacky Ickx 	S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC 	 	312B2 	 	001/1 F12 3.0	
7 	Clay Regazzoni 	S.p.A. Ferrari SEFAC 	 	312B2 	 	001/1 F12 3.0	
8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	72D 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
9 	Dave Walker 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	72D 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
10 	Tim Schenken 	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 	 	TS9B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
11 	Mike Hailwood 	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 	 	TS9B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
12 	Andrea de Adamich 	Ceramica Pagnossin Team Surtees 	 	TS9B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
14 	Denny Hulme 	Yardley Team McLaren 	 	M19C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
15 	Brian Redman 	Yardley Team McLaren 	 	M19A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
16 	Chris Amon 	Equipe Matra Sports 	 	MS120C 	 	MS72 V12 3.0 	
17 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Marlboro BRM 	 	P160B 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
18 	Peter Gethin 	Marlboro BRM 	 	P160B 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
19 	Howden Ganley 	Marlboro BRM 	 	P180 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
20 	Graham Hill 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT37 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
21 	Wilson Fittipaldi 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT34 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
22 	Henri Pescarolo 	Team Williams Motul 	 	721 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
23 	Carlos Pace 	Team Williams Motul 	 	711 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
26 	Helmut Marko 	Austria-Marlboro-BRM 	 	P153B 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
27 	Rolf Stommelen 	Team Eifelland Caravans 	 	721 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
28 	Reine Wisell 	Marlboro BRM 	 	P160B 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap 	Gap
1 	8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:21.4	—
2 	6 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:21.6	+ 0.2
3 	7 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	1:21.9	+ 0.5
4 	17 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	1:22.5	+ 1.1
5 	18 	Peter Gethin 	 	1:22.6	+ 1.2
6 	16 	Chris Amon 	 	1:22.6	+ 1.2
7 	14 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:22.7	+ 1.3
8 	1 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:22.9	+ 1.5
9 	22 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	1:22.9	+ 1.5
10 	15 	Brian Redman 	 	1:23.1	+ 1.7
11 	11 	Mike Hailwood 	 	1:23.7	+ 2.3
12 	2 	François Cevert 	 	1:23.8	+ 2.4
13 	10 	Tim Schenken 	 	1:23.9	+ 2.5
14 	9 	Dave Walker 	 	1:24.0	+ 2.6
15 	3 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	1:24.1	+ 2.7
16 	28 	Reine Wisell 	 	1:24.4	+ 3.0
17 	26 	Helmut Marko 	 	1:24.6	+ 3.2
18 	12 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	1:24.7	+ 3.3
19 	20 	Graham Hill 	 	1:24.7	+ 3.3
20 	19 	Howden Ganley 	 	1:24.7	+ 3.3
21 	21 	Wilson Fittipaldi 	 	1:25.2	+ 3.8
22 	4 	Niki Lauda 	 	1:25.6	+ 4.2
23 	5 	Mike Beuttler 	 	1:26.5	+ 5.1
24 	23 	Carlos Pace 	 	1:26.6	+ 5.2
25 	27 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:29.5	+ 8.1
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	17	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	80 	2:26:55.3 	4 	9
2 	6 	Jacky Ickx 	 	80 	+38.2 	2 	6
3 	8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	79 	+1 Lap 	1 	4
4 	1 	Jackie Stewart 	 	78 	+2 Laps 	8 	3
5 	15	Brian Redman 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	10 	2
6 	16	Chris Amon 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	6 	1
7 	12	Andrea de Adamich 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	18 	 
8 	26	Helmut Marko 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	17 	 
9 	21	Wilson Fittipaldi 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	21 	 
10 	27	Rolf Stommelen 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	25 	 
11 	3 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	76 	+4 Laps 	15 	 
12 	20	Graham Hill 	 	76 	+4 Laps 	20 	 
13 	5 	Mike Beuttler 	 	76 	+4 Laps 	23 	 
14 	9 	Dave Walker 	 	75 	+5 Laps 	14 	 
15 	14	Denny Hulme 	 	74 	+6 Laps 	7 	 
16 	4 	Niki Lauda 	 	74 	+6 Laps 	22 	 
17 	23	Carlos Pace 	 	72 	+8 Laps 	24 	 
NC 	2 	François Cevert 	 	70 	+10 Laps 	12 	 
Ret	22	Henri Pescarolo 	 	58 	Accident 	9 	 
Ret	7 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	51 	Accident 	3 	 
Ret	11	Mike Hailwood 	 	48 	Accident 	11 	 
Ret	19	Howden Ganley 	 	47 	Accident 	20 	 
Ret	10	Tim Schenken 	 	31 	Accident 	13 	 
Ret	18	Peter Gethin 	 	27 	Accident 	5 	 
Ret	28	Reine Wisell 	 	16 	Engine 	16 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
This was the only World Championship victory for Jean-Pierre Beltoise, and the final victory for .
==Standings after race==
==References==
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