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| Oversigt | Kører VM | Konstruktør VM | |
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| Her er stillingen i kørernes mesterskab, 1972. | |||
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| Placering | Kører | Team | Point |
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| 1 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 61 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 45 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 39 |
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| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 27 |
| 5 | Peter Revson | McLaren | 23 |
| 6 | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell | 15 |
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| - | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 15 |
| 8 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees | 13 |
| 9 | Chris Amon | Matra | 12 |
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| - | Ronnie Peterson | March | 12 |
| 11 | J.P. Beltoise | BRM | 9 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 4 |
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| - | Howden Ganley | BRM | 4 |
| - | Graham Hill | Brabham | 4 |
| - | Brian Redman | McLaren | 4 |
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| 16 | Andera de Adamich | Surtees | 3 |
| - | Carlos Pace | March | 3 |
| - | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | 3 |
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| 19 | Tim Schenken | Surtees | 2 |
| 20 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 1 |
| - | Arturo Merzario | Ferrari | 1 |
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