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1972

1972

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Winner Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Hans Heyer (D) in Werner Christmann's (D) blue Porsche 911 S, long behind Erwin Kremer's (D) Porsche 911 S

Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, French Grand Prix, 1972

Early laps: Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni, currently in 2nd position, leads championship contender Fittipaldi (Lotus), Hulme and Reutemann.

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Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

David Hobbs (GB) on Lola T310 Chevrolet

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, Gerold Pankl, BMW Alpina, BMW 2002

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The grid of the 1000 km Spa 1972

Milt Minter (USA) on Porsche 917/10

Clay Regazzoni (CH). Next to him his team-mate's wife Barbro Peterson

Winner Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Carlos Reutemann (RA) in a Brabham BT38 - Ford BDE/Novamotor (BT38-26) entered by Motul Rondel Racing gets ready on the grid before the start of the V. Preis von Baden-Wurttemberg und Hessen 1972, European Championship for Formula 2 Drivers, Round 14

Jackie Stewart poses for an advertising shooting with his wife Helen (right) and a promotional girl, Monaco Grand Prix, 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Italian GP, Monza, 1972

The mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894. Team mate Ronnie Peterson (S) listen to his descriptions

Derek Bell (GB) smiles for a souvenir photo

Can-Am, Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA), Porsche 917/10 TC

A Ferrari 312 PB is being pushed through the pitlane

Spy view at the engine of Dieter Glemser's (D) and Alex Soler-Roig's (E) Ford Capri RS 2600

Race fans

Brian Redman (GB)

A lonely cigarette in the pits of the Porsche 908/01L 013 entered by Siffert ATE Racing

Race winner Jackie Stewart in the Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 at Clermont-Ferrand, 1972

Drivers women at the Penske pits, Can-Am race, Watkins Glen (USA), 1972

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: Roger Penske and two young race fans pose for a group photo besides the Porsche 917/10 TC

Erwin Kremer (D) in his own Porsche 911 S

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme on the podium

Denny Hulme relaxes in pits. He will finish third in his McLaren-Cosworth M19C, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1972

Can-Am, Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA) starts in a Porsche 917/10 TC in front of the two McLaren-Chevrolets

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A kind warning besides the highway

Ronnie Peterson (S) chats with Ferrari team mate Brian Redman (GB)

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Mario Andretti (USA), Ferrari

Ferrari drivers Mario Andretti and Clay Regazzoni

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0884

Winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670 01

John Wyer

Just before the start of the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch 1972: Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 no. 5, will start from pole position. Alongside him and second on the grid is Championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi, on Lotus-Cosworth 72D no. 8.

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari, closely followed by Stewart's Tyrrell

Spy view through the engine cover of a Porsche 917/10 TC

Ronnie Peterson (S) chats with Ferrari team mate Brian Redman (GB)

Ronnie Peterson, March 721G

George Follmer

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

Spy view through the engine cover of FranÁois Cevert's (F) McLaren M8F Chevrolet at the busy mechanics

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

A thoughtful Clay Regazzoni

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Both Ferraris of Peterson (S) and Andretti (USA) in the lead

Brian Redman (GB) during practice on the Ferrari 312 PB #0884

Second placed Peter Revson shows his enjoyment about a check

Alex Soler-Roig (E), at the left, becomes third placed with a Ford Capri RS 2600 at the 24h race of Spa

FranÁois Cevert (F) in a McLaren M8F Chevrolet

Nino Vaccarella (I) in the rain on Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3

Mario Andretti (USA) on the podium with his kids, Jacky Ickx (B) and the winning Ferrari team members

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

Cevert's Tyrrell-Cosworth 002 is equipped with an experimantal cooler exhaust during the 1972 Italian GP weekend

Dieter Glemser's (D) and Alex Soler-Roig's (E) Ford Capri RS 2600

Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi

Mario Andretti (USA) in the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the engine cover to Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Jacky Ickx sits on pole position in a Ferrari 312B2

Ronnie Peterson, March driver

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the engine cover to Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Both Ferraris of Swede Ronnie Peterson (no. 86) and Mario Andretti (USA) in the lead

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme on the podium

Arturo Merzario (I) brings the Ferrari 312 PB #0890 back to pits on three tyres

Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart having fun together, French Grand Prix, 1972

Jackie Stewart in pits with his wife Helen

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

George Follmer (USA) on a Porsche 917/10 TC

The second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02 is being serviced by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell mechanics

FranÁois Cevert (F) leads on second position in the Matra-Simca MS670 02

A warning sign in a private Lamborghini car

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the no. 2 Ferrari 312 PB #0886. Alongside him Jacky Ickx in the Ferrari no. 1. Behind them is the 3rd Ferrari of Redman.

Derek Bell (GB)

Steve Durst (USA) at pits with a McLaren M8E/D Chevrolet

6h Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Winner Jacky Ickx (B), Ferrari 312 PB

Winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus. Next to him on the right is his teamboss Colin Chapman.

Chris Amon, Matra Simca-Matra MS120C, Monaco GP, 1972

Winner Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2, German GP, 1972

Jacques Cochet's (CH) Lola T290 Ford HU11 on a rainy grid

Winner Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972

Ronnie Peterson, March 721G

Jacky Ickx, Tim Schenken and Ronnie Peterson chat together

Brian Redman, McLaren-Cosworth M19A, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

1-2 photo finish for Henri Pescarolo/Graham Hill (car #15) and Francois Cevert/Howden Ganley (car #14). Both Matra-Simca MS670 entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell, 24h Le Mans, 1972

Peter Revson (USA) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

A pretty small TV camera

Nice view on a spectators aeria at the Jarama circuit

Ronnie Peterson (S) chats with Ferrari team mate Brian Redman (GB)

The winning McLaren Chevrolet in front of the small podium ceremony

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

Warren Agor (USA) on McLaren M8B Chevrolet

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, driven by Derek Bell (GB), Teddy Pilette (B), at the wheel, and Richard Bond (GB)

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Jacky Ickx (B), Ferrari

Niki Lauda, BMW Alpina, BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972

BRM driver Helmut Marko, Monaco Grand Prix, 1972

Tim Schenken (AUS) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Race winner Jacky Ickx (B) concentrates on the race ahead in his Ferrari 312PB #0882

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Mario Andretti (USA), Ferrari

Fans take a ride on a retal lorry

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), gains third place

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

Jackie Stewart meditates in pits

Howden Ganley (NZ) in the slightly damaged but second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02, Le Mans 24h 1972

Mario Andretti's Ferrari 312B2 is being refueled in pits during a practice session

Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus, Monaco Grand Prix, 1972

Rainy start for Ronnie Peterson in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Winner Jacky Ickx, 2nd Clay Regazzoni, giving Ferrari a 1-2 finish and 3rd Ronnie Peterson of March

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972: Ferrari driver Mario Andretti (USA)

An old farm house at Le Mans works fine as Porsche 'garage' in the week before the 24h race

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari

Race winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B, Grand Prix Monaco, 1972

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

Jacky Ickx puts his helmet on

Jacky Ickx (B) in the winning Ferrari 312PB #0882

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72

Mario Andretti (USA) gets the rear view mirror of the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0888 cleaned

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Howden Ganley, BRM P180, Monaco Grand Prix, 1972

Ex-racing driver and photographer colleague Marie-Claude Beaumont

Carlos Reutemann, Brabham, currently in 5th position in front of Revson, Amon and Hailwood

Brian Redman (GB)

Derek Bell, Tecno PA123

Denny Hulme alongside the McLaren-Cosworth M19C on the grid before the French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Derek Bell

Second placed Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

Derek Bell

Derek Bell could not qualify the Tecno PA123 for the Italian GP 1972

Derek Bell could not qualify the Tecno PA123 for the Italian GP 1972

Derek Bell's Tecno PA123 is being prepared

Race winner Jacky Ickx with second placed Ferrari team mate Regazzoni after winning the German GP 1972

Jacky Ickx after winning the German GP 1972

Warm-up lap, pictured is Mario Andretti (USA) on the Ferrari 312PB #0896

Emerson Fittipaldi on an Alfa-Romeo during a support race prior to the British GP 1972

Race winner Jacky Ickx on podium with second placed team mate Regazzoni and third Peterson after winning the German GP 1972

Werner Christmann / Jean Ragnotti on Opel GT entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik

Race winner and championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his victory at the Austrian GP 1972 besides second Denny Hulme (right hand) and third placed Peter Revson

Winner Henri Pescarolo (F) on Matra-Simca MS670 01

Mario Andretti (USA) jumps the winning Ferrari 312PB #0896

Third placed Werner Christmann (D) on Opel Commodore 2800 GS entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik GmbH

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC prepares for practice

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium under a shower of champagne

Peter Revson, McLaren-Ford, expresses his joy about a seventh position after the GP Belgium in Nivelles 1972

Mario Andretti (USA) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, German GP Nuerburgring 1972

Italian GP Monza 1972: A second after the start, Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312B2 boosts from pole position besides Chris Amon on Matra Simca-Matra MS120D

Start of the French GP 1972

General Motors chief designer Bill Mitchell talks with Ferry Porsche on a crowded grid

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position alongside Chris Amon's Matra Simca-Matra MS120D

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

A bird's view of the Porsche 'garage' barn, 24h Le Mans 1972

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 hours on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: The strongest Porsche Turbo

Race winner Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

Start of the French GP 1972

Mike Beuttler's March-Cosworth 721G

Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Emerson Fittipaldi

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, in front of him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position alongside Chris Amon's Matra Simca-Matra MS120D

Henri Pescarolo (F) and Graham Hill (GB) win the 24 heures du Mans 1972 on a Matra-Simca MS670 #01entered by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell

NSU 1200 TT - NSU L4 1300 cc N/A #71, Shell-Berre, driven by Jean-Claude Boucher (F)

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Race winner Jacky Ickx on podium with second placed team mate Regazzoni and third Peterson after winning the German GP 1972

Clay Regazzoni drifts in the rain with the Ferrari 312B2, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Peter Revson (USA) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

Winner Graham Hill (GB) on Matra-Simca MS670 01

Second placed Peter Revson shows his enjoyment about a check

Andrea de Adamich

Rolf Stommelen in the futuristic Eifelland March-Cosworth 721

4th grid positioned Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B takes the lead after the start of the Monaco GP 1972

British journalist Mike Doodson enjoys timekeeping from the countryside

Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Tim Schenken (AUS) on the Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0888 Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Mike Hailwood receives a ?

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Mario Andretti (USA) on the winning Ferrari 312PB #0896

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D (had no. 31 at the race)

Niki Lauda, BMW Alpina, BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972

Skoda 110 L - Skoda L4 N/A, entered by Auto Skoda M. B. #89 driven by Oldrich Horsák (CZ)

Francois Cevert, Tyrrell-Cosworth 002

The Ford Capri RS 2600 of Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) wins in the T+2.0 group (seventh overall)

Rolf Stommelen driving the Eifelland caravan's team March-Cosworth chassis

Jackie Stewart on the Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 becomes second placed

Journalists were invited by Porsche to the introduction in Watkins Glen, from right to left: Herbert Völker, Klaus Reichert, Dieter Stappert and Heinz Prüller

The retired BMW 1600 #4 of Otto Brindl

John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Erwin Kremer (D) on Porsche 911 S entered by Kremer Porsche Racing wins the GT+2.0 classement (9th overall)

Peter Revson (USA) and Rolf Stommelen (D) finished third in the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Bonefeld / Niehaus on Opel Kadett 2000, entered by Opel-Team Van Eupen

Race winner Jacky Ickx with second placed Ferrari team mate Regazzoni after winning the German GP 1972

Ronnie Peterson

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove the Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Italian GP Monza 1972

The start, Henri Pescarolo (F) in the Matra-Simca MS670 01 starts from second grid place

Gérard Larrousse (F) during qualification in the Lola T280 Ford HU1, entered by Ecurie Bonnier

T-Shirts for sale besides the race track, Austrian GP 1972

Jacky Ickx, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Paddock of Brno 2 hours, Masaryk-Ring, Brno, Czechoslovakia

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove the Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Mario Andretti (USA) in the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0888 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Mario Andretti (USA)

Austrian and German jounalists were invited by Porsche and brought from the hotel to the racetrack and back in a hired Greyhound 'shuttle' bus

Denny Hulme (NZ) on McLaren M20 Chevrolet in front of George Follmer's (USA) Porsche 917/10 TC

Mike Hailwood, in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

Rainy start with three Ferraris in front

Helmut Marko (A) on Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 11572-002 leads a BMW 2800 CS

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Italian GP Monza 1972

Jackie Ickx waiting for his Ferrari to be refueled

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) in no. 4

Mike Hailwood, Niki Lauda and Ronnie Peterson discuss with an official

Kälberer / Assmuth on Opel Kadett A of Otto Kälberer

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus Ford-Cosworth 72D

European Touring Car Championship, Grand Prix Brno 1972, John Fitzpatrick, Ing. J. u. H. Schnitzer, BMW 2800 CS

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

Francois Cevert, Tyrrell-Cosworth 002

Jackie Stewart jumps with the Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 during practice at Nuerburgring Pflanzgarten 1972

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Brian Redman (GB) in the winning Redman/Merzario Ferrari 312 PB #0890 at La Source

Gijs van Lennep (NL) could not classify the Mirage M6 Ford 601

Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0894

George Follmer (USA)

Clay Regazzoni on Ferrari 312B2, Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972

Third placed Helmut Marko (A) and Andrea de Adamich (I) on Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 11572-002

The retired BMW 1600 #4 of Otto Brindl

Tim Schenken (AUS) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0894

George Follmer

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Mario Andretti (USA) and Jacky Ickx (B) on the podium with the winning Ferrari team members

Jacky Ickx (B) in the early retiring Ferrari 312 PB #0882

Peter Revson

John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Erwin Kremer (D) on Porsche 911 S

Formation lap before the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Peter Revson in his McLaren-Cosworth M19C

Jackie Stewart helps his mechanics

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D, German GP 1972

George Follmer

Milt Minter (USA) on Porsche 917/10

Niki Lauda, March-Cosworth 721X

Emerson Fittipaldi with Lotus team boss Colin Chapman and his wife Helena on podium after the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Ronnie Peterson in pits on March-Cosworth 721G, Italian GP Monza 1972

Camera girl

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Italian GP Monza 1972

Reine Wisell (S) in the Lola T280 Ford HU2 entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Peter Revson (USA) and Rolf Stommelen (D) finished third in the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Winner Emerson Fittipaldi returns to Lotus team boss Chapman through the crowds after the Austrian GP 1972

Werner Christmann / Jean Ragnotti on Opel GT entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik

Gerold Pankl (A) on a BMW 2800 CS

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 disassembled in pits

Brian Redman (GB) in Ferrari 312 PB 0890

Chris Craft (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) (DND) in the Lola T280 Ford HU1 entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Emerson Fittipaldi in the Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Austrian GP 1972

Müller / Schimpf on Opel Ascona of Keiper Recaro Racing Team

Niki Lauda on March-Cosworth 721G, Austrian GP 1972

Sex Shop advertising in Austria

Flowers for the victorious gentlemen

Jacky Ickx

The winning Matra-Simca MS670 01 enters the long main straight

Emerson Fittipaldi receives congrats from Lotus team boss Colin Chapman on podium after the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #9, driven by Reinhold Joest (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhem Bartels (D), retires with a broken wheel after 33 laps

Winner Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates on podium after the Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972 besides second placed Francois Cevert and third positioned Denny Hulme

Third placed Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Cheers for the winning Matra-Simca MS670 01 on the honoury lap

The grid of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx on pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove this Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Jackie Stewart and his wife Helen at the new French 'Paul Ricard' race track. Stewart competes the European Group 2 Touring Car Championship in a Capri RS2600 and wins the six-hours at Paul Ricard.

Jackie Stewart on Tyrrell-Cosworth 003, winner of the French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Italian GP Monza 1972

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium under a shower of champagne

Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) on Ford Capri RS 2600

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972

John Fitzpatrick (GB) and Erwin Kremer (D) on Porsche 911 S (car no. 55) are being overtaken by the BMW 2800 CS driven by Peter Ochs (D) and Rolf Rummel (D)

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

Pescarolo during a pit stop at the Matra pits

The Abarth 2000 of Mario Ilotte (I) and Franco Berruto (I)

Roger Penske chats with Dan Gurney

The Chevron B19 Ford 71-29 of John Lepp (GB), John Burton (GB) and George Silverwood (GB) retires already in practice session

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits

Brian Redman (GB) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0890

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5 on the right side, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti celebrate their victory amidst the fans after the Can-Am race in Watkins Glen 1972

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0888 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Mario Andretti (USA)

Denny Hulme (NZ) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet no. 5, besides him team mate Peter Revson (USA) on car no. 4

Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) on Ford Capri RS 2600

Clay Regazzoni on Ferrari 312B2, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Italian GP Monza 1972

The pack of cars enter turn one after the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

South African Dave Charlton on Lotus-Cosworth 72D - he appeared from time to time in F1 with his personal sponsor Lucky Strike which gave the cars a special appearance.

David Hobbs, Matra-Simca MS660C

A Tyrrell mechanic carries a front wing cover

Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his win on the podium after the Austrian GP 1972

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

John Hine (GB) and John Bridges (GB) drove the Chevron B21 Ford, entered by Red Rose Racing, to first place in the S2.0 group, becoming third overall

Clay Regazzoni on Ferrari 312B2, Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Mirage M6 Ford 601 overtakes an opponent car at La Source

Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti celebrate their victory amidst the fans after the Can-Am race in Watkins Glen 1972

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Italian GP Monza 1972

Second placed Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 312 PB #0890

Third placed Werner Christmann (D) on Opel Commodore 2800 GS, entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik GmbH, right behind Horst Kloft's Porsche 911S

Jackie Stewart starts from third grid place in Monza 1972, but a broken clutch on the Tyrrell-Cosworth 005 causes him to stop very soon

John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Rolf Stommelen (D), Team Schnitzer (D), BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Clay Regazzoni (CH) and Brian Redman (GB)

Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) on Ferrari 712M #1010 entered by North American Racing Team

Peter Schetty, Ferrari sports cars team boss

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

A cheesy Swiss advertising billboard

An old farm house at Le Mans works fine as Porsche 'garage' in the week before the 24h race of Le Mans

Just before the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972, Jacky Ickx on Ferrari 312B2 starts from pole position but due to a mechanical failure he leaves the later win to second grid positioned Emerson Fittipaldi and his Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Clay Regazzoni on Ferrari 312B2, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

Hans-Wilhelm Ridder (D) on Opel Commodore GS

Jean-Pierre Jarier (F) on Ferrari 712M #1010 entered by North American Racing Team

Peter Revson, McLaren-Cosworth M19C

Denny Hulme's winning McLaren M20 Chevrolet at pits

John Surtees' wife keeps his times at pits

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670, followed by Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Matra-Simca MS660C

Chris Amon on Matra Simca-Matra MS120D, Austrian GP 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi on podium, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Henri Pescarolo in his Matra-Simca MS670, followed by Jean-Pierre Jabouille in the Matra-Simca MS660C

Rolf Stommelen (D) in the third placed Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3

Huschke von Hanstein borrows the car keys from Paul Frere

Denny Hulme listens to Peter Revson, 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The Glen (Six Hours of Endurance for The World Championship of Manufacturers), Watkins Glen 1972

Watkins Glen 6h (USA): Mario Andretti

Pescarolo and Hill enjoy a sip of champagne

Fans take a ride on a retal lorry

Jacky Ickx (B) in the winning Ferrari 312PB #0882

Winner Jacky Ickx, 2nd Clay Regazzoni, giving Ferrari a 1-2 finish and 3rd Ronnie Peterson of March

German GP Start: Polesitter Jacky Ickx leads Ronnie Peterson, Clay Regazzoni and Emerson Fittipaldi behind. Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell No. 1) drops from 2nd to 5th after banging wheels with Peterson as they fought for 2nd place

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Italian GP Monza 1972

Helmut Marko, BRM P153B, Monaco GP 1972

Niki Lauda

Mike Hailwood leads with his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Chris Craft (GB) and Gérard Larrousse (F) (DND) in the Lola T280 Ford HU1 entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC on the grid

Niki Lauda, March-Cosworth 721X, Monaco GP 1972

John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Rolf Stommelen (D), Team Schnitzer (D), BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) on Ford Capri RS 2600 in front of teammates Dieter Glemser (D) and Jochen Mass (D) on the other Ford Capri RS 2600

Alex Soler-Roig beim GP Spanien 1972 im BRM P160B, gemeldet von Marlboro Espaniol. Er fuhr dieses Fahrzeug auch in Argentinien.

The Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhelm Bartels (D)

Ford Köln, Ford Capri RS 2600, Dieter Glemser

Herbert Voelker, editorial director of the Austrian magazine Auto Revue

François Cevert (F) at pits in a McLaren M8F Chevrolet

François Cevert on a rainy track

Start of the Austrian GP 1972, later winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D starts from pole position

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari

Nanni Galli (I) and Helmut Marko (A) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 #11572003 entered by Autodelta SpA

Start of the Austrian GP Zeltweg 1972

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme

An overeager uninformed security tries to remove Bernard Cahier by headlock from a place where he was allowed to (and insisted to) stay with the helping hands of surrounding spectators

Brian Redman surrounded by women

Bonefeld / Niehaus on Opel Kadett 2000, entered by Opel-Team Van Eupen

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Helmut Marko on BRM P160B, he was hit by a flying stone after 8 laps of the French GP 1972, ending his active driver career

Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312PB #0888

Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D, British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, 1972

Second placed Ferrari 312PB# 0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson in front of later winner Mario Andretti (USA) in the Ferrari 312PB #0896

Jackie Stewart waits for his run-out during practice

Arturo Merzario, Ferrari 312B2, German GP 1972

Ferrari 312PB #0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell Ford-Cosworth

Waiting fans and policemen prepare for podium ceremony

Jackie Stewart and his wife Helen sit on a Ford prepared for presentation at the new french Paul Ricard race track. Stewart competes in a Capri RS2600 in the European Group 2 touring car championship, with F1 teammate François Cevert and other F1 pilots, at a time where the competition between Ford and BMW is at a height - Stewart wins the six-hours at Paul Ricard.

George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC prepares for action, Roger Penske watches besides the car

Third placed Werner Christmann (D) on Opel Commodore 2800 GS entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik GmbH

Derek Bell (GB) in Gulf Racing Research's Mirage M6 Ford 601

Mike Beuttler did not qualify oin the March-Cosworth 721G

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670, drives through pitlane

Francois Cevert, Tyrrell-Cosworth 002, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #9, driven by Reinhold Joest (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhem Bartels (D), retires with a broken wheel after 33 laps

Pit stop of Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), which gains third place

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2 , German GP 1972

Peter Revson, Denny Hulme and Teddy Mayer, 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The Glen (Six Hours of Endurance for The World Championship of Manufacturers), Watkins Glen 1972

Alex Soler-Roig beim GP Spanien 1972 im BRM P160B, gemeldet von Marlboro Espaniol. Er fuhr dieses Fahrzeug auch in Argentinien.

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Bonefeld / Niehaus on Opel Kadett 2000, entered by Opel-Team Van Eupen

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

The Abarth 2000 of Scuderia Brescia Corse did not start

John Wyer keeps times

Jackie Stewart with his wife Helen

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx starts from pole position in the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #42, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), gains fifth place

Niki Lauda, March-Cosworth 721X

The safety car leads the start field through formation lap

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

Ugo Locatelli (I) and "Pal Joe" (I) become first placed in the GT+2.0 group (fifth overall) with the De Tomaso Pantera 2342 entered by Valtellina Racing

Jackie Stewart poses for an advertising shooting with his wife Helen

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits during practice, the strongest Porsche ever with 1400 hps from two turbochargers

Winners for Ferrari: Jacky Ickx and Mario Andretti (at the right). Between both drivers are Andretti's children.

Briton Graham Hill

1000km Nurburgring: Jacky Icky, Ferrari 312PB

Peter Revson

Siffert ATE Racing's Porsche 908/01L 013 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Michel Weber (D) and Mario Casoni (I)

Lotus mechanics fit the nose cone at Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus during practice

David Hobbs (GB) on Lola T310 Chevrolet

A thoughtful Jackie Stewart before the lost Italian GP 1972 in Monza

Podium ceremony after the Spanish GP Jarama 1972: Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, second placed Jacky Ickx and third Clay Regazzoni

Later second placed Arturo Merzario (I) in a Ferrari 312 PB #0890 driven by Redman/Merzario, still in front of winning team-mate Ronnie Peterson (S) in an other Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

The second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02 is being pushed by Equipe Matra-Simca Shell mechanics

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #42, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), gains fifth place

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Tony Dean's Porsche 908/2 #68, driven by Tony Dean (GB) and Bob Brown (USA), becomes fourth placed

Penske timekeepers

Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari

Emerson Fittipaldi

Ronnie Peterson with Howden Ganley

Flowers for the victorious gentlemen

Bonefeld / Niehaus on Opel Kadett 2000, entered by Opel-Team Van Eupen

Reine Wisell (S) on Lola T260 Chevrolet entered by Roman Bria

Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland's Lola T280 Ford HU2 in pits

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D, French GP 1972

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Derek Bell (GB) on Mirage M6 Ford 601

Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 disassembled in pits

Jacky Ickx puts his helmet on

Nanni Galli (I) and Helmut Marko (A) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 #11572003 entered by Autodelta SpA

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, winner of the 1972 German Grand Prix

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, Reinhold Jöst's fifth grid placed Porsche 908/03 008 in front of the later third placed Chevron B19/21 Ford

A line of French policemen guards the grid, the cars nearly disappear in the crowds

Günter Steckkönig (D) and Dieter Schmid (D) on Porsche 911 S entered by E. Strähle KG becomes second placed in GT+2.0 class (tenth overall)

Jacky Ickx with his private motorcycle (Rainer's Porsche 911 in the background) after the Belgium GP 1972

Tony Dean's Porsche 908/2 #68, driven by Tony Dean (GB) and Bob Brown (USA), becomes fourth placed

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Brian Redman (GB) and Arturo Merzario (I)

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits during practice, the strongest Porsche ever with 1400 hps from two turbochargers

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits

Emerson Fittipaldi on podium, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

4th grid positioned Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B takes the lead after the start of the Monaco GP 1972

Gijs van Lennep (NL) could not classify the Mirage M6 Ford 601

The Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhelm Bartels (D)

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Roger Penske and Ferry Porsche

Second placed Ferrari 312PB# 0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

Helen Stewart keeps her husband's times

The Lola T280 Ford HU2 of Gérard Larrousse (F) and Hughes de Fierlant (B)

Tim Schenken (AUS) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Ferrari drivers Mario Andretti and Clay Regazzoni

Jacky Ickx (B) in the winning Ferrari 312PB #0882

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60 driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D) gains third place

Ronnie Peterson (S) in the third placed Ferrari 312PB #0886

Swedish March driver Ronnie Peterson

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford-Cosworth

Peter Revson in his McLaren-Cosworth M19A

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi

Lunch Japanese style

Mario Andretti, Ferrari 312B2

Two Fords race nose-to-tail

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Lotus team manager Peter Warr admires Nina Rindt and her friend on a walk in the pitlane

Mario Ilotte (I) and Franco Berruto (I) drove the Abarth 2000 entered by Scuderia Brescia Corse

Henri Pescarolo

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx in the lead on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Peter Revson (USA) and Rolf Stommelen (D) finished third in the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Denny Hulme's McLaren-Cosworth M19A is being serviced in McLaren pits, 1972 Spanish GP Jarama

Race winners Graham Hill (GB) and Henri Pescarolo (F) celebrate their victory on podium

Race winner (together with Jacky Ickx) Mario Andretti beside his Ferrari teammate Clay Regazzoni at pits

Peter Revson made the fastest lap in his McLaren M20 Chevrolet and ended in second position

David Walker on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the bodywork of Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Alastair Caldwell (left), Denny Hulme (middle) and Peter Revson of McLaren.

Clay Regazzoni (CH) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Arturo Merzario (I) in the winning Ferrari 312 PB #0890 at La Source

Mario Casoni (I) and "Pooky" (I) become second placed in GT+2.0 group on the De Tomaso Pantera 2343

Mario Casoni (I) and "Pooky" (I) become second placed in GT+2.0 group on the De Tomaso Pantera 2343

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari

Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his win on the podium after the Austrian GP 1972

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312PB #0882

Peter Revson

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

Brian Redman looks through a professional camera

François Cevert (F) on McLaren M8F Chevrolet

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

Jacky Ickx in his Ferrari 312PB zooms trough Eau Rouge, 1000 km Spa 1972

Hans-Joachim Stuck (D), at the wheel and Alex Soler-Roig (E) on Ford Capri RS 2600 become second placed in the T+2.0 group (eighth overall)

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, local hero and later second placed Jacky Ickx in the lead on the Ferrari 312 PB #0888

Ronnie Peterson

Ronnie Peterson

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Patrick Depailler

François Cevert (F) in the second placed Matra-Simca MS670 02

Ronnie Peterson

Müller / Schimpf on Opel Ascona of Keiper Recaro Racing Team

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #42, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), gains fifth place

Drivers briefing before the start of the Italian Grand Prix

Emerson Fittipaldi in the winning Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Ronnie Peterson

Helmut Marko (A) in the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 11572-002

Ronnie Peterson in front of a bunch of cars

Race winner Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

Ronnie Peterson leading a bunch of cars

Ronnie Peterson

Jacky Ickx before his stint awaits the drivers exchange on his pit's wall under the eyes of watching fans

Ronnie Peterson sitting on a rain tire

Swede Ronnie Peterson, STP March

Heading for victory, Ferraris 312PB #0896 2nd driver Mario Andretti (USA) jumps into the cockpit to change the drivers seat with his Belgian team-mate Jacky Ickx during a regular pit stop

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Arturo Merzario (I) and Brian Redman (GB)

Ronnie Peterson

Hulme's McLaren Chevrolet in pits

Italien Ferrari driver Arturo Merzario, followed by Redman (McLaren) and Lauda (March), German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, 1972

Jacky Ickx descends the Ferrari 312B2, retiring with battery problems after 46 laps

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

Third placed Werner Christmann (D) on Opel Commodore 2800 GS entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik GmbH

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford-Cosworth

Jacky Ickx (B), 2nd on the grid in the Ferrari 312 PB #0882 cockpit

Pescarolo in the pits during practice, being watched by codriver Graham Hill (behind the Matra)

Ronnie Peterson

Third placed Ronnie Peterson (S) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0886

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates on podium after the Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972 besides second placed Francois Cevert and third positioned Denny Hulme

Ronnie Peterson

View from the grandstand: Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi takes the chequered flag to win the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama 1972

Swedish drivers meeting - Ronnie Peterson and Reine Wisell

The start of the 1000 km Spa 1972, Gérard Larrousse (F) in the yellow Lola T280 Ford HU2 in front if the later fourth placed Mirage M6 Ford 601 and a De Tomaso Pantera

Ronnie and Barbro Peterson in the ppits

Ronnie Peterson

Ronnie Peterson

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Mirage M6 Ford 601

Gérard Larrousse (F) in the Lola T280 Ford HU1, entered by Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland, in front of Erwin Kremer's Porsche 911 S

Reinhold Joest's second placed Porsche 908/3 008 #7, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Gerhard Schueler (D)

Jackie Oliver's Shadow Mk3 Chevrolet is being prepared in pits

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972

Ronnie Peterson in the rain

Pescarolo in the pits during practice, being watched by codriver Graham Hill (behind the Matra)

Denny Hulme is being interviewed and international media watches

Rolf Stommelen, Eifelland

Jackie Stewart

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #42, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) and Mario Casoni (I), gains fifth place

Ronnie Peterson

Denny Hulme is being interviewed and international media watches

Herbert M¸ller (CH) navigates the damaged De Tomaso Pantera 2263 through the rain

Denny Hulme's McLaren-Cosworth M19A in pits

Peter Revson

Weigel's Porsche 908/2 #6, driven by Hans-Dieter Weigel (D) and Helmut Krause (D), retires in lap 244

Vic Elford (GB) and Andrea de Adamich (I) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908/3 008 #9, driven by Reinhold Joest (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhem Bartels (D), retires with a broken wheel after 33 laps

Graham Hill

Clay Regazzoni

Peter Revson

Brian Redman (GB) in pits with the Ferrari 312 PB #0884

The Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhelm Bartels (D)

Arturo Merzario (I) on Ferrari 312 PB #0884 during a rainy practice session

DNF for Ferrari 312PB #0892 driven by Brian Redman (GB) and Arturo Merzario (I)

Emerson Fittipaldi

Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi

Jacky Ickx

McLaren camping site, French GP 1972

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove the Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Jacky Ickx leading teammate Ronnie Peterson

Derek Bell (GB) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) drove the Mirage M6 Ford #601 entered by Gulf Racing Research

Andrea de Adamich (I) at pits in the fourth placed Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC on the grid

Jackie Stewart retires and walks back under clamour and whistles of the tifosi just after the start in Monza 1972, a failure in the transmission of the Tyrrell-Cosworth 005 caused him to stop

Ronnie Peterson (S) chats with Ferrari team-mate Brian Redman (GB)

Peter Revson (USA) and Rolf Stommelen (D) finished third in the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0888 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Mario Andretti (USA)

Second grid positioned and later race winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D just after the start of the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his 3rd victory in the 1972 season – a big step forward to his world championship win that year.

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

The Porsche 908/03 008 driven by Reinhold Jöst (D), Mario Casoni (I) and Wilhelm Bartels (D)

Brian Redman (GB)

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0888 Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Brian Redman (GB) and Arturo Merzario (I)

Jackie Stewart explains a possible clutch problem to team boss Ken Tyrrell in Monza 1972

Third placed Werner Christmann (D) on Opel Commodore 2800 GS entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik GmbH

Emerson Fittipaldi wins the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D in front of Ronnie Peterson on March-Cosworth 721G, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

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Jacky Ickx' Ferrari 312B2 in the paddock

David Hobbs (GB) on Lola T310 Chevrolet

French Grand Prix winner Jackie Stewart

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (F) in the Matra-Simca MS660C 03

Peter Revson in his McLaren-Cosworth M19A

John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Rolf Stommelen (D), Team Schnitzer (D), BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

Peter Schetty, Ferrari sports cars team boss

George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

Build-up of the Lotus cars

Peter Revson made the fastest lap in his McLaren M20 Chevrolet and ended in second position

Ferrari 312PB #0882 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0888 Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Tim Schenken (AUS) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Third placed Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

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Race winner Jackie Stewart in the Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 at Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Yardley-McLaren pits, France 1972

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0882

McLaren's temporary pits in the paddock

David Walker's Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Ronnie Peterson (S) in the second placed Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Brian Redman (GB) and Arturo Merzario (I)

Nanni Galli (I) and Helmut Marko (A) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 #11572003 entered by Autodelta SpA

Later winner Jacky Ickx (B) on the grid in his Ferrari 312PB #0882

For repair purposes the mechanics dismounted the engine cover to Tim Schenken's (AUS) Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Hans Heyer (D) and René Herzog (CH) lead a Ford car in the BMW 2800 CS entered by Team Schnitzer - Motul

Frenchman Francois Migault in a Connew PC1 during the Austrian GP 1972. The contructor of this car, Pete Connew, was a former mechanic of John Surtees, the car was used only two times.

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2, in front of team mate Giovanni Galli

Müller / Schimpf on Opel Ascona of Keiper Recaro Racing Team

Jackie Stewart and his wife Helen sit on a Ford prepared for presentation at the new french Paul Ricard race track. Stewart competes in a Capri RS2600 in the European Group 2 touring car championship, with F1 teammate François Cevert and other F1 pilots, at a time where the competition between Ford and BMW is at a height - Stewart wins the six-hours at Paul Ricard.

Jackie Stewart retires in an accident one lap before race ends but becomes 11th placed

Emerson Fittipaldi's wife Hlena keeps the times, Italian GP Monza 1972

Winning Ferrari 312PB #0896 driven by Mario Andretti (USA) and Jacky Ickx (B)

Jacky Ickx (B) in the winning Ferrari 312PB #0882

A crane moves Jacky Ickx' crashed BMW on a tow-away truck

Ronnie Peterson (S) starts with a Ferrari 312PB #0886, 1000km Monza 1972

Jackie Stewart cleans his helmet

Jacky Ickx (B) becomes second with Clay Regazzoni (CH) on the slightly damaged Ferrari 312 PB #0888

John Fitzpatrick (GB) / Rolf Stommelen (D), Team Schnitzer (D), BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

Ferrari 312PB #0894 driven by Tim Schenken (AUS) and Ronnie Peterson (S)

Gijs van Lennep (NL) raises his arm from the Mirage M6 Ford 601 at pit lane entrance

Australian driver Vern Schuppan drove his first F1 practice in this BRM P153B as replacement for the injured regular driver Wisell

Pit stop of the winning Ferrari 312PB #0888 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Mario Andretti (USA)

Vic Elford (GB) and Andrea de Adamich (I) drove the Alfa Romeo 33TT3 entered by Autodelta SpA

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Second placed Ferrari 312PB# 0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

Third placed Werner Christmann (D) on Opel Commodore 2800 GS entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik GmbH

Reine Wisell (S) in the Lola T280 Ford HU2 entered by Ecurie Bonnier

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in pits on the Ferrari 312 PB 0882

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Italian GP Monza 1972

Porsche 908/03 Nr. 7 finished second - driven by Reinhold Joest, Gerhard Schueler and Michel Weber

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, German GP Nuerburgring 1972

Alex Soler-Roig beim GP Spanien 1972 im BRM P160B, gemeldet von Marlboro Espaniol. Er fuhr dieses Fahrzeug auch in Argentinien.

Alex Soler-Roig beim GP Spanien 1972 im BRM P160B, gemeldet von Marlboro Espaniol. Er fuhr dieses Fahrzeug auch in Argentinien.

Jackie Stewart receiving technical help from his mechanic Jo Ramirez

A Matra-Simca MS670 speeds on the straight

Graham Hill

Ronnie Peterson, March 721X Ford-Cosworth

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312PB #0882

Werner Christmann / Jean Ragnotti on Opel GT entered by Steinmetz Automobiltechnik

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Rolf Stommelen, Eifelland 21/March 721 Ford-Cosworth

Niki Lauda, March-Cosworth 721X

Brian Redman (GB) on the Ferrari 312 PB 0884

Hinse / Bonefeld, Faltz - Alpina Essen, BMW 2800 CS, European Touring Car Championship Rd 7, 6h Circuit Paul Ricard 1972, Le Castellet (France)

Second placed Ferrari 312PB #0894 driven by Ronnie Peterson (S) and Tim Schenken (AUS)

Can-Am Watkins Glen 1972: George Follmer (USA) starts on a Porsche 917/10 TC in front of the two McLaren Chevrolets

Mike Hailwood leads a group of cars in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Ferrari 312PB #0882 driven by Jacky Ickx (B) and Clay Regazzoni (CH)

Winning Matra team mates Hill and Pescarolo at Le Mans podium

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72

Engineer Peter Falk (in yellow jacket) helps with pit stop of Reinhold Joest's Porsche 908L 026 #60, driven by Reinhold Joest (D) / Michel Weber (D), which gains third place

Peter Revson

Jackie Stewart cannot start as his Tyrrell-Cosworth 005 stalls in pitlane with clutch problems before formation lap

Jackie Stewart sits on a wheel of his Tyrrell-Cosworth 003, French GP 1971

Jacky Ickx (B) on the grid in a Ferrari 312PB #0882

Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M19C, German GP Nuerburgring 1972

Starting from 9th on the grid, March driver Ronnie Peterson has a chat with Lotus teamboss Colin Chapman

Denny Hulme checks a timesheet in McLaren paddock, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Bonefeld / Niehaus on Opel Kadett 2000, entered by Opel-Team Van Eupen

Derek Bell on Tecno PA123, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Race winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B, GP Monaco 1972

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Ferrari 312PB #0890 driven by Clay Regazzoni (CH) and Brian Redman (GB)

Ronnie Peterson, GP Monaco 1972

Race winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B, GP Monaco 1972

Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M19C, German GP Nuerburgring 1972

The start of the French GP 1972

Jacky Ickx

Rolf Stommelen on Eifelland March-Cosworth 721, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Rolf Stommelen waits for his deployment, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Second placed Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

David Walker on Lotus-Cosworth 72D in front of Amon's Matra-Simca, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Reine Wisell, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Jackie Stewart gives an interview sitting on a wheel of his victorious Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Cevert's Tyrrell-Cosworth 002 is prepared during the 1972 Italian GP weekend

Ronnie Peterson on March-Cosworth 721X, Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972

The two Swedish drivers Ronnie Peterson and Reine Wisell, Spanish GP Jarama 1972

Rolf Stommelen on Eifelland March-Cosworth 721, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M19C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi during the Formula 2 Jim Clark-Rennen 1972 in Hockenheim

Rolf Stommelen on Eifelland March-Cosworth 721, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Cevert's Tyrrell-Cosworth 002 is equipped with an experimantal exhaust during the 1972 Italian GP weekend

Ronnie Peterson on March-Cosworth 721G, Italian GP Monza 1972

Denny Hulme checks his McLaren-Cosworth M19C car before the Spanish GP Jarama 1972

Ronnie Peterson on March-Cosworth 721X, Belgian GP Nivelles-Baulers 1972

Rolf Stommelen, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Niki Lauda before the Formula 2 Jim Clark-Rennen 1972 in Hockenheim

Rolf Stommelen, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Race winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise on BRM P160B, GP Monaco 1972

Ronnie Peterson becomes third placed in the March-Cosworth 721G, German GP 1972

Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M19C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Goodyear tyres in front of McLaren's motorhome at the French GP 1972

Chris Amon, GP Monaco 1972

Derek Bell on Tecno PA123, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Denny Hulme, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Francois Cevert at the 6h Paul Ricard, ETCC round 7, Le Castellet 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Lotus boss Colin Chapman jokes around with Ronnie Peterson behind the March-Cosworth 721G on the grid before the French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

A thoughtful Denny Hulme looks at the McLaren-Cosworth M19C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Denny Hulme on McLaren-Cosworth M19C, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

A Greyhound bus was rented by Porsche as an airport shuttle

A sticker-plastered colleague photographer takes photos of Cevert, Monaco 1972

A easy-going group of British fans watching the race, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1972

A Greyhound bus was rented by Porsche as an airport shuttle

Denny Hulme watches the reassembly of his McLaren-Cosworth M19C, German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, 1972

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