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Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Matra Laser, 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Matra Laser, 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

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

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

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

Sex Shop advertising in Austria

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

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

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

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

Concept Car, Bertone Citroen GS Camargue 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, BMW Turbo, 1972

BMW 520 (E12), 1972

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

Chris Amon, GP Monaco 1972

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

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

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

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

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

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

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

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi

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

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Chris Amon, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

The start of the French GP 1972

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

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

Concept Car, Michelotti Fiat 132 Flares, 1972

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

Peter Revson

A cheesy Swiss advertising billboard

Ronnie Peterson

Derek Bell

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

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Italian GP Monza 1972

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

to be identified...

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

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

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

Jacky Ickx

Ronnie Peterson sitting on a rain tire

Derek Bell

Denny Hulme's McLaren-Cosworth M19A in pits

Müller / Schimpf on Opel Ascona of Keiper Recaro Racing Team

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

Second placed Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

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

Peter Revson in his McLaren-Cosworth M19C

Mike Hailwood, in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Müller / Schimpf on Opel Ascona of Keiper Recaro Racing Team

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

Start of the Austrian GP Zeltweg 1972

Mike Hailwood receives a ?

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

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

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

Race winner Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

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

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D

A Tyrrell mechanic carries a front wing cover

Rolf Stommelen, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Jackie Stewart cleans his helmet

Jackie Stewart helps his mechanics

Peter Revson in his McLaren-Cosworth M19A

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

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

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

Lunch Japanese style

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

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

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

Denny Hulme, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

Mike Beuttler's March-Cosworth 721G

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

Emerson Fittipaldi

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

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

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

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

Peter Revson, McLaren-Cosworth M19C

Race winner Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

Kälberer / Assmuth on Opel Kadett A of Otto Kälberer

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

Ronnie Peterson

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

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

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

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

Brian Redman (GB)

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

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

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

Müller / Schimpf on Opel Ascona of Keiper Recaro Racing Team

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

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

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

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

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

Reine Wisell, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1972

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

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

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

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

The retired BMW 1600 #4 of Otto Brindl

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

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 disassembled in pits

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

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

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

The start of the Italian GP Monza 1972

Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

Jacky Ickx after winning the German GP 1972

Rolf Stommelen, French GP Clermont-Ferrand 1972

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

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

Ronnie Peterson

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

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

John Surtees' wife keeps his times at pits

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

Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi

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

Andrea de Adamich

Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell-Cosworth 003

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

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

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

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.

The Abarth 2000 of Scuderia Brescia Corse did not start

The retired BMW 1600 #4 of Otto Brindl

Ronnie Peterson

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.

Derek Bell's Tecno PA123 is being prepared

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

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

Ronnie Peterson

British journalist Mike Doodson enjoys timekeeping from the countryside

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

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

TGC3

Jackie Stewart's Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 disassembled in pits

Jacky Ickx

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

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

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

Ford Köln, Ford Capri RS 2600, Dieter Glemser

Emerson Fittipaldi on podium, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jackie Stewart in pits with his wife Helen

Helen Stewart keeps her husband's times

Derek Bell (GB) on Mirage M6 Ford 601

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

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

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

Nice view on a spectators aeria at the Jarama circuit

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jacky Ickx sits on pole position in a Ferrari 312B2

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Ronnie Peterson, GP Monaco 1972

Peter Schetty, Ferrari sports cars team boss

Mario Andretti, Ferrari 312B2

Two Fords race nose-to-tail

Graham Hill

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

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari

McLaren's temporary pits in the paddock

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brian Redman (GB) on the Ferrari 312 PB 0884

Brian Redman (GB) in Ferrari 312 PB 0890

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

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

Ronnie Peterson (S) on Ferrari 312 PB #0894

Clay Regazzoni

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

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

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

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

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

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

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

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

Clay Regazzoni (CH) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

Gerold Pankl (A) on a BMW 2800 CS

Ronnie Peterson, March 721X Ford-Cosworth

Emerson Fittipaldi on podium, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

Brian Redman (GB)

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

Francois Cevert, Tyrrell-Cosworth 002

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

Race cars return after the 1973 Italian GP Monza

Ronnie Peterson

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)

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Ronnie and Barbro Peterson in the ppits

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

Ronnie Peterson in the rain

Emerson Fittipaldi in the winning Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

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

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

Watkins Glen 6h (USA): Mario Andretti

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

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.

Jackie Stewart meditates in pits

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

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

Yardley-McLaren pits, France 1972

Derek Bell, Tecno PA123

French Grand Prix winner Jackie Stewart

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

Jacky Ickx, British GP Brands Hatch 1972

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

Emerson Fittipaldi

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

David Walker's Lotus-Cosworth 72D

Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312PB #0888

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

Mike Hailwood leads with his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

BRM driver Helmut Marko, Monaco Grand Prix, 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford-Cosworth

Brian Redman (GB)

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

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)

Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell Ford-Cosworth

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

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

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

Briton Graham Hill

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.

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

Champagne shower for Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill and Howden Ganley

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

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

Jacky Ickx

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

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

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

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

Niki Lauda, March-Cosworth 721X

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

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

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

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

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

6h of Watkins Glen, USA, 1972

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

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

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

Hans-Wilhelm Ridder (D) on Opel Commodore GS

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

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

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

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

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

Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi

Henri Pescarolo

John Wyer keeps times

Niki Lauda, March-Cosworth 721X

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

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

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

Ronnie Peterson

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

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

Graham Hill, Matra-Simca MS670

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

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

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

Francois Cevert, Tyrrell-Cosworth 002

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2, German GP, 1972

Mario Andretti (USA) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

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

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

Ronnie Peterson

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

Swedish drivers meeting - Ronnie Peterson and Reine Wisell

Mike Hailwood leads a group of cars 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

1000km Nurburgring: Jacky Icky, Ferrari 312PB

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fans take a ride on a retal lorry

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

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

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

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

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

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

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari

Arturo Merzario, Abarth SEO21

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

Peter Revson

Jacky Ickx puts his helmet on

Start of the French GP 1972

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

Ronnie Peterson leading a bunch of cars

Jacky Ickx' Ferrari 312B2 in the paddock

Huschke von Hanstein borrows the car keys from Paul Frere

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

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

Gijs van Lennep (NL) on Mirage M6 Ford 601

Race cars return after the 1973 Italian GP Monza

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Swede Ronnie Peterson, STP March

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

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

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

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

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)

Ronnie Peterson, March 721G

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

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

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

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

Jackie Stewart on the Tyrrell-Cosworth 003 becomes second placed

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

Erwin Kremer (D) in his own Porsche 911 S

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

Howden Ganley, BRM P180, Monaco Grand Prix, 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi wins the British GP Brands Hatch 1972

A Greyhound bus was rented by Porsche as an airport shuttle

Clay Regazzoni's Ferrari

Ferrari drivers Mario Andretti and Clay Regazzoni

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

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

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

George Follmer

Swedish March driver Ronnie Peterson

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

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

Jackie Stewart waits for his run-out during practice

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

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

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

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

Peter Revson

Ronnie Peterson

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari

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

Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus, Monaco Grand Prix, 1972

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ronnie Peterson

Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, French Grand Prix, 1972

Graham Hill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72

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

Rainy start with three Ferraris in front

Ronnie Peterson with Howden Ganley

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

Jackie Stewart with his wife Helen

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

The safety car leads the start field through formation lap

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

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

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

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

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

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

Ronnie Peterson, March 721G

Camera girl

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

Build-up of the Lotus cars

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

Ronnie Peterson

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

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

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

Brian Redman surrounded by women

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus Ford-Cosworth 72D

George Follmer (USA)

Brian Redman looks through a professional camera

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

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

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

Peter Schetty, Ferrari sports cars team boss

A Ferrari 312 PB is being pushed through the pitlane

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

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

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari

Ronnie Peterson in front of a bunch of cars

Roger Penske and Ferry Porsche

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

Roger Penske chats with Dan Gurney

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

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

Peter Revson (USA) in the McLaren M20 Chevrolet

Milt Minter (USA) on Porsche 917/10

Start of the French GP 1972

Formation lap before the start of the British GP 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

David Hobbs (GB) on Lola T310 Chevrolet

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

Race fans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ronnie Peterson

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

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

John Wyer

Niki Lauda

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

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

Peter Revson

Hulme's McLaren Chevrolet in pits

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

Rolf Stommelen in the futuristic Eifelland March-Cosworth 721

Rolf Stommelen, Eifelland 21/March 721 Ford-Cosworth

Tired race fans take a nap on their car

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus

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

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

Mike Hailwood in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

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

Rolf Stommelen, Eifelland

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

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

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

Denny Hulme's winning McLaren M20 Chevrolet at pits

Peter Revson

Niki Lauda, March-Cosworth 721X

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford-Cosworth

Peter Revson and Denny Hulme

François Cevert (F) on McLaren M8F Chevrolet

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

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

François Cevert on a rainy track

Jackie Stewart

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

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

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

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

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

Ronnie Peterson, March driver

George Follmer in Penske's Porsche 917/10 TC

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

Herbert Voelker, editorial director of the Austrian magazine Auto Revue

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland's Lola T280 Ford HU2 in pits

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

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

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC on the grid

Jacky Ickx puts his helmet on

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

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

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

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

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

Arturo Merzario, Ferrari 312B2, German GP 1972

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC on the grid

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

Fans take a ride on a retal lorry

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peter Revson

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

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2 , German GP 1972

Derek Bell (GB) smiles for a souvenir photo

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

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

Jackie Stewart receiving technical help from his mechanic Jo Ramirez

A warning sign in a private Lamborghini car

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

Peter Revson in his McLaren-Cosworth M19A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jackie Stewart poses for an advertising shooting with his wife Helen

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

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

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

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

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

McLaren camping site, French GP 1972

Patrick Depailler

Jacky Ickx leading teammate Ronnie Peterson

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

A kind warning besides the highway

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

Helmut Marko, BRM P153B, Monaco GP 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

George Follmer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A pretty small TV camera

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

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

Jacky Ickx (B) on Ferrari 312 PB #0888

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

Follmer's Porsche 917/10 TC in pits

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

Ex-racing driver and photographer colleague Marie-Claude Beaumont

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

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

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

Penske timekeepers

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

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

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

A thoughtful Clay Regazzoni

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

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

Derek Bell (GB)

Ferrari drivers Mario Andretti and Clay Regazzoni

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

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

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

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

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

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)

Tione Hezemans (NL) / Dieter Quester (A), BMW Motorsport (D), BMW 3.0 CSL, Monza 4 Hours 1973, European Touring Car Championship (round 1)

Power-off on a BMW 3.0 CSL, Monza 4 Hours 1973, European Touring Car Championship (round 1)

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TVR Vixen 2500

TVR 3000S Convertible (M-Series)

TVR 3000S Convertible (M-Series)

TVR 3000S Convertible (M-Series)

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

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

Jackie Ickx waiting for his Ferrari to be refueled

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

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

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

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

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

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

David Hobbs (GB) on Lola T310 Chevrolet

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

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.