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Deutsch1972 1000 km Buenos Aires
The 1972 Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers was the opening round of the 1972 World Championship for Makes season. It took place at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentina, on January 10, 1972. This would be the last time that the World Championship ran in a South American country.
Grand tourer class cars did not participate in this event.
Official results
[edit]Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | S3.0 | 30 |  SpA Ferrari SEFAC |  Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken | Ferrari 312PB | 168 |
| Ferrari 3.0 Flat-12 | ||||||
| 2 | S3.0 | 32 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC |  Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman | Ferrari 312PB | 168 |
| Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 3 | S3.0 | 10 | Giovanni Alberti | Carlo Facetti Giovanni Alberti Andrea de Adamich | Alfa Romeo T33/3 | 162 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | S3.0 | 2 | Autodelta SpA | Vic Elford Helmut Marko | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 160 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | S2.0 | 36 | Chevron Racing Team | John Hine José Juncadella | Chevron B19 | 158 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 6 | S3.0 | 40 | Escuderia Montjuich | Juan Fernández Jorge de Bagration | Porsche 908/03 | 157 |
| Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | ||||||
| 7 | S3.0 | 14 | Ecurie Bonnier |  Gérard Larrousse Chris Craft Reine Wisell | Lola T280 | 156 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 8 | S2.0 | 34 | Chevron Racing Team | Niki Bosch John Bridges | Chevron B19 | 156 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 9 | S3.0 | 8 | Autodelta SpA | Nino Vaccarella Carlos Pairetti | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 153 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 10 | S3.0 | 28 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC |  Jacky Ickx Mario Andretti | Ferrari 312PB | 152 |
| Ferrari 3.0L Flat-12 | ||||||
| 11 | S2.0 | 26 | Abarth-Osella | Jorge Ternengo Claudio Francisci | Abarth 2000SP/71 | 145 |
| Abarth 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 12 | S2.0 | 38 | Eris Tondelli | Eris Tondelli Carlos Pascualini | Chevron B19 | 137 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 13 | S2.0 | 16 | Ecurie Bonnier | Gianpiero Moretti Carlos Ruesch | Lola T212 | 127 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 14 | S2.0 | 18 | Ecurie Bonnier | Hector Luis Gradassi Emilio Bertolini | Lola T212 | 118 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 15 NC | S2.0 | 42 | Écurie Esmerelda | Jean-Louis Lafosse Georges Dumoing | Lola T212 | 103 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 16 DNF | S3.0 | 12 | Ecurie Bonnier | Gérard Larrousse Reine Wisell | Lola T280 | 106 |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 17 DNF | S3.0 | 6 | Autodelta SpA |  Toine Hezemans Rolf Stommelen | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 71 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 18 DNF | S3.0 | 4 | Autodelta SpA | Andrea de Adamich Nanni Galli | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 60 |
| Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 | ||||||
| 19 DNF | S2.0 | 24 | Abarth-Osella | Dieter Quester Alex Soler-Roig | Abarth 2000SP/71 | 60 |
| Abarth 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 20 DNF | S2.0 | 22 | Abarth-Osella | Arturo Merzario Spartaco Dini | Abarth 2000SP/71 | 47 |
| Abarth 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 21 DNF | S2.0 | 20 | Ecurie Bonnier | Hughes de Fierlandt Jorge Cupeiro | Lola T212 | 13 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 22 DNF | S2.0 | 46 |  Ecurie Bino | Wilson Fittipaldi José Renato Catapani | Lola T212 | 8 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 23 DNF | S2.0 | 44 | Grand Prix Motor Racing Org. | José Carlos Pace Angel Monguzzi | AMS 1300 | 4 |
| Ford Cosworth FVC 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| DNS | S3.0 | 48 | Oreste Berta | Nestor García-Veiga Rubén Luis di Palma | Berta LR | - |
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 |
Statistics
[edit]- Pole Position - #30 SpA Ferrari SEFAC - 1:58.59
- Fastest Lap - #12 Ecurie Bonnier - 1:58.39
- Average Speed - 173.886 km/h
References
[edit]- "World Championship for Makes 1972 - 1000 km Buenos Aires". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-03-01.