1972 Buenos Aires 1000 Km

9 January 1972 - Buenos Aires (RA): Round 1, World Manufacturers Championship.
168 laps of a 3.708 mile/5.968 km circuit - 623.024 miles/1002.658 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 30 Ronnie Peterson/Tim Schenken Ferrari 312PB [0886] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 168 5h45m58.22 1 1m58.59 Sports 3000 1
2 32 Clay Regazzoni/Brian Redman/Arturo Merzario^ Ferrari 312PB [0884] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 168 5h48m02.97 4 1m59.15 Sports 3000 2
3 10 Carlo Facetti/Giovanni Alberti/Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo T33/3 Giovanni Alberti 162   9 2m04.30 Sports 3000 3
4 2 Vic Elford/Helmut Marko Alfa Romeo 33TT3 [11572003] Autodelta SpA 160   13 2m05.42 Sports 3000 4
5 36 John Hine/José Juncadella/Niki Bosch* Chevron B19 Ford Chevron Racing Team 158   12 2m04.75 Sports 2000 1
6 40 Juan Fernandez/Jorge de Bagration Porsche 908/03 [013] Escuderia Montjuich 157   15 2m06.47 Sports 3000 5
7 14 Gérard Larrousse/Chris Craft/Reine Wisell Lola T280 Ford Ecurie Bonnier 156   7 2m02.66 Sports 3000 6
8 34 Niki Bosch/John Bridges/John Hine* Chevron B19 Ford Chevron Racing Team 156   21 2m12.35 Sports 2000 1
9 8 Nino Vaccarella/Carlos A. Pairetti/Teodoro Zeccoli* Alfa Romeo T33/3 Autodelta SpA 153   10 2m04.42 Sports 3000 7
10 28 Jacky Ickx/Mario Andretti Ferrari 312PB [0882] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 152   3 1m58.98 Sports 3000 8
11 26 Jorge Ternengo/Claudio Francisci/Nasif Estéfano^ Abarth SE021 Abarth-Osella 145   14 2m06.33 Sports 2000 3
12 38 Eris Tondelli/Carlos Pascualini Chevron B19 Ford Eris Tondelli 137   22 2m16.26 Sports 2000 4
DNF 16 Gianpiero Moretti/Carlos Ruesch Lola T212 Ford Ecurie Bonnier 127   18 2m07.34 Sports 2000  
DNF 18 Hector Luis Gradassi/Emilio Bertolini Lola T212 Ford Ecurie Bonnier 118   23 2m17.28 Sports 2000  
DNF 12 Reine Wisell/Gérard Larrousse/Jo Bonnier^ Lola T280 Ford Ecurie Bonnier 106 Gearbox 5 1m59.18 Sports 3000  
NC 42 Georges Dumoing/Jean-Louis Lafosse/Masten Gregory* Lola T212 Ford Ecurie Esmerelda 103   19 2m07.78 Sports 2000  
DNF 6 Toine Hezemans/Rolf Stommelen/Giovanni Galli* Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta SpA 71 Accident 2 1m58.90 Sports 3000  
DNF 4 Andrea de Adamich/Giovanni Galli/Rolf Stommelen* Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta SpA 60 Engine 6 1m59.60 Sports 3000  
DNF 24 Dieter Quester/Alex Soler-Roig/Nasif Estefano* Abarth 2000SP/71 Abarth-Osella 60 Ignition 11 2m04.47 Sports 2000  
DNF 22 Arturo Merzario/Spartaco Dini/Nasif Estéfano^/Claudio Francisci* Abarth 2000SP/71 Abarth-Osella 47 Gearbox 8 2m04.00 Sports 2000  
DNF 20 Jorge Cupeiro/Hughes de Fierlant^ Lola T212 Ford Ecurie Bonnier 13 Suspension 17 2m07.34 Sports 2000  
DNF 46 Wilson Fittipaldi/José Renato Catapani^ Lola T212 Ford Equipe Bino 8 Suspension 16 2m06.68 Sports 2000  
DNF 44 Carlos Pace/Angel Monguzzi^ AMS 1300 Ford Motor Racing Grand Prix Org. 4 Driveshaft 20 2m10.13 Sports 2000  
DNS 48 Nestor Garcia-Veiga/Luis Ruben di Palma* Berta LR Ford Oreste Berta   Engine 24 2m21.57 Sports 3000  
DNA 9   Berta LR Oreste Berta         Sports 3000  
DNA 19 Luiz Pereira Bueno/Lian Duarte Porsche 908/03 Hollywood         Sports 3000  

 
Winning Time: 5h45m58.22, 108.048 mph/173.886 kph
Fastest Lap: Reine Wisell #12 (Lola Ford-Cosworth T280), 1m58.39, 112.767 mph/181.481 kph

 
 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 27/10/02
By Darren Galpin
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