1972 European Formula Two Championship


The 1972 European Formula Two season was contested over 14 rounds. British Mike Hailwood, a previously famous motorcycle racer, was the season champion, driving a Surtees-Ford.

Calendar

Note:
Race 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 2, 4, 5, 7 and 13 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Race 2, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 14 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.
Race 3 Bert Hawthorne was fatally injured in practice.

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 10 results count. No driver had a point deduction.
PlaceNameTeamChassisEngineMAL
THR
HOC
PAU
CRY
HOC
ROU
ÖST
EMM
MAN
IMO
SAL
ALB
HOC
Points
1 Mike HailwoodTeam SurteesSurteesFord2--26-99-9-9-955
2 Jean-Pierre JaussaudÉcurie A.S.C.A.BrabhamFord--93-9--241-9-37
3 Patrick DepaillerCoombs RacingMarchFord---62--3--916-27
4 Carlos ReutemannMotul Rondel RacingBrabhamFord4---4366-12---26
5 Niki LaudaMarch EngineeringMarchFord69------6--2-225
6 Dave MorganReeves RacingBrabhamFord9----244---4--23
7 Bob WollekMotul Rondel RacingBrabhamFord--41--129---4-21
8 Jody ScheckterMcLarenMcLarenFord3---9---3-----15
9 Mike BeuttlerTeam Clarke-MordauntMarchFord--6--6--------12
Peter GethinChevron RacingChevronFord---9-------3--12
11 Carlos RueschTeam SurteesSurteesFord-----1-1-26-1-11
12 Wilson FittipaldiTeam BardahlBrabhamFord----------4--610
13 Xavier PerrotSquadra TartarurgaMarchFord1-3--4--------8
14 Jean-Pierre JabouilleCoombs RacingMarchFord---------6---7
14 Jean-Pierre JabouilleCoombs RacingElf-AlpineFord17
15 Patrick Dal BoBanting & Earle RacingPygméeFord-6------------6
Carlos PaceTeam SurteesSurteesFord-----------6--6
17 Tom BelsøTeam VikingBrabhamFord--2---------3-5
James HuntHesketh RacingMarchFord------------235
19 Claudio FrancisciElcom RacingBrabhamFord-4------------4
David PurleyLecMarchFord---4----------4
Andrea de AdamichTeam SurteesSurteesFord--------4-----4
John WatsonTeam McCall-TuiLeda-TuiFord------3-1-----4
Tino Brambillaprivate entryMarchFord-------------44
24 Vic ElfordChevron RacingChevronFord----3---------3
Brett LungerSpace RacingMarchFord---------3----3
Hiroshi KazatoBloore RacingMarchFord----------3---3
27 José DolhemTeam ArnoldMarchFord------2-------2
28 John WingfieldNicoby RacingBrabhamFord--1-----------1
Jochen MassMarch EngineeringMarchFord----1---------1

Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
Race 2 not all points were awarded.