Circuit de Charade Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Course
Temporary street circuit
Course length
8.055 km (5.005 miles)
Distance
38 laps, 306.09 km (190.19 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Chris Amon
Matra
Time
2:53.4
Fastest lap
Driver
Chris Amon
Matra
Time
2:53.9 on lap 32
Podium
First
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell-Ford
Second
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus-Ford
Third
Chris Amon
Matra
Lap leaders
Motor car race
Poleman and third-place finisher Chris Amon in front of fourth place finisher François Cevert
The 1972 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Charade in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France on 2 July 1972. It was race 6 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The Circuit de Charade's natural setting around the base of an extinct volcano created safety concerns due to the dark, volcanic rocks which fell from the mountain onto both sides of the track.[1][2] Drivers who skirted the track edge would often send rocks flying into the middle of the road and into the path of pursuing competitors.[1][2] The hazard was highlighted when driver Helmut Marko suffered a career-ending injury during the race, when a stone thrown from Ronnie Peterson's March penetrated his helmet visor and blinded him in the left eye.[1][2][a] The rocks also meant that tyre punctures were a perennial hazard on the circuit, as was shown when ten competitors suffered punctures during the race.[1][2] The French Grand Prix was moved to the new Circuit Paul Ricard for 1973.
Chris Amon achieved the fifth and final pole position of his career and was leading the race in his Matra until a puncture forced him to pit, leaving Jackie Stewart to win in his Tyrrell-Ford. Fittipaldi finished second, just ahead of a charging Amon, who shattered the circuit's lap record.
^ abcd"Charade". racingcircuits.info. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ abcd"The Volcanic Rush of Clermont Ferrand". speedhunters.com. August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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