| Pos | Team | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 5 | 61 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 4 | 51 |
| 3 | McLaren | 1 | 49 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | Surtees | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | March | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | BRM | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Matra | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Brabham | 0 | 7 |
| – | Tecno | 0 |
| Rd | Grand Prix | Date | Pole | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | 23 Jan 1972 | Carlos Reutemann | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 2 | South African Grand Prix | 4 Mar 1972 | Jackie Stewart | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 3 | Spanish Grand Prix | 1 May 1972 | Jacky Ickx | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
| 4 | Monaco Grand Prix | 14 May 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | 4 Jun 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
| 6 | French Grand Prix | 2 Jul 1972 | Chris Amon | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
Driver changes this season: Team Lotus, Tyrrell, McLaren, Ferrari, Surtees, March, BRM, Brabham
| Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fittipaldi #11/8/5/32/1/2/31/6/10 | 61 |
| 0 |
| – | Connew | 0 | 0 |
| – | Politoys | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | British Grand Prix | 15 Jul 1972 | Jacky Ickx | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
| 8 | German Grand Prix | 30 Jul 1972 | Jacky Ickx | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 9 | Austrian Grand Prix | 13 Aug 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
| 10 | Italian Grand Prix | 10 Sept 1972 | Jacky Ickx | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Lotus |
| 11 | Canadian Grand Prix | 24 Sept 1972 | Peter Revson | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 12 | United States Grand Prix | 8 Oct 1972 | Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| Walker #12/9/21/33/6/25/11 | 0 |
| Charlton #26/29 Stand-in | 0 |
| Wisell #6/12 Joined mid-season | 0 |
| Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauda #15/4/24/12/14/23/18/26/5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Peterson #14/3/2/11/12/10/5/19/25/4 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Pescarolo #23/21/14/22/15/20/28/26 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pace #22/29/23/16/17/25/21/26/27 Joined mid-season | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Stommelen #25/16/27/6/10/33/22 Left mid-season | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Beuttler #5/14/15/31/28/3/16/27/6 Joined mid-season | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Barber #33 Joined mid-season | 0 |
| Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganley #3/23/25/19/17/9/22/15/16 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Gethin #5/11/8/18/24/12/6/23/16/14 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Wisell #4/10/28/24/18 Left mid-season | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Marko #7/24/26/27/25 Left mid-season | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Soler-Roig #6/28 Stand-in | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Beltoise #10/19/17/23/5/11/6/7/21/14 Joined mid-season | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Oliver #14 Stand-in | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Brack #17 Stand-in | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Redman #15 Joined mid-season | 0 |
| Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill #1/19/18/20/17/26/11/16/28/7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Reutemann #2/20/19/27/12/17/30/8/29 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Fittipaldi #22/21/18/19/28/26/29/9/30 Joined mid-season | 0 |