| 1972 South African Formula 1 Championship |
| Driver | Car-Engine-Model | Cape South Easter |
Highveld 100 |
Coronation 100 |
Goldfields Autumn Trophy |
Bulawayo 100 |
Republic Festival Trophy |
Natal Winter Trophy |
Rand Winter Trophy |
False Bay 100 |
Rhodesian GP |
Rand Spring Trophy |
Welkom 100 |
Total |
| Dave Charlton | Lotus 72 D- Cosworth | 9 | 9 | 9 | DNF | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | DNF | 9 | 9 | 90 |
| John Love | March 701 - Cosworth DFV Surtees TS9 - Cosworth DFV Brabham BT33 - Cosworth DFV |
DNS |
DNF |
6 |
DNS |
DNF |
DNF |
9 |
6 |
|
9 |
6 |
6 |
42 |
| Eddie Keizan | Surtees TS5 - Ford | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | DNF | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
| Paddy Driver | McLaren M10B - Ford Surtees TS8 - Chevrolet |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
DQ |
DNF |
2 |
4 |
34 |
| John McNicol | McLaren M10B - Chevrolet | DNF | DNF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | DNF | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 |
| Jackie Pretorius | McLaren M10B - Ford Surtees TS5 - Ford |
|
|
3 |
DNF |
3 |
3 |
4 |
DNS |
DQ |
3 |
3 |
|
19 |
| Peter de Klerk | Lotus 49 C- Cosworth DFV | 6 | 6 | DNF | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNS | 12 | |||||
| Kipp Ackermann | McLaren M10B - Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | 1 | DNF | 1 | DNF | DNS | DNF | DNF | 1 | 9 | ||
| Joe Domingo | Lola T142 - Chevrolet | DNF | 4 | DNF | DNS | DNF | - | 2 | 1 | DNF | DNF | 7 | ||
| Mike Domingo | McLaren M10A - Ford | DNS | DNF | - | DNF | - | 1 | DNF | 1 | 3 | DNF | DNF | - | 5 |
| Willie Ferguson | Brabham BT33 - Cosworth DFV Surtees TS8 - Chevrolet |
4 |
DNS |
4 | ||||||||||
| Meyer Botha | Lotus 49 C- Cosworth DFV | 2 | DNF | 2 | ||||||||||
| Guy Tunmer | Surtees TS5 - Ford | 2 | DNS | 2 | ||||||||||
| Noddy Limberis | Lola T190 - Chevrolet | DNF | ||||||||||||
| Harold Rosenberg | Lola T140 - Ford | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF | - | DNF | |||||||
| Bryan Meano | Lola T140 - Ford | - | ||||||||||||
| Richard Sterne | Surtees TS5 - Ford | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNS | |||||||||
| Fred Cowell | Lola T142 - Ford | DNF | DNS |
Point System |
|
|---|---|
| 9 points | - 1st |
| 6 points | - 2nd |
| 4 points | - 3rd |
| 3 points | - 4th |
| 2 points | - 5th |
| 1 point | - 6th |
All points counted towards championship.