1972 1000 km Buenos Aires
The ninth 1000km race of Buenos Aires took place on January 9, 1972 held at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Alfredo and was the first championship round of the World Sportscar Championship this year.
The race
With the 1000 km race from Buenos Aires began in January 1972, the World Sportscar Championship in 1972. At the beginning of a new sporting and technical regulations came into force. The most important innovation was the limitation of the displacement of the sports car group 5 to 3 liters. This race cars like the Porsche 917, the Ferrari 512S and the Lola T70 could no longer be used. However, the new rules allowed Formula 1 technology in endurance racing. This had an effect on the engine of many participants and allowed the use of the Cosworth V8 engine. Since the V12 engine of Matra only had 3 liter engine capacity, the Matra MS670 were now among the favorites of the race. Ferrari had already developed in 1971 with the Ferrari 312PB a 3-liter prototype.
In Buenos Aires Matra was missing, making the decision between the Italian team Ferrari and Alfa Romeo fell. After 1000 -km race distance Scuderia celebrated a double victory.
Results
Final ranking
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Here are the teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the competition, but it did not participate for various reasons.
Class winner
Race data
- Reported: 26
- Started: 13
- Counted: 14
- Racing classes: 2
- Attendance: 80,000
- Weather on race day: warm and dry
- Track length: 5.968 km
- Travel time of the winning team: 5:45:58,220 hours
- Total rounds of the winning team: 168
- Total distance of the winning team: 1002.568 km
- Winners section: 173.886 km / h
- Pole position: Ronnie Peterson - Ferrari 312PB (# 30) - 1.58.590 - 181,175 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Pure Wisell - Lola T280 (# 12) - 1.58.390 - 181.481 km / h
- Race series: first round of the World Sportscar Championship in 1972