4 mars 1972 Circuit de Kyalami | Longueur : 4.104 km
| Pts | n° | Pilote | Châssis | Moteur | Pneus | Tours | Temps | Écart | Qualifications | Meilleur tour | ||||
| 1 | 9 | 12 | Denny Hulme (NZL) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 1:45'49.1 | 5 | 1'17.4 | 7 | 1'19.3 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 79 | 1:46'03.2 | +14.1 | 3 | 1'17.4 | 2 | 1'19.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | Peter Revson (USA) | McLaren M19A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 1:46'14.9 | +25.8 | 12 | 1'18.0 | 9 | 1'19.5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 79 | 1:46'27.6 | +38.5 | 6 | 1'17.5 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson (SWE) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 79 | 1:46'38.1 | +49.0 | 9 | 1'17.8 | 9 | 1'19.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 19 | Graham Hill (GBR) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1:45'54.5 | +1 tour | 14 | 1'18.1 | |||
| 7 | 4 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1:45'54.8 | +1 tour | 21 | 1'18.9 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 78 | 1:46'14.7 | +1 tour | 7 | 1'17.7 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | François Cevert (FRA) | Tyrrell 002 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1:46'48.4 | +1 tour | 8 | 1'17.8 | ||||
| 10 | 9 | Dave Walker (AUS) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 78 | 1:46'57.9 | +1 tour | 19 | 1'18.7 | ||||
| 11 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo (FRA) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 1:47'02.4 | +1 tour | 22 | 1'19.0 | 7 | 1'19.3 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Ferrari 312B2-72 | Ferrari 312B | Firestone | 77 | 1:46'38.0 | +2 tours | 2 | 1'17.3 | ||||
| 13 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen (GER) | March 721 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 1:46'43.9 | +2 tours | 25 | 1'20.4 | ||||
| 14 | 24 | Helmut Marko (AUT) | BRM P153 | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 76 | 1:46'56.4 | +3 tours | 23 | 1'19.1 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | Chris Amon (NZL) | Matra MS120C | Matra MS72 | Goodyear | 76 | 1:47'07.2 | +3 tours | 13 | 1'18.0 | 2 | 1'19.1 | ||
| 16 | 27 | John Love (ZIM) | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 73 | +6 tours | 26 | 1'21.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 22 | Carlos Pace (BRA) | March 711 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 73 | 1:46'28.1 | +6 tours | 24 | 1'20.3 | ||||
| Non classées | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 23 | Howden Ganley (NZL) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 70 | 16 | 1'18.3 | ||||||
| -- | 18 | Andrea de Adamich (ITA) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 69 | 20 | 1'18.9 | ||||||
| -- | 11 | Peter Gethin (GBR) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 65 | 18 | 1'18.7 | 2 | 1'19.1 | ||||
| Abandon(s) | ||||||||||||||
| moteur | 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise (FRA) | BRM P160B | BRM P142-60 | Firestone | 61 | 11 | 1'17.9 | 6 | 1'19.2 | ||||
| boîte de vitesses | 1 | Jackie Stewart (GBR) | Tyrrell 003 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 1 | 1'17.0 | 2 | 1'19.1 | ||||
| suspension | 17 | Mike Hailwood (GBR) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 28 | 4 | 1'17.4 | 1 | 1'18.9 | (20) | |||
| systèmes de carburant | 20 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Brabham BT34 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 15 | 1'18.2 | ||||||
| moteur | 16 | Tim Schenken (AUS) | Surtees TS9B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 9 | 10 | 1'17.8 | ||||||
| la pompe à carburant | 26 | Dave Charlton (RSA) | Team Lotus 72D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Firestone | 2 | 17 | 1'18.5 | ||||||
| Pas démarré | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 27 | William Ferguson (RSA) | Surtees TS9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 1'21.0 | |||||||||
| moteur | 28 | William Ferguson (RSA) | Brabham BT33 | Ford Cosworth DFV | 1'31.9 | |||||||||
