Velika nagrada Južne Afrike 1972 je bila druga dirka Svetovnega prvenstva Formule 1 v sezoni 1972. Odvijala se je 4. marca 1972.
Dirka
! 1 | 12 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 79 | 1:45:49,1 | 5 | 9 |- ! 2 | 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 14,1 s | 3 | 6 |- ! 3 | 14 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 25,8 s | 12 | 4 |- ! 4 | 7 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 79 | + 38,5 s | 6 | 3 |- ! 5 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 79 | + 49,0 s | 9 | 2 |- ! 6 | 19 | Graham Hill | Brabham-Ford | 78 | +1 krog | 14 | 1 |- ! 7 | 4 | Niki Lauda | March-Ford | 78 | +1 krog | 21
! 8 | 5 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 78 | +1 krog | 7
! 9 | 2 | François Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford | 78 | +1 krog | 8
! 10 | 9 | Dave Walker | Lotus-Ford | 78 | +1 krog | 19
! 11 | 21 | Henri Pescarolo | March-Ford | 78 | +1 krog | 22
! 12 | 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 77 | +2 kroga | 2
! 13 | 25 | Rolf Stommelen | March-Ford | 77 | +2 kroga | 25
! 14 | 24 | Helmut Marko | BRM | 76 | +3 krogi | 23
! 15 | 15 | Chris Amon | Matra | 76 | +3 krogi | 13
! 16 | 27 | John Love | Surtees-Ford | 73 | Zavrten | 26
! 17 | 22 | Carlos Pace | March-Ford | 73 | +6 krogov | 24
! NC | 23 | Howden Ganley | BRM | 70 | +9 krogov | 16
! NC | 18 | Andrea de Adamich | Surtees-Ford | 69 | +10 krogov | 20
! NC | 11 | Peter Gethin | BRM | 65 | +14 krogov | 18
! Ods | 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | BRM | 61 | Motor | 11
! Ods | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | 45 | Menjalnik | 1
! Ods | 17 | Mike Hailwood | Surtees-Ford | 28 | Vzmetenje | 4
! Ods | 20 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford | 27 | Dovod goriva | 15
! Ods | 16 | Tim Schenken | Surtees-Ford | 9 | Motor | 10
! Ods | 26 | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | 2 | Črpalka za gorivo | 17
Opombe Najhitrejši krog: Mike Hailwood - 1:18.9
Kategorija:Formula 1 sezona 1972 1972