The 1972 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the

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on 8 January 1972. The race had 20 starters. It was the 18th

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, and doubled as the first round of the 1972 Tasman Series. Australian Frank Gardner won his first NZGP in his McLaren Formula 5000 ahead of British

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. The first New Zealand driver to finish was

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in the McLaren Formula 5000 who came in 9th place. The race saw the death of Bryan Faloon who died after an accident on the back straight with

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in the closing laps of the race.

Classification

References

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New Zealand Grand Prix Tasman Series January 1972 sports events in New Zealand