miniaturadaimagem|O motociclista espanhol Angel Nieto e o holandês Jan de Vries em ação. A Temporada do Campeonato Mundial de Motovelocidade de 1972 foi a 24ª edição promovida pela F.I.M.. A temporada começou em Nürburgring e encerrou-se em Montjuich.
Calendário #DataGrande PrêmioCircuito 1 30 de Abril Grande Prêmio da AlemanhaNürburgring 2 7 de Maio Grande Prêmio da FrançaCircuito de Charade 3 14 de Maio Grande Prêmio da ÁustriaSalzburgring 4 21 de Maio Grande Prêmio da ItáliaAutódromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 5 9 de Junho Tourist Trophy da Ilha de ManSnaefell Mountain Course 6 18 de Junho Grande Prêmio da IugosláviaOpatija Circuit 7 24 de Junho Grande Prêmio da HolandaTT Circuit Assen 8 2 de Julho Grande Prêmio da BélgicaCircuito de Spa-Francorchamps 9 9 de Julho Grande Prêmio da Alemanha OrientalSachsenring 10 16 de Julho Grande Prêmio da TchecoslováquiaCircuito Masaryk 11 23 de Julho Grande Prêmio da SuéciaAutódromo de Anderstorp 12 30 de Julho Grande Prêmio da FinlândiaImatra Circuit1323 de Setembro Grande Prêmio da EspanhaCircuito de Montjuïc
Resultado das corridas # Grande Prêmio 50cc 125cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Info 1 GP da Alemanha Jan de Vries Gilberto Parlotti Hideo Kanaya Jarno Saarinen Giacomo Agostini 2 GP da FrançaSem Disputa Gilberto Parlotti Phil Read Jarno Saarinen Giacomo Agostini 3 GP da ÁustriaSem Disputa Angel Nieto Börje Jansson Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 4 GP da Itália Jan de Vries Angel Nieto Renzo Pasolini Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 5 Tourist TrophySem Disputa Chas Mortimer Phil Read Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 6 GP da Iugoslávia Jan Bruins Kent Andersson Renzo Pasolini János Drapál Alberto Pagani 7 GP da Holanda Angel Nieto Angel Nieto Rodney Gould Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 8 GP da Bélgica Angel Nieto Angel Nieto Jarno SaarinenSem Disputa Giacomo Agostini 9 GP da Alemanha Oriental Theo Timmer Börje Jansson Jarno Saarinen Phil Read Giacomo Agostini 10 GP da TchecoslováquiaSem Disputa Börje Jansson Jarno Saarinen Jarno Saarinen Giacomo Agostini 11 GP da Suécia Jan de Vries Angel Nieto Rodney Gould Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 12 GP da FinlândiaSem Disputa Kent Andersson Jarno Saarinen Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini 13 GP da Espanha Angel Nieto Kent Andersson Renzo Pasolini Bruno Kneubühler Chas Mortimer
Pilotos e equipes Os seguintes pilotos e equipes foram inscritos para participar do Campeonato Mundial:
500cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Scuderia MV AgustaMV AgustaMV Agusta 500 Three1 Giacomo Agostini1–162 Alberto Pagani1–16 Yamaha Factory Racing TeamYamahaPulse 50030 Bruno Kneubühler1–1626 Rodney Gould1–16 Husqvarna ABHusqvarnaWolseley 16H40 Bo Granath1–1669 Agne Carlsson1–16 Team GreenYamahaPulse 50033 Chas Mortimer1–1625 Christian Bourgeois1–16 Kawasaki Racing TeamKawasakiKawasaki KR50014 Dave Simmonds1–1671 Mick Grant1–16 Honda Racing CorporationHondaHonda RC18145 Billie Nelson1–16 19 Terry Dennehy1–16 Owen TeamJada-SuzukiAlbion CX7 842 Jack Findlay1–12 König MotorradKönigHohenstein-Ernstthal46 Kim Newcombe1–169 Paul Eickleberg1–16 Suzuki Motor CorporationSuzukiSuzuki RGA50063 Guido Mandracci1–1247 Rob Bron1–1699 Sven-Olof Gunnarsson13–21 Wright MotorsportsYamahaPulse 50050 Jerry Lancaster1–1637 Hideo Kanaya1–16 Heinricher RacingKawasakiKawasaki KR50075 Gianpiero Zubani1–16 Ducati TeamDucatiDucati 500 GP10 Bruno Spaggiari1–1696 Sergio Baroncini1–16 Seeley-Matchless EngireeringSeeley-MatchlessALX40051 Kevin Cowley1–16 AIM Vasser Sullivan RacingDucatiDucati 500 GP70 Paul Smart1–1690 Giordano Mongardi1–16 Heart Of Racing TeamSuzukiSuzuki RGA50081 Lothar John1–1295 André Pogolotti1–16 Pfaff MotorsportsKawasakiKawasaki KR50028 Piet Van der Wal1–1654 Eric Offenstadt1–16 PR1 Mathiasen MotorsportsKönigHohenstein-Ernstthal64 Ernst Hiller1–1288 Kurt-Harald Florin1–1641 Jupp Tröblinger13–21 Tower Motorsport By StarworksYamahaPulse 50034 Derek Chatterton1–1627 Kurt-Ivan Carlsson1–16 Konrad MotorsportKawasakiKawasaki KR5005 Charlie Dobson1–1235 Klaus Huber1–1682 Ken Araoka13–21 Whelen Engineering RacingYamahaPulse 50094 Pentti Korhonen1–1667 Charlie Williams1–16 BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KGRotaxTrident 324 Alois Maxwald1–12 Scuderia PatonPatonPaton Rapier 8560 Silvano Bertarelli1–1612 Carlo Marelli1–16 Matchless Motorcycle CompanyMatchlessArrival 5007 Selwyn Griffiths1–1244 Josef Özelt1–1692 John Hughes13–21 DS Marcos Racing InternationalSuzukiSuzuki RGA50097 Derek Lee1–1656 Clive Brown1–16 Aermacchi SuperAutoAermacchiPhoenix Eagle 1153 Getulio Marcaccini1–1639 Walter Rüngg1–1679 Brian Lee1–1680 Giuseppe Mandolini1–16 Matchless-Métisse TeamMatchless-MétisseIBC 800v43 Arpád Juhos1–1676 David Knowles1–16 Husqvarna-ProtoHusqvarna-ProtoCompactor VM 11587 Johnny Bengtsson1–16 Seeley MotorcyclesSeeleyFastrac 825015 Paul Cott1–1638 Ken Kay1–1652 Chris Neve1–16 Team Leader MotorsportsYamahaPulse 50066 Seppo Kangasniemi1–168 Michael Schmid1–164 Steve Ellis1–1649 Jeff Wade1–16 GRT Grasser Racing TeamPatonHeritage Motor11 Roberto Gallina1–16 JDC-Miller MotorSportsKawasakiKawasaki KR50022 Maurice Hawthorne1–1698 Ron Chandler1–16 Reisman Property InterestsSuzukiSuzuki RGA50058 Ulf Nilsson1–16 Scuderia TorinoSuzukiSuzuki RGA50013 Charlie Sanby1–1636 Kai Kuparinen1–16 Larbre CompétitionSuzukiSuzuki RGA50032 Ted Janssen1–1623 Billy McCosh1–16 Freisinger MotorsportKawasakiKawasaki KR50016 Christian Leon1–163 Kaarlo Koivuniemi1–16 Equipe LintoLintoLinTo 500 GP77 Gyula Marsovszky1–1655 Jean Campiche1–16 Monark Cykelfabriken ABMonarkMourad 560085 Morgan Radberg1–16 Bell MotorsportsSuzukiSuzuki RGA50062 Gustavo Cerdeña1–1648 Stan Woods1–1672 Heinz Schmid1–1629 Keith Turner1–1620 Roger Nichols1–1621 Jacques Roca1–16 Martin Snow RacingHondaHonda RC18174 Börge Andersson1–1661 Claus Tarum1–16 AF CorseKawasakiKawasaki KR50084 Guy Cooremans1–1689 Jean-Paul Passet1–16 Cunningham MotorsportCunningham-SuzukiStrata CS59 George Fogarty1–16 Schumacher RacingKawasakiKawasaki KR50017 Jerôme van Haeltert1–1678 Sture Wass1–16 BMW MotorradBMWBMW LEVC TX93 Hans-Otto Butenuth1–1665 Udo Kochanski1–16 Norton Motorcycle CompanyNortonMellor Coachcraft91 Garry Mateer1–1631 Ken Tilley1–1673 Tom Waterer1–16 Team MenardKawasakiKawasaki KR50083 Werner Bergold1–1668 Anssi Resko1–1618 Werner Giger1–1657 Hugh Evans1–1686 Willi Bertsch1–166 Sten-Gunnar Jansson1–16 Petty-Norton EnterprisesPetty-NortonOrion E30 Pete Elmore1–16 Scuderia BenetinniYamahaPulse 50066 Hans-Jürgen Rothbrust1–1665 Horst Dzierzawa1–1635 Raymond Ashcroft1–1619 Dennis Trollope1–16 Cotton Motor CompanyCowles-MatchlessOptare Tempo SR8 Tom Dickie1–1667 Roger Graham1–16 American Spirit RacingSuzukiSuzuki RGA50018 Arne Andersson1–16 Scandinavian AirlinesMularnySolo SR E59 Roger Bowler1–16 Vincent MotorcyclesHondaHonda RC18136 Grahan Penny1–1615 Otto Labitzke1–1660 Godfrey Nash1–1633 Peter Breingan1–1656 Rudolf Fröhling1–16 Castrol RacingVelocette-MetisseMetroDecker71 Fred Walton1–16 Triumph EngineeringTriumphOlympus 50080 Ron Baylie1–16 Saleen-Allen SpeedlabYamahaPulse 50016 Walter Dawson1–167 Kari Lahtinen1–1651 John Dodds1–1654 Terry Grotefeld1–16 Bonhams MotorsportCrooks-SuzukiStarRider 500TT47 Tom Loughridge1–16 C.J. MotorsportsSeeleyYorkshire Rider O13 Abe Alexander1–1648 Jim Ashton1–164 Gérard Chaperon1–1625 Eric Clark1–1638 Derek Filler1–1650 Roger Fursman1–16 Prototype Technology GroupSuzukiSuzuki RGA50017 Ernie Johnson1–1695 Roger Sutcliffe1–16 Oakley-Matchless MotorsportsOakley-SeeleyBattronic electric3 Geoff Barry1–16 Robinson RacingKawasakiKawasaki KR50069 Karl Auer1–1653 Cliff Carr1–1662 André-Luc Appietto1–165 Gérard Debrock1–1668 Paolo Campanelli1–1691 Gérard Chamard1–16 Česká zbrojovka StrakoniceČZAlbion 16P Wagonette64 Bohumil Stasa1–1682 Jiri Kral1–1663 Hans-Josef Martinek1–16 RiemanocRiemanocMornington RM 1042 Wil Hartog1–16 Art Pilla TT Grand PrixNortonMellor Coachcraft72 Bob Biscardine1–1629 Robert Browne1–1620 Doug Cash1–1683 Dave Foulkes1–1679 Don Grant1–1621 Keith Heckles1–16 Kettle-Norton Racing TeamKettle-NortonMandator 5669 Jeff Boniface1–16 Voestalpine AGRotaxRotax TG487 Hans Braumandl1–16 Stafford Grand PrixStafford-MatchlessModel 70189 Bill Fulton1–16 G & W MotorsportsKawasakiKawasaki KR50055 Alex George1–1658 René Guilli1–1676 Benedetto Zambotti1–16 ASG RacingASGDAF/VDL DB25061 Andreas Georgeades1–16 Lohmann MotorsportDugdale-YamahaAEC Regent V28 Billie Guthrie1–16 Rock Valley RacingYamahaPulse 50077 David Harris1–166 Don Harris1–1688 Thierry Tchernine1–16 RR TeamAMC-SachsSolar Fusion GP50097 Ari Heikkilä1–16 Leyton House RacingSeeley-YamahaAxcess-Floline75 Bill Henderson1–16 Scuderia BenelliBenelliStreetVibe 50085 Gerhard Heukerott1–16 EMW MotorsportGranby-SuzukiEclipse 312 Ivan Hodgkinson1–16 Mosler AutomotiveKawasakiKawasaki KR50074 Ewald Hüttlin1–1670 Giovanni Perrone1–1645 Barry Smith1–1690 Anders Sundberg1–16 Champion MotorsSuzukiSuzuki RGA50084 Tony Jefferies1–1696 Brian Kemp1–1693 Lars Pahlsson1–1694 Claes-Göran Samuelsson1–16 Panoz Motor SportsYamahaPulse 50014 Walter Kaletsch1–1624 Pentti Lehtelä1–1632 Phil Read1–1649 Nigel Rollason1–1627 Brian Warburton1–16 Hughes-Triumph MotoTeamHughes-TriumphMorrison-Electricar40 Ray Knight1–16 Fantasy Junction TeamNortonMellor Coachcraft98 Alan Lawton1–1626 Brian Taggart1–16 Ducati TeamDucatiDucati 500 GP22 Mario Lega1–16 Denaba RacingSeeleyYorkshire Rider O43 Malcom Moffatt1–1631 John Stanley1–16 Team CascandiaNortonMellor Coachcraft46 Brian Moses1–1641 Steve Moynihan1–1610 Garth Neveling1–16 West Surrey RacingMularny-NortonMN B8RLE92 Norman Price1–16 Jawa MotorsJawaJawa L94UA73 Eman Quirenz1–16 TRV MotorsportsMatchlessArrival 50052 Robert Ramsey1–16 Team OrangePadgett-KawasakiPadgett-K GHA C99 Dudley Robinson1–16 Kopf Race ProductsHondaHonda RC18144 Roger Ruiz1–1634 Wolfgang Stephan1–1686 Peter Stocksiefen1–16 Genesis RacingKönigHohenstein-Ernstthal81 Mike van Aken1–16 Arter-Matchless SportsArter MatchlessPort Talbot 50023 Peter Williams1–1639 John Williams1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto
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