Emerson Fittipaldi won the Belgian Grand Prix 1972 at Nivelles-Baulers on 4 June 1972, starting from pole position. François Cevert finished second for Tyrrell, with Denny Hulme completing the podium for McLaren.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Team Lotus | 85 | 1:44:07.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | François CevertCEV | Tyrrell | 85 | +26.6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren | 85 | +58.1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Surtees | 85 | +1:12.0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Carlos PacePAC | March | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | Chris AmonAMO | Matra | 84 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | Peter RevsonREV | McLaren | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Howden GanleyGAN | BRM | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | Helmut MarkoMAR | BRM | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Rolf StommelenSTO | March | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 25 | Niki LaudaLAU | March | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | David WalkerWAL | Team Lotus | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Graham HillHIL | Brabham | 73 | Suspension | 0 | |
| N | 19 | Henri PescaroloPES | March | 59 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Ferrari | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Andrea de AdamichDEA | Surtees | 55 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Nanni GalliGAL | Tecno | 54 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 47 | Injection | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Mike BeuttlerBEU | March | 31 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Wilson FittipaldiFIT | Brabham | 28 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Peter GethinGET | BRM | 27 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | BRM | 15 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Tim SchenkenSCH | Surtees | 11 | Overheating | 0 |