Jackie Stewart won the French Grand Prix 1972 at Charade Circuit on 2 July 1972, starting from P3 on the grid. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for Team Lotus, with Chris Amon completing the podium for Matra.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jackie StewartSTE | Tyrrell | 38 | 1:52:22.5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Team Lotus | 38 | +27.7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Chris AmonAMO | Matra | 38 | +31.9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | François CevertCEV | Tyrrell | 38 | +49.3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Ronnie PetersonPET | March | 38 | +56.8 | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Surtees | 38 | +1:36.1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren | 38 | +1:48.1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | Wilson FittipaldiFIT | Brabham | 38 | +2:25.1 | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | Brian RedmanRED | McLaren | 38 | +2:55.5 | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Graham HillHIL | Brabham | 38 | +2:59.5 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Brabham | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Nanni GalliGAL | Ferrari | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | Andrea de AdamichDEA | Surtees | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | BRM | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 15 | Rolf StommelenSTO | March | 37 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 5 | Tim SchenkenSCH | Surtees | 36 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 22 | David WalkerWAL | Team Lotus | 34 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| 19 | 23 | Mike BeuttlerBEU | March | 33 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| N | 16 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell | 33 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Reine WisellWIS | BRM | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Carlos PacePAC | March | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Helmut MarkoMAR | BRM | 8 | Eye injury | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Niki LaudaLAU | March | 4 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Dave CharltonCHA | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |