1972 Can-Am season
The 1972 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the seventh season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 11, 1972, and ended October 29, 1972, after nine rounds.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Labatt's Blue Trophy | Mosport Park | June 11 |
| 2 | Road Atlanta Can-Am | Road Atlanta | July 9 |
| 3 | Watkins Glen Can-Am | Watkins Glen International | July 23 |
| 4 | Buckeye Can-Am | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 6 |
| 5 | Road America Can-Am | Road America | August 27 |
| 6 | Minneapolis Tribune Grand Prix | Donnybrooke International Raceway | September 17 |
| 7 | Klondike 200 | Edmonton Speedway Park | October 1 |
| 8 | Monterey Castrol GTX Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 15 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | October 29 |
Season results
Drivers Championship
Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.| Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
| 1 |  George Follmer | Penske Racing | Porsche 917/10 | Porsche | 20 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 130 | |
| 2 |  Denny Hulme |  Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M20 | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 65 | |||||
| 3 | Milt Minter | Vasek Polak Racing Team | Porsche 917/10 | Porsche | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 65 | |||
| 4 | Mark Donohue | Penske Racing | Porsche 917/10 | Porsche | 15 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 62 | |||||
| 5 |  François Cevert | Young American Racing Team | McLaren M8F | Chevrolet | 12 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 59 | |||||
| 6 | Peter Revson | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M20 | Chevrolet | 12 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 48 | |||||
| 7 | David Hobbs | Carl Haas | Lola T310 | Chevrolet | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 39 | |||
| 8 | Jackie Oliver | Advanced Vehicle Systems | Shadow Mk.3 | Chevrolet | 15 | 12 | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| 9 | Peter Gregg | Peter Gregg | Porsche 917/10 | Porsche | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 34 | |||||
| 10 | Charlie Kemp | Bobby Rinzler | Lola T222 | Chevrolet | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | ||||
| 11 | Lothar Motschenbacher | Motschenbacher Racing | McLaren M8D | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | ||||
| 12 | Gregg Young | Young American Racing Team | McLaren M8F | Chevrolet | 15 | 8 | 23 | |||||||
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 712M | Ferrari | 1 | 10 | 11 | |||||||
| 14 | Bob Nagel | Bob Nagel | Lola T222 | Chevrolet | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| 15 |  José Carlos Pace | Advanced Vehicle Systems | Shadow Mk.3 | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
| 16 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | McLaren M8E | Chevrolet | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| 17= |  John Cordts | William Overhauser Racing | Lola T163 McLaren M8D | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 17= | Sam Posey | Vasek Polak Racing Team | Porsche 917PA | Porsche | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 19 | Scooter Patrick | Otto Zipper Alfa Racing | Alfa Romeo T33/4 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||||||
| 20 | Gordon Dewar | JNO Racing | McLaren M8C | Chevrolet | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 21 | Tom Heyser | Albert Heyser | Lola T260 | Chevrolet | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| 22= | Steve Durst | Steve Durst | McLaren M8E/D | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 22= | Ed Felter | Ed Felter | McLaren M8E | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 22= | Mike Hiss | Mike Hiss | McLaren M8F | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 25 | Warren Agor | Warren Agor | McLaren M8B McLaren M8F | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 26= | Chuck Parsons | William Overhauser Racing Robert McCaig | Lola T163 McLaren M8FP | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 26= |  Hans Wiedmer | Wiedmer Racing Team | McLaren M8F | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 26= | Willi Kauhsen | Willi Kauhsen Racing Team | Porsche 917/10 | Porsche | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 29= | Tony Dean | A.G. Dean Racing | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 29= | Pete Sherman | Pete Sherman | McLaren M12 | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 31 | Roger McCaig | Roger McCaig | McLaren M8FP | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 32 | Bob Peckham | Peckham Racing | McLaren M8C | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 |