Great expectations for Cevert, Stewart and Tyrrell were not fulfilled in 1972, Cevert finished in the points only three times, with second places in Belgium and the USA, and a fourth at his home race in France at the Clermont-Ferrand circuit.
As grandes expectativas para Cevert, Stewart e Tyrrell non se cumpriron en 1972, Cevert terminou nos puntos só tres veces, con segundos lugares en Bélxica e EE.UU. e un cuarto na súa carreira de casa en Francia no circuíto de Clermont-Ferrand.