| Pos |
# |
Driver |
Car |
Time |
| 1 | 2 | Jacky Ickx/Mario Andretti | Ferrari 312PB | 2:31,440 |
| 2 | 4 | Clay Regazzoni/Brian Redman | Ferrari 312PB | 2:33,040 |
| 3 | 31 | Rolf Stommelen/Peter Revson | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 2:33,860 |
| 4 | 3 | Ronnie Peterson/Tim Schenken | Ferrari 312PB | 3:35,370 |
| 5 | 34 | Andrea de Adamich/Nanni Galli | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 2:35,920 |
| 6 | 32 | Vic Elford/Helmut Marko | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 2:37,610 |
| 7 | 7 | Derek Bell/Gijs van Lennep | Mirage M6 Ford | 2:40,670 |
| 8 | 12 | Gérard Larrousse/Jo Bonnier/Reine Wisell | Lola T280 Ford | 2:41,780 |
| 9 | 33 | Nino Vaccarella/Toine Hezemans | Alfa Romeo 33TT3 | 3:42,750 |
| 10 | 25 | Nick Craw/Bill Barber | Chevron B19 Ford | 2:51,270 |
| 11 | 39 | Roman Pechmann/Rudy Bartling/Milt Minter | Porsche 910 | 2:54,090 |
| 12 | 52 | Hugh Kleinpeter/Tony Belcher | Chevron B21 | 2:54,910 |
| 13 | 23 | Charlie Kemp/Oscar Koveleski | Chevrolet Corvette | 2:56,310 |
| 14 | 55 | Roger McCaig/Maurice McCaig | Lola T212 Ford | 2:56,560 |
| 15 | 57 | Dave Heinz/Robert R. Johnson | Chevrolet Corvette | 2:58,710 |
| 16 | 56 | Tom Waugh/Bob Beatty | Lola T212 Ford | 2:59,000 |
| 17 | 26 | Rodolfo Junco/Fred van Beuren Jr | Chevron B19 Ford | 3:01,240 |
| 18 | 1 | David Hobbs/Skip Scott | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | 3:01,580 |
| 19 | 21 | Tony Adamowicz/Sam Posey | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | 3:02,260 |
| 20 | 54 | Anatoly Arutunoff/Brian Goellnicht | Abarth 2000SP | 3:02,050 |
| 21 | 50 | Don Yenko/John Cordts | Chevrolet Corvette | 3:04,890 |
| 22 | 8 | Tom Nehl/Jim Fitzgerald | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:04,890 |
| 23 | 22 | Luigi Chinetti Jr/Bob Grossman | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | 3:05,650 |
| 24 | 11 | Tony DeLorenzo/Jerry Thompson | Ford Mustang | 3:05,790 |
| 25 | 59 | Peter Gregg/Hurley Haywood | Porsche 911S | 3:05,740 |
| 26 | 48 | John Greenwood/Dick Smothers | Chevrolet Corvette | 3:06,040 |
| 27 | 80 | John Elliott/Bill McDill | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:08,200 |
| 28 | 94 | Bob Mitchell/Bob Christiansen | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:08,590 |
| 29 | 27 | Robert Kirby/John Hotchkis | Porsche 914/6 GT | 3:08,800 |
| 30 | 97 | Roberto Quintanilla/Jose Martinez | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:09,000 |
| 31 | 16 | Michael Keyser/Jürgen Barth | Porsche 911S | 3:09,930 |
| 32 | 63 | Sepp Greger/Arthur Blank | Porsche 910 | 3:10,130 |
| 33 | 61 | Jim Locke/Bob Bailey | Porsche 911S | 3:10,770 |
| 34 | 24 | John Buffum/John Fitzpatrick | Ford Escort RS1600 | 3:13,110 |
| 35 | 68 | Robert Stoddard/Joe Hines Jr/Frank Harmstad | Porsche 914/6 GT | 3:13,860 |
| 36 | 28 | Erwin Kremer/Günther Huber/Juan Carlos Bolanos | Porsche 911S | 3:14,000 |
| 37 | 74 | Merv Rosen/Jerry Schaub | Porsche 906 | 3:14,200 |
| 38 | 70 | Lee McDonald/Bert Everett | Porsche 914/6 GT | 3:14,470 |
| 39 | 37 | Gary Belcher/Jef Stevens | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:14,490 |
| 40 | 38 | Bob Fisher/Bruce Ponder | Chevron B16 Ford | 3:16,500 |
| 41 | 43 | Luis Sereix/Javier Garcia | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:17,000 |
| 42 | 17 | Vince Gimondo/Billy Dingman | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:17,290 |
| 43 | 44 | Manuel Garcia/Robert Cao | Chevrolet Nova | 3:17,420 |
| 44 | 47 | Bob Gray/Terry Keller | Chevrolet Corvette | 3:17,690 |
| 45 | 10 | John Tremblay/David Ellis-Brown | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:17,650 |
| 46 | 58 | Hector Rebaque/Guillermo Rojas | Porsche 914/6 | 3:18,000 |
| 47 | 9 | Michael Summers/Bob McClure | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:18,170 |
| 48 | 18 | Harry Ingle/Charles Reynolds | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | 3:19,200 |
| 49 | 19 | David McClain/Dave White | Porsche 914/6 GT | 3:19,570 |
| 50 | 78 | Daniel Muniz/José Luis/Ruben Novoa | Porsche 914/6 GT | 3:20,120 |
| 51 | 89 | Houghton Smith/Bert Gafford | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:20,230 |
| 52 | 15 | Bill Bean/Levon Pentecost | Porsche 911S | 3:20,640 |
| 53 | 30 | Manuel Quintana/John Belperche | Shelby GT350 | 3:21,790 |
| 54 | 46 | Neil Potter/Oran Ansley/Bill Hood | Ford Mustang | 3:21,960 |
| 55 | 69 | Dieter Oest/Mike Tillson/Al Holbert | Porsche 911T | 3:22,450 |
| 56 | 41 | Peter Kirill/Russ Norburn | Porsche 911S | 3:22,910 |
| 57 | 76 | George Stone/Russ Poole | Porsche 911T | 3:23,500 |
| 58 | 42 | Ralph Noseda/Javier Garcia/Mark Livingston | Chevrolet Camaro | 3:24,340 |
| 59 | 77 | Bruce Jennings/Bob Beasley | Porsche 911S | 3:26,700 |
| 60 | 73 | Craig Ross/Jacques Groleau | Datsun 240Z | 3:31,200 |
| 61 | 35 | Vincent P. Collins/Roberto Gonzalez/Jack Beall | Chevrolet Camaro | unknown |
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12 Hours of Sebring 1972