The 24th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 23 April 1972. The race was also run to Formula 5000 regulations.

Note: a blue background indicates a car running under Formula 5000 regulations.

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Ret.	Grid
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	40	53:17.8	1
2	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	40	+ 1.8 s	3
3	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	40	+ 10.8 s	4
4	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	40	+ 40.5 s	10
5	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	40	+ 42.3 s	5
6	Peter Gethin	BRM	40	+ 52.5	2
7	Graham Hill	Brabham-Ford	40	+ 57.2 s	12
8	Graham McRae	Leda-Chevrolet	40	+ 1:12.3 s	9
9	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees-Chevrolet	39	+ 1 lap	13
10	John Cannon	March-Rover	39	+ 1 lap	15
11	Teddy Pilette	McLaren-Chevrolet	39	+ 1 lap	16
12	Steve Thompson	Surtees-Chevrolet	38	+ 2 laps	19
13	Clive Santo	McLaren-Chevrolet	37	+ 3 Laps	20
14	David Prophet	McLaren-Chevrolet	34	+ 6 Laps	21
15	Alan Rollinson	Surtees-Chevrolet	33	+ 7 laps	14
Ret	Mike Hailwood	Surtees-Ford	30	Overheating	6
Ret	Henri Pescarolo	March-Ford	22	Overheating	7
Ret	Ray Allen	McLaren-Chevrolet	17	accident	17
Ret	Martin Ridehalgh	Lola-Chevrolet	9	Engine	24
Ret	Trevor Taylor	Leda-Chevrolet	9	Engine	22
Ret	Gordon Spice	Kitchmac-Chevrolet	5	Head Gasket	18
Ret	Jock Russell	Lotus-Ford	2	Clutch	23
DNS	Dave Walker	Lotus-Ford			8
DNS	Brian Redman	McLaren-Chevrolet			11
Sources:[1][2][3]

• Pole position: Emerson Fittipaldi - 1:18.1^[4]
• Fastest lap: Mike Hailwood - 1:18.8^[5]