September 23rd
Yamaha wins its first 500cc Grand Prix race at the Montjuïc Circuit in Barcelona. The rider is Chas Mortimer.
Mortimer's grandfather was chief test pilot for Vickers Armstrong and test flew the first Spitfire.
Yamaha's First 500GP Victory
The 1972 Grand Prix 50cc World Championship is decided on aggregate times when Jan De Vries and Angel Nieto finish with identical scores of 3 wins and 69 points. Nieto takes the crown.
1972 50cc GP
Casey Stoner wins his first Grand Prix World Championship, and the first also for Ducati.
Casey Stoner