1. Olympia Rallye 1972
14. 8. – 19. 8. 1972, Kiel - München • asphalt - gravel 637.70 km - (cancelled 26.00 km) • total distance including road sections - 3271.00 km • Other years
Stage lengths were not entirely correct in official documents. Official overall length of actually driven stages was 632 km
SS 2-4, 8-10, 38-40 and 48-57 (gravel stages) were officially declared as regularity stages for permission and insurance reasons, however ideal times were set so low that they were rarely achieved even by top drivers. On those stages, only the difference to the ideal time is counted into overall classification. Stage results however show the actual driven time. Penalties are unknown.
SS 9, 31 and 51 cancelled before the event due to missing permissions, stage lengths unknown
SS 5 and 19 cancelled after recce
SS48 shortened from 48 to 39,8 km after a landslide
SS 2-4, 8-10, 38-40 and 48-57 (gravel stages) were officially declared as regularity stages for permission and insurance reasons, however ideal times were set so low that they were rarely achieved even by top drivers. On those stages, only the difference to the ideal time is counted into overall classification. Stage results however show the actual driven time. Penalties are unknown.
SS 9, 31 and 51 cancelled before the event due to missing permissions, stage lengths unknown
SS 5 and 19 cancelled after recce
SS48 shortened from 48 to 39,8 km after a landslide
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Mölln (5.50 km) | 3:09.2 | 164.
15. class 1/3 164. ERC |
104.7 km/h 7.40 s/km |
3:09.2 | 164.
15. class 1/3 164. ERC |
|
| SS2 Königslutter (8.50 km) | 8:25.0 | 129.
11. class 1/3 129. ERC |
60.6 km/h 16.12 s/km |
11:34.2 | 133.
11. class 1/3 133. ERC |
|
| SS3 Teufelsküche (4.00 km) | 2:28.0 | 101.
7. class 1/3 101. ERC |
97.3 km/h 10.25 s/km |
14:02.2 | 123.
11. class 1/3 123. ERC |
|
| SS4 Elm (4.00 km) | 3:08.0 | 125.
11. class 1/3 125. ERC |
76.6 km/h 10.50 s/km |
17:10.2 | 112.
9. class 1/3 112. ERC |
|
| SS5 Große Harz-Bergprüfung (13.00 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS6 Torfhaus (6.80 km) | 4:10.5 | 152.
11. class 1/3 152. ERC |
97.7 km/h 10.10 s/km |
21:20.7 | 125.
10. class 1/3 125. ERC |
|
| SS7 Königshof (9.40 km) | 7:07.8 | 172.
23. class 1/3 172. ERC |
79.1 km/h 12.91 s/km |
28:28.5 | 133.
11. class 1/3 133. ERC |
|
| SS8 Suterode (5.80 km) | 6:12.0 | 157.
12. class 1/3 157. ERC |
56.1 km/h 17.59 s/km |
34:40.5 | 137.
11. class 1/3 137. ERC |
|
| SS9 Sudershausen | cancelled | |||||
| SS10 Bilstein (13.70 km) | Retired | |||||