Voici le classement de la Transat Anglaise 1972 (les 14 premiers).
| Place | Skipper | Bateau | Temps | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Colas (Fra) | Pen Duick IV | 20j 13h 15min | Trimaran 70 |
| 2 | Jean-Yves Terlain (Fra) | Vendredi 13 | 21j 5h 14min | Monocoque 128 |
| 3 | Jean-Marie Vidal (Fra) | Cap 33 | 24j 5h 40min | Trimaran 53 |
| 4 | Brian Cooke (Gbr) | British Steel | 24j 19h 28min | Monocoque 59 |
| 5 | Tom Follett (USA) | Three Cheers | 27j 11h 04min | Trimaran 46 |
| 6 | Gérard Pesty (Fra) | Architeuthis | 28j 11h 55min | Trimaran 55 |
| 7 | Martin Minter-Kemp (Gbr) | Strongbow | 28j 12h 46min | Monocoque 65 |
| 8 | Alain Gliksman (Fra) | Toucan | 28j 12h 54min | Monocoque 34,5 |
| 9 | Franco Faggioni (Ita) | Sagittario | 28j 23h 05min | Monocoque 50,5 |
| 10 | James Ferris (USA) | Whisper | 29j 11h 15min | Monocoque 53,5 |
| 11 | Marc Linski (Fra) | Isles du Frioul | 30j 02h 45min | Monocoque 48 |
| 12 | Krzysztof Baranowski (Pol) | Polonez | 30j 16h 55min | Monocoque 45 |
| 13 | Mike McMullen (Gbr) | Binkie II | 31j 18h 10min | Monocoque 32 |
| 14 | Marie-Claude Fauroux (Fra) | Aloa VII | 32j 22h 51min | Monocoque 35 |