The 1972 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] It was the sixth Australian Formula 2 Championship.[2] The title was won by Larry Perkins driving an Elfin 600B/E Ford.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series with one race per round.[3]

Round Circuit Date Winner Car
1 Calder[4] 16 January[4] Vern Hamilton[4] Elfin 600B Ford
2 Hume Weir[5] 2 April[5] Ivan Tighe[5] Elfin 600B Ford
3 Oran Park[6] 25 June[6] Jack Bono[6] Elfin 600B Ford
4 Amaroo Park[7] 23 July[7] Larry Perkins[7] Elfin 600B/E Ford
5 Surfers Paradise[8] 27 August[8] Larry Perkins[8] Elfin 600B/E Ford
6 Symmons Plains[9] 24 September[9] Larry Perkins[9] Elfin 600B/E Ford
7[10] Adelaide International Raceway[10] 8 October[10] Larry Perkins[10] Elfin 600B/E Ford

Note: Rounds 3, 5, 6 & 7 were each run concurrently with rounds of the 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship.[3]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters.[1]

Championship results

Position Driver[11] Car Entrant[3] Cal[12] Hum[12] Ora[12] Ama[12] Sur[12] Sym[12] Ade[12] Total[11]
1 Larry Perkins Elfin 600B/E Ford[13] Provincial Motors - - - 9 9 9 9 36[3]
2 Vern Hamilton Elfin 600B Ford[14] Vern Hamilton[4] 9 - 3 - 6 - - 18
3 Jack Bono Elfin 600B Ford[14] Graham Collier[6] - - 9 6 - - - 15
4 Ivan Tighe Elfin 600B Ford[13] Ivan Tighe[5] - 9 - 2 - 4 - 15
5 Ken Hastings McLaren M4A Ford[14] Ken Hastings[4] 3 4 4 - - 3 - 14[15]
6 Allan Grice Mildren Waggott[6] & Mildren England[7] Max Stewart Motors[6] & Alan Grice[7] - - 2 4 4 - - 10
7 Don Uebergang Elfin 600B[5] Don Uebergang[4] 6 2 - - - - - 8
8 Ian Fergusson Bowin P3a Ford[14] Ian Fergusson[6] - - 6 1 - - - 7
9 Clive Millis Elfin 600B[5] Clive Millis Motors[5] - 6 - - - - - 6
  Tony Stewart Dolphin[7] England[9] AE Stewart[9] - - - - - 6 - 6
11 Peter Larner Rennmax BN2[4] Roberts Auto Spares[4] 4 - - - - - - 4
12 Peter Macrow Cheetah[5] Peter Macrow[5] - 3 - - - - - 3
  Chris Milton Elfin 600B[7] Shell Racing – Volkwreck[7] - - - 3 - - - 3
14 Garry Campbell Elfin 600B[4] Provincial Motors[4] 2 - - - - - - 2
15 Bob Punch Elfin Mono[4] Bob Punch[4] 1 - - - - - - 1
  Michael Hall Elfin 600B[5] Michael Hall[5] - 1 - - - - - 1
  Chris Farrell Brabham BT6 Ford[14] BP GordonService Station[6] - - 1 - - - - 1

References

  1. 1 2 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 & 87
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  3. 1 2 3 4 Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tom Naughton, Busy Calder Birthday Meet, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 7
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 David Hassall, Tighe shares F2 lead after Weir win, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 10
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ray Bell, 'Belle' star to Matich, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 56 & 57
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ray Bell, "Cowangie Kid" kills 'em!, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 66
  8. 1 2 3 Brian Treble, Newcomers come good……and Perkins heads for F2 Title, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 72 & 73
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Steven Chopping, McCormack's hollow victory, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 75 & 76
  10. 1 2 3 4 John Brownsea, Bartlett ends bad run, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 80 & 81
  11. 1 2 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 79 & 80
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Round points calculated from round placings as published in Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1
  13. 1 2 Symmons Plains round results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 April 2013
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Oran Park round results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 April 2013
  15. ↑ Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1 page 81 lists Hastings with a final total of 13 points
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