1972 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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 [13] Vern Hamilton [4] 9 - 3 - 6 - - 18
3 Jack Bono Elfin 600B Ford [13] Graham Collier [6] - - 9 6 - - - 15
4 Ivan Tighe Elfin 600B Ford [14] Ivan Tighe [5] - 9 - 2 - 4 - 15
5 Ken Hastings McLaren M4A Ford [13] 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 [13] 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 [13] BP GordonService Station [6] - - 1 - - - - 1

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 Tom Naughton, Busy Calder Birthday Meet, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 7
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 David Hassall, Tighe shares F2 lead after Weir win, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 10
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Ray Bell, 'Belle' star to Matich, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 56 & 57
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Ray Bell, "Cowangie Kid" kills 'em!, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 66
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Brian Treble, Newcomers come good……and Perkins heads for F2 Title, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 72 & 73
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Steven Chopping, McCormack's hollow victory, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 75 & 76
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 John Brownsea, Bartlett ends bad run, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 80 & 81
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 79 & 80
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Round points calculated from round placings as published in Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Oran Park round results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 April 2013
  14. ↑ Symmons Plains 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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