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. It was the sixth Australian Formula 2 Championship. 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.

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

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

Points system

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

Championship results

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