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