1972 Australian Sports Car Championship

The 1972 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian motor racing series for Sports Cars.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a national title[1] and was the fourth Australian Sports Car Championship.[2]

The championship was won by John Harvey driving a McLaren M6 Repco.[3]

Schedule

The championship was contested over six rounds:[3]

Round[3] Name[3] Circuit[3] State Date[3] Winning driver[3] Car[3]
1 The Endeavour Cup Phillip Island Victoria 30 January John Harvey McLaren M6 Repco
2 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 9 April John Harvey McLaren M6 Repco
3 RAC Trophy Race Warwick Farm New South Wales 30 April John Harvey McLaren M6 Repco
4   Surfers Paradise Queensland 18 June John Harvey McLaren M6 Repco
5 Western Australian Sports Car Championship[4] Wanneroo Western Australia 20 August Howie Sangster McLaren LT170 Chevrolet
6 Tasmanian Sports Car Championship Symmons Plains Tasmania 12 November John Harvey McLaren M6 Repco

Classes and points system

The championship was open to:[1]

Cars competed in two classes, Over 2500cc and Up to 2500cc.[1]

Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class at each round and on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright placegetters at each round.[1]

Championship standings
Position Driver No. Car Entrant Phi Ade War Sur Wan Sym Total
1 John Harvey[6] 2, 76, 1 McLaren M6 Repco[3] Bob Jane Racing 13 13 13 13 2 13 67[6]
2 Alan Hamilton 9 Porsche 906 Porsche Distributors 12 12 12 11 - - 47
3 Phil Moore 6 Elfin 360 Repco Phil Moore - - 8 7 11 12 38
4 Doug Macarthur Rennmax Repco Doug Macarthur 8 8 - - - 3 19
Henry Michell 61 Elfin 360 Repco Henry Michell 5 - 5 4 - 5 19
6 Howie Sangster 20 McLaren LT170 Chevrolet[3] Shell Racing - - - - 13 - 13
Charlie Occhipinti Elfin ME5 Chevrolet Monza Motors - 7 6 - - - 13
8 Ray Hanger 4 Rennmax BMW Ray Hanger 3 4 - 3 - - 10
9 Stan Keen 21 Elfin 400 Stan Keen Motors - - - 9 - - 9
Stuart Kostera 27 Matich SR3 Stuart Kostera - - - - 9 - 9
11 Bruce Gowans 30 Lotus 23B Cosworth A Ling - - - - - 8 8
12 Chris Royston 47 Lotus 47 Shell Racing - - - - 6 - 6
Max Thompson Elfin 400 Ford Max Thompson - - - - - 6 6
14 Derek Vince 31 Graduate Mk 11 Derek Vince - - - - 5 - 5
15 Alan Nitschke Ford Special Vimy Ridge Service Station - 4 - - - - 4
Bill O'Gorman Matich SR5 Waggott Bill O'Gorman Racing - - 2 - - 2 4
Bruce Leer Milano GT2 Holden[3] Bruce Leer - - 4 - - - 4
Gordon Mitchell 37 Austin-Healey Sprite Gordon Mitchell - - - - 4 - 4
Terry Southall Elfin 400B Chevrolet Terry Southall - - - - - 4 4
20 Barry Bassingthwaite Nota Sportsman Ford Barry Bassingthwaite - - 3 - - - 3
21 Barry Coleman 55 Bolwell Mk.7 Barry Coleman - - - - 3 - 3
Moss Angliss Milano GT2 Holden[3] Bruce Leer - - 3 - - - 3
Tony McAlinden 36 U2 Mk.8B Tony McAlinden - - - - 3 - 3
24 Graeme Ibbotson 48 Jomax Graeme Ibbotson - - - - 2 - 2
Paul Gibson 10 Lotus 23B Ford[3] Hoot Gibson and Sons 2 - - - - - 2
26 Brian Cole 38 MG Midget - - - - 1 - 1
Keith Murray Welsor Waggott Spinning Wheel Tyre Co - - 1 - - - 1
Peter Turnbull Turnham Climax Peter Turnbull - - - - - 1 1

References
  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1972, pages 86 to 90
  2. 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport - Australian Titles, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. Sports Car Series, Australian Motoring Yearbook 1973 Edition, pages 170 to 179
  4. Western Australian Race Results 1972, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. Automobiles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1972, pages 189 to 190
  6. Steven Chopping, Wet Wind-Up Down South, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 86 & 87
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