1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

January 2020 September 2011 The 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for car manufacturers. Contested over a five-round series, it was the sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the second Australian Manufacturers' Championship. The championship was won by Ford. Schedule Round Race title Circuit State Date Winning driver(s) Winning car Report 1 Chesterfield 250 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 27 August AUS Colin Bond Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 Report 2 Sandown 250 Sandown Park Victoria 10 September AUS John Goss Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Report 3 Hardie-Ferodo 500 Mount Panorama, Bathurst New South Wales 1 October AUS Peter Brock Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 Report 4 Phillip Island 500K Phillip Island Victoria 21 October CAN Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Report 5 Chesterfield 300 Surfers Paradise Queensland 26 November CAN Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase IIIRunaway Triumph For Ford: The Age, 27 November 1972 Report All rounds were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. Classes Entries were divided into four classes, defined via "CP Units", where the engine capacity of the vehicle (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the vehicle (in dollars) to give a CP (Capacity Price) Units value for each model. Class A : Up to 3,000 CP Units Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 CP Units Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 CP Units Class D: 18,001 CP Units and over Points system For each round other than the Bathurst round, championship points were awarded 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 in each class with bonus points awarded for outright placings on a 4,3,2,1 basis. For the Bathurst round, points were awarded 18,16,14,12,10,8,6,4,2 in each class with bonus points awarded for outright placings on a 4,3,2,1 basis. Championship standings Championship standings were as follows: Position Manufacturer Class Car Ade. San. Bat. Phi. Sur. Points Des White, Moffat Wins Last Round-Up, Racing Car News, January 1973, pages 30 & 31 1 Ford D Ford Falcon XY GTHO 10 13 21 13 13 70 2 Holden C Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 13 10 22 12 12 69 3 Ford B Ford Escort Twin Cam & Ford Escort GT1600 9 9 18 9 9 54 4 Mazda A Mazda 1300 9 9 16 9 9 52 =5 Chrysler D Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 8 - 18 7 6 39 =5 Datsun A Datsun 1200 8 7 18 ? ? 39 7 Mazda B Mazda Capella RE - ? 16 ? ? 29 8 Alfa Romeo C Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV 5 ? 10 ? ? 18 9 Chrysler C Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E38 - - 12 - - 12 10 Fiat B Fiat 124 Sport - - 6 - - 6 =11 Chrysler A Chrysler Valiant Galant 5 - - - - 5 =11 Morris B Morris Cooper S - ? - ? ? 5 13 Holden B Holden Torana LC GTR - - 2 - - 2 References Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1973 Australia's Greatest Motor Race, © 1981 Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1960–1989, © 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1972 Modern Motor, November 1972 Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972 Official Programme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday 1 October 1972 Racing Car News, September 1972 Racing Car News, October 1972 Racing Car News, November 1972 Racing Car News, December 1972 The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989 The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988 www.camsmanual.com.au www.toranagtrxu-1.com Category:Australian Manufacturers' Championship Manufacturers' Championship