1972 Australian Formula 2 Championship

Motor racing competition October 2019 October 2019 The 1972 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 & 87 It was the sixth Australian Formula 2 Championship.Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7 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.Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1 Round Circuit Date Winner Car 1 CalderTom Naughton, Busy Calder Birthday Meet, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 7 16 January Vern Hamilton Elfin 600B Ford 2 Hume WeirDavid Hassall, Tighe shares F2 lead after Weir win, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 10 2 April Ivan Tighe Elfin 600B Ford 3 Oran ParkRay Bell, 'Belle' star to Matich, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 56 & 57 25 June Jack Bono Elfin 600B Ford 4 Amaroo ParkRay Bell, "Cowangie Kid" kills 'em!, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 66 23 July Larry Perkins Elfin 600B/E Ford 5 Surfers ParadiseBrian Treble, Newcomers come good......and Perkins heads for F2 Title, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 72 & 73 27 August Larry Perkins Elfin 600B/E Ford 6 Symmons PlainsSteven Chopping, McCormack's hollow victory, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 75 & 76 24 September Larry Perkins Elfin 600B/E Ford 7John Brownsea, Bartlett ends bad run, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 80 & 81 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 DriverJim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 79 & 80 Car Entrant CalRound points calculated from round placings as published in Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1 Hum Ora Ama Sur Sym Ade Total 1 Larry Perkins Elfin 600B/E FordSymmons Plains round results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 April 2013 Provincial Motors - - - 9 9 9 9 36 2 Vern Hamilton Elfin 600B FordOran Park round results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 April 2013 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 - 14Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1 page 81 lists Hastings with a final total of 13 points 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 External links Image of 1972 AF2 Champion Larry Perkins (Elfin 600B/E) at Symmons Plains Category:Australian Formula 2 Championship Formula 2 Championship