{{Short description|Motor racing competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=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.<ref name=CAMS>Conditions for Australian Titles, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 & 87</ref> It was the sixth Australian Formula 2 Championship.<ref>Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7</ref> 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.<ref name=RCN>Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1</ref> {| class="wikitable" <hiddentext>generated with :de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.7<\hiddentext> |- style="font-weight:bold" | height="14" align="center" | Round | Circuit | Date | Winner | Car |- | height="14" align="center" | 1 | Calder<ref name=Naughton>Tom Naughton, Busy Calder Birthday Meet, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 7</ref> | 16 January<ref name=Naughton/> | Vern Hamilton<ref name=Naughton/> | Elfin 600B Ford |- | height="14" align="center" | 2 | Hume Weir<ref name=Hassall>David Hassall, Tighe shares F2 lead after Weir win, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 10</ref> | 2 April<ref name=Hassall/> | Ivan Tighe<ref name=Hassall/> | Elfin 600B Ford |- | height="14" align="center" | 3 | Oran Park<ref name=Bell>Ray Bell, 'Belle' star to Matich, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 56 & 57</ref> | 25 June<ref name=Bell/> | Jack Bono<ref name=Bell/> | Elfin 600B Ford |- | height="14" align="center" | 4 | Amaroo Park<ref name=Bell_Amaroo>Ray Bell, "Cowangie Kid" kills 'em!, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 66</ref> | 23 July<ref name=Bell_Amaroo/> | Larry Perkins<ref name=Bell_Amaroo/> | Elfin 600B/E Ford |- | height="14" align="center" | 5 | Surfers Paradise<ref name=Treble>Brian Treble, Newcomers come good......and Perkins heads for F2 Title, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 72 & 73</ref> | 27 August<ref name=Treble/> | Larry Perkins<ref name=Treble/> | Elfin 600B/E Ford |- | height="14" align="center" | 6 | Symmons Plains<ref name=Chopping>Steven Chopping, McCormack's hollow victory, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 75 & 76</ref> | 24 September<ref name=Chopping/> | Larry Perkins<ref name=Chopping/> | Elfin 600B/E Ford |- | height="14" align="center" | 7<ref name=Brownsea>John Brownsea, Bartlett ends bad run, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 80 & 81</ref> | Adelaide International Raceway<ref name=Brownsea/> | 8 October<ref name=Brownsea/> | Larry Perkins<ref name=Brownsea/> | Elfin 600B/E Ford |}
Note: Rounds 3, 5, 6 & 7 were each run concurrently with rounds of the 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship.<ref name=RCN/>
==Points system== Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters.<ref name=CAMS/>
==Championship results== {| class="wikitable" <hiddentext>generated with :de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.7<\hiddentext> |- style="font-weight:bold" | height="14" align="center" | Position | Driver<ref name=Shepherd>Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 79 & 80</ref> | Car | Entrant<ref name=RCN/> | align="center" | Cal<ref name=Points>Round points calculated from round placings as published in Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1</ref> | align="center" | Hum<ref name=Points/> | align="center" | Ora<ref name=Points/> | align="center" | Ama<ref name=Points/> | align="center" | Sur<ref name=Points/> | align="center" | Sym<ref name=Points/> | align="center" | Ade<ref name=Points/> | align="center" | Total<ref name=Shepherd/> |- | height="14" align="center" | 1 | Larry Perkins | Elfin 600B/E Ford<ref name=Oldracingcars_Symmons>[https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A72D Symmons Plains round results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 23 April 2013</ref> | Provincial Motors | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 36<ref name=RCN/> |- | height="14" align="center" | 2 | Vern Hamilton | Elfin 600B Ford<ref name=Oldracingcars_Oran_Park>[https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A72B Oran Park round results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 23 April 2013</ref> | Vern Hamilton<ref name=Naughton/> | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 18 |- | height="14" align="center" | 3 | Jack Bono | Elfin 600B Ford<ref name=Oldracingcars_Oran_Park/> | Graham Collier<ref name=Bell/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 15 |- | height="14" align="center" | 4 | Ivan Tighe | Elfin 600B Ford<ref name=Oldracingcars_Symmons/> | Ivan Tighe<ref name=Hassall/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 15 |- | height="14" align="center" | 5 | Ken Hastings | McLaren M4A Ford<ref name=Oldracingcars_Oran_Park/> | Ken Hastings<ref name=Naughton/> | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14<ref>Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1 page 81 lists Hastings with a final total of 13 points</ref> |- | height="14" align="center" | 6 | Allan Grice | Mildren Waggott<ref name=Bell/> & Mildren England<ref name=Bell_Amaroo/> | Max Stewart Motors<ref name=Bell/> & Alan Grice<ref name=Bell_Amaroo/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 10 |- | height="14" align="center" | 7 | Don Uebergang | Elfin 600B<ref name=Hassall/> | Don Uebergang<ref name=Naughton/> | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 8 |- | height="14" align="center" | 8 | Ian Fergusson | Bowin P3a Ford<ref name=Oldracingcars_Oran_Park/> | Ian Fergusson<ref name=Bell/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 7 |- | height="14" align="center" | 9 | Clive Millis | Elfin 600B<ref name=Hassall/> | Clive Millis Motors<ref name=Hassall/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6
|- | height="14" align="center" | | Tony Stewart | Dolphin<ref name=Bell_Amaroo/> England<ref name=Chopping/> | AE Stewart<ref name=Chopping/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 |- | height="14" align="center" | 11 | Peter Larner | Rennmax BN2<ref name=Naughton/> | Roberts Auto Spares<ref name=Naughton/> | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 |- | height="14" align="center" | 12 | Peter Macrow | Cheetah<ref name=Hassall/> | Peter Macrow<ref name=Hassall/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 |- | height="14" align="center" | | Chris Milton | Elfin 600B<ref name=Bell_Amaroo/> | Shell Racing – Volkwreck<ref name=Bell_Amaroo/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 |- | height="14" align="center" | 14 | Garry Campbell | Elfin 600B<ref name=Naughton/> | Provincial Motors<ref name=Naughton/> | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 |- | height="14" align="center" | 15 | Bob Punch | Elfin Mono<ref name=Naughton/> | Bob Punch<ref name=Naughton/> | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |- | height="14" align="center" | | Michael Hall | Elfin 600B<ref name=Hassall/> | Michael Hall<ref name=Hassall/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |- | height="14" align="center" | | Chris Farrell | Brabham BT6 Ford<ref name=Oldracingcars_Oran_Park/> | BP GordonService Station<ref name=Bell/> | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |}
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [https://www.oldracephotos.com/shop/product866 Image of 1972 AF2 Champion Larry Perkins (Elfin 600B/E) at Symmons Plains]
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