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1972 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition

Motor racing competition

The 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars. It was the 16th Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by CAMS. The championship winner, Frank Matich, was awarded the 1972 CAMS Gold Star.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series with one race per round.

6Sam Hordern TrophyWarwick FarmNew South Wales5 NovemberFrank MatichMatich A50 Repco Holden

An additional round, scheduled to be held at Lakeside in Queensland was cancelled.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each race.

Championship results

=Jack BonoElfin 600B FordGraham Collier-1----1

References

References

  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 & 87
  2. Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  3. Matich writes his name in Gold, Australian Motor Racing Annual 1973, pages 7 to 11 & 80 to 82
  4. Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No1
  5. Points from the best five results could be retained by each driver.Guide to the Gold Star, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972, page xv
  6. [https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A72B Belle Magazine Trophy, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 10 January 2013
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