1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
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The 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for car manufacturers. It was contested over a five round series.
All rounds were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Cars
.
Entries were divided into four classes, split 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.
For each round other than Bathurst, 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 results were as follows.
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Australian Manufacturers' Championship
The Australian Manufacturers' Championship is a motor racing title awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the winning car manufacturer in a series of races held throughout Australia...
was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for car manufacturers. It was contested over a five round series.
- Round 1, Chesterfield 2501972 Chesterfield 250The 1972 Chesterfield 250 was an endurance race for Series Production Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group E regulations. The race, which was Round 1 of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was held at the Adelaide International Raceway near Virginia in South Australia on 27 August...
, Adelaide International RacewayAdelaide International RacewayThe Adelaide International Raceway is a permanent circuit owned by Australian Motorsport Club Limited under the auspices of the Bob Jane Corporation. It is located on Port Wakefield Road at Virginia, a small town just north of Adelaide, South Australia, and is round the corner from Speedway City...
, South Australia, 27 August - Round 2, Sandown 2501972 Sandown 250The 1972 Sandown 250 was an endurance motor race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. It was held on 10 September 1972 over 130 laps of the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 250 miles...
, Sandown ParkSandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, Victoria, 10 September - Round 3, Hardie-Ferodo 5001972 Hardie-Ferodo 500The 1972 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The race was held on 1 October 1972 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia...
, Mount PanoramaMount Panorama CircuitMount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
, Bathurst, New South Wales, 1 October - Round 4, Phillip Island 500KPhillip Island 500KThe Phillip Island 500K is an endurance motor race held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia. It has been contested each year from 1971 to 1977 and from 2008 to date....
, Phillip IslandPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitThe Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
, Victoria, 21 October - Round 5, Chesterfield 300, Surfers ParadiseSurfers Paradise International RacewaySurfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara...
, Queensland, 26 November
All rounds were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Cars
Group E Series Production Touring Cars
Group E Series Production Touring Cars was an Australian motor racing category for production based sedans competing with limited modifications. It was current from 1964 to 1972....
.
Entries were divided into four classes, split 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
For each round other than Bathurst, 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 results were as follows.
Position | Manufacturer | Class | Car | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Points |
1 | Ford | D | Ford Falcon XY GTHO | 10 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 70 |
2 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
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 Mazda is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales... |
A | Mazda 1300 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 |
5 | Chrysler Chrysler Australia Chrysler Australia is the importer of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles for sale in the Australian marketplace. However, there had previously been a "Chrysler Australia Ltd" which had operated as a vehicle manufacturer in Australia from 1951 until 1980.... |
D | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 8 | - | 18 | 7 | 6 | 39 |
Datsun Datsun Datsun was an automobile marque. The name was created in 1931 by the DAT Motorcar Co. for a new car model, spelling it as "Datson" to indicate its smaller size when compared to the existing, larger DAT car. Later, in 1933 after Nissan Motor Co., Ltd... |
A | Datsun 1200 | 8 | 7 | 18 | ? | ? | 39 | |
7 | Mazda | B | Mazda Capella RE Mazda RX-2 The Mazda RX-2 was a midsize car introduced in 1970 and sold through 1978. It used a rotary engine and shared a chassis with the piston-engined Mazda Capella/616/618.... |
- | ? | 16 | ? | ? | 29 |
8 | Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars... |
C | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | 5 | ? | 10 | ? | ? | 18 |
9 | Chrysler | C | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E38 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 |
10 | Fiat Fiat FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli... |
B | Fiat 124 Sport Fiat 124 Coupe Fiat 124 Coupé is an Italian car produced between 1967 and 1975 in three generations.The four cylinder, aluminum, twin overhead cam engine was designed by ex-Ferrari engineer Aurelio Lampredi. Originally, the AC or first generation featured an 1,438 cc engine, which grew to 1,608 in the... |
- | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
11 | Chrysler | A | Chrysler Valiant Galant | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Morris Morris -People:* Morris , a common family name * Morris , Belgian cartoonist, creator of Lucky Luke* Morris, one of the 14 Tribes of Galway, Ireland-Places:In Canada*Morris, Manitoba... |
B | Morris Cooper S | - | ? | - | ? | ? | 5 | |
13 | Holden | B | Holden Torana LC GTR | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |