1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for car manufacturers. It was contested over a five round series.
*Round 1, Chesterfield 250, Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 27 August
*Round 2, Sandown 250, Sandown Park, Victoria, 10 September
*Round 3, Hardie-Ferodo 500, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales, 1 October
*Round 4, Phillip Island 500K, Phillip Island, Victoria, 21 October
*Round 5, Chesterfield 300, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 26 NovemberAll rounds were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Car.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 overFor each round other than Bathurst, championship points were awarded 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 in each classwith 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 classwith bonus points awarded for outright placings on a 4,3,2,1 basis.

Championship results were as follows.

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, August 27, 1972
*Official Programme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday October 1st, 1972
*Racing Car News, September 1972
*Racing Car News, October 1972
*Racing Car News, November 1972
*Racing Car News, December 1972
*Racing Car News, January 1973
*The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
*The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988
*www.camsmanual.com.au
*www.toranagtrxu-1.com