The 1972 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[1] The event, which was Heat 4 of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was held on 21 October 1972 at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia over a distance of 318 miles[2] (512 km). It was organised by the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club.[3]

The race was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III.

Class Structure

A replica of the Ford Falcon GTHO with which Allan Moffat won the race.

As a heat of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the race featured four classes defined by "Capacity Price Units".[4] The C.P. Unit value for each car was assessed by multiplying the engine capacity (in litres) by the Sydney retail price (in Australian dollars).[4]

  • Class A : Up to 3,000 C.P. Units [3]
  • Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 C.P. Units [3]
  • Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 C.P. Units [3]
  • Class D : 18,000 C.P. Units and over [3]

Results

Position[2] Drivers[2] [3] No.[3] Car[2] Entrant [3] Class [3] Class pos.[2] Laps[2]
1 Allan Moffat 1 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III[5] Ford Motor Co. of Australia D 1 106
2 Peter Brock 28 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 1 106
3 Fred Gibson 8 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III[5] Ford Motor Co. of Australia D 2 104
4 Graeme Blanchard 29 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors C 2 102
5 Colin Bond 24 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 3 102
6 Tom Naughton 4 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger Eastside Chrysler D 3 102
7 Murray Carter 3 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III[5] M. Carter D 4 101
8 Tony Niovanni 35 Holden Torana GTR XU-1[6] Peter Robinson Motors C 4 100
9 John Stoopman 26 Holden Torana GTR XU-1[6] J. Stoopman C 5 99
10 Bill Gates 51 Ford Escort Twin Cam [3] Morley Ford B 1 98
11 Lakis Manticas 38 Ford Escort GT [3] Slideaway Car Roofs P/L B 2 98
12 Jim Murcott 40 Ford Escort GT [3] Brian Wood Ford B 3 98
13 Wayne Rogerson 37 Mazda Capella Mazda Dealer Team B 4 96
14 Ray Harrison 25 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV [3] A. F. & M. Beninca P/L C 6 96
15 John Piper 39 Ford Escort Twin Cam [3] Evans Motor Service B 5 96
16 George Garth 49 Mazda Capella Mazda Dealer Team B 6 93
17 Geoff Perry 67 Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors A 1 90
18 Mel Mollison 64 Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors A 2 90
19 Fred Sutherland, Gary Keen 74 Mazda 1300 Victorian Police Motor Sport Club A 3 88
20 Allan Keith 42 Ford Escort Twin Cam [3] A. R. Keith B 7 87
21 Doug Whiteford 68 Datsun 1200 [3] Datsun Racing Team A 4 84
22 Gary Parnaby 44 Datsun 1600 [3] G. A. Parnaby B 8 79
NC Roxburgh, Jon Leighton 63 Datsun 1200 [3] Datsun Racing Team A    
 ? Bill Evans 73 Datsun 1200 [3] Datsun Racing Team A    
DNF Lawrie Nelson 14 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger Tony Roberts Auto. Centre D    
DNF Des West 7 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III[5] Goldpower Automotive P/L D   36
DNS Brian Ovenden 5 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger [3] Les Foster Tyres, Moorabbin D    

Notes

  • Fastest lap: Allan Moffat, 2m 5s, 84.6 m.p.h., lap record [7]
  • Race time of winning car: 3h 48m 29.7s [7]
  • Winning margin: 25.9s [2]

References

  1. ↑ Eligibility for the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was restricted to Group E Series Production Touring Cars, as outlined in Australian Title Conditions, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 89
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tom Naughton, Ford Scores at The Island, Racing Car News, December 1972, pages 74-75 & 81
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Official Souvenir Programme, Phillip Island, October 22nd 1972
  4. 1 2 Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
  5. 1 2 3 4 Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The Racing History, 1989, page 289
  6. 1 2 Stewart Wilson, Holden -The Official Racing History, 1988, page 335
  7. 1 2 Vital Stop by Moffat, Melbourne Age, Monday, 23 October 1972

Further reading

  • 500K:Moffat's Revenge, Australian Motor Manual, January 1973, pages 42-43
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