The 1972 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance motor race open 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....

. The event, which was Heat 4 of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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...

, was held on 21 October 1972 at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 over a distance of 318 miles (512 km).

Class Structure

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

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 retail price (in Australian dollars).

• 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 : Over 18,000 CP Units

Results

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Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Class Pos.	Laps
1	Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000...	1	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	Ford Motor Company Ford Australia Ford Australia is the Australian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. At that time, Ford Canada was a separate company from Ford USA...	D	1	106
2	Peter Brock Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...	28	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s...	C	1	106
3	Fred Gibson		Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	Ford Motor Company Ford Australia Ford Australia is the Australian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. At that time, Ford Canada was a separate company from Ford USA...	D	2	104
4	Graeme Blanchard		Holden Torana GTR XU-1	Graeme Blanchard Motors	C	2	102
5	Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team...		Holden Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s...	C	3	102
6	Tom Naughton		Chrysler VH Valiant Charger	Eastside Chrysler	D	3	102
7	Murray Carter		Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III		D	4	101
8	Tony Niovanni		Holden Torana GTR XU-1	Peter Robinson	C	4	100
9	John Stoopman		Holden Torana GTR XU-1		C	5	99
10	Bill Gates	51	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Morley Ford	B	1	98
11	Lakis Manticas		Ford Escort	Slideaway Car Roofs	B	2	98
12	Jim Murcott		Ford Escort	Brian Wood Ford	B	3	98
13	Rogerson		Mazda Capella Mazda Capella The second generation rear-wheel drive Capella was available between 1978 and 1982, in both sedan and coupe forms. It was known on export markets as the Mazda 626, with the exception of the United Kingdom, where it was called the Mazda Montrose, the name was changed to honour the local Mazda...		B	4	96
14	Harrison				C or D		96
15	John Piper		Ford Escort		B	5	96
16	Garth		Mazda Capella Mazda Capella The second generation rear-wheel drive Capella was available between 1978 and 1982, in both sedan and coupe forms. It was known on export markets as the Mazda 626, with the exception of the United Kingdom, where it was called the Mazda Montrose, the name was changed to honour the local Mazda...		B	6	93
17	Geoff Perry		Mazda 1300	Bainbridge Motors	A	1	90
18	Mel Mollison		Mazda 1300	Bainbridge Motors	A	2	90
19	Fred Sutherland, Gary Keen		Mazda 1300	Victorian Police Motor Sport Club	A	3	88
20	Allan Keith		Ford Escort		B	7	87
21	Whiteford		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	4	84
22	G Parnaby	44	Datsun 1600 Datsun 1600 Datsun 1600 may refer to one of the following Datsun cars:* Datsun 510* Datsun Fairlady 1600 Roadster SP311/SPL311...		B	8	79
NC	Roxburgh, Leighton		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
?	Evans		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
?	Ovenden				C or D
DNF	Nelson		Chrysler VH Valiant Charger		D
DNF	Des West		Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III		D		36