The 1972 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2. It was the sixth Australian Formula 2 Championship. The title was won by Larry Perkins driving an Elfin 600B/E Ford.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a seven round series with one race per round.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Winner | Car |
| 1 | Calder | 16 January | Vern Hamilton | Elfin 600B Ford |
| 2 | Hume Weir | 2 April | Ivan Tighe | Elfin 600B Ford |
| 3 | Oran Park | 25 June | Jack Bono | Elfin 600B Ford |
| 4 | Amaroo Park | 23 July | Larry Perkins | Elfin 600B/E Ford |
| 5 | Surfers Paradise | 27 August | Larry Perkins | Elfin 600B/E Ford |
| 6 | Symmons Plains | 24 September | Larry Perkins | Elfin 600B/E Ford |
| 7 | Adelaide International Raceway | 8 October | Larry Perkins | Elfin 600B/E Ford |
Note: Rounds 3, 5, 6 & 7 were each run concurrently with rounds of the 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship.
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters.
Championship results
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Cal | Hum | Ora | Ama | Sur | Sym | Ade | Total |
| 1 | Larry Perkins | Elfin 600B/E Ford | Provincial Motors | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 2 | Vern Hamilton | Elfin 600B Ford | Vern Hamilton | 9 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | 18 |
| 3 | Jack Bono | Elfin 600B Ford | Graham Collier | - | - | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | 15 |
| 4 | Ivan Tighe | Elfin 600B Ford | Ivan Tighe | - | 9 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 15 |
| 5 | Ken Hastings | McLaren M4A Ford | Ken Hastings | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | 14 |
| 6 | Allan Grice | Mildren Waggott & Mildren England | Max Stewart Motors & Alan Grice | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 10 |
| 7 | Don Uebergang | Elfin 600B | Don Uebergang | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 8 | Ian Fergusson | Bowin P3a Ford | Ian Fergusson | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| 9 | Clive Millis | Elfin 600B | Clive Millis Motors | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Tony Stewart | Dolphin England | AE Stewart | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| 11 | Peter Larner | Rennmax BN2 | Roberts Auto Spares | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 12 | Peter Macrow | Cheetah | Peter Macrow | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Chris Milton | Elfin 600B | Shell Racing – Volkwreck | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 14 | Garry Campbell | Elfin 600B | Provincial Motors | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 15 | Bob Punch | Elfin Mono | Bob Punch | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Michael Hall | Elfin 600B | Michael Hall | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Chris Farrell | Brabham BT6 Ford | BP GordonService Station | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
References
- ^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 & 87
- Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ^ Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1
- ^ Tom Naughton, Busy Calder Birthday Meet, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 7
- ^ David Hassall, Tighe shares F2 lead after Weir win, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 10
- ^ Ray Bell, 'Belle' star to Matich, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 56 & 57
- ^ Ray Bell, "Cowangie Kid" kills 'em!, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, page 66
- ^ Brian Treble, Newcomers come good……and Perkins heads for F2 Title, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 72 & 73
- ^ Steven Chopping, McCormack's hollow victory, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 75 & 76
- ^ John Brownsea, Bartlett ends bad run, Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1, pages 80 & 81
- ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 79 & 80
- ^ Round points calculated from round placings as published in Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1
- ^ Symmons Plains round results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 April 2013
- ^ Oran Park round results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 23 April 2013
- Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1 page 81 lists Hastings with a final total of 13 points