- Races
- Points system
- Series standings
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}{{Motorsport season
| title = Tasman Series
| link = Tasman Series
| subheader = Champion
{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Graham McRae
| year = 1972
}}The 1972 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for racing cars complying with the Tasman Formula.[1] The series, which began on 8 January and ended on 27 February after eight races,[2] was the ninth annual Tasman Series.[3] It was won by Graham McRae of New Zealand, driving a Leda GM1 Chevrolet.[4] {{TOC left}}{{-}}RacesAdditional information sourced from:[5] | Round | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Winning car | Winning team | Report |
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New
Zealand | 1 | New Zealand Grand Prix | Pukekohe | 8 January | Australia}} Frank Gardner | Lola T300 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Limited | Report |
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| 2 | Levin International | Levin | 15 January | New Zealand}} Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report |
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| 3 | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 22 January | New Zealand}} Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Grid International (NZ) Ltd [2] | Report |
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| 4 | Winfield Teretonga International [6] | Teretonga | 30 January | Australia}} Kevin Bartlett | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Kevin Bartlett Shell Racing | Report |
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| Australia | 5 | Rothmans 100 [2] | Surfers Paradise | 6 February | New Zealand}} Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Grid International (NZ) Ltd | Report |
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| 6 | Rothmans 100 [2] | Warwick Farm | 13 February | Australia}} Frank Matich | Matich A50 Repco Holden | Frank Matich Racing Pty Ltd | Report |
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| 7 | Australian Grand Prix | Sandown | 20 February | New Zealand}} Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Grid International (NZ) Ltd | Report |
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| 8 | Rothmans 100 [1] | Adelaide | 27 February | UK}} David Hobbs | McLaren M22 Chevrolet | Hobbs Racing London | Report |
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Points systemSeries points were awarded at each round on the following basis.[7] | Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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{{-}}All scores from all rounds were counted.[4] Series standings | Pos | Driver [4] | Car [2] | Entrant [2] | Puk | Lev | Wig | Ter | Sur | War | San | Ade | Pts [4] |
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| 1 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Grid International (NZ) Ltd
Crown Lynn | 10 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 39 |
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| 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hailwood | Surtees TS8/11 Chevrolet | Team Surtees | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
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| 3 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Frank Gardner | Lola T300 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Limited | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
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| 4 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Frank Matich | Matich A50 Repco Holden | Frank Matich Pty Ltd | Ret | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 22 |
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| 5 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Kevin Bartlett | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Kevin Bartlett Shell Racing | 4 | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 20 |
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| = | {{flagicon|UK}} David Hobbs | McLaren M22 Chevrolet | David Hobbs London | 3 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 20 |
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| 7 | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Teddy Pilette | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
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| 8 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} David Oxton | Begg FM4 Chevrolet | Begg Engineering Ltd | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
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| 9 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Max Stewart | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | Max Stewart Motors - Seiko Service Centre | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 |
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| = | {{flagicon|USA}} Evan Noyes | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | Gemco Racing | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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| 11 | {{flagicon|Australia}} John McCormack | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden | Elfin Sports Cars | 7 | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 |
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| 12 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Johnnie Walker | Elfin MR5 Repco Holden [8] | City-State Racing Team | 4 | 3 |
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| 13 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Warwick Brown | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing | 7 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 2 |
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| 14 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Frank Radisich | McLaren M10B Repco Holden | Henderson Central Motors | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
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| = | {{flagicon|Australia}} Gary Campbell | Lola T300 Chevrolet | Provincial Motors | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
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| Pos | Driver | Car | Entrant | Puk | Lev | Wig | Ter | Sur | War | San | Ade | Pts |
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| {{Motorsport driver results legend}} |
References1. ^1 Programme of Events and Awards, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 27 February 1972, page 5
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No 1, pages 1 to 35
3. ^Tasman Series, www.sergent.com.au Retrieved on 11 March 2015
4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=sergent.com.au - Contains Tasman Series information |url=http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tasman1972.html |work= |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mw979j2J?url=http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/tasman1972.html |archivedate=21 January 2010 |deadurl=no |accessdate=21 January 2010 |df=dmy }}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Tasman Cup (F5000) races « Formula 5000 « OldRacingCars.com |author=Allen Brown |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/racelist.php?CategoryID=T5 |work= |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5jWhMNjaD?url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/racelist.php?CategoryID=T5 |archivedate=4 September 2009 |deadurl=no |accessdate=27 August 2009 |df=dmy }}
6. ^Winfield Teretonga International program, 1972, page 23
7. ^The Tasman International Championship, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 27 February, 21972, page 5
8. ^Adelaide International, 27 Feb 1972, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 11 March 2015
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