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The 1972 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[1] The race was held on 1 October 1972 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. Cars competed in four classes defined by Capacity Price Units, where the engine capacity, expressed in litres (to three decimal places), was multiplied by the purchase price in Australian dollars to arrive at a CP value for each vehicle.[2] It was the 13th running of the Bathurst 500 race and the last to be held over the original distance of 500 miles. It was also the last to allow drivers to compete for the full distance without a relief driver. The race was the third round of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
1972 marked the first year in which rain had significantly affected the race. It was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Dealer Team prepared Holden Torana, the first of Brock's record nine victories. Brock finished a lap ahead of Queensland racer John French driving a Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III, this despite Brock being penalised one minute at his last pit stop for starting his car while the HDT crew were still re-fueling (under the ARDC's race regulations of the day, car engines had to be switched off during pit stops and could only be restarted once the re-fueling had been completed). A further lap behind was the Chrysler Valiant Charger of Doug Chivas. It was the only time the big three manufacturers of Australia in the 1960s and 1970s all had representatives in the first three outright positions in the race.
Pole sitter and winner of the previous two Bathurst 500's, Allan Moffat, had a trying race. After contesting the lead with Brock in the early laps, Moffat spun his factory entered Ford Falcon at Sulman Park on top of The Mountain in the wet conditions. Although he would fight his way back, he would twice be penalised one minute for restarting his car during pit stops before the re-fueling had been completed. Later in the race the Falcon would also encounter brake problems and Moffat dropped back to finish the race in 9th place, 8 laps down on Brock.
1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 winner Colin Bond's race ended early when he rolled his Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana on lap 3 while in fourth place. 1967 winner Fred Gibson also rolled his Works GTHO Falcon at McPhillamy Park in the early wet conditions after being forced offline when lapping a slower car. The Falcon spun into the bank and rolled onto its roof on lap 22.[3]
The class for cars under 3000 CP units was contested by Chrysler Valiant Galant, Datsun 1200, Fiat 850 and Mazda 1300.
The 3001 to 9000 CP units class saw a mix of Datsun 1600, Fiat 124 Sport, Ford Escort, 2.8 litre Holden Torana and Mazda RX-2.
The 9001 to 18000 CP units class featured Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV, E38 version of the Chrysler Valiant Charger and 3.3 litre Holden Torana GTR XU-1.
For cars over 18001 CP units, the class consisted only of E49 version of the Chrysler Valiant Charger and Ford Falcon GT-HO.
Pos | No | Entrant [4] | Driver | Car | Qual |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pole | 1 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:35.8 |
2 | 12 | McLeod Ford Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:36.7 |
3 | 5 | Bryan Byrt Ford Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:37.5 |
4 | 8 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:38.2 |
5 | 28 | Holden Dealer Team | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:38.2 |
6 | 2 | Geoghegan Sporty Cars | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 2:39.1 |
7 | 24 | Holden Dealer Team | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:39.5 |
8 | 29 | N. G. Booth Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:40.1 |
9 | 15 | D. Beck | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 2:41.1 |
10 | 13 | Gold Power Automotive Australia Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:41.7 |
Results sourced in part from:[5]
Pos | Class | No | Entrant[4] | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | C | 28 | Holden Dealer Team | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 130 | 5 |
2 | D | 5 | Bryan Byrt Ford Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 129 | 3 |
3 | D | 15 | D. Beck | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 128 | 9 |
4 | D | 2 | Geoghegan Sporty Cars | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 127 | 6 |
5 | C | 19 | Max Wright Motors Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 125 | 11 |
6 | C | 27 | R. Forbes | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 124 | 12 |
7 | D | 10 | C. P. Gulson | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 123 | 16 |
8 | C | 20 | Roamer Watches of Australia Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 122 | 26 |
9 | D | 1 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 122 | 1 |
10 | D | 3 | M. Carter | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 120 | 22 |
11 | D | 4 | Eastside Chrysler | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 118 | 21 |
12 | B | 44 | Rowell Thiele Ford Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort GT 1600 Mk.I | 117 | 31 |
13 | B | 37 | Mazda Dealer Team | ![]() |
Mazda RX-2 | 117 | 27 |
14 | B | 41 | Mazda Dealer Team | ![]() |
Mazda RX-2 | 116 | 39 |
15 | B | 36 | Finnie Ford Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort GT 1600 Mk.I | 116 | 34 |
16 | B | 38 | Slideaway Car Roofs Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort GT 1600 Mk.I | 116 | 28 |
17 | C | 25 | A. F. & M. Beninca Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | 115 | 33 |
18 | B | 52 | Bruce Lynton Car Sales | ![]() |
Ford Escort GT 1600 Mk.I | 115 | 38 |
19 | B | 43 | Rolls Motors Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Fiat 124 Sport | 115 | 37 |
20 | C | 32 | Leach Motors | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 113 | 24 |
21 | B | 49 | Mazda Dealer Team | ![]() |
Mazda RX-2 | 112 | 30 |
22 | B | 51 | Chas Tierney Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR | 112 | 40 |
23 | B | 39 | R. Wedd | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR | 111 | 36 |
24 | A | 73 | Datsun Racing Team | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 107 | 50 |
25 | A | 72 | Mazda Dealer Team | ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 106 | 48 |
26 | A | 63 | Datsun Racing Team | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 106 | 53 |
27 | A | 62 | Mazda Dealer Team | ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 106 | 49 |
28 | A | 64 | Bainbridge Motors | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 105 | 47 |
29 | B | 53 | B. Bassingthwaighte / R. Hanger | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 105 | 43 |
30 | A | 75 | W.H. Motors Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 105 | 57 |
31 | A | 70 | John Palmer Motors | ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 104 | 55 |
32 | A | 61 | W.H. Motors Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 103 | 56 |
33 | B | 45 | Davidson Motors | ![]() ![]() |
Datsun 1600 | 103 | 54 |
34 | A | 71 | L. C. Giddings & Son | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 102 | 60 |
35 | A | 69 | Formula 1 Europa-Garage | ![]() |
Fiat 850 Coupe | 101 | 52 |
DNF | B | 48 | Olbis Industries | ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 104 | 32 |
DNF | C | 21 | G. Lister | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 103 | 15 |
DNF | B | 42 | A. R. Keith | ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 42 | |
DNF | A | 66 | Collins Motors | ![]() |
Chrysler Valiant Galant | 94 | 59 |
DNF | B | 47 | Pacific Film Laboratories Pty. Ltd. | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana 2850 | 88 | 44 |
DNF | D | 14 | Essendon Chrysler | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 13 | |
DNF | A | 68 | Datsun Racing Team | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 76 | 51 |
DNF | D | 13 | Gold Power Automotive Australia Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 74 | 10 |
DNF | C | 29 | N. G. Booth Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 72 | 8 |
DNF | C | 30 | D. & P. Traders Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 71 | 25 |
DNF | B | 46 | M. Grayson | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 68 | 41 |
DNF | C | 31 | Ron Hodgson Motors | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 66 | 19 |
DNF | B | 54 | Bryan Byrt Ford Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 64 | 35 |
DNF | A | 65 | Datsun Racing Team Qld. | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 46 | 58 |
DNF | D | 11 | Formula 1 Europa-Garage | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 36 | 20 |
DNF | D | 12 | McLeod Ford Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 24 | 2 |
DNF | B | 40 | Brian Wood Ford | ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 23 | 29 |
DNF | D | 8 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 22 | 4 |
DNF | C | 33 | W. S. Negus | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 21 | 14 |
DNF | C | 22 | P. Ramsay | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 20 | 18 |
DNF | D | 9 | Lakemba Chrysler | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 | 14 | 17 |
DNF | B | 50 | H. L. Vines | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 8 | 45 |
DNF | C | 24 | Holden Dealer Team | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 2 | 7 |
DSQ | A | 67 | Bainbridge Motors | ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 107 | 46 |
DNS | A | 74 | Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | ||
DNS | C | 35 | Cessnock Motor Works Pty. Ltd. | ![]() |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
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