# 1972 Phillip Island 500K

The 1972 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. 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 (512 km). It was organised by the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club.
The race was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III.

## Class Structure

As a heat of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the race featured four classes defined by "Capacity Price Units". 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).
* Class A : Up to 3,000 C.P. Units
* Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 C.P. Units
* Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 C.P. Units
* Class D : 18,000 C.P. Units and over

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Class pos. | Laps |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 1 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 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 | 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 | M. Carter | D | 4 | 101 |
| 8 | Tony Niovanni | 35 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Peter Robinson Motors | C | 4 | 100 |
| 9 | John Stoopman | 26 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | J. Stoopman | C | 5 | 99 |
| 10 | Bill Gates | 51 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Morley Ford | B | 1 | 98 |
| 11 | Lakis Manticas | 38 | Ford Escort GT | Slideaway Car Roofs P/L | B | 2 | 98 |
| 12 | Jim Murcott | 40 | Ford Escort GT | 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 | A. F. & M. Beninca P/L | C | 6 | 96 |
| 15 | John Piper | 39 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | 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 | A. R. Keith | B | 7 | 87 |
| 21 | Doug Whiteford | 68 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | 4 | 84 |
| 22 | Gary Parnaby | 44 | Datsun 1600 | G. A. Parnaby | B | 8 | 79 |
| NC | Roxburgh, Jon Leighton | 63 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | | |
| ? | Bill Evans | 73 | Datsun 1200 | 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 | Goldpower Automotive P/L | D | | 36 |
| DNS | Brian Ovenden | 5 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | Les Foster Tyres, Moorabbin | D | | |