1972 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars. It was the 16th Australian Drivers' Championship to be awarded by CAMS. The championship winner, Frank Matich, was awarded the 1972 CAMS Gold Star.
Frank Matich (Matich A50) won the 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship
Kevin Bartlett (Lola T300) placed second
John McCormack (Elfin MR5) placed third
John Walker (Matich A50) placed fourth
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing championship contested annually from 1957 to 2014 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. From 2005 to 2014 this category was Formula 3 and the championship was promoted as the Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship. Each year, the winner was awarded the CAMS Gold Star. The title was revived in 2021 for the new S5000 category.
Max Stewart (Mildren Waggott), winner of the 1971 championship
Frank Matich (Matich A50 Repco Holden), winner of the 1972 championship.
Ben Clucas (Dallara F304), winner of the 2006 championship
Englishman Ben Barker (Dallara F307), winner of the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship.