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]
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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 | Frank Gardner | Lola T300 Chevrolet | Lola Cars Limited | Report |
2 | Levin International | Levin | 15 January | Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Crown Lynn | Report | |
3 | Lady Wigram Trophy | Wigram | 22 January | Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Grid International (NZ) Ltd | Report | |
4 | Winfield Teretonga International[6] | Teretonga | 30 January | Kevin Bartlett | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Kevin Bartlett Shell Racing | Report | |
Australia | 5 | Rothmans 100 | Surfers Paradise | 6 February | Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Grid International (NZ) Ltd | Report |
6 | Rothmans 100 | Warwick Farm | 13 February | Frank Matich | Matich A50 Repco Holden | Frank Matich Racing Pty Ltd | Report | |
7 | Australian Grand Prix | Sandown | 20 February | Graham McRae | Leda GM1 Chevrolet | Grid International (NZ) Ltd | Report | |
8 | Rothmans 100 | Adelaide | 27 February | David Hobbs | McLaren M22 Chevrolet | Hobbs Racing London | Report |
Series points were awarded at each round on the following basis.[7]
All scores from all rounds were counted.[4]
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