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| 1972 Australian Grand Prix | 
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| Held on February 20, 1972 at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, VIC, Australia (Original Circuit configuration) | |
| 52 L, 100.152 M, 161.179 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor ▾ | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 22 | Graham McRae | STP Oil Treatment, Grid International | Leda GM1 / Chevrolet | 52 | running | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Frank Gardner | Lola Cars Ltd. | Lola T300 / Chevrolet | 52 | running | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | David Hobbs | Hobbs Racing London | McLaren M22 / Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Mike Hailwood | Team Surtees | Surtees TS11 / Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | 12 | Warwick Brown | Pat Burke Racing | McLaren M10B / Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | 34 | Teddy Pilette | Racing Team VDS | McLaren M10B / Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | 76 | John Harvey | Bob Jane Racing | Brabham BT36 / Waggott | 50 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | 60 | Robbie Francevic | Wright Machinery | McLaren M10A / Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 8 | Garrie Cooper | Ansett Airlines of Australia, Elfin Sports Cars | Elfin MR5 / Repco | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 30 | Dave McConnell | DWM Racing | GRD 272 / Hart | 49 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 17 | Gary Campbell | Provincial Motors | Elfin 600B / Waggott | 47 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 15 | Tony Stewart | Max Stewart Motors | Mildren / Waggott | 44 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 50 | Frank Radisich | Henderson Central Motors | McLaren M10B / Repco | 26 | 0 | running | 0 |
| DNF | 16 | 11 | Colin Hyams | Lola T192 / Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | dnf | 0 | |
| DNF | 5 | 4 | Bob Muir | Robert Muir Motors | Lola T300 / Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| DNF | 11 | 6 | Max Stewart | Max Stewart Motors, Seiko Service Centre | Elfin MR5 / Repco | 16 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| DNF | 9 | 5 | Kevin Bartlett | Shell Racing | McLaren M10B / Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| DNF | 1 | 3 | Frank Matich | Frank Matich Racing | Matich A50 / Repco | 5 | 5 | scavenge pump | 0 |
| DNF | 6 | 9 | John McCormack | Ansett Airlines of Australia, Elfin Sports Cars | Elfin MR5 / Repco | 4 | 0 | gearbox | 0 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 0h:54:59.4 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Frank Matich - 61.3 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.7 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 for 0 laps - none | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 2 among 3 drivers - not available | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Graham McRae - 62.4 seconds |
