The 1972 Skipper Chrysler 6 Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race[1] for Sports Open, Sports Closed, Improved Production Touring Cars & Series Production Touring Cars.[2] The event was staged by the W.A. Sporting Car Club at the Wanneroo Park Circuit in Western Australia on Sunday 4 June 1972.[3] It was the 18th and final 6 Hour Le Mans race to be held.[4]
Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Class pos. | Laps | |
1 | Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins | 4 | Porsche 911S | Ray Thackwell Racing | Sports Closed 1601-2500cc | 1 | 295 | |
2 | Wayne Negus, Neville Grigsby | Holden Torana GTR-XU1 | Series Production 3001-6000cc | 1 | 279 | |||
3 | Chris Royston, Colin Hall | Lotus 47 | Shell Racing | Sports Closed 1601-2500cc | 2 | 270 | ||
4 | Basil Ricciardello, Neville Cooper | Alfa Romeo GTA | B Ricciardello | Sports Closed 1301-1600cc | 1 | 262 | ||
5 | Felix Smetana, Tony McAlinden | Lotus Super 7 | Sports Open 1301-1600cc | 1 | 256 | |||
6 | Barry Coleman, Lance Barrett | Bolwell Mk. 7 | Sports Closed 2501-5000cc | 1 | 254 | |||
7 | Stuart Kostera, George Cole | Matich SR3 | Sports Open 2501-3000cc | 1 | 254 | |||
8 | Bill Russell, John Hagarty | Datsun SR311 | Sports Open 1601-2500cc | 1 | 254 | |||
9 | Gordon Leney, Dave Sullivan Jr. | Holden Torana GTR-XU1 | Series Production 3001-6000cc | 2 | 251 | |||
10 | Graeme Ibbotson, Bob Creasy | Jomax Ford | Sports Open 1601-2500cc | 2 | 250 | |||
11 | Patrick Reed, Trevor Dunning | MGB | Sports Closed 1601-2500cc | 3 | 237 | |||
12 | C Garrett, Phil Davenport | MGB | Sports Open 1601-2500cc | 3 | 234 | |||
13 | G Moffat, G Appleby | MGB | 234 | |||||
14 | Howie Sangster, Rick Lisle, Craig McAllister | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | Series Production 3001-6000cc | 3 | 233 | |||
15 | Bill Downey, Noel Mitchell | Lotus Elan | Sports Open 1301-1600cc | 2 | 229 | |||
16 | Dave Cliffe, R Mouncey | Lotus Cortina | Improved Production 1301-1600cc | 1 | 226 | |||
17 | Jack Michael, David Jorritsma | Morris Cooper S | Series Production Up to 1300cc | 1 | 224 | |||
18 | Adrian Lewis, Elemer Vajda | Morris Cooper S | Series Production Up to 1300cc | 2 | 224 | |||
19 | Stratton Joel, John Farrell | Holden Torana GTR-XU1 | 220 | |||||
20 | Murray Thomas, Tim Garratt | Datsun - Healey | Sports Open 1301-1600cc | 3 | 197 | |||
21 | Alby Valikov, Doug Tyler | Honda S800 | Sports Open Up to 1300cc | 2 | 187 | |||
22 | Ross Crump, L Derriman | Fiat | Sports Closed 1301-1600cc | 2 | ? | |||
? | Jack Kennedy, Terry Lyons | Morris Mini | Sports Open Up to 1300cc | 1 | ? | |||
DNF | Howie Sangster, Craig McAllister | 1 | McLaren LT170 | 194 | ||||
DNF | Ian Diffen, Ron Bairstow | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | 128 | |||||
DNF | Gordon Mitchell, Brian Cole | Austin-Healey Sprite | 100 | |||||
DNF | John Haynes, Ray Tyler | Morgan V8 4.7 | 1 | |||||
DNF | Peter Doney,Paul Wilkins | Morris Cooper S | ? | |||||
DNF | Brian Rhodes, Rod Collins | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | ? | |||||
DNF | Murray Charnley, Davis Hipperson | Lotus 23B | ? | |||||
DNF | Leo Stubber, Bob Kingsbury | Porsche 911S | ? | |||||
DNF | Bill Maddocks, Peter Green | Monaco GT Clubman | ? | |||||
DNF | Bill Nitschke, Bill Lee | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | ? | |||||
DNF | Neville Cooper, Ray Johnson | Triumph Spitfire | ? | |||||
DNF | Michael Hector, John Farrell | Holden HQ Monaro | ? |