1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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The 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Australian Formula 2 racing cars. [1] It was the 14th Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. [2]

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The title was won by John Smith driving a Ralt RT1 Ford.

Calendar

John Smith won the 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship in a Ralt RT1, similar to that pictured above. Ralt RT 1 (F3), Bj. 1976 (15.06.2007).jpg
John Smith won the 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship in a Ralt RT1, similar to that pictured above.

The championship was contested over a six-round series. [3]

Rd [3] NameCircuit [3] Date [3] Winning driver [3] Car [3]
1 Winton 1 MarchJohn Smith Ralt RT1 Ford
2 Oran Park 3 MayJohn Smith Ralt RT1 Ford
3 Amaroo Park 24 MayJohn Smith Ralt RT1 Ford
4 Sandown Park 5 JulyRussell NordenArbyen 793 Volkswagen
5 Adelaide International Raceway 25 OctoberLucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
6EON FM Trophy [4] Calder 8 NovemberLucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen

All rounds were staged over two heats except for the final round at Calder, which was contested as a single race. [3]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions at each round. [1]
Where a round was contested over two heats, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 14 positions in each heat and then aggregated for each driver to determine the first six positions for the round. [1]

Results

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [5] [6] Car [3] [5] [6] [4] [7] Entrant [5] [6] [4] [7] Win [3] Ora [3] Ama [3] San [3] Ade [3] Cal [3] Total [3]
1John Smith71 Ralt RT1 Ford Ralt Australia9994--31
2Richard Davison1Hardman JH1 Ford Paragon Shoes Pty Ltd166--619
=Peter Macrow25 Cheetah Mk 7 Isuzu Peter Macrow2-436419
4Lucio Cesario16 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Formula 1 Automotive----9918
5Bob Prendegast40 Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen Rugolo Motor Body Works6-263-17
6Russell Norden5Arbyen 793 Volkswagen Bonds Coats Patons Ltd3--94-16
7Graham Watson9 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Ralt Australia-43---7
=Bob Power79 Kaditcha A80B Ford Bob Power41--2-7
9 John Bowe 33 Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen Chris Leach Racing-31---4
10Peter Glover13 Cheetah Mk 7 Isuzu Peter Glover-----3 [8] 3 [9]
=Hugh Gartley92 Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota Hugh Gartley----123
12Andrew Newton7Hardman JH1 Ford Clive Millis Motors---2--2
=Chris Hocking74 Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen Chris Hocking-2----2
14Grahame Blee2 Cheetah Mk 6 GE Ford Grahame Blee---1--1
=Peter Hopwood22 Cheetah Mk 6 Ford John Thompson Sports Cars-----11

Notes & references

  1. 1 2 3 1981 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Conditions for Australian Titles, pages 91-93
  2. ↑ 2002 Manual of Motor Sport, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd, Records Titles and Awards, page 14-6
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1981/82, Australian Formula 2 Championship, pages 150-163
  4. 1 2 3 Racing Car News, December 1981, page 10
  5. 1 2 3 Official Programme, Winton, Sunday, 1 March 1981
  6. 1 2 3 Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 25 October 1981
  7. 1 2 Racing Car News, January 1982, page 40
  8. ↑ Glover is shown in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82 as placing fourth at Calder but he is not shown in the Points Score Table in the same publication.
  9. ↑ Glover is not shown in the Points Score Table in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82 but is shown in the Final Pointscore listing in Racing Car News, December 1981, page 10 as having scored 3 points.

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