The '1981 National Panasonic Series' was an Australian motor racing contest for Formula Pacific and Australian Formula 2 racing cars. [1] It was the inaugural National Panasonic Series.
The series, which was sponsored by National Panasonic, was won by Bruce Allison, driving a Ralt RT4. [2]
The series was contested over four rounds with two heats per round. [1]
| Round [1] | Circuit [1] | State | Date [1] |
| 1 | Lakeside | Queensland | 19 July |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 26 July |
| 3 | Calder Raceway | Victoria | 9 August |
| 4 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 23 August |
"Points" were allocated on a 20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 20 places in each heat at each round and then aggregated for each driver to determine the actual round placings. [1] Series points were then awarded, on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis, for the first six round placings. [1]
| Position [3] | Driver [3] | No. [4] | Car [5] | Entrant [4] | Points [3] |
| 1 | Bruce Allison | 62 | Ralt RT4 | B Allison | 20 |
| 2 | Andrew Miedecke | 2 | Ralt RT4 | A Miedecke | 19 |
| 3 | John Smith | 71 | Ralt RT1 | Ralt Australia | 18 |
The above table lists only the first three placings in the series.
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