1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

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The 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars. [1]

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The series, which was the twelfth Australian Formula Ford Series, [2] was won by Phillip Revell driving a Lola T440. [3]

Series schedule

Phillip Revell won the series driving a Lola T440, similar to the example pictured above Lola T440.jpg
Phillip Revell won the series driving a Lola T440, similar to the example pictured above

The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] Date [3] Winning driver [3] Car [3]
1 Sandown ?? FebruaryPhillip Revell Lola T440
2 Calder ?? MarchPhillip Revell Lola T440
3 Amaroo Park ??Don Bretland Van Diemen RF75
4 Adelaide International Raceway [4] 3 MayJeff Summers Elfin 620B
5 Oran Park 21 JunePhillip Revell Lola T440
6 Amaroo Park 9 AugustPhillip Revell Lola T440
7 Surfers Paradise 20 AugustDon Bretland Van Diemen RF75
8 Sandown 13 SeptemberPhillip Revell Lola T440

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round. [1]

Series standings

Position [5] Driver [5] Car [5] Entrant [1] San [5] Cal [5] Ama [5] Ade [5] Ora [5] Ama [5] Sur [5] San [5] Total [5]
1Phillip Revell Lola T440 Bob Holden Motors202010-20201520125
2Don Bretland Van Diemen RF75 Don Bretland156201210122015110
3Ron Barnacle Van Diemen RF77 Nissalco Garage Equipment101536-1512465
4Jeff Summers Elfin 620B Jeff Summers82-208481262
5Garry Tully Elfin 620 Garry Tully112--128-841
6 Bradley Jones Elwyn 002Bradley Jones3-15215---35
=7Jeff BesnardMawer 004Jeff Besnard410415----33
=7Laurie BennettWrenLaurie Bennett-46-11021033
9David Earle Elfin Aero David Earle12---464632
10Rex BroadbentWrenR.G. Broadbent2-8106---26
11Ray Colenso Elfin 600 Morris 850 Club Geelong---8-3-314
12Kim Jones Elfin 620B Kim Jones--12-----12
=13Tony Boot Elfin 600 Tony Boot-8-----210
=13Alan Swindells Bowin ------10-10
15Robert Simpson Elfin Robert Simpson6----2-19
16David StanleyImage Mk III [1] David Stanley------6-6
17Steve Farrell Elfin 600 -32-----5
18Robert BensonElwyn---4----4
=19Don Greig Bowin P6 Don Greig----3---3
=19Jack LunenbergWrenJack Lunenberg---3----3
=19Warwick Rooklyn Bowin P6 ----21--3
=19Geoff Howat Bowin ------3-3
=23Edward Vieusseux Bowin --1-----1
=23Gary Batten Bowin P4A [1] Gary Batten-1------1
=23Alan Whitechurch Bowin ------1-1

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Official Programme, Sandown, 11 to 13 September 1981
  2. ↑ Australian 'Driver to Europe' Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82, pages 136 to 139
  4. ↑ Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 3rd May 1981
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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