1982 Australian Drivers' Championship

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1982 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1. [1] [2] It was the 26th Australian Drivers' Championship. [3] The title winner, Alfredo Costanzo [4] was awarded the 1982 CAMS "Gold Star". [1]

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Schedule

The championship was contested over an eight-round series. [4]

Round [4] NameCircuit [4] Date [4] Format [4] Winner [4] Car
1  Oran Park 25 AprilTwo heatsJohn Smith Ralt RT4 Ford [5]
2  Adelaide International Raceway 4 JulyTwo heatsAndrew Miedecke Ralt RT4/81 Ford [6]
3  Wanneroo Park 11 JulyTwo heats John Bowe Ralt RT4/81 Ford [7]
4  Lakeside 25 JulyTwo heatsCharlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/82 Ford [8]
5  Calder Raceway 1 AugustTwo heats Alfredo Costanzo Tiga FA81 Ford [9]
6  Sandown Park 12 SeptemberOne race John Bowe Ralt RT4/81 Ford [10]
7  Winton 24 OctoberTwo heats Alfredo Costanzo Tiga FA81 Ford [11]
8 National Panasonic Australian Grand Prix [12] Melbourne International Raceway [12] 7 NovemberOne race Alfredo Costanzo* Tiga FA81 Ford [13]

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in round. [1] Points were allotted only to Australian license holders, in their order of finishing, irrespectively of their actual position. [1] The best seven rounds results were counted for each driver. [1]

Where rounds were conducted over more than one heat, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 14 places in each heat and then aggregated for each driver to determine the actual round placings. [1] Where more than one driver earned the same number of points the relevant round placing was awarded to the driver who was placed higher in the last heat. [1]

Championship results

PositionDriver [4] No. [12] CarEntrant [12] Ora [14] Ade [14] Wan [14] Lak [14] Cal [14] San [14] Win [14] Cal [14] Total
1 Alfredo Costanzo 1 Tiga FA81 Ford [5] Porsche Cars Australia43629-9942 [4]
2 John Bowe 4 Ralt RT4/81 Ford [6] Chris Leach Racing-69-694438
3Andrew Miedecke2 Ralt RT4/81 Ford [6] A Miedecke-9-4-6-625
4John Smith71 Ralt RT4 Ford [5] &
Ralt RT1 Ford [11] 		J Smith9--6--2219
5Charlie O'Brien3 Ralt RT4/82 Ford [6] C O'Brien-449----17
6Richard Davison6 [4] Ralt RT4/81 Ford [5] Clive Millis Motors Pty Ltd6--123--12
7Robert Handford14 Ralt RT4/82 Ford [8] R Handford---31--37
8Graham Watson9 [15] Ralt RT4 Ford [5] Graham Watson Motor Racing P/L3---3---6
=Bruce Allison27 [4] Ralt RT4 Ford [9] ----42--6
= Alan Jones 27 Ralt RT4 Ford [11] Alan Jones Racing------6-6
11Phillip Revell64 Ralt RT4/81 Ford [6] Aub Revell-2---1115
12 Paul Radisich 25 Ralt RT4 Ford [10] P Radisich-----4--4
13Bob Creasy16 Ralt RT4 Ford [7] B Creasy--3-----3
=Chris Hocking74 Cheetah Mk8 Ford [11] C Hocking------3-3
15Doug Macarthur12 Ralt RT4 Ford [5] D M Macarthur2-------2
=Willie Stobard23 Ralt RT4 Ford [7] W Stobard--2-----2
17Russell Norden  Ralt RT4/82 Ford [5]  1-------1
=Peter Williamson7 Toleman TA860 Toyota [6] National Panasonic (Aust.) P/L-1------1
=Graham Brown77 [16] March 81A/82A Ford [7]  --1-----1

Note: At the Australian Grand Prix, fifth placed Alfredo Costanzo was the highest placed driver eligible for the championship and thus was awarded the maximum championship points for the round. [15]

Championship name

The conditions for the 1982 championship were published by CAMS under the name "Australian Formula 1 Championship". [1] Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83 uses both "Australian Drivers Championship" and "Australian Formula One Championship" in its review of the series. [4] CAMS uses "Australian Drivers' Championship" in its historical records [3] and that has been followed here.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 87 to 89
  2. ↑ The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, page 456 states that 1982 was the first year in which "Formula Pacific" was "Australia's Formula One"
  3. 1 2 Records Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Australian Drivers Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 148 to 167
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Oran Park results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 20 April 2013
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adelaide results (incorrectly headed as Oran Park results), www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 20 April 2013
  7. 1 2 3 4 Wanneroo results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 20 April 2013
  8. 1 2 Lakeside results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 20 April 2013
  9. 1 2 Calder results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 20 April 2013
  10. 1 2 Sandown results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 20 April 2013
  11. 1 2 3 4 Winton results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 20 April 2013
  12. 1 2 3 4 (Official program) National Panasonic Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne International Raceway, 6–7 November 1982
  13. ↑ AGP results, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 20 April 2013
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Championship points have been calculated by applying the points system as outlined in the 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport to the round results as published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83
  15. 1 2 The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 456 to 463
  16. ↑ Western Australian Motor Race Results 1982, www.terrywalkersplace.com Archived 11 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 19 April 2013
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