1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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The 1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to cars complying with Australian Formula 2. [1] The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 2 Championship, [2] was won by Lucio Cesario driving a Ralt RT3 Volkswagen. [3]

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Calendar

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

Round [3] RaceCircuit [3] StateDate [3] Format [3] Round winner [3] Car [3]
1Solo Lemon Trophy [4] Sandown Park Victoria 14 FebruaryTwo heatsPeter Macrow Cheetah Mk7 Holden
2  Winton Victoria 28 MarchTwo heatsLucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
3  Oran Park New South Wales 6 JuneTwo heatsLucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
4  Calder Raceway Victoria 1 AugustTwo heatsLucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
5Coca-Cola Plate [5] Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 26 SeptemberOne racePeter Macrow Cheetah Mk7 Holden

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round. [1]

Where rounds were 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 race. [1] These points were then aggregated to determine the first six round positions for the purpose of championship points allocation. [1]

Championship results

PositionDriver [3] No.Car [3] EntrantSan [3] Win [3] Ora [3] Cal [3] Ade [3] Total [3]
1Lucio Cesario16 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Formula One Automotive [4] 3999-30
2Peter Macrow25 Cheetah Mk7 Holden Peter Macrow [5] 9146929
3Greg Ferrall8 Elfin GE Two 25 Volkswagen Beasley Solar [5] 6--4212
3Robert Power79 Kaditcha A80B Volkswagen Robert Power [6] -66--12
5Peter Glover13 Cheetah Mk7 Holden Peter Glover [5] -4--610
6David Cooper6 Elfin 700 GE Volkswagen David Cooper [6] 2-33-8
7Chris Kane5Arbyen Volkswagen Chris Kane [5] --2-46
8Grahame Blee2 Cheetah Mk6GE Toyota Bell Street Truck Centre [5] ---134
8Graeme Smith15Biranna 274 Ford Graeme Smith [6] 4----4
10Peter Beehag74 Cheetah Mk7 Volkswagen Peter Beehag [6] 1--2-3
10Hugh Gartley44 Cheetah Mk7 Toyota Hugh Gartley [5] -21--3
10 Brian Sampson Cheetah Mk6 Toyota -3---3
13Ian Richards11Richards 201 Volkswagen Ian Richards [7] ----11

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 87 to 89
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 210 to 221
  4. 1 2 Solo Lemon Trophy Race, Official Programme, Sandown, 11–14 February 1982, page 5
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Coca-Cola Plate, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 29 September 1982, page 20
  6. 1 2 3 4 Graham Slater, Sizzling Sandown!, Racing Car News, March 1982, pages 19 to 27
  7. ↑ Rob Turnbull, Cesario, Clearihan Champs!, Racing Car News, November 1982, page 62
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