1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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The 1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations.

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the official governing body of motor sport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

Australian Formula 2

Australian Formula 2, sometimes abbreviated to AF2 or ANF2, is a "wings and slicks" formula racing category in Australia. The category is one of Australia's oldest, dating back to 1964. The current format of AF2 was introduced in 1978. Brian Shead of Cheetah Racing Cars and Garrie Cooper of Elfin Racing Cars were largely responsible for the development of the format, which was devised to suit the needs of Australian drivers, most of whom had little or no sponsorship and had to bear the costs of racing out of their own pockets.

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South Australian driver Ian Richards won the championship in his self designed Richards 201 Volkswagen. Richards won by a single point from Peter Glover who drove two Cheetah Racing Cars (Mk 7 and Mk 7D) powered by a Toyota and Isuzu engine respectively. Finishing equal third on 11 points each were David Crabtree driving a Cheetah Mk 6 BMW, and Greg Ferrall driving an Elfin GE Two-25 Wolkswagen.

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Cheetah Racing Cars

Cheetah Racing Cars was a prolific Australian manufacturer of race cars. The cars were almost solely designed, engineered and constructed by Brian Shead in a small factory at the rear of his home in Mordialloc, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

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Calendar

The title was contested over a four-round series.

Oran Park Raceway motorsport track in Australia

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Results

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

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Total
1Ian Richards11Richards 201 Volkswagen Ian Richards299626
2Peter Glover13 Cheetah Mk 7D Isuzu
Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota 		Peter Glover961925
3David Crabtree15 Cheetah Mk 6 BMW David Crabtree64-111
Greg Ferrall8 Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen Beasley Solar1-6411
5Graham Blee2 Cheetah Mk 6GE Toyota Bell Street Truck Centre-34-7
6Hugh Gartley44 Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota Hugh Gartley32--5
7Peter Larner83Hardman JH1 Isuzu 4---4
8Peter Boylan60 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Peter Boylan--224
9Craig Sparks33 Elfin 792 Volkswagen Craig Sparks--3-3
Brian Sampson 78 Cheetah Mk 8 Ford Speco Thomas---33
11Steve Swain3Hardman JH1 Ford -1--1

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References

Catford, Barry (1984). "Australian Formula 2 Championship". In Tuckey, Bill (ed.). Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84. 13. Berghouse Publishing Group Pty. Ltd. pp. 264–273. ISSN   0158-4138.

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