1985 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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The 1986 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations. [1] The title, which was the 18th Australian Formula 2 Championship, [2] was won by Peter Glover, driving a Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen. [3]

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Calendar

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

Round [4] Circuit [4] StateDate [4] Format [4] Round winner [3] Car [4]
1 Winton Victoria 10 FebruaryTwo heatsPeter Glover Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen
2 Sandown Park Victoria 24 FebruaryTwo heatsPeter Glover Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen
3 Lakeside Queensland 24 MarchOne racePeter Macrow Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen
4 Amaroo Park New South Wales 7 AprilOne racePeter Glover Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen
5 Calder Victoria 28 AprilOne racePeter Glover Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen
6 Baskerville Tasmania 12 MayTwo heatsMark McLaughlan Elfin 852 Volkswagen
7 Mallala South Australia 2 JuneTwo heatsPeter Glover Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen
8 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 30 JuneOne racePeter Glover Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen
9 Oran Park New South Wales 14 JulyOne racePeter Glover Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen

Points system

Points were awarded to the first 20 placegetters in each race as per the following table: [1]

Race position [1] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Points [1] 30272421191715141312111098765432

Championship results

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [5] Car [4] Entrant [5] Win [3] San [3] Lak [3] Ama [3] Cal [3] Bas [3] Mal [3] Ade [3] Ora [3] Total [3]
1Peter Glover1 Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen Peter Glover3028.5273030-303030235.5
2Peter Macrow25 Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen Peter Macrow25.528.5302727-272727219
3Grahame Blee2 Cheetah Mk 6 Toyota Grahame Blee13151717-10.5141415115.5
4Mark Potter5 Elfin 700 Ford Mark Potter-6-11152013.51524104.5
5Arthur Abrahams19 Cheetah Mk 6 Volkswagen
& Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen 		Arthur Abrahams-10.5--21-21212194.5
6Bob Power8 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Bob Power10.520247----1475.5
7Craig Sparks33Richards 201 Volkswagen Craig Sparks15.5-2119---17-72.5
8Mark McLaughlan9 Elfin 852 Volkswagen Elfin Sports Cars -16.5---3024--70.5
9Derek Pingle6 [3] & 5 [6] Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen Derek Pingle-18-21---19-58
10Rob Newman26 Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota Rob Newman----19-1513-47

Note: The above table lists only the top ten championship positions.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1985 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 to 93
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport 2006, 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 Year 1985/86, pages 238 to 237
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1985 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 317 to 318
  5. 1 2 Entry list, Australian F2 Championship Round 7, Mallala Motor Racing programme, Sunday, 2 June (1985), page 15
  6. ↑ Entry list, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Round 8, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 30 June 1985, page 17
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