1990 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1990 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing title sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and open to Formula Holden racing cars. [1] It was the 34th Australian Drivers' Championship [2] and the second to be contested by Formula Holden cars. [3] The championship winner was awarded the CAMS Gold Star. [1]

The championship was won by Simon Kane driving a Ralt RT21. [3]

Calendar

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

Round [3] Race nameCircuit [3] StateDate [3] Winning driver [3] Winning car [3]
1 Phillip Island Victoria 25 March Simon Kane Ralt RT21
2 Winton Victoria 8 AprilJohn Briggs Ralt RT21
3 Amaroo Park New South Wales 27 MayMark Poole Shrike 003
4ACL Trophy [4] Mallala South Australia 10 June Mark Skaife SPA
5 Oran Park New South Wales 19 August Mark Skaife SPA
6 Sandown Victoria 9 SeptemberMark Poole Shrike 003
7 Winton Victoria 7 October Simon Kane Ralt RT21
8Thalgo Trophy [5] Adelaide South Australia 3 November Neil Crompton Ralt RT20

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1990 Australian Drivers' Championship.

TeamCarNoDriver
Skaife Racing P/L Spa FB0013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
FAPM Ralt RT204 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Martin
Clive Kane Photography Ralt RT215 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Kane
Richard Davison Ralt RT206 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Davison
Boylan Racing Ralt RT207 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crompton
John Briggs Ralt RT219 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Briggs
Thalgo Racing Team Spa FB00211 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Blanche
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark McLaughlin
Ralt RT2112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Larkham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Blanche
TAFE Team Motorsport Shrike NB89H21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Poole
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Gardner
David Mawer Ralt RT2127 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Smith
Hocking MotorsportHocking 90138 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Martin
March 87B73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark McLaughlin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Domenic Beninca
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Hocking
Tenth Corporation P/L Ralt RT2039 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Price
Ralt RT4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Collins
Ray Cutchie Ralt RT4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Cutchie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Sampson
John HermannListon BF3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Herrman
Mark Potter Ralt RT4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Potter

Notes

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers [1] at each round. Each driver could retain only his/her best seven results, any other points being discarded. [1]

Championship standings

Position [6] Driver [7] No. [3] [4] [5] Car [3] [4] [5] Entrant [4] [5] Phi [8] Win [8] Ama [8] Mal [8] Ora [8] San [8] Win [8] Ade [8] Points [6]
1 Simon Kane 5 Ralt RT21 Clive Kane Photography9664(4)69646
2Mark Poole21 Shrike 003 TAFE Team Motorsport4396296–39
3 Mark Skaife 3 Spa Skaife Racing P/L 21–992––23
4 Neil Crompton 7 Ralt RT20 Peter Boylan–2316––921
Drew Price39 Ralt RT20 Tenth Corporation P/L644–34––21
6John Briggs9 Ralt RT21 John Briggs 39–3–––217
7Mark McLaughlin73 & 11 March 87B
Ralt RT21
Spa 		Chris Hocking
Thalgo Racing Team		–––21–4411
8Richard Davison6 Ralt RT20 Richard Davison1––––3–37
9Chris Hocking38Hocking 901Chris Hocking––––––314
10Tony Blanche11 & 12 Ralt RT21 Thalgo Racing Team–––––12–3
11 Mark Larkham 12 Ralt RT21 Thalgo Cosmetic Racing––2–––––2
12Roger Martin4 Ralt RT20 FAPM––1–––––1

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 172–173
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91, pages 143–161 & 282–283
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 9–10 June 1990
  5. 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, Foster's Australian Grand Prix, 1–2–3–4 November 1990
  6. 1 2 Racing Car News, December 1990, page 43
  7. ↑ Driver's names have been derived from the twelve family names shown in the Championship Points listing in Racing Car News, December 1990, page 43, combined with the names shown in the race results in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points scored at each round have been calculated by applying the points system as published in the 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport to the round results as published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91
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