1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

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The 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars. [1] It was the 22nd Australian national series for Formula Fords. [2]

Contents

The series was won by Troy Dunstan driving a Van Diemen RF91. [3]

Schedule

The series was contested over seven rounds with one race per round. [4]

Round [4] Circuit [4] Date [4] Winning driver [4] Car [5]
1 Sandown Park 24 FebruaryJohn Blanchard Swift FB91
2 Symmons Plains 10 MarchTroy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91
3 Lakeside 28 April Paul Morris Van Diemen RF91
4 Winton 5 MayTroy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91
5 Amaroo Park 2 JuneTroy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91
6 Mallala 25 JuneTroy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91
7 Oran Park 11 AugustTroy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91

Points system

Series points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions at each round. [6]

Standings

Position [5] Driver [5] No. [3] [7] Car [5] [7] Entrant [7] San [5] Sym [5] Lak [5] Win [5] Ama [5] Mal [5] Ora [5] Total [5]
1Troy Dunstan6 & 1 Van Diemen RF91 Speedtech12201520202020127
2John Blanchard4 Swift FB91 Palmair Racing2010101210101082
3Brett Peters8 Swift FB91 Olympus Cameras15121288121279
4Andrew Gubb24 Swift FB90 GB Motorsport10153612151576
5 Paul Morris 3 Van Diemen RF91 Speedtech8820315--54
6Michael Dutton9 Van Diemen RF90 Michael Dutton--81026228
7Ron Searle7 Reynard F89 Phoenix Motorsport466---824
8 Cameron McConville 22 Van Diemen RF91 Anderson Consulting / Ken McConville-4-15---19
9Don Griffiths38 Van Diemen RF89 Phoenix Motorsport-141-8418
10Andrew Reid16 Swift FB90 Linear Bearings--144-615
11David Ratcliff17 Reynard F89 Phoenix Motorsport22--34-11
=Matthew Howard27 Van Diemen RF86 Phoenix Motorsport--2-6-311
13Michael Geoghegan12 Van Diemen  63-----9
14Paul Mulhearn  Swift  3-----14
=Stephen White25 Van Diemen RF89 Stephen White----13-4
16 Craig Lowndes   Van Diemen RF85  ---2---2
=Garry Gosatti92 Van Diemen RF90 Garry Gosatti-----2-2
18Luca Duca  Van Diemen  1------1
=Jamie Larner83 Van Diemen RF86 Jamie Larner-----1-1

Notes & references

  1. Steve Normoyle, The search for a new star, Official Programme, Mallala, 23rd June 1991, pages 72 & 73
  2. Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 Dunstan delivered to Europe, Australian Motor Racing Year 1991/92, pages 232 to 236
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91, pages 301 to 302
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. The points system used for the series has been determined by comparing the points table as published at www.formulaford.com.au with the race results as published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92
  7. 1 2 3 Event 7, 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series - Round 6, Official Programme, Mallala, 23rd June 1991

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