2002 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Holden racing cars with the 2002 CAMS Gold Star awarded to the winning driver. [1] It was the 46th Australian Drivers' Championship.

The championship was won by Will Power driving a Reynard 94D for Ralt Australia.

Teams and drivers

EntrantChassisNoDriversRounds
Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 95D4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill2–6
221
Reynard 95D5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett 2–3
661
Reynard 97D6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Oakshott2–6
Ken Smith Motorsport Reynard 93D7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nelson Hartley1–3, 5–6
Ralt AustraliaReynard 94D10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Campbell5–6
Reynard 94D11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power All
Reynard 96D12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl 2–6
Millar MotorsReynard 92D17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Ellis1, 3, 6
National Neon SignsReynard 92D24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Clearihan1
273, 5–6
Peters RacingReynard 91D24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Peters2–4
Roger Oakshott RacingReynard 97D28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Oakshott1
CRD MotorsportReynard 92D49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan CarrigAll
Hocking MotorsportReynard 97D74 Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Asai All
Reynard 97D75 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison All
Reynard 96D76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Les Crampton1–2, 4

Schedule

The championship was contested over a six-round series with two races per round: [2]

RndCircuitState / TerritoryDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 13–15 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Ralt Australia
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Ralt Australia
2R1 Eastern Creek International Raceway Eastern Creek, New South Wales 26–28 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl Ralt Australia
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl Ralt Australia
3R1 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 17–19 May Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl Ralt Australia
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison Hocking Motorsport
4R1 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 14–16 June Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Ralt Australia
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Ralt Australia
5R1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 2–4 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Ralt Australia
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hill Greg Murphy Racing
6R1 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 16–18 August Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Ralt Australia
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Ralt Australia

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race. [1]

Championship standings

Position [2] Driver [2] No [3] Car [3] Entrant [3] Rd1 R1Rd1 R2Rd2 R1Rd2 R2Rd3 R1Rd3 R2Rd4 R1Rd4 R2Rd5 R1Rd5 R2Rd6 R1Rd6 R2Total [2]
1 Will Power 11 Reynard 94DRalt Australia20201515-12202020152020197
2 Stewart McColl 12 Reynard 96DRalt Australia--20202015121210121210143
3Peter Hill22
4		 Reynard 95D
Reynard 94D
Reynard 97D		Peter Hill
Murphy Motorsport 		12151012-4-10152084110
4 Christian Murchison 75 Reynard 97DHocking Motorsport156--15201515---894
5 Akihiro Asai 74 Reynard 97DHocking Motorsport10381010810--2151288
6Nelson Hartley7 Reynard 93DKen Smith Motorsport---886--12106656
7Peter Hackett66
5		 Reynard 95DPeter Hill
Murphy Motorsport 		-101261210------50
8Roger Oakeshott28
6		 Reynard 97DRoger Oakshott
Sportsmed SA		8842--8-882149
9Terry Clearihan27 Reynard 92DNational Neon Signs-1-16366-64336
10Ian Peters24 Reynard 91D
Reynard 96D		Peters Racing-434-1-864--30
11Rohan Carrig49 Reynard 92D
Reynard 98D		CRD Motorsport--633-443-3228
12Tim Leahey5 Reynard 95D Murphy Motorsport ----------101525
13 Mark Noske 12 Reynard 96DJohn Herman-12----------12
14Les Crampton76 Reynard 96D
Reynard 97D		Hocking Motorsport-22---33----10
15Brett Campbell10 Reynard 90DRalt Australia--------43--7
16Mark Ellis17 Reynard 92DMantis Racing----42----1-7

Notes

Silver Star

The Silver Star award was won by Roger Oakeshott ahead of Terry Clearihan and Rohan Carrig. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2002, page 7-13
  2. 1 2 3 4 2002 Australian Drivers’ Championship - Points Allocation, www.formulaholden.com via web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 3 Results, www.formulaholden.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ↑ Formula Holden, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2002, page 7-24
  5. ↑ POWER-FUL DISPLAY NETS CHAMPIONSHIP, OAKESHOTT STRIKES SILVER - 18.08.02, www.formulaholden.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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