1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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The 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was the 14th Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.[2]

The title was won by John Smith driving a Ralt RT1 Ford.

Calendar[edit]

John Smith won the 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship in a Ralt RT1, similar to that pictured above.

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

Rd[3] Name Circuit[3] Date[3] Winning driver[3] Car[3]
1 Winton 1 March John Smith Ralt RT1 Ford
2 Oran Park 3 May John Smith Ralt RT1 Ford
3 Amaroo Park 24 May John Smith Ralt RT1 Ford
4 Sandown Park 5 July Russell Norden Arbyen 793 Volkswagen
5 Adelaide International Raceway 25 October Lucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
6 EON FM Trophy[4] Calder 8 November Lucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen

All rounds were staged over two heats except for the final round at Calder, which was contested as a single race.[3]

Points system[edit]

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions at each round.[1]
Where a round was contested over two heats, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 14 positions in each heat and then aggregated for each driver to determine the first six positions for the round.[1]

Results[edit]

Position[3] Driver[3] No.[5][6] Car[3][5][6][4][7] Entrant[5][6][4][7] Win[3] Ora[3] Ama[3] San[3] Ade[3] Cal[3] Total[3]
1 John Smith 71 Ralt RT1 Ford Ralt Australia 9 9 9 4 - - 31
2 Richard Davison 1 Hardman JH1 Ford Paragon Shoes Pty Ltd 1 6 6 - - 6 19
= Peter Macrow 25 Cheetah Mk 7 Isuzu Peter Macrow 2 - 4 3 6 4 19
4 Lucio Cesario 16 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Formula 1 Automotive - - - - 9 9 18
5 Bob Prendegast 40 Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen Rugolo Motor Body Works 6 - 2 6 3 - 17
6 Russell Norden 5 Arbyen 793 Volkswagen Bonds Coats Patons Ltd 3 - - 9 4 - 16
7 Graham Watson 9 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Ralt Australia - 4 3 - - - 7
= Bob Power 79 Kaditcha A80B Ford Bob Power 4 1 - - 2 - 7
9 John Bowe 33 Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen Chris Leach Racing - 3 1 - - - 4
10 Peter Glover 13 Cheetah Mk 7 Isuzu Peter Glover - - - - - 3[8] 3[9]
= Hugh Gartley 92 Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota Hugh Gartley - - - - 1 2 3
12 Andrew Newton 7 Hardman JH1 Ford Clive Millis Motors - - - 2 - - 2
= Chris Hocking 74 Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen Chris Hocking - 2 - - - - 2
14 Grahame Blee 2 Cheetah Mk 6 GE Ford Grahame Blee - - - 1 - - 1
= Peter Hopwood 22 Cheetah Mk 6 Ford John Thompson Sports Cars - - - - - 1 1

Notes & references[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 1981 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Conditions for Australian Titles, pages 91-93
  2. ^ 2002 Manual of Motor Sport, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd, Records Titles and Awards, page 14-6
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1981/82, Australian Formula 2 Championship, pages 150-163
  4. ^ a b c Racing Car News, December 1981, page 10
  5. ^ a b c Official Programme, Winton, Sunday, 1 March 1981
  6. ^ a b c Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 25 October 1981
  7. ^ a b Racing Car News, January 1982, page 40
  8. ^ Glover is shown in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82 as placing fourth at Calder but he is not shown in the Points Score Table in the same publication.
  9. ^ Glover is not shown in the Points Score Table in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82 but is shown in the Final Pointscore listing in Racing Car News, December 1981, page 10 as having scored 3 points.
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