1984 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1984 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 17th Australian Formula 2 Championship,[2] was won by Peter Glover, driving a Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen.[3]
Schedule[edit]
The championship was contested over a six-round series:[3]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] | Format[3] | Round winner[3] | Car[3] |
| 1 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 19 February | Two races | Neil Israel | Arbyen Volkswagen |
| 2 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 18 March | Two races | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen |
| 3 | Calder | Victoria | 29 April | Two races | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk 8 Ford |
| 4 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 6 May | Two races | Keith McClelland | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 3 June | Two races | Keith McClelland | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 6 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 8 July | One race | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen |
The second race of Round 3 at Calder was cancelled due to program delays caused by an accident during a supporting race.[3]
Round 5 at Mallala saw the country South Australian circuit used in a CAMS sanctioned national championship for the first time since 1971.
Points system[edit]
Points were awarded on a 30–27–24–21–19–17–15–14–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5 basis to the top 17 finishers in each race.[1] Finishers had to cover at least 75% of the race distance to be awarded points.[3] In multi-race rounds, the aggregate points for each driver were divided by the number of races to determine the actual championship points allocation for the driver at that round.[1]
Results[edit]
| Position[4] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant[5][6] | San[4] | Ora[4] | Cal[4] | Ade[4] | Mal[4] | Ama[4] | Total[4] |
| 1 | Peter Glover | 13 | Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen | Peter Glover | 19.5 | 30 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 21 | 30 | 127.5 |
| 2 | Keith McClelland | 9 | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen | Keith McClelland | 12 | 27 | – | 30 | 30 | 27 | 126 |
| 3 | Neil Israel | 35 | Arbyen Volkswagen | Neil Israel | 27 | 24 | – | 17 | 24 | 21 | 113 |
| 4 | Ian Richards | 1 | Richards 201 Volkswagen | Ian Richards | 9.5 | 21 | – | 21.5 | 16.5 | 19 | 87.5 |
| 5 | Terry Ryan | 36 | Ralt RT1 Ford | Terry Ryan Auto Services P/L | 23 | 11 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 17 | 85.5 |
| 6 | Peter Macrow | 25 | Cheetah Mk 8 Ford | Repco Engine Parts | – | 19 | 15 | 25.5 | 13.5 | – | 73 |
| 7 | Craig Sparks | 33 | Elfin 792 Volkswagen | Craig Sparks | 10.5 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 7 | – | 62.5 |
| 8 | Wayne Ford | 32 | Chevron B42 Ford | Wayne Ford | – | 9.5 | 7.5 | – | 13 | 14 | 44 |
| 9 | Derek Pingel | Elfin 792 Volkswagen | – | 13.5 | – | – | – | 24 | 37.5 | ||
| Graham Blee | 2 | Cheetah Mk 6 Toyota | Bell Street Truck Centre | – | 16 | 8.5 | – | – | 13 | 37.5 | |
| 11 | Craig Gibbs | 10 | Cheetah Mk 6 Ford | Keith McDermott | 10.5 | – | 6 | 5.5 | – | 15 | 37 |
| 12 | Mike Drewer | 5 | Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen | MJ Drewer | 11 | – | 6.5 | 13.5 | 5.5 | – | 36.5 |
| 13 | Peter Boylan | 60 | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | Peter Boylan | 16 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 29 |
| Vince McLaughlan | 7 | Cheetah Mk 8 Isuzu | Kevin McLaughlan | – | – | 5.5 | – | 11.5 | 12 | 29 | |
| 15 | David Crabtree | 77 | Cheetah BMW | David Crabtree | 13 | 11 | – | – | 4 | – | 28 |
| 16 | Brian Sampson | 78 | Cheetah Mk 8 Ford | Brian Sampson | – | – | 9.5 | – | 16.5 | – | 26 |
| 17 | Rob Newman | 26 | Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota | John Walker Panel Repairs | – | – | – | 6 | 19 | – | 25 |
| 18 | David Partridge | Elfin 700 | 13.5 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 24.5 | ||
| 19 | Clive Millis | 7 | Hardman JH1 Ford | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | |
| 20 | Mike Holmes | 22 | Elfin 700 Volkswagen | Mike Holmes | – | – | – | – | 15.5 | – | 15.5 |
| 21 | Colin Fulton | Cheetah Volkswagen | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | ||
| 22 | Greg Ferrall | 8 | Elfin GE225 Volkswagen | Greg Ferrall | – | – | – | 10.5 | – | – | 10.5 |
| 23 | Tony Armstrong | Cheetah Volkswagen | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | ||
| 24 | Bronte Rundle | 21 | Argus 832 Datsun | Argus Engineering | – | – | – | – | 7.5 | – | 7.5 |
| Gregg Taylor | 49 | Cheetah Toyota | AG Taylor | – | – | – | 7.5 | – | – | 7.5 | |
| 26 | Mark Potter | 15 | Elfin 700 | Mark Potter | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 27 | Peter Jones | Cheetah Mk 8 Ford | – | – | – | 6.5 | – | – | 6.5 | ||
| 28 | Mark Buik | Elfin 620 Ford | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 29 | Peter Doulman | Avanti F2 Ford | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
- Israel did not receive points for his 12th-place finish in Race 1 of Round 3 as he had completed less than the required 75% of the total race distance.[3]
- Glover did not receive points for his 12th-place finish in Race 1 of Round 4 as he had completed less than the required 75% of the total race distance.[3]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b c Conditions for Australian Titles, 1984 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 88 to 91
- ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1984/85, pages 254–267
- ^ a b c d e f g h Championship points and positions have been calculated by applying the points system as published in the 1984 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport to race positions as published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1984/85
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 6 May 1984, page 23
- ^ Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, Sunday, 3 June 1984, page 15