1992 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1992 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Brabham racing cars.[1] The winner of the title, which was the 36th Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1992 CAMS Gold Star.[2] Due to a sponsorship deal with beer brand Tooheys, the championship was promoted as the "Tooheys Australian Drivers' Championship".[3]
Calendar[edit]
The championship was contested over a five-round series with one race per round.
- Round 1, Sandown, Victoria, 3 March
- Round 2, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 15 March
- Round 3, Winton, Victoria, 4 April
- Round 4, Eastern Creek, New South Wales, 24 may
- Round 5, Oran Park, New South Wales, 21 June[4]
Points system[edit]
Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first ten finishers in each round.[1]
Results[edit]
| Position | Driver | No.[5] | Car[4][5] | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total[5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Skaife | 1 | Spa 003 Holden | Winfield Racing | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 90 |
| 2 | Mark Larkham | 3 | Reynard 90D Holden | Larkham Motor Sport | 4 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 69 |
| 3 | Ron Barnacle | 4 | Ralt RT20 Holden | 10 | 6 | 8 | - | 6 | 30 | |
| Drew Price | 39 | Ralt RT20 Holden | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | 30 | ||
| 5 | Chris Hocking | 74 | Hocking 911 Holden | 2 | 10 | - | - | 8 | 20 | |
| 6 | Paul Collins | 88 | Liston BF3 Holden | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Stephen Cramp | 12 | Reynard 90D Holden | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | |
| 8 | Alan Galloway | 7 | Ralt RT21 Holden | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 14 | |
| Brian Sampson | 78 | Cheetah Mk9 Holden | 8 | - | 6 | - | - | 14 | ||
| 10 | Simon Kane | 5 | Ralt RT21 Holden | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| John Briggs | 10 | Ralt RT21 Holden | Briggs Motor Sport | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Neil Crompton | 20 | Ralt RT20 Holden | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | ||
| Ron Searle | 27 | Shrike NB89H Holden Ralt RT21 Holden |
- | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | ||
| 14 | Warwick Rooklyn | 10 | Ralt RT21 Holden | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
| 15 | Paul Stokell | 15 | Shrike NB89H Holden | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 16 | John Hermann | 8 | Herco Ralt Holden | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
| 17 | Graham Watson | 88 | Liston BF3 Holden | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b Australian Titles, Specific Conditions, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1992, page 162
- ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – CAMS Gold Star Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 3 November 2009
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 155
- ^ a b 1992 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 299
- ^ a b c 1992 Points Allocation, retrieved from www.formulaholden.com.au in 2001 (URL no longer active)
- ^ The championship positions as listed in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 299 include Mark Potter and Barry Ward who drove Australian Formula 2 cars at Round 1. These drivers were not included in the Points Allocation table as published at www.formulaholden.com (2001) and have not been included here
Further reading[edit]
- The Mark of a Champion, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 155-167
External links[edit]
- Formula Brabham images – 1992 Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 3 November 2009
