The 1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 2 Championship,[2] was won by Lucio Cesario driving a Ralt RT3 Volkswagen.[3]
Calendar edit
The championship was contested over a five round series.[3]
| Round[3] | Race | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] | Format[3] | Round winner[3] | Car[3] |
| 1 | Solo Lemon Trophy[4] | Sandown Park | Victoria | 14 February | Two heats | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk7 Holden |
| 2 | Winton | Victoria | 28 March | Two heats | Lucio Cesario | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | |
| 3 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 6 June | Two heats | Lucio Cesario | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | |
| 4 | Calder Raceway | Victoria | 1 August | Two heats | Lucio Cesario | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | |
| 5 | Coca-Cola Plate[5] | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 26 September | One race | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk7 Holden |
Points system edit
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.[1]
Where rounds were 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 race.[1] These points were then aggregated to determine the first six round positions for the purpose of championship points allocation.[1]
Championship results edit
| Position | Driver[3] | No. | Car[3] | Entrant | San[3] | Win[3] | Ora[3] | Cal[3] | Ade[3] | Total[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucio Cesario | 16 | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | Formula One Automotive[4] | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 30 |
| 2 | Peter Macrow | 25 | Cheetah Mk7 Holden | Peter Macrow[5] | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Greg Ferrall | 8 | Elfin GE Two 25 Volkswagen | Beasley Solar[5] | 6 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Robert Power | 79 | Kaditcha A80B Volkswagen | Robert Power[6] | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 12 |
| 5 | Peter Glover | 13 | Cheetah Mk7 Holden | Peter Glover[5] | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | David Cooper | 6 | Elfin 700 GE Volkswagen | David Cooper[6] | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 8 |
| 7 | Chris Kane | 5 | Arbyen Volkswagen | Chris Kane[5] | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Grahame Blee | 2 | Cheetah Mk6GE Toyota | Bell Street Truck Centre[5] | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Graeme Smith | 15 | Biranna 274 Ford | Graeme Smith[6] | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 10 | Peter Beehag | 74 | Cheetah Mk7 Volkswagen | Peter Beehag[6] | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| 10 | Hugh Gartley | 44 | Cheetah Mk7 Toyota | Hugh Gartley[5] | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| 10 | Brian Sampson | Cheetah Mk6 Toyota | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| 13 | Ian Richards | 11 | Richards 201 Volkswagen | Ian Richards[7] | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d Conditions for Australian Titles, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 87 to 89
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 210 to 221
- ^ a b Solo Lemon Trophy Race, Official Programme, Sandown, 11–14 February 1982, page 5
- ^ a b c d e f g Coca-Cola Plate, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 29 September 1982, page 20
- ^ a b c d Graham Slater, Sizzling Sandown!, Racing Car News, March 1982, pages 19 to 27
- ^ Rob Turnbull, Cesario, Clearihan Champs!, Racing Car News, November 1982, page 62