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1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship

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

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

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series.

6EON FM TrophyCalder8 NovemberLucio CesarioRalt RT3 Volkswagen

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

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions at each round.

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.

Results

=Peter Hopwood22Cheetah Mk 6 FordJohn Thompson Sports Cars-----11

Notes & references

References

  1. 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. Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1981/82, Australian Formula 2 Championship, pages 150-163
  4. Racing Car News, December 1981, page 10
  5. Official Programme, Winton, Sunday, 1 March 1981
  6. Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 25 October 1981
  7. 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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