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1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship
The 1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations. The championship was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.
South Australian driver Ian Richards won the championship in his self-designed Richards 201 Volkswagen. Richards won by a single point from Peter Glover who drove a Cheetah Mk 7D Isuzu and a borrowed Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota. Finishing equal third on 11 points each were David Crabtree driving a Cheetah Mk 6 BMW, and Greg Ferrall driving an Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen.
Calendar
The championship was contested over four rounds.
| 4 | General Credits Cup | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 1 May | One race | Peter Glover | Cheetah Toyota |
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Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.
Where a round was contested over two parts, points were allocated on a 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1 basis to the first 14 placegetters in each part. The points for each driver were then aggregated to determine the top six placegetters for the round with the championship points awarded to these drivers.
Championship standings
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Ora. | Win. | San. | Ade. | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Richards | 11 | Richards 201 Volkswagen | Ian Richards | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Peter Glover | 13 | Cheetah Mk 7D Isuzu | ||||||||||||||||
| Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota | Peter Glover | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| David Crabtree | 15 & 77 | Cheetah Mk 6 BMW | David Crabtree | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Greg Ferrall | 8 | Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen | Beasley Solar | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Grahame Blee | 2 | Cheetah Mk 6GE Toyota | Bell Street Truck Centre | - | 3 | 4 | - | 7 | ||||||||||
| Hugh Gartley | 44 | Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota | Hugh Gartley | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 | ||||||||||
| Peter Larner | 83 | Hardman JH1 Isuzu | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |||||||||||
| Peter Boylan | 60 | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | Peter Boylan | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Craig Sparks | 33 | Elfin 792 Volkswagen | Craig Sparks | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||||||||
| Brian Sampson | 78 | Cheetah Mk 8 Ford | Speco Thomas | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Steve Swain | 3 | Hardman JH1 Ford | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
References
References
- Australian Title Conditions, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1983, pages 91 to 93
- It was the 16th [[Australian Formula 2 Championship]].[http://web.archive.org/web/20160123221648/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf Australian Titles, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org]
- Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, pages 264 to 273
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 1st May, 1983
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