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1991 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition


Motor racing competition

Mark Skaife

The 1991 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Brabham racing cars. The winner of the championship was awarded the 1991 CAMS Gold Star.

Touring car driver Mark Skaife won his first Australian Drivers' Championship. All seven rounds of the series were held at the new Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney.

Calendar

The title was contested over a seven-round series:

  • Round 1, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 26 May
  • Round 2, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 21 July
  • Round 3, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 21 July
  • Round 4, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 25 August
  • Round 5, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 25 August
  • Round 6, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 29 September
  • Round 7, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 29 September Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each round. Australian Formula 2 cars were invited to compete in Rounds 4, 5, 6 & 7 however only the ten best placed Formula Brabham drivers were eligible to score points. The best six performances from the seven rounds were counted towards a driver's points total.

Results

PositionDriverNoCarEntrantRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Total123456789101112141516
Mark Skaife3Spa FB003 HoldenSkaife Racing(15)202020202020120 (135)
Mark McLaughlin11Spa FB002 HoldenThalgo Cosmetics12151212-101071
Mark Larkham10Ralt RT20 HoldenPeter Boylan Racing206415-121269
Paul Morris27Shrike NB89H HoldenEastern Creek Raceway812158158(8)66 (74)
Simon Kane1Ralt RT21 HoldenSimon Kane-----151530
Mark Poole2Shrike NB89H HoldenTAFE Team Motorsport10810----28
Warwick Rooklyn28Shrike NB89H HoldenEastern Creek Raceway4-810---22
Rohan Onslow5Ralt RT21 HoldenDavid Mawer3106----19
John Briggs9Ralt RT21 HoldenJohn Briggs6---12--18
Tony Blanche12
11Ralt RT21 Holden
SPA 002 HoldenThalgo Cosmetics---610--16
Brian Sampson78Cheetah Mk9 Holden
Ralt RT20 HoldenSpeco Thomas / Motor Improvements243--3315
Chris Hocking74Hocking 911 HoldenChris Hocking---48--12
Ron Searle28Shrike NB89H HoldenEastern Creek Raceway-----6612
Keith Carling5Ralt RT21 HoldenDavid Mawer-----448
Bryan Sala50Hocking 901 HoldenBryan Sala--2----2
John Hermann8Herco Ralt-HoldenJohn Hermann1------1

Bibliography

  • Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1991
  • www.formulaholden.com (retrieved December 2001)
  • Official Programme, Foster's Australian Grand Prix, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 1991
  • www.camsmanual.com.au
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