1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was the 14th Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2]

John Smith won the 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship in a Ralt RT1, similar to that pictured above.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series.[3]

All rounds were staged over two heats except for the final round at Calder, which was contested as a single race.[3]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions at each round.[1] Where round 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 heat and then aggregated for each driver to determine the first six positions for the round.[1]

Results
Position [3] Driver [3] No.[4][5] Car [3][4][5][6][7] Entrant [4][5][6][7] R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total [3]
1 John Smith 71 Ralt RT1 Ford Ralt Australia 9 9 9 4 - - 31
2 Richard Davison 1 Hardman JH1 Ford Paragon Shoes Pty Ltd 1 6 6 - - 6 19
  Peter Macrow 25 Cheetah Mk 7 Isuzu Peter Macrow 2 - 4 3 6 4 19
4 Lucio Cesario 16 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Formula 1 Automotive - - - - 9 9 18
5 Bob Prendegast 40 Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen Rugolo Motor Body Works 6 - 2 6 3 - 17
6 Russell Norden 9 Arbyen 793 Volkswagen Bonds Coats Patons Ltd 3 - - 9 4 - 16
7 Graham Watson 9 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Ralt Australia - 4 3 - - - 7
  Bob Power 79 Kaditcha A80B Ford Bob Power 4 1 - - 2 - 7
9 John Bowe 33 Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen Chris Leach Racing - 3 1 - - - 4
10 Peter Glover 13 Cheetah Mk 7 Isuzu Peter Glover - - - - - 3 3 [7]
  Hugh Gartley 92 Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota Hugh Gartley - - - - 1 2 3
12 Andrew Newton 7 Hardman JH1 Ford Clive Millis Motors - - - 2 - - 2
  Chris Hocking 74 Cheetah Mk 7 Volkswagen Chris Hocking - 2 - - - - 2
14 Grahame Blee 2 Cheetah Mk 6 GE Ford Grahame Blee - - - 1 - - 1
  Peter Hopwood 22 Cheetah Mk 6 Ford John Thompson Sports Cars - - - - - 1 1

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. Official Programme, Winton, Sunday, 1 March 1981
  5. Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 25 October 1981
  6. Racing Car News, December 1981, page10
  7. Racing Car News, January 1982, page 40
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