1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

The 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1]

The series, which was the twelfth Australian Formula Ford Series,[2] was won by Phillip Revell driving a Lola T440.[3]

Series schedule
Phillip Revell won the series driving a Lola T440, similar to the example pictured above

The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.[3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] Date [3] Winning driver [3] Car [3]
1 Sandown ?? February Phillip Revell Lola T440
2 Calder ?? March Phillip Revell Lola T440
3 Amaroo Park ?? Don Bretland Van Diemen RF75
4 Adelaide International Raceway [4] 3 May Jeff Summers Elfin 620B
5 Oran Park 21 June Phillip Revell Lola T440
6 Amaroo Park 9 August Phillip Revell Lola T440
7 Surfers Paradise 20 August Don Bretland Van Diemen RF75
8 Sandown 13 September Phillip Revell Lola T440

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round.[1]

Series standings
Position [5] Driver [5] Car [5] Entrant [1] San [5] Cal [5] Ama [5] Ade [5] Ora [5] Ama [5] Sur [5] San [5] Total [5]
1 Phillip Revell Lola T440 Bob Holden Motors 20 20 10 - 20 20 15 20 125
2 Don Bretland Van Diemen RF75 Don Bretland 15 6 20 12 10 12 20 15 110
3 Ron Barnacle Van Diemen RF77 Nissalco Garage Equipment 10 15 3 6 - 15 12 4 65
4 Jeff Summers Elfin 620B Jeff Summers 8 2 - 20 8 4 8 12 62
5 Garry Tully Elfin 620 Garry Tully 1 12 - - 12 8 - 8 41
6 Bradley Jones Elwyn 002 Bradley Jones 3 - 15 2 15 - - - 35
=7 Jeff Besnard Mawer 004 Jeff Besnard 4 10 4 15 - - - - 33
=7 Laurie Bennett Wren Laurie Bennett - 4 6 - 1 10 2 10 33
9 David Earle Elfin Aero David Earle 12 - - - 4 6 4 6 32
10 Rex Broadbent Wren R.G. Broadbent 2 - 8 10 6 - - - 26
11 Ray Colenso Elfin 600 Morris 850 Club Geelong - - - 8 - 3 - 3 14
12 Kim Jones Elfin 620B Kim Jones - - 12 - - - - - 12
=13 Tony Boot Elfin 600 Tony Boot - 8 - - - - - 2 10
=13 Alan Swindells Bowin - - - - - - 10 - 10
15 Robert Simpson Elfin Robert Simpson 6 - - - - 2 - 1 9
16 David Stanley Image Mk III [1] David Stanley - - - - - - 6 - 6
17 Steve Farrell Elfin 600 - 3 2 - - - - - 5
18 Robert Benson Elwyn - - - 4 - - - - 4
=19 Don Greig Bowin P6 Don Greig - - - - 3 - - - 3
=19 Jack Lunenberg Wren Jack Lunenberg - - - 3 - - - - 3
=19 Warwick Rooklyn Bowin P6 - - - - 2 1 - - 3
=19 Geoff Howat Bowin - - - - - - 3 - 3
=23 Edward Vieusseux Bowin - - 1 - - - - - 1
=23 Gary Batten Bowin P4A [1] Gary Batten - 1 - - - - - - 1
=23 Alan Whitechurch Bowin - - - - - - 1 - 1

References
  1. Official Programme, Sandown, 11 to 13 September 1981
  2. Australian 'Driver to Europe' Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82, pages 136 to 139
  4. Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 3rd May 1981
  5. 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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