1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 2 Championship,[2] was won by Lucio Cesario driving a Ralt RT3 Volkswagen.[3]

Calendar

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

Round [3] Race Circuit [3] State Date [3] Format [3] Round winner [3] Car [3]
1 Solo Lemon Trophy [4] Sandown Park Victoria 14 February Two heats Peter Macrow Cheetah Mk7 Holden
2   Winton Victoria 28 March Two heats Lucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
3   Oran Park New South Wales 6 June Two heats Lucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
4   Calder Raceway Victoria 1 August Two heats Lucio Cesario Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
5 Coca-Cola Plate [5] Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 26 September One race Peter Macrow Cheetah Mk7 Holden

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.[1]

Where rounds 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 race.[1] These points were then aggregated to determine the first six round positions for the purpose of championship points allocation.[1]

Championship results
Position Driver [3] No. Car [3] Entrant San [3] Win [3] Ora [3] Cal [3] Ade [3] Total [3]
1 Lucio Cesario 16 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Formula One Automotive [4] 3 9 9 9 - 30
2 Peter Macrow 25 Cheetah Mk7 Holden Peter Macrow [5] 9 1 4 6 9 29
3 Greg Ferrall 8 Elfin GE Two 25 Volkswagen Beasley Solar [5] 6 - - 4 2 12
3 Robert Power 79 Kaditcha A80B Volkswagen Robert Power [6] - 6 6 - - 12
5 Peter Glover 13 Cheetah Mk7 Holden Peter Glover [5] - 4 - - 6 10
6 David Cooper 6 Elfin 700 GE Volkswagen David Cooper [6] 2 - 3 3 - 8
7 Chris Kane 5 Arbyen Volkswagen Chris Kane [5] - - 2 - 4 6
8 Grahame Blee 2 Cheetah Mk6GE Toyota Bell Street Truck Centre [5] - - - 1 3 4
8 Graeme Smith 15 Biranna 274 Ford Graeme Smith [6] 4 - - - - 4
10 Peter Beehag 74 Cheetah Mk7 Volkswagen Peter Beehag [6] 1 - - 2 - 3
10 Hugh Gartley 44 Cheetah Mk7 Toyota Hugh Gartley [5] - 2 1 - - 3
10 Brian Sampson Cheetah Mk6 Toyota - 3 - - - 3
13 Ian Richards 11 Richards 201 Volkswagen Ian Richards [7] - - - - 1 1

References
  1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 87 to 89
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 210 to 221
  4. Solo Lemon Trophy Race, Official Programme, Sandown, 11–14 February 1982, page 5
  5. Coca-Cola Plate, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 29 September 1982, page 20
  6. Graham Slater, Sizzling Sandown!, Racing Car News, March 1982, pages 19 to 27
  7. Rob Turnbull, Cesario, Clearihan Champs!, Racing Car News, November 1982, page 62
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