1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

The 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars.[1] It was the 22nd Australian national series for Formula Fords.[2]

The series was won by Troy Dunstan driving a Van Diemen RF91.[3]

Schedule

The series was contested over seven rounds with one race per round.[4]

Round [4] Circuit [4] Date [4] Winning driver [4] Car [5]
1 Sandown Park 24 February John Blanchard Swift FB91
2 Symmons Plains 10 March Troy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91
3 Lakeside 28 April Paul Morris Van Diemen RF91
4 Winton 5 May Troy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91
5 Amaroo Park 2 June Troy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91
6 Mallala 25 June Troy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91
7 Oran Park 11 August Troy Dunstan Van Diemen RF91

Points system

Series points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions at each round.[6]

Standings
Position [5] Driver [5] No. [3] [7] Car [5] [7] Entrant [7] San [5] Sym [5] Lak [5] Win [5] Ama [5] Mal [5] Ora [5] Total [5]
1 Troy Dunstan 6 & 1 Van Diemen RF91 Speedtech 12 20 15 20 20 20 20 127
2 John Blanchard 4 Swift FB91 Palmair Racing 20 10 10 12 10 10 10 82
3 Brett Peters 8 Swift FB91 Olympus Cameras 15 12 12 8 8 12 12 79
4 Andrew Gubb 24 Swift FB90 GB Motorsport 10 15 3 6 12 15 15 76
5 Paul Morris 3 Van Diemen RF91 Speedtech 8 8 20 3 15 - - 54
6 Michael Dutton 9 Van Diemen RF90 Michael Dutton - - 8 10 2 6 2 28
7 Ron Searle 7 Reynard F89 Phoenix Motorsport 4 6 6 - - - 8 24
8 Cameron McConville 22 Van Diemen RF91 Anderson Consulting / Ken McConville - 4 - 15 - - - 19
9 Don Griffiths 38 Van Diemen RF89 Phoenix Motorsport - 1 4 1 - 8 4 18
10 Andrew Reid 16 Swift FB90 Linear Bearings - - 1 4 4 - 6 15
11 David Ratcliff 17 Reynard F89 Phoenix Motorsport 2 2 - - 3 4 - 11
= Matthew Howard 27 Van Diemen RF86 Phoenix Motorsport - - 2 - 6 - 3 11
13 Michael Geoghegan 12 Van Diemen   6 3 - - - - - 9
14 Paul Mulhearn   Swift   3 - - - - - 1 4
= Stephen White 25 Van Diemen RF89 Stephen White - - - - 1 3 - 4
16 Craig Lowndes   Van Diemen RF85   - - - 2 - - - 2
= Garry Gosatti 92 Van Diemen RF90 Garry Gosatti - - - - - 2 - 2
18 Luca Duca   Van Diemen   1 - - - - - - 1
= Jamie Larner 83 Van Diemen RF86 Jamie Larner - - - - - 1 - 1

Notes & references
  1. Steve Normoyle, The search for a new star, Official Programme, Mallala, 23rd June 1991, pages 72 & 73
  2. Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. Dunstan delivered to Europe, Australian Motor Racing Year 1991/92, pages 232 to 236
  4. Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91, pages 301 to 302
  5. 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. The points system used for the series has been determined by comparing the points table as published at www.formulaford.com.au with the race results as published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92
  7. Event 7, 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series - Round 6, Official Programme, Mallala, 23rd June 1991
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