2002 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition January 2020 March 2014 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship 2001 2003 The 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Holden racing cars with the 2002 CAMS Gold Star awarded to the winning driver.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2002, page 7-13 It was the 46th Australian Drivers' Championship. The championship was won by Will Power driving a Reynard 94D for Ralt Australia. Teams and drivers Entrant Chassis No Drivers Rounds Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 95D 4 AUS Peter Hill 2–6 22 1 Reynard 95D 5 AUS Tim Leahey 6 AUS Peter Hackett 2–3 66 1 Reynard 97D 6 AUS Roger Oakshott 2–6 Ken Smith Motorsport Reynard 93D 7 NZL Nelson Hartley 1–3, 5–6 Ralt Australia Reynard 94D 10 AUS Brett Campbell 5–6 Reynard 94D 11 AUS Will Power All Reynard 96D 12 AUS Mark Noske 1 AUS Stewart McColl 2–6 Millar Motors Reynard 92D 17 AUS Mark Ellis 1, 3, 6 National Neon Signs Reynard 92D 24 AUS Terry Clearihan 1 27 3, 5–6 Peters Racing Reynard 91D 24 AUS Ian Peters 2–4 Roger Oakshott Racing Reynard 97D 28 AUS Roger Oakshott 1 CRD Motorsport Reynard 92D 49 AUS Rohan Carrig All Hocking Motorsport Reynard 97D 74 JPN Akihiro Asai All Reynard 97D 75 SIN Christian Murchison All Reynard 96D 76 AUS Les Crampton 1–2, 4 Schedule The championship was contested over a six-round series with two races per round:2002 Australian Drivers’ Championship - Points Allocation, www.formulaholden.com via web.archive.org Rnd Circuit State / Territory Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 13–15 April AUS Mark Noske AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Ralt Australia R2 AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Ralt Australia 2 R1 Eastern Creek International Raceway Eastern Creek, New South Wales 26–28 April AUS Peter Hackett AUS Will Power AUS Stewart McColl Ralt Australia R2 AUS Will Power AUS Stewart McColl Ralt Australia 3 R1 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 17–19 May SIN Christian Murchison AUS Stewart McColl AUS Stewart McColl Ralt Australia R2 AUS Stewart McColl SIN Christian Murchison Hocking Motorsport 4 R1 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 14–16 June AUS Will Power SIN Christian Murchison AUS Will Power Ralt Australia R2 AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Ralt Australia 5 R1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 2–4 August AUS Will Power AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Ralt Australia R2 AUS Will Power AUS Peter Hill Greg Murphy Racing 6 R1 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 16–18 August SIN Christian Murchison AUS Tim Leahey AUS Will Power Ralt Australia R2 AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Ralt Australia Points system Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race. Championship standings Position Driver NoResults, www.formulaholden.com, as archived at web.archive.org Car Entrant Rd1 R1 Rd1 R2 Rd2 R1 Rd2 R2 Rd3 R1 Rd3 R2 Rd4 R1 Rd4 R2 Rd5 R1 Rd5 R2 Rd6 R1 Rd6 R2 Total 1 Will Power 11 Reynard 94D Ralt Australia 20 20 15 15 - 12 20 20 20 15 20 20 197 2 Stewart McColl 12 Reynard 96D Ralt Australia - - 20 20 20 15 12 12 10 12 12 10 143 3 Peter Hill 22 4 Reynard 95D Reynard 94D Reynard 97D Peter HillMurphy Motorsport 12 15 10 12 - 4 - 10 15 20 8 4 110 4 Christian Murchison 75 Reynard 97D Hocking Motorsport 15 6 - - 15 20 15 15 - - - 8 94 5 Akihiro Asai 74 Reynard 97D Hocking Motorsport 10 3 8 10 10 8 10 - - 2 15 12 88 6 Nelson Hartley 7 Reynard 93D Ken Smith Motorsport - - - 8 8 6 - - 12 10 6 6 56 7 Peter Hackett 665 Reynard 95D Peter HillMurphy Motorsport - 10 12 6 12 10 - - - - - - 50 8 Roger Oakeshott 286 Reynard 97D Roger OakshottSportsmed SA 8 8 4 2 - - 8 - 8 8 2 1 49 9 Terry Clearihan 27 Reynard 92D National Neon Signs - 1 - 1 6 3 6 6 - 6 4 3 36 10 Ian Peters 24 Reynard 91D Reynard 96D Peters Racing - 4 3 4 - 1 - 8 6 4 - - 30 11 Rohan Carrig 49 Reynard 92D Reynard 98D CRD Motorsport - - 6 3 3 - 4 4 3 - 3 2 28 12 Tim Leahey 5 Reynard 95D Murphy Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - 10 15 25 13 Mark Noske 12 Reynard 96D John Herman - 12 - - - - - - - - - - 12 14 Les Crampton 76 Reynard 96D Reynard 97D Hocking Motorsport - 2 2 - - - 3 3 - - - - 10 15 Brett Campbell 10 Reynard 90D Ralt Australia - - - - - - - - 4 3 - - 7 16 Mark Ellis 17 Reynard 92D Mantis Racing - - - - 4 2 - - - - 1 - 7 Notes Points shown in the above table include minor variations from those shown in the referenced source due to mathematical errors evident in that source. Formula Holden regulations required cars to use an approved Holden V6 engine.Formula Holden, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2002, page 7-24 Silver Star The Silver Star award was won by Roger Oakeshott ahead of Terry Clearihan and Rohan Carrig.POWER-FUL DISPLAY NETS CHAMPIONSHIP, OAKESHOTT STRIKES SILVER - 18.08.02, www.formulaholden.com, as archived at web.archive.org References External links Race Result Archive, www.natsoft.biz Ralt Australia's 2002 Championship review, www.ralt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Formula Holden Australian Drivers