1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship

October 2019 October 2019 The 1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations.Australian Title Conditions, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1983, pages 91 to 93 The championship was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title. It was the 16th Australian Formula 2 Championship.http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf Australian Titles, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org 23 January 2016 23 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160123221648/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf dead South Australian driver Ian Richards won the championship in his self-designed Richards 201 Volkswagen. Richards won by a single point from Peter Glover who drove a Cheetah Mk 7D Isuzu and a borrowed Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota. Finishing equal third on 11 points each were David Crabtree driving a Cheetah Mk 6 BMW, and Greg Ferrall driving an Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen. Calendar The championship was contested over four rounds. Round Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, pages 264 to 273 Name Circuit State Date Format Winning driver Car 1   Oran Park New South Wales 20 March Two Heats Peter Glover Cheetah Mk 7D Isuzu 2   Winton Victoria 27 March Two Heats Ian Richards Richards 201 Volkswagen 3   Sandown Victoria 17 April Two Heats Ian Richards Richards 201 Volkswagen 4 General Credits Cup Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 1st May, 1983 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 1 May One race Peter Glover Cheetah Toyota Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. Where a round was contested over two parts, points were allocated on a 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1 basis to the first 14 placegetters in each part. The points for each driver were then aggregated to determine the top six placegetters for the round with the championship points awarded to these drivers. Championship standings Position Driver No. Car Entrant Ora. Win. San. Ade. Total 1 Ian Richards 11 Richards 201 Volkswagen Ian Richards 2 9 9 6 26 2 Peter Glover 13 Cheetah Mk 7D IsuzuCheetah Mk 7 Toyota Peter Glover 9 6 1 9 25 3 David Crabtree 15 & 77 Cheetah Mk 6 BMW David Crabtree 6 4 - 1 11 Greg Ferrall 8Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen Beasley Solar 1 - 6 4 11 5 Grahame Blee 2 Cheetah Mk 6GE Toyota Bell Street Truck Centre - 3 4 - 7 6 Hugh Gartley 44 Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota Hugh Gartley 3 2 - - 5 7 Peter Larner 83 Hardman JH1 Isuzu 4 - - - 4 8 Peter Boylan 60 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Peter Boylan - - 2 2 4 9 Craig Sparks 33Elfin 792 Volkswagen Craig Sparks - - 3 - 3 Brian Sampson 78 Cheetah Mk 8 Ford Speco Thomas - - - 3 3 11 Steve Swain 3 Hardman JH1 Ford - 1 - - 1 References Category:Australian Formula 2 Championship Formula 2 Championship