1990 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition June 2020 June 2011 1990 Australian Drivers' Championship 1989 1991 The 1990 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing title sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and open to Formula Holden racing cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 172–173 It was the 34th Australian Drivers' ChampionshipRecords, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4 and the second to be contested by Formula Holden cars.Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91, pages 143–161 & 282–283 The championship winner was awarded the CAMS Gold Star. The championship was won by Simon Kane driving a Ralt RT21. Calendar The championship was contested over eight rounds with one race per round. Round Race name Circuit State Date Winning driver Winning car 1 Phillip Island Victoria 25 March Simon Kane Ralt RT21 2 Winton Victoria 8 April John Briggs Ralt RT21 3 Amaroo Park New South Wales 27 May Mark Poole Shrike 003 4 ACL TrophyOfficial Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 9–10 June 1990 Mallala South Australia 10 June Mark Skaife SPA 5 Oran Park New South Wales 19 August Mark Skaife SPA 6 Sandown Victoria 9 September Mark Poole Shrike 003 7 Winton Victoria 7 October Simon Kane Ralt RT21 8 Thalgo TrophyOfficial Programme, Foster's Australian Grand Prix, 1–2–3–4 November 1990 Adelaide South Australia 3 November Neil Crompton Ralt RT20 Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1990 Australian Drivers' Championship. TeamCarNoDriver Skaife Racing Spa FB001 3 Australia Mark Skaife FAPM Ralt RT20 4 Australia Roger Martin Clive Kane Photography Ralt RT21 5 Australia Simon Kane Richard Davison Ralt RT20 6 Australia Richard Davison Boylan Racing Ralt RT20 7 Australia Neil Crompton John Briggs Ralt RT21 9 Australia John Briggs Thalgo Racing Team Spa FB002 11 Australia Tony BlancheAustralia Mark McLaughlin Ralt RT21 12 Australia Mark LarkhamAustralia Tony Blanche TAFE Team Motorsport Shrike NB89H 21 Australia Mark Poole Australia Wayne Gardner David Mawer Ralt RT21 27 Australia John Smith Hocking Motorsport Hocking 901 38 Australia Sam AstutiAustralia Roger Martin March 87B 73 Australia Mark McLaughlinAustralia Domenic BenincaAustralia Chris Hocking Tenth Corporation P/L Ralt RT20 39 Australia Drew Price Ralt RT4 Australia Paul Collins Ray Cutchie Ralt RT4 Australia Ray CutchieAustralia Brian Sampson John Hermann Liston BF3 Australia John Herrman Mark Potter Ralt RT4 Australia Mark Potter Notes All Formula Holden cars were required to use a Holden V6 engine. Australian Formula 2 cars were invited to compete in the final three rounds to boost competitor numbers. Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers at each round. Each driver could retain only his/her best seven results, any other points being discarded. Championship standings PositionRacing Car News, December 1990, page 43 DriverDriver's names have been derived from the twelve family names shown in the Championship Points listing in Racing Car News, December 1990, page 43, combined with the names shown in the race results in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91 No. Car Entrant PhiPoints scored at each round have been calculated by applying the points system as published in the 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport to the round results as published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91 Win Ama Mal Ora San Win Ade Points 1 Simon Kane 5 Ralt RT21 Clive Kane Photography 9 6 6 4 (4) 6 9 6 46 2 Mark Poole 21 Shrike 003 TAFE Team Motorsport 4 3 9 6 2 9 6 – 39 3 Mark Skaife 3 Spa Skaife Racing 2 1 – 9 9 2 – – 23 4 Neil Crompton 7 Ralt RT20 Peter Boylan – 2 3 1 6 – – 9 21 Drew Price 39 Ralt RT20 Tenth Corporation P/L 6 4 4 – 3 4 – – 21 6 John Briggs 9 Ralt RT21 John Briggs 3 9 – 3 – – – 2 17 7 Mark McLaughlin 73 & 11 March 87B Ralt RT21 Spa Chris Hocking Thalgo Racing Team – – – 2 1 – 4 4 11 8 Richard Davison 6 Ralt RT20 Richard Davison 1 – – – – 3 – 3 7 9 Chris Hocking 38 Hocking 901 Chris Hocking – – – – – – 3 1 4 10 Tony Blanche 11 & 12 Ralt RT21 Thalgo Racing Team – – – – – 1 2 – 3 11 Mark Larkham 12 Ralt RT21 Thalgo Cosmetic Racing – – 2 – – – – – 2 12 Roger Martin 4 Ralt RT20 FAPM – – 1 – – – – – 1 References External links Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Formula Holden