The 1982 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars.[1] It was the fourteenth Australian Sports Car Championship,[2] and the first to be contested by Group A cars since 1975.[3] The championship was won by Chris Clearihan of Canberra, driving a Kaditcha.[3]
Schedule
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The championship was contested over a four-round series.[3]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] | Format[3] | Winning driver[3] | Car[3] |
| 1 | Wanneroo Park | Western Australia | 21 March | Two heats | Stuart Kostera | Elfin MS7[3] Repco Holden[4] |
| 2 | Lakeside | Queensland | 25 July | Two heats | Ken Peters | Auscam |
| 3 | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | 29 August | One race | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
| 4 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 26 September | Two heats | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet |
Class structure
editCars competed in two classes:[3]
Points system
editChampionship points were awarded at each round on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each class,[1] Additional points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four outright places, irrespective of class.[1]
For rounds which were contested over two heats, drivers were allocated points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 14 places in each heat, with the points from the two heats aggregated to determine the round result.[1] Championship points where then awarded based on that round result.[1]
Results
edit| Position | Driver[5] | Car[3] | Class[3] | Entrant[6] | Wan.[5] | Lak.[5] | Sur.[5] | Ade.[7] | Total |
| 1 | Chris Clearihan | Kaditcha Chevrolet | Over 2.5 litres | Chris Clearihan | 3 | - | 13 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Steve Webb | Kaditcha Chevrolet | Over 2.5 litres | Steve Webb | 4 | 9 | - | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | John Fraser | Kaditcha SR781 Chevrolet Vega | Under 2.5 litres | John R Fraser | - | 4 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Paul Scott | Rennmax BN6 BMW | Under 2.5 litres | Pool Fabrications Pty Ltd | - | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Stuart Kostera | Elfin MS7[3] Repco Holden[4] | Over 2.5 litres | Stuart Kostera | 13 | - | - | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Ken Peters | Auscam | Over 2.5 litres | - | 13 | 3 | - | 16 | |
| 7 | Julien Cowan | Chevron | Under 2.5 litres | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| 8 | Dean Hosking[7] | Asp Clubman | Under 2.5 litres | Parafield Auto Wreckers | - | - | - | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Derek Vince | Graduate M8F | Over 2.5 litres | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| = | Ray Hanger | Rennmax | Under 2.5 litres | Ray Hanger | - | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| 11 | John Hurney | Haggis | Under 2.5 litres | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| = | Jim Doig[7] | Motorlab Asp | Under 2.5 litres | Jim Doig | - | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| = | Kerry Horgan | Elfin 360 | Over 2.5 litres | - | 3 | 4 | - | 7 | |
| 14 | Mike Shaw | Welsor | Under 2.5 litres | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| = | Alan Nolan | Nola | Under 2.5 litres | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| 16 | Tony Green | Centaur | Under 2.5 litres | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | |
| 17 | Trevor Hine | Lotus Elan | Under 2.5 litres | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| = | Paul Gibson | Rennmax | Over 2.5 litres | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| 19 | Glen Baker | Asp 340C | Under 2.5 litres | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| = | Peter Tighe | Mallock U2 | Under 2.5 litres | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| = | Bernard van Elsen[7] | Bolwell Nagari | Over 2.5 litres | Bernard van Elsen | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| = | Tom Hutchinson[7] | Triumph GT6 | Under 2.5 litres | Tom Hutchinson | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Dave Bunnett | Haggis Clubman | Under 2.5 litres | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| = | Peter Boylan | Cheetah | Under 2.5 litres | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| = | Colin Matheson | Gordon | Under 2.5 litres | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 26 | Allen Swaine | Nota | Under 2.5 litres | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| = | Chris Meulengraaf[7] | Datsun 2000 | Under 2.5 litres | Chris Meulengraaf | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Australian Title Conditions, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 87-93
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 188-197
- ^ a b The Elfin Family, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, page 58
- ^ a b c d 1982 Australian Sports Car Championship - Progressive Pointscore, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 26 September 1982, page 13
- ^ Entry list, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 26 September 1982, page 17
- ^ a b c d e f AIR Points calculated from round results as published in Racing Car News, November 1982, page 63