The1984 Australian Formula 2 Championshipwas aCAMSsanctionedAustralianmotor racing title open to cars complying withAustralian Formula 2regulations.[1]The title, which was the 17thAustralian Formula 2 Championship,[2]was won by Peter Glover, driving aCheetah Mk 7Volkswagen.[3]
Schedule
editThe championship was contested over a six-round series:[3]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State | Date[3] | Format[3] | Round winner[3] | Car[3] |
| 1 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 19 February | Two races | Neil Israel | ArbyenVolkswagen |
| 2 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 18 March | Two races | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 7Volkswagen |
| 3 | Calder | Victoria | 29 April | Two races | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk 8Ford |
| 4 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 6 May | Two races | Keith McClelland | Cheetah Mk 8Volkswagen |
| 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 3 June | Two races | Keith McClelland | Cheetah Mk 8Volkswagen |
| 6 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 8 July | One race | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 7Volkswagen |
The second race of Round 3 at Calder was cancelled due to program delays caused by an accident during a supporting race.[3]
Round 5 atMallalasaw the country South Australian circuit used in a CAMS sanctioned national championship for the first time since 1971.
Points system
editPoints were awarded on a 30–27–24–21–19–17–15–14–13–12–11–10–9–8–7–6–5 basis to the top 17 finishers in each race.[1]Finishers had to cover at least 75% of the race distance to be awarded points.[3]In multi-race rounds, the aggregate points for each driver were divided by the number of races to determine the actual championship points allocation for the driver at that round.[1]
Results
edit| Position[4] | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant[5][6] | San[4] | Ora[4] | Cal[4] | Ade[4] | Mal[4] | Ama[4] | Total[4] |
| 1 | Peter Glover | 13 | Cheetah Mk 7Volkswagen | Peter Glover | 19.5 | 30 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 21 | 30 | 127.5 |
| 2 | Keith McClelland | 9 | Cheetah Mk 8Volkswagen | Keith McClelland | 12 | 27 | – | 30 | 30 | 27 | 126 |
| 3 | Neil Israel | 35 | ArbyenVolkswagen | Neil Israel | 27 | 24 | – | 17 | 24 | 21 | 113 |
| 4 | Ian Richards | 1 | Richards 201Volkswagen | Ian Richards | 9.5 | 21 | – | 21.5 | 16.5 | 19 | 87.5 |
| 5 | Terry Ryan | 36 | RaltRT1Ford | Terry Ryan Auto Services P/L | 23 | 11 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 17 | 85.5 |
| 6 | Peter Macrow | 25 | Cheetah Mk 8Ford | Repco Engine Parts | – | 19 | 15 | 25.5 | 13.5 | – | 73 |
| 7 | Craig Sparks | 33 | Elfin 792Volkswagen | Craig Sparks | 10.5 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 7 | – | 62.5 |
| 8 | Wayne Ford | 32 | Chevron B42Ford | Wayne Ford | – | 9.5 | 7.5 | – | 13 | 14 | 44 |
| 9 | Derek Pingel | Elfin 792Volkswagen | – | 13.5 | – | – | – | 24 | 37.5 | ||
| Graham Blee | 2 | Cheetah Mk 6Toyota | Bell Street Truck Centre | – | 16 | 8.5 | – | – | 13 | 37.5 | |
| 11 | Craig Gibbs | 10 | Cheetah Mk 6Ford | Keith McDermott | 10.5 | – | 6 | 5.5 | – | 15 | 37 |
| 12 | Mike Drewer | 5 | Cheetah Mk 7Volkswagen | MJ Drewer | 11 | – | 6.5 | 13.5 | 5.5 | – | 36.5 |
| 13 | Peter Boylan | 60 | Ralt RT3Volkswagen | Peter Boylan | 16 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 29 |
| Vince McLaughlan | 7 | Cheetah Mk 8Isuzu | Kevin McLaughlan | – | – | 5.5 | – | 11.5 | 12 | 29 | |
| 15 | David Crabtree | 77 | CheetahBMW | David Crabtree | 13 | 11 | – | – | 4 | – | 28 |
| 16 | Brian Sampson | 78 | Cheetah Mk 8Ford | Brian Sampson | – | – | 9.5 | – | 16.5 | – | 26 |
| 17 | Rob Newman | 26 | Cheetah Mk 7Toyota | John Walker Panel Repairs | – | – | – | 6 | 19 | – | 25 |
| 18 | David Partridge | Elfin 700 | 13.5 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 24.5 | ||
| 19 | Clive Millis | 7 | Hardman JH1Ford | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | |
| 20 | Mike Holmes | 22 | Elfin 700Volkswagen | Mike Holmes | – | – | – | – | 15.5 | – | 15.5 |
| 21 | Colin Fulton | CheetahVolkswagen | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | ||
| 22 | Greg Ferrall | 8 | Elfin GE225Volkswagen | Greg Ferrall | – | – | – | 10.5 | – | – | 10.5 |
| 23 | Tony Armstrong | CheetahVolkswagen | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | ||
| 24 | Bronte Rundle | 21 | Argus 832Datsun | Argus Engineering | – | – | – | – | 7.5 | – | 7.5 |
| Gregg Taylor | 49 | CheetahToyota | AG Taylor | – | – | – | 7.5 | – | – | 7.5 | |
| 26 | Mark Potter | 15 | Elfin 700 | Mark Potter | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 27 | Peter Jones | Cheetah Mk 8Ford | – | – | – | 6.5 | – | – | 6.5 | ||
| 28 | Mark Buik | Elfin 620Ford | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 29 | Peter Doulman | Avanti F2Ford | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
- Israel did not receive points for his 12th-place finish in Race 1 of Round 3 as he had completed less than the required 75% of the total race distance.[3]
- Glover did not receive points for his 12th-place finish in Race 1 of Round 4 as he had completed less than the required 75% of the total race distance.[3]
Notes and references
edit- ^abcConditions for Australian Titles,1984 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 88 to 91
- ^Australian Titles,docs.cams.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^abcdefghijklBarry Catford,Australian Formula 2 Championship,Australian Motor Racing Year, 1984/85, pages 254–267
- ^abcdefghChampionship points and positions have been calculated by applying the points system as published in the 1984 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport to race positions as published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1984/85
- ^Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 6 May 1984, page 23
- ^Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, Sunday, 3 June 1984, page 15