1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship

Motor racing championship

The 1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 2 Championship,[2] was won by Lucio Cesario driving a Ralt RT3 Volkswagen.[3]

## Calendar

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The championship was contested over a five round series.[3]

Round[3] | Race  | Circuit[3] | State  | Date[3] | Format[3] | Round winner[3] | Car[3]

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1  | Solo Lemon Trophy[4] | Sandown Park | Victoria | 14 February  | Two heats  | Peter Macrow  | Cheetah Mk7 Holden
2  |  | Winton | Victoria | 28 March  | Two heats  | Lucio Cesario  | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
3  |  | Oran Park | New South Wales | 6 June  | Two heats  | Lucio Cesario  | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
4  |  | Calder Raceway | Victoria | 1 August  | Two heats  | Lucio Cesario  | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen
5  | Coca-Cola Plate[5] | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 26 September  | One race  | Peter Macrow  | Cheetah Mk7 Holden

## Points system

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Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.[1]

Where rounds were contested over two heats, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 14 positions in each race.[1] These points were then aggregated to determine the first six round positions for the purpose of championship points allocation.[1]

## Championship results

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Position  | Driver[3] | No.  | Car[3] | Entrant  | San[3] | Win[3] | Ora[3] | Cal[3] | Ade[3] | Total[3]

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1  | Lucio Cesario  | 16  | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | Formula One Automotive[4] | 3  | 9  | 9  | 9  | \-  | 30
2  | Peter Macrow  | 25  | Cheetah Mk7 Holden | Peter Macrow[5] | 9  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 9  | 29
3  | Greg Ferrall  | 8  | Elfin GE Two 25 Volkswagen | Beasley Solar[5] | 6  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 2  | 12
3  | Robert Power  | 79  | Kaditcha A80B Volkswagen | Robert Power[6] | \-  | 6  | 6  | \-  | \-  | 12
5  | Peter Glover  | 13  | Cheetah Mk7 Holden | Peter Glover[5] | \-  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 6  | 10
6  | David Cooper  | 6  | Elfin 700 GE Volkswagen | David Cooper[6] | 2  | \-  | 3  | 3  | \-  | 8
7  | Chris Kane  | 5  | Arbyen Volkswagen | Chris Kane[5] | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 4  | 6
8  | Grahame Blee  | 2  | Cheetah Mk6GE Toyota | Bell Street Truck Centre[5] | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 3  | 4
8  | Graeme Smith  | 15  | Biranna 274 Ford | Graeme Smith[6] | 4  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4
10  | Peter Beehag  | 74  | Cheetah Mk7 Volkswagen | Peter Beehag[6] | 1  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 3
10  | Hugh Gartley  | 44  | Cheetah Mk7 Toyota | Hugh Gartley[5] | \-  | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 3
10  | Brian Sampson |  | Cheetah Mk6 Toyota |  | \-  | 3  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 3
13  | Ian Richards  | 11  | Richards 201 Volkswagen | Ian Richards[7] | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Conditions for Australian Titles, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 87 to 89
2. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 210 to 221
4. ^ a b Solo Lemon Trophy Race, Official Programme, Sandown, 11–14 February 1982, page 5
5. ^ a b c d e f g Coca-Cola Plate, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 29 September 1982, page 20
6. ^ a b c d Graham Slater, Sizzling Sandown!, Racing Car News, March 1982, pages 19 to 27
7. ^ Rob Turnbull, Cesario, Clearihan Champs!, Racing Car News, November 1982, page 62

## External links

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* CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport