1982 Australian Sports Car Championship

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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[edit]

Paul Scott placed 4th in the championship, driving a Rennmax BN6 BMW (actual car pictured, in 2010)

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

Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State  | Date[3] | Format[3] | Winning driver[3] | Car[3]

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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[edit]

Cars competed in two classes:[3]

* Under 2.5 litres[3]
* Over 2.5 litres[3]

## Points system[edit]

Championship 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

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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]

1. ^ a b c d e Australian Title Conditions, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 87-93
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 Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 188-197
4. ^ a b The Elfin Family, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, page 58
5. ^ a b c d 1982 Australian Sports Car Championship - Progressive Pointscore, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 26 September 1982, page 13
6. ^ Entry list, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 26 September 1982, page 17
7. ^ a b c d e f AIR Points calculated from round results as published in Racing Car News, November 1982, page 63