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1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was the 14th Australian Formula 2 Championship to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.[2]

The title was won by John Smith driving a Ralt RT1 Ford.

Calendar

John Smith won the 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship in a Ralt RT1, similar to that pictured above.

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

All rounds were staged over two heats except for the final round at Calder, which was contested as a single race.[3]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions at each round.[1]
Where a round was 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 heat and then aggregated for each driver to determine the first six positions for the round.[1]

Results

  1. ^ a b c 1981 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Conditions for Australian Titles, pages 91-93
  2. ^ 2002 Manual of Motor Sport, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd, Records Titles and Awards, page 14-6
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1981/82, Australian Formula 2 Championship, pages 150-163
  4. ^ a b c Racing Car News, December 1981, page 10
  5. ^ a b c Official Programme, Winton, Sunday, 1 March 1981
  6. ^ a b c Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 25 October 1981
  7. ^ a b Racing Car News, January 1982, page 40
  8. ^ Glover is shown in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82 as placing fourth at Calder but he is not shown in the Points Score Table in the same publication.
  9. ^ Glover is not shown in the Points Score Table in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82 but is shown in the Final Pointscore listing in Racing Car News, December 1981, page 10 as having scored 3 points.