1982 Australian GT Championship season

1982 Australian GT Championship season
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The 1982 Australian GT Championship season was the first season of the revived Australian GT Championship, last held in 1963. The 1982 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group D GT cars and Group B Sports Sedans. Unlike the single race format used previously, the 1982 title was staged over a nine round series contested from 16 May to 10 October 1982.

Contents

Schedule

All rounds were contested over two races except for Rounds 2 & 4 which were both staged over a single race.[1]

Rnd Circuit Date
1 Winton Motor Raceway 16 May
2 Oran Park Raceway 6 June
3 Lakeside International Raceway 20 June
4 Adelaide International Raceway 4 July
5 Wanneroo Park 11 July
6 Calder Park Raceway 1 August
7 Surfers Paradise International Raceway 29 August
8 Symmons Plains Raceway 19 September
9 Baskerville Raceway 10 October

Points system

Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six finishers in each round.[2] Where rounds were contested over two races, 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. These points were then aggregated to determine the first six round positions for the purpose of championship points allocation.[2]

Results

Pos Driver No. Car Entrant Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Total [3]
1 Alan Jones 27 Porsche 935 Porsche Cars Australia 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 81 [4]
2 Rusty French 10 Porsche 935 John Sands Racing 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 3 2 36
3 Colin Bond 28 Porsche 944 Turbo Porsche Cars Australia 4 4 2 3 6 4 4 - 4 31
4 Tony Edmondson 1 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV - Chevrolet Don Elliot 6 - - 4 4 3 1 4 3 25
5 Peter Brock 7 Chevrolet Monza Bob Jane T-Marts - - - 6 - - - 6 6 18
6 Doug Clark 78 Toyota Celica Brian Hilton Toyota - 2 3 - - - 2 - - 7
7 Tony Hubbard 111 Holden LX Torana Settle in Seymour 3 3 - - - - - - - 6
8 Bruce Lynton 18 BMW 318i Turbo Bruce Lynton BMW - - 4 - - - - - - 4
9 Kerry Baily 128 Holden LJ Torana Kerry Baily - - - - - - - 2 1 3
9 Gregory Wright 52 Holden LX Torana - - - - - - 3 - - 3
11 Gordon Stephenson 75 Holden HQ Monaro - - - - 2 - - - - 2
11 Graham Lusty 44 Toyota Celica Lusty Racing - - - - - 2 - - - 2
13 Peter Finch Holden Monaro 1 - - - - - - - - 1
13 Peter Dane Ford Escort Thomson Ford - 1 - - - - - - - 1
13 Steve Land Holden Torana - - 1 - - - - - - 1
13 Clem Smith 26 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger - - - 1 - - - - - 1
13 Brian Rhodes Holden LX Torana - - - - 1 - - - - 1
13 Jim Richards 31 BMW 318i Turbo JPS Team BMW - - - - - 1 - - - 1
13 Ian Beechey Fiat 124 - - - - - - - 1 - 1

Championship name

Sources vary as to the actual name of the championship. The 1982 CAMS Manual uses "Australian Sports Sedan Championship" as does the Official Souvenir Programme for the 4th round of the championship at Adelaide International Raceway. Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/93 uses "Australian GT/Sports Sedan Championship, as does Racing Car News, November 1982. The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport recognises Alan Jones as the winner of the "1982 Australian GT Championship" in its "Australian Titles" document at www.camsmanual.com.au.

References

  1. ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, pages 168-187
  2. ^ a b 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, Conditions for Australian Titles, pages 87-91
  3. ^ Total points for each driver have been calculated by applying the referenced points system to the top six drivers at each round, as recorded in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1982/83
  4. ^ The 1982 CAMS Manual states that eight of nine rounds would count but final points listings in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, page 168 and Racing Car News, November 1982, page 22 both show Jones with a season total of 81 points

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