1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations.

South Australian driver Ian Richards won the championship in his self designed Richards 201 Volkswagen. Richards won by a single point from Peter Glover who drove two Cheetah Racing Cars (Mk 7 and Mk 7D) powered by a Toyota and Isuzu engine respectively. Finishing equal third on 11 points each were David Crabtree driving a Cheetah Mk 6 BMW, and Greg Ferrall driving an Elfin GE Two-25 Wolkswagen.

Calendar

The title was contested over a four round series.

Results

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

Position Driver No. Car Entrant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total
1 Ian Richards 11 Richards 201 Volkswagen Ian Richards 2 9 9 6 26
2 Peter Glover 13 Cheetah Mk 7D Isuzu
Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota		 Peter Glover 9 6 1 9 25
3 David Crabtree 15 Cheetah Mk 6 BMW David Crabtree 6 4 - 1 11
Greg Ferrall 8 Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen Beasley Solar 1 - 6 4 11
5 Graham Blee 2 Cheetah Mk 6GE Toyota Bell Street Truck Centre - 3 4 - 7
6 Hugh Gartley 44 Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota Hugh Gartley 3 2 - - 5
7 Peter Larner 83 Hardman JH1 Isuzu 4 - - - 4
8 Peter Boylan 60 Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Peter Boylan - - 2 2 4
9 Craig Sparks 33 Elfin 792 Volkswagen Craig Sparks - - 3 - 3
Brian Sampson 78 Cheetah Mk 8 Ford Speco Thomas - - - 3 3
11 Steve Swain 3 Hardman JH1 Ford - 1 - - 1

References

Catford, Barry (1984). "Australian Formula 2 Championship". In Tuckey, Bill. Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84. 13. Berghouse Publishing Group Pty. Ltd. pp. 264–273. ISSN 0158-4138. 

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