1982 Australian Sports Car Championship

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
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]
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

Cars competed in two classes:[3]

  • Under 2.5 litres[3]
  • Over 2.5 litres[3]

Points system

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
Position Driver[5] Car[3] Class[3] Entrant[6] Wan.[5] Lak.[5] Sur.[5] Ade.[7] Total
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
  1. 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. Australian Sports Car Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 188-197
  4. The Elfin Family, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83, page 58
  5. 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. AIR Points calculated from round results as published in Racing Car News, November 1982, page 63
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