The 1986 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations.[1] The title, which was the 18th Australian Formula 2 Championship,[2] was won by Peter Glover, driving a Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen.[3]
Calendar
The championship was contested over a nine round series.[3]
| Round[4] | Circuit[4] | State | Date[4] | Format[4] | Round winner[3] | Car[4] |
| 1 | Winton | Victoria | 10 February | Two heats | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 2 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 24 February | Two heats | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 3 | Lakeside | Queensland | 24 March | One race | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 4 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 7 April | One race | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 5 | Calder | Victoria | 28 April | One race | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 6 | Baskerville | Tasmania | 12 May | Two heats | Mark McLaughlan | Elfin 852 Volkswagen |
| 7 | Mallala | South Australia | 2 June | Two heats | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 8 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 30 June | One race | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
| 9 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 14 July | One race | Peter Glover | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
Points system
Points were awarded to the first 20 placegetters in each race as per the following table:[1]
| Race position[1] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Points[1] | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
- Where a round was contested over multiple heats, each driver's points were aggregated and then divided by the number of heats to determine the championship points allocation for that round.[1]
- Only the best eight round results counted towards a driver's total.[1]
Championship results
| Position[3] | Driver[3] | No.[5] | Car[4] | Entrant[5] | Win[3] | San[3] | Lak[3] | Ama[3] | Cal[3] | Bas[3] | Mal[3] | Ade[3] | Ora[3] | Total[3] |
| 1 | Peter Glover | 1 | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen | Peter Glover | 30 | 28.5 | 27 | 30 | 30 | - | 30 | 30 | 30 | 235.5 |
| 2 | Peter Macrow | 25 | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen | Peter Macrow | 25.5 | 28.5 | 30 | 27 | 27 | - | 27 | 27 | 27 | 219 |
| 3 | Grahame Blee | 2 | Cheetah Mk 6 Toyota | Grahame Blee | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | - | 10.5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 115.5 |
| 4 | Mark Potter | 5 | Elfin 700 Ford | Mark Potter | - | 6 | - | 11 | 15 | 20 | 13.5 | 15 | 24 | 104.5 |
| 5 | Arthur Abrahams | 19 | Cheetah Mk 6 Volkswagen & Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen |
Arthur Abrahams | - | 10.5 | - | - | 21 | - | 21 | 21 | 21 | 94.5 |
| 6 | Bob Power | 8 | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | Bob Power | 10.5 | 20 | 24 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 75.5 |
| 7 | Craig Sparks | 33 | Richards 201 Volkswagen | Craig Sparks | 15.5 | - | 21 | 19 | - | - | - | 17 | - | 72.5 |
| 8 | Mark McLaughlan | 9 | Elfin 852 Volkswagen | Elfin Sports Cars | - | 16.5 | - | - | - | 30 | 24 | - | - | 70.5 |
| 9 | Derek Pingle | 6[3] & 5[6] | Cheetah Mk 8 Volkswagen | Derek Pingle | - | 18 | - | 21 | - | - | - | 19 | - | 58 |
| 10 | Rob Newman | 26 | Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota | Rob Newman | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 15 | 13 | - | 47 |
Note: The above table lists only the top ten championship positions.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Conditions for Australian Titles, 1985 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 86 to 93
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport 2006, page 14-6
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Barry Catford, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 238 to 237
- ^ a b c d e f 1985 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 317 to 318
- ^ a b Entry list, Australian F2 Championship Round 7, Mallala Motor Racing programme, Sunday, 2 June (1985), page 15
- ^ Entry list, Australian Formula 2 Championship, Round 8, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 30 June 1985, page 17
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