The 1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. The series, which was organised by the Light Car Club and the Formula Ford Association, was the fourteenth Australian national series for Formula Fords.
The series was won by Bruce Connolly driving a Galloway and a Van Diemen.
Schedule
The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Sandown | 20 February | Bruce Connolly | Galloway |
| 2 | Amaroo Park | 10 April | Bruce Connolly | Galloway |
| 3 | Surfers Paradise | 15 May | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin |
| 4 | Oran Park | 29 May | Michael Quinn | Lola |
| 5 | Amaroo Park | 10 July | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin |
| 6 | Calder | 31 July | Bruce Connolly | Galloway |
| 7 | Sandown | 11 September | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin |
| 8 | Winton | 16 October | Bruce Connolly | Van Diemen |
Points system
Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round.
Series standings
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | San | Ama | Sur | Ora | Ama | San | Win | Total | |
| 1 | Bruce Connolly | Galloway & Van Diemen |
20 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 130 | |
| 2 | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin | 4 | - | 20 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 20 | - | 86 | |
| 3 | Geoff Walters | Elwyn | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | 61 | |
| 4 | Laurie Bennett | Wren | 10 | 8 | 3 | - | 6 | - | 10 | 12 | 49 | |
| 5 | Ron Barnacle | Elfin | - | 6 | 4 | - | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 47 | |
| 6 | Michael Quinn | Lola | - | 15 | - | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | 45 | |
| 7 | David Roberts | PRS | 15 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | 39 | |
| 8 | Warwick Rooklyn | Royale | 8 | - | 15 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 35 | |
| 9 | Mark Forrester | PRS | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 15 | - | 8 | 31 | |
| 10 | Mark Day | Wren | - | - | - | 6 | - | 12 | - | 10 | 28 | |
| 11 | David Stanley | Image | - | 10 | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| 12 | Teddy Angelo | Hawk | 6 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | 15 | |
| 13= | Gary Jones | Van Diemen | - | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 13= | John Edmonds | Birrana | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | 8 | |
| 13= | Peter Randalls | Elfin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| 13= | Roger Martin | PRS | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | |
| 17 | David Harrison | Elfin | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | |
| 18= | Richard Carter | Matek | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 18= | Mark Grierson | Elfin | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| 20= | Tim Murray | Elwyn | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 20= | Steve Price | Bowin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| 22= | Martin Tighe | Van Diemen | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 22= | Alan Bisset | Wren | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 22= | Paul Feltham | PRS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 25= | Matthew Ruggles | Elfin | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 25= | Terry Kay | Bowin | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 25= | Anthony Swan | Hawk | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 25= | Chris Meaden | Elfin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Note: All cars were powered by a mandatory 1600cc Ford pushrod engine.
References
- ^ Stewart Wilson, Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, pages 284 to 287
- Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1983 Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series R2 Amaroo, www.youtube.com Retrieved 1 April 2017