1992 Australian Drivers' Championship Previous 1991 Next 1993
The 1992 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Brabham racing cars. The winner of the title, which was the 36th Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1992 CAMS Gold Star. Due to a sponsorship deal with beer brand Tooheys, the championship was promoted as the "Tooheys Australian Drivers' Championship".
Calendar
The championship was contested over a five-round series with one race per round.
- Round 1, Sandown, Victoria, 3 March
- Round 2, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 15 March
- Round 3, Winton, Victoria, 4 April
- Round 4, Eastern Creek, New South Wales, 24 may
- Round 5, Oran Park, New South Wales, 21 June
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first ten finishers in each round.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Skaife | 1 | Spa 003 Holden | Winfield Racing | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 90 |
| 2 | Mark Larkham | 3 | Reynard 90D Holden | Larkham Motor Sport | 4 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 69 |
| 3 | Ron Barnacle | 4 | Ralt RT20 Holden | 10 | 6 | 8 | - | 6 | 30 | |
| Drew Price | 39 | Ralt RT20 Holden | 20 | - | 10 | - | - | 30 | ||
| 5 | Chris Hocking | 74 | Hocking 911 Holden | 2 | 10 | - | - | 8 | 20 | |
| 6 | Paul Collins | 88 | Liston BF3 Holden | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Stephen Cramp | 12 | Reynard 90D Holden | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | |
| 8 | Alan Galloway | 7 | Ralt RT21 Holden | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 14 | |
| Brian Sampson | 78 | Cheetah Mk9 Holden | 8 | - | 6 | - | - | 14 | ||
| 10 | Simon Kane | 5 | Ralt RT21 Holden | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| John Briggs | 10 | Ralt RT21 Holden | Briggs Motor Sport | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| Neil Crompton | 20 | Ralt RT20 Holden | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | ||
| Ron Searle | 27 | Shrike NB89H Holden Ralt RT21 Holden |
- | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | ||
| 14 | Warwick Rooklyn | 10 | Ralt RT21 Holden | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
| 15 | Paul Stokell | 15 | Shrike NB89H Holden | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 16 | John Hermann | 8 | Herco Ralt Holden | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
| 17 | Graham Watson | 88 | Liston BF3 Holden | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Notes and references
- ^ Australian Titles, Specific Conditions, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1992, page 162
- CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles – CAMS Gold Star Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 3 November 2009
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 155
- ^ 1992 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 299
- ^ 1992 Points Allocation, retrieved from www.formulaholden.com.au in 2001 (URL no longer active)
- The championship positions as listed in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 299 include Mark Potter and Barry Ward who drove Australian Formula 2 cars at Round 1. These drivers were not included in the Points Allocation table as published at www.formulaholden.com (2001) and have not been included here
Further reading
- The Mark of a Champion, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 155-167
External links
- Formula Brabham images – 1992 Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 3 November 2009
| Australian Drivers' Championship | |
|---|---|
