1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Appearance
The 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1]
The series, which was the twelfth Australian Formula Ford Series,[2] was won by Phillip Revell driving a Lola T440.[3]
Series schedule
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The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.[3]
Round[3] | Circuit[3] | Date[3] | Winning driver[3] | Car[3] |
1 | Sandown | ?? February | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
2 | Calder | ?? March | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
3 | Amaroo Park | ?? | Don Bretland | Van Diemen RF75 |
4 | Adelaide International Raceway[4] | 3 May | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620B |
5 | Oran Park | 21 June | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
6 | Amaroo Park | 9 August | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
7 | Surfers Paradise | 20 August | Don Bretland | Van Diemen RF75 |
8 | Sandown | 13 September | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
Points system
[edit]Points were awarded on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round.[1]
Series standings
[edit]Position[5] | Driver[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[1] | San[5] | Cal[5] | Ama[5] | Ade[5] | Ora[5] | Ama[5] | Sur[5] | San[5] | Total[5] |
1 | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 | Bob Holden Motors | 20 | 20 | 10 | - | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 125 |
2 | Don Bretland | Van Diemen RF75 | Don Bretland | 15 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 110 |
3 | Ron Barnacle | Van Diemen RF77 | Nissalco Garage Equipment | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | - | 15 | 12 | 4 | 65 |
4 | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620B | Jeff Summers | 8 | 2 | - | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 62 |
5 | Garry Tully | Elfin 620 | Garry Tully | 1 | 12 | - | - | 12 | 8 | - | 8 | 41 |
6 | Bradley Jones | Elwyn 002 | Bradley Jones | 3 | - | 15 | 2 | 15 | - | - | - | 35 |
=7 | Jeff Besnard | Mawer 004 | Jeff Besnard | 4 | 10 | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
=7 | Laurie Bennett | Wren | Laurie Bennett | - | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 33 |
9 | David Earle | Elfin Aero | David Earle | 12 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 32 |
10 | Rex Broadbent | Wren | R.G. Broadbent | 2 | - | 8 | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | 26 |
11 | Ray Colenso | Elfin 600 | Morris 850 Club Geelong | - | - | - | 8 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 14 |
12 | Kim Jones | Elfin 620B | Kim Jones | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
=13 | Tony Boot | Elfin 600 | Tony Boot | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 |
=13 | Alan Swindells | Bowin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
15 | Robert Simpson | Elfin | Robert Simpson | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
16 | David Stanley | Image Mk III[1] | David Stanley | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
17 | Steve Farrell | Elfin 600 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
18 | Robert Benson | Elwyn | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
=19 | Don Greig | Bowin P6 | Don Greig | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
=19 | Jack Lunenberg | Wren | Jack Lunenberg | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
=19 | Warwick Rooklyn | Bowin P6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
=19 | Geoff Howat | Bowin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
=23 | Edward Vieusseux | Bowin | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
=23 | Gary Batten | Bowin P4A[1] | Gary Batten | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
=23 | Alan Whitechurch | Bowin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Official Programme, Sandown, 11 to 13 September 1981
- ^ Australian 'Driver to Europe' Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f g Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82, pages 136 to 139
- ^ Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 3rd May 1981
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org