1992 Australian Drivers' Championship
| Company type | Motorsport competition |
|---|---|
| Industry | Auto racing |
| Founded | 1992 |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Formula Brabham racing series |
The 1992 Australian Drivers' Championship was a title authorized by the CAMS for competitors piloting Formula Brabham vehicles. Marking its 36th occurrence, the championship awarded the 1992 CAMS Gold Star to the victor. With sponsorship from Tooheys, the series was officially branded as the "Tooheys Australian Drivers' Championship".
Calendar
The competition consisted of five separate rounds, each featuring a single race:
- Round 1 at Sandown, Victoria, held on 3 March
- Round 2 at Symmons Plains, Tasmania, conducted on 15 March
- Round 3 at Winton, Victoria, taking place on 4 April
- Round 4 at Eastern Creek, New South Wales, on 24 May
- Round 5 at Oran Park, New South Wales, on 21 June
Points system
Points were allocated to the top ten finishers in each round following a descending scale of 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
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| 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 |
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Brian Sampson |
78 | Cheetah Racing Cars Mk9 Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated | | 8 | - | 6 | - | - | 14 | | |||||||||
| 10 |
Simon Kane | 5 | Ralt#Formula_3000_cars RT21 Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated | | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | | |||||||||
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John Briggs (racing driver) | 10 | Ralt#Formula_3000_cars RT21 Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated | Briggs Motor Sport | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | | ||||||||||
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Neil Crompton | 20 | Ralt#Formula_3000_cars RT20 Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated | | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | | ||||||||||
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Ron Searle | 27 | Shrike (racing car) NB89H / Ralt RT21 Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated| | -| -| -| 12| -| 12| | ||||||||||
| 14 |
Warwick Rooklyn| 10| Ralt#Formula_3000_cars RT21 Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated| | -| -| -| -| 10| 10| | |||||||||
| 15 |
Paul Stokell| 15| Shrike (racing car) NB89H Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated| | -| 8| -| -| -| 8| | |||||||||
| 16 |
John Hermann| 8| Herco Ralt Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated| | 1| 2| 3| -| -| 6| | |||||||||
| 17 |
Graham Watson| 88| Liston BF3 Buick V6 engine#L27 Naturally Aspirated| | 3| -| -| -| -| 3| |
Additional resources
- The Mark of a Champion, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, pages 155-167
External links
- 1992 Formula Brabham photographs Accessed from www.autopics.com.au on 3 November 2009