2002 Australian Drivers' Championship

Australian Drivers' Championship
Company type	Motor racing competition
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	1957
Area served	Australia
Key people	Will Power (2002 champion)
Products	Formula Holden racing series

The 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship represented a motor racing competition in Australia, officially recognized and overseen by the CAMS. This series was contested by drivers piloting Formula Holden vehicles, with the prestigious 2002 CAMS Gold Star awarded to the overall winner. This event marked the 46th edition of the Australian Drivers' Championship.

The championship title was secured by Will Power, who competed in a Reynard 94D under the banner of Ralt Australia.

Teams and drivers

Entrant	Chassis	No	Drivers	Rounds
Greg Murphy Racing	Reynard 95D	4	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Peter Hill	2–6
	Reynard 95D	22		1
	Reynard 95D	5	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Leahey	6
		5	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Peter Hackett	2–3
		66		1
	Reynard 97D	6	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Roger Oakshott	2–6
Ken Smith Motorsport	Reynard 93D	7	Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Nelson Hartley	1–3, 5–6
Ralt Australia	Reynard 94D	10	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Brett Campbell	5–6
	Reynard 94D	11	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power	All
	Reynard 96D	12	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mark Noske	1
	Reynard 96D	12	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Stewart McColl	2–6
Millar Motors	Reynard 92D	17	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mark Ellis	1, 3, 6
National Neon Signs	Reynard 92D	24	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Terry Clearihan	1
National Neon Signs	Reynard 92D	27		3, 5–6
Peters Racing	Reynard 91D	24	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Ian Peters	2–4
Roger Oakshott Racing	Reynard 97D	28	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Roger Oakshott	1
CRD Motorsport	Reynard 92D	49	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Rohan Carrig	All
rowspan="3" \| Hocking Motorsport	Reynard 97D	74	Template:Country data JPN Template:Namespace detect showall Akihiro Asai	All
Reynard 97D	75	Template:Country data SIN Template:Namespace detect showall Christian Murchison	All
Reynard 96D	76	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Les Crampton	1–2,4

Schedule

The championship unfolded over six rounds, each consisting of two races:^[1]

Round		Circuit	State / Territory	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Winning team
1	Race 1	"Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit"	"Phillip Island, Victoria"	"13–15 April"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mark Noske"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Ralt Australia"
1	Race 2		"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Ralt Australia"
2	Race 1	"Sydney Motorsport Park"	"Eastern Creek, New South Wales"	"26–28 April"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Peter Hackett"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Stewart McColl"	"Ralt Australia"
2	Race 2		"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Stewart McColl"	"Ralt Australia"
3	Race 1	"Hidden Valley Raceway"	"Darwin, Northern Territory"	"17–19 May"	"Template:Country data SIN Template:Namespace detect showall Christian Murchison"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Stewart McColl"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Stewart McColl"	"Ralt Australia"
3	Race 2		"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Stewart McColl"	"Template:Country data SIN Template:Namespace detect showall Christian Murchison"	"Hocking Motorsport"
4	Race 1	"Oran Park Raceway"	"Sydney, New South Wales"	"14–16 June"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data SIN Template:Namespace detect showall Christian Murchison"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Ralt Australia"
4	Race 2		"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Ralt Australia"
5	Race 1	"Mallala Motor Sport Park"	"Mallala, South Australia"	"2–4 August"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Ralt Australia"
5	Race 2		"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Peter Hill"	"Greg Murphy Racing"
6	Race 1	"Winton Motor Raceway"	"Benalla, Victoria"	"16–18 August"	"Template:Country data SIN Template:Namespace detect showall Christian Murchison"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Tim Leahey"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Ralt Australia"
6	Race 2		"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Will Power"	"Ralt Australia"

Points system

Points for the championship were distributed to the first ten finishers in each race according to the following scale: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1.

Championship standings

'Les Crampton' '76' 'Reynard Motorsport96D
Reynard Motorsport97D' 'Hocking Motorsport' '-' '2' '2' '-' '-' '-' '3' '3' '-' '-'

Position	Driver	No	Car	Entrant	Rd1 R1	Rd1 R2	Rd2 R1	Rd2 R2	Rd3 R1	Rd3 R2	Rd4 R1	Rd4 R2	Rd5 R1	Rd5 R2	Rd6 R1	Rd6 R2	Total
1	Will Power	11	Reynard 94D	Ralt Australia	20	20	15	15	-	12	20	20	20	15	20	20	197
2	Stewart McColl	12	Reynard 96D	Ralt Australia	-	-	20	20	20	15	12	12	10	12	12	10	143
3	Peter Hill	22 4	Reynard 95D Reynard 94D Reynard 97D	Peter Hill Murphy Motorsport	12	15	10	12	-	4	-	10	15	20	8	4	110
4	Christian Murchison	75	Reynard 97D	Hocking Motorsport	15	6	-	-	15	20	15	15	-	align= "centre"\| -	align= "centre"\| -	align= "centre"\|8	94 \|- !5	"Akihiro Asai"	"74"	"Reynard Motorsport97D"	"Hocking Motorsport"	"10"	"3"	"8"	"10"	"10"	"8"	"10"	" - "	" - "	"2"	"15"	"12"	"88"
"Nelson Hartley"	"7"	"Reynard Motorsport93D"	"Ken Smith Motorsport"	" - "	" - "	" - "	"8"	"8"	"6"	" - "	" - "	"12"	"10"	"6"	"6"	"56"
"Peter Hackett"	"66 5"	"Reynard Motorsport95D"	"Peter Hill Greg Murphy RacingMurphy Motorsport"	" - "	"10"	"12"	"6"	"12"	"10"	" - "	" - "	" - "	" - "	" - "	" - "	"50"
"Roger Oakeshott"	"28 6"	"Reynard Motorsport97D"	"Roger Oakshott Sportsmed SA"	"8"	"8"	"4"	"2"	" - "	" - "	"8"	" - "	"8"	"8"	"2"	"1"	"49"
'Terry Clearihan'	'27'	'Reynard Motorsport92D'	'National Neon Signs'	' - '	'1'	' - '	'1'	'6'	'3'	'6'	'6'	' - '	'6'	'4'	'3'	'36'
'Ian Peters'	'24'	'Reynard Motorsport91D Reynard Motorsport96D '	'Peters Racing '	' - '	'4'	'3'	'4'	' - '	'1'	' - '	'8'	'6'	'4'	' - '	' - '	'30'
'Rohan Carrig'	'49'	'Reynard Motorsport92D Reynard Motorsport98D'	'CRD Motorsport'	' - '	' - '	'6'	'3'	'3'	' - '	'4'	'4'	'3'	' - '	'3'	'2'	'28'
'Tim Leahey'	'5'	'Reynard Motorsport95D'	'Greg Murphy RacingMurphy Motorsport'	' - '	' - '	' - '	' - '	' - '	' - '	' - '	' - '	' - '	' - '	'10'	'15'	'25'
'Mark Noske'	'12'	'Reynard Motorsport96D'	'John Herman'	' - '	'12' -' - ' -' - ' -' - ' -' - ' -' - ' -' - ' -' - ' -'12'
'10'
'Brett Campbell'	'10'	'Reynard Motorsport90D'	'Ralt Australia'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'4'	'3'	'-'	'-'	'7'
'Mark Ellis'	'17'	'Reynard Motorsport92D'	'Mantis Racing'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'4'	'2'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'-'	'1'	'-'	'7'

Notes

The points listed in the preceding table differ slightly from the cited source due to apparent calculation inaccuracies.
Regulations for Formula Holden required competitors to utilize a certified Holden V6 engine.

Silver Star

Roger Oakeshott secured the Silver Star accolade, outperforming Terry Clearihan and Rohan Carrig.

References

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External links

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