1992 Australian Drivers' Championship
Encyclopedia
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”.
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Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Brabham
Formula Holden
Formula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category.-History:Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8 litre Buick V6 engine as it was then utilised in the new versions of the Holden Commodore...
racing cars. The winner of the title, which was the 36th Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship is a motor racing championship which has been contested annually since 1957 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Since 2005 this category has been Formula...
, 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, SandownSandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 3 March - Round 2, Symmons PlainsSymmons Plains RacewaySymmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 15 March - Round 3, WintonWinton Motor RacewayWinton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 4 April - Round 4, Eastern CreekEastern Creek RacewayEastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek , New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the...
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 24 may - Round 5, Oran ParkOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. 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 |
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1 | Mark Skaife Mark Skaife Mark Stephen Skaife OAM is an Australian motor racing driver. Skaife is a five time winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, including its predecessor the Australian Touring Car Championship. He is also a six-time winner of Australia's most prestigious domestic motor race, the Bathurst 1000... |
1 | Spa 003 Holden | Winfield Racing Gibson Motor Sport Gibson Motor Sport was an Australian motor racing team. Originally established by Howard Marsden as the in-house factory Nissan motorsport operation, the team later passed into the ownership of Fred Gibson., who had won the 1967 Bathurst 500 as a driver, sharing with Harry Firth. In 1993 the team... |
15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 90 |
2 | Mark Larkham Mark Larkham Mark Larkham is a retired Australian racing driver, former racing team owner and television commentator.-Open wheelers:... |
3 | Reynard Reynard Motorsport Reynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer. Initially based at Bicester and latterly at Reynard Park, Brackley, England the company built successful cars in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula Three, Formula 3000 and Indy... 90D Holden |
Larkham Motor Sport Larkham Motor Sport Larkham Motor Sport was a motorsport team contesting the V8 Supercar Championship. The team ceased operations at the end of 2005, with the owner Mark Larkham selling the team to WPS Racing.- History :... |
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 Reynard Motorsport Reynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer. Initially based at Bicester and latterly at Reynard Park, Brackley, England the company built successful cars in Formula Ford 1600, Formula Ford 2000, Formula Vauxhall Lotus, Formula Three, Formula 3000 and Indy... 90D Holden |
12 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | |
8 | Alan Galloway | 7 | Ralt RT21 Holden | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 14 | |
Brian Sampson Brian Sampson (racing driver) Brian Sampson is a retired Australian racing driver.Sampson had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s, which he still continues as a hobby... |
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 Briggs Motor Sport Briggs Motor Sport was an Australian motor racing team which has represented Queensland based businessman John Briggs in motor racing. The team has competed in Sports Sedans, Formula Holden and most publicly as a touring car team competing in the V8 Supercar Championship Series... |
- | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
Neil Crompton Neil Crompton Neil Crompton is a well-known V8 Supercars presenter and commentator for Australia's Channel Seven, having previously worked in a similar role at Network Ten... |
20 | Ralt RT20 Holden | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | ||
Ron Searle | 27 | Ralt RT21 Holden | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | ||
14 | Warwick Rooklyn | 10 | Ralt RT21 Holden | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
15 | Paul Stokell Paul Stokell Paul Stokell is an Australian racing driver. Despite never making a significant impact in touring car racing, Stokell has been a race and championship winning driver in open wheel and sportscar racing consistently since the early 1990s and remains so today have won the Australian Mini Challenge in... |
15 | Shrike Shrike (racing car) Shrike is a racing car developed in Australia by the Croydon Park Institute of TAFE in 1988 and 1989. It was developed for the then new Formula Holden category which mandated an aluminium tub monocoque, powered by a Buick sourced 3.8 litre Holden V6 engine, as used in the Holden Commodore at that... NB89H Holden |
- | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
16 | John Hermann | 8 | Herco Ralt Holden | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
17 | Graham Watson | 88 | Liston BF3 Holden | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
External links
- Formula Brabham images – 1992 Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 3 November 2009