1981 Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship was a
Classes
Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:
- Up to and including 3000cc
- 3001–6000cc[1]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class at each round. Bonus points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the top four placegetters irrespective of class at each round.[1] Only the best seven round results could be retained by each driver.[4]
Round positions at rounds which were run in two parts were determined by allocating points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first fourteen placegetters in each part. These points were then aggregated to determine the results for that round.[5] However a different method of determining round positions was used for Round 6 at Adelaide International Raceway where points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first fourteen placegetters in each class in each part.[6]
Entrants and drivers
The following entrants and drivers competed in the 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Entrant | Car | No | Driver |
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Citizen Watches [7] | Holden VB Commodore
|
2 | Gary Cooke |
Cadbury-Schweppes | Holden VC Commodore
|
3 | Peter Janson |
Re-Car Racing | Holden VC Commodore
|
3 | Alan Browne |
Re-Car Racing | Holden VC Commodore
|
4 | Alan Browne |
Toms Tyres | Holden VC Commodore
|
4 | Wayne Negus |
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Holden VC Commodore
|
05 | Peter Brock |
Rusty French | Ford XD Falcon
|
6 | Rusty French |
Bob Morris | Ford XD Falcon
|
7 | Bob Morris |
Launceston Hotel | Holden VC Commodore
|
7 | Larry Perkins |
Garry Willmington | Ford XD Falcon
|
8 | Garry Willmington |
Nine Network Racing Team | Chevrolet Camaro Z28
|
9 | Kevin Bartlett |
Roadways Racing | Holden VC Commodore
|
10 | Steve Harrington |
Allan Grice Racing Pty. Ltd.[8] | BMW 635CSi
|
11 | Allan Grice |
Warren Cullen | Holden VC Commodore
|
12 | Warren Cullen |
John English | Ford XD Falcon
|
14 | John English |
Neil Cunningham | Holden VB Commodore
|
16 | Neil Cunningham |
Tru-Blu Steel Tubing | Ford XD Falcon
|
17 | Dick Johnson |
Murray Carter | Ford XD Falcon
|
18 | Murray Carter |
Phil Lyon | Holden VB Commodore
|
23 | Phil Lyon |
Army Reserve Racing Team | Ford XD Falcon
|
24 | Bob Muir |
Ray Allford | Ford XD Falcon
|
26 | Ray Allford |
Capri Components | Ford Capri Mk III
|
29 | Lawrie Nelson |
Peter McLeod | Mazda RX-7 | 30 | Peter McLeod |
Masterton Homes | Ford Capri Mk II
|
31 | Colin Bond |
Masterton Homes | Ford Capri Mk II
|
32 | Steve Masterton |
John Smith | Ford XD Falcon
|
33 | John Smith |
Northside Mazda [9] | Mazda RX-7 | 34 | Terry Shiel |
Phil Alexander | Mazda RX-3
|
35 | Phil Alexander |
Mulgrave Mazda [8] Belgrave Mazda [10] |
Mazda RX-3
|
41 | Frank Porter |
Michael O'Hehir | Mazda RX-3
|
42 | Michael O'Hehir |
J. Beninca [11] Beninca Motors [8] |
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
|
46 | Joe Beninca |
L. & J.F. Parshen [12] | Mazda RX-3
|
46 | Ross Burbidge |
Brian Callaghan | Ford XD Falcon
|
47 | Brian Callaghan |
Evan Thomas | Mazda RX-3
|
48 | Evan Thomas |
Chickadee Chicken | Toyota Celica | 53 | Graeme Bailey |
Craig Bradtke | Mitsubishi Lancer | 57 | Craig Bradtke |
Country Dealer Team [11] | Isuzu Gemini | 60 | Jim Faneco |
Garry Everitt | Mazda RX-3
|
61 | Garry Everitt |
Alexandra Surplice | Toyota Corolla Levin
|
62 | Alexandra Surplice |
Hooley Auto Electrics [13] | Holden VC Commodore
|
71 | Graeme Hooley |
Guy Chenery | Ford Escort | 75 | Guy Chenery |
Toyota Dealer Team | Toyota Celica | 77 | Peter Williamson |
Gary Whittaker | Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X
|
78 | Gary Whittaker |
Phil Walton | Toyota Celica | 79 | Phil Walton |
Bill O'Brien | Ford XD Falcon
|
80 | Bill O'Brien |
John Bristow | Toyota Celica | 81 | John Bristow |
G.K. Engineering [8] | Ford Escort RS2000
|
95 | Darryl Gretgrix [8] |
Results and standings
Race calendar
The 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship was contested over an eight-round series with Rounds 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8 being single race rounds and Rounds 2, 4 & 6 being two race rounds.[3]
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / state | Date | Winner | Team | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Symmons Plains
|
Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 1 Mar | Dick Johnson
|
Palmer Tube Mills | |
2 | Yella Terra Trophy[11]
|
Calder Park Raceway | Victoria
|
15 Mar | Peter Brock | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
|
|
3 | Marlboro Cup[14]
|
Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 22 Mar | Dick Johnson | Palmer Tube Mills | |
4 | Bill Patterson Trophy Race[8]
|
Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 12 Apr | Dick Johnson | Palmer Tube Mills | |
5 | Saab-Scania Trophy[14]
|
Wanneroo Park
|
Perth, Western Australia
|
26 Apr | Peter Brock | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | |
6 | Adelaide
|
Adelaide International Raceway | Adelaide, South Australia | 3 May | Peter Brock | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | |
7 | Surfers Paradise
|
Surfers Paradise Raceway
|
Surfers Paradise, Queensland
|
17 May | Dick Johnson | Palmer Tube Mills | |
8 | Lakeside | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane , Queensland
|
21 Jun | Dick Johnson | Palmer Tube Mills |
Championship standings
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Note: Points which could not be retained under the "best seven rounds" rule are shown in the above table within brackets.
References
- ^ a b c CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1981, Conditions for Australian Titles, page 94
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982, page 53
- ^ a b Australian Motor Racing Year, 1981/82, Australian Touring Car Championship, pages 112-129
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1981, Conditions for Australian Titles, pages 92
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1981, Conditions for Australian titles, pages 91-92
- ^ Ford, the Australian racing history, page 353
- ^ 1981 Championship Review, Racing Car News, January 1982, pages 34 to 35
- ^ a b c d e f Official Programme, Sandown, 12 April 1981
- ^ Des White, Falcon fires a record Surfers crowd, Racing Car News, June 1981, pages 6 & 7
- ^ Program, Adelaide International Raceway, May 3rd 1981
- ^ a b c Program, Calder Raceway, March 18, 1981
- ^ Australian Touring Car Championship - Final Round, Racing Car News, July 1981, page 23
- ^ Robert Janney, Brock wins race, Carter - the crowd, Racing Car News, June 1981, pages 26 & 27
- ^ a b "1981 ATCC". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, 1981 - Ford's new folk-hero, The Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 Fabulous Years, 1989, page 230
External links
- Official V8 Supercar site Contains historical ATCC information.
- 1981 Australian Touring Car racing images at autopics.com.au
- 1981 Western Australian race results Archived 4 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine