1991 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1991 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Brabham racing cars. The winner of the championship was awarded the 1991 CAMS Gold Star.
Touring car driver Mark Skaife won his first Australian Drivers' Championship. All seven rounds of the series were held at the new Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney.
Calendar
[edit]The title was contested over a seven-round series:
- Round 1, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 26 May
- Round 2, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 21 July
- Round 3, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 21 July
- Round 4, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 25 August
- Round 5, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 25 August
- Round 6, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 29 September
- Round 7, Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, 29 September
Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top ten finishers in each round. Australian Formula 2 cars were invited to compete in Rounds 4, 5, 6 & 7 however only the ten best placed Formula Brabham drivers were eligible to score points. The best six performances from the seven rounds were counted towards a driver's points total.
Results
[edit]| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Skaife | 3 | Spa FB003 Holden | Skaife Racing | (15) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 120 (135) |
| 2 | Mark McLaughlin | 11 | Spa FB002 Holden | Thalgo Cosmetics | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | - | 10 | 10 | 71 |
| 3 | Mark Larkham | 10 | Ralt RT20 Holden | Peter Boylan Racing | 20 | 6 | 4 | 15 | - | 12 | 12 | 69 |
| 4 | Paul Morris | 27 | Shrike NB89H Holden | Eastern Creek Raceway | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | (8) | 66 (74) |
| 5 | Simon Kane | 1 | Ralt RT21 Holden | Simon Kane | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | Mark Poole | 2 | Shrike NB89H Holden | TAFE Team Motorsport | 10 | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| 7 | Warwick Rooklyn | 28 | Shrike NB89H Holden | Eastern Creek Raceway | 4 | - | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | 22 |
| 8 | Rohan Onslow | 5 | Ralt RT21 Holden | David Mawer | 3 | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| 9 | John Briggs | 9 | Ralt RT21 Holden | John Briggs | 6 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 18 |
| 10 | Tony Blanche | 12 11 |
Ralt RT21 Holden SPA 002 Holden |
Thalgo Cosmetics | - | - | - | 6 | 10 | - | - | 16 |
| 11 | Brian Sampson | 78 | Cheetah Mk9 Holden Ralt RT20 Holden |
Speco Thomas / Motor Improvements | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Chris Hocking | 74 | Hocking 911 Holden | Chris Hocking | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | 12 |
| Ron Searle | 28 | Shrike NB89H Holden | Eastern Creek Raceway | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 14 | Keith Carling | 5 | Ralt RT21 Holden | David Mawer | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Bryan Sala | 50 | Hocking 901 Holden | Bryan Sala | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 16 | John Hermann | 8 | Herco Ralt-Holden | John Hermann | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
References
[edit]- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1991
- www.formulaholden.com (retrieved December 2001)
- Official Programme, Foster's Australian Grand Prix, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 1991
- www.camsmanual.com.au
