1998 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Appearance
The 1998 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 2D Sports Sedans.[1] It was the 14th Australian Sports Sedan Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2]
Calendar
[edit]The championship was contested over a five round series.[3]
- Round 1, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 April[4][5]
- Round 2, Oran Park, New South Wales, 14 June[5][6]
- Round 3, Oran Park, New South Wales, 2 August[5][7]
- Round 4, Mallala Motor Sport Park, South Australia, 23 August[8][9]
- Round 5, Oran Park, New South Wales, 1 November[5][10]
Rounds were contested over three races.[3]
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded on a 10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten positions attained in qualifying at each round .[3] No points were awarded for Race 1,[3] however the results were used to determine the starting grid for Race 2.[11] Championship points were awarded on a 21–19–17–16–15–14–13–12–11–10 basis for the first ten positions in both Race 2 and Race 3 of each round.[3]
Results
[edit]Position[3] | Driver[3] | No.[5][9] | Car[5][9] | Entrant[9] | Total[3] |
1 | Tony Ricciardello | 15 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet[11] | Basil Ricciardello | 244 |
2 | Mick Monterosso | 2 | Ford Escort RS2000 Chevrolet[11] | Mick Monterosso | 207 |
3 | Kerry Baily | 1 | Toyota Celica Supra Chevrolet[4] | K Baily | 197 |
4 | Mark Stinson | 13 | Holden Calibra[11] | Australian Sports Sedan Association | 173 |
5 | Des Wall | 20 | Toyota Supra Chevrolet[11] | Des Wall | 121 |
6 | Ivan Mikac | 42 | Mazda RX-7 | Ivan Mikac | 71 |
7 | Stephen Lichtenberger | 5 | Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet[7] | Australian Sports Sedan Association | 62 |
8 | Bob Jolly | 3 | Holden VS Commodore | Bob Jolly | 58 |
9 | Joseph Said | 9 | Fiat 124 Coupe | 53 | |
10 | Graham Smith | 16 | Opel Calibra | Australian Sports Sedan Association | 52 |
11 | Stephen Voight | 38 | Honda Prelude | Stephen Voight | 51 |
12 | Keith Carling | 11 | Mazda RX-7 Nissan[11] | JW Keen | 47 |
13 | Peter O'Brien | 17 | Holden VL Commodore | O'Brien Aluminium | 43 |
14 | Barry Jameson | 45 | Ford EF Falcon XR8 | Barry Jameson | 40 |
15 | Tony Wilson | 27 | Holden VS Commodore | The Smash Repair Centre | 39 |
16 | James Phillip | 55 | Honda Prelude | 34 | |
17 | Charlie Senese | 12 | Ford EF Falcon | Carmine Senese[9] | 32 |
18 | Glen Taylor | 19 | Holden VN Commodore | 27 | |
19 | Phil Crompton | 49 | Ford EB Falcon | 25 | |
20 | Fred Axisa | 80 | Holden VK Commodore | 25 | |
21 | Jeff Barnes | 6 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 22 | |
22 | Barry Morcom | 7 | Ford Falcon | 18 | |
23 | Bill Martin | 10 | Mazda RX-7 | Bill Martin | 14 |
24 | Frank Sola | 78 | Ford TE Cortina | 13 | |
25 | Kevin Clark | 116 | Ford Mustang | Kevin Clark | 12 |
26 | Lance Hughes | 22 | Holden VL Commodore | 11 | |
27 | Dean Randle | 32 | Saab 900 Aero | Dean Randle | 10 |
28 | Mike Imrie | 4 | Holden VS Commodore | 10 | |
29 | Darren Pearce | 83 | Fiat 124 | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Title Conditions, 1998 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-11
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ^ a b c d e f g h Championship final pointscore, National Australian Sports Sedan Association, 25 November 1998
- ^ a b Baily brilliant at Oran, Australian Auto Action, 8–14 May 1998, page 33
- ^ a b c d e f 1998 race results at www.racetime.com.au – retrieved in 1998 – pages no longer available
- ^ Ricciardello in front, Australian Auto Action, 10–16 July 1998, page 36
- ^ a b Ricciardello extends advantage, Australian Auto Action, 15 – 21 August 1998, page 36
- ^ Ricciardello stretches lead, Australian Auto Action, 11–17 September 1998, pages 32–33
- ^ a b c d e Race results archive at www.natsoft.com.au Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved on 28 October 2010
- ^ Ricciardello wraps it up, Australian Auto Action, 11 December 1998, page 30
- ^ a b c d e f Australian Sports Sedan Championship, race program, Mallala, 23 August 1998, pages 10–11