1986 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1986 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for Formula Mondial racing cars.Australian Title Conditions, 1986 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 88 to 91 It was the 30th Australian Drivers' Championship.Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4 The championship winner was awarded the 1986 CAMS Gold Star.
Australian Ralt importer Graham Watson won the title, his only Australian Drivers' Championship, with former Australian Sports Car Champions Peter Hopwood (1983) and Bap Romano (1984) placing second and third respectively, each driving Ralt RT4s. The only driver to score championship points in any car other than a Ralt RT4 was Peter Macrow, who drove a Cheetah Mk8 to equal thirteenth place in the championship.
Defending and two-time champion John Bowe did not contest the 1986 championship. Instead he drove a Volvo 240T in the Australian Touring Car Championship and also drove the Veskanda-Chevrolet to win the Australian Sports Car Championship. He did however have one last race in the Chris Leach Racing Ralt RT4-Ford when he won the Formula Mondial support race at the Australian Grand Prix meeting in Adelaide in October.
Calendar
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The championship was contested over a seven-round series.Barry Catford, Australian Drivers' Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1986/87, pages 188 to 203
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! Race ! City / state ! Team |
| 1
| Victoria TrophyOfficial Programme, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 13 April 1986 | Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit | 13 April | One race | Graham Watson |
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| 2
| CSA Alloy Wheels CupCSA Alloy Wheels Cup, Australian Drivers' Championship, Round 2, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 27 April 1986, page 18 | Adelaide International Raceway | 27 April | One race | Peter Hopwood |
| 3
| | 4 May | Two races | Bap Romano | Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd |
| 4
| | 1 June | One race | Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd |
| 5
| | 29 June | Two races |
| 6
| | 13 July | Two races | Peter Hopwood | Menage Racing TeamHopwood closes Gold Star gap, Racing Car News, July / August 1986, pages 10 & 11 |
| 7
| Altos Computers TrophyAccident mars Gold Star, Racing Car News, September 1986, page 39 | 3 August | One race | Terry Ryan |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round. Each driver could count points only from his or her six best round performances.
Results
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! Position1986 Australian Drivers' Championship (points table for top ten positions), Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1986/87, page 189Points for positions 11th through 16th have been determined from the points listing published in Racing Car News, September 1986, page 39 and race results published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1986/87, pages 314 to 315 ! CarCatford, Australian Motor Racing Year, page 188, states that all engines were 1600cc Ford BDAs |
| 1
| Graham Watson | align="center" | 9 | Ralt Australia | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 33 |
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| 2
| Peter Hopwood | align="center" | 22 | Menage Racing Team | align="center" | – | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 27 |
| 3
| Bap Romano | align="center" | 8 | Ralt Australia | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 21 |
| 4
| Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 18 |
| 5
| Terry Ryan | align="center" | 36 | Terry Ryan Automotive | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 15 |
| rowspan=3 | 6
| Peter Larner | align="center" | 83 | Peter Larner | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 9 |
| Chris Hocking
| align="center" | 74 | Chris Hocking | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 9 |
| Peter Boylan
| align="center" | 7 | Peter Michael Boylan | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 9 |
| 9
| align="center" | 78 | Brian Sampson | align="center" | – | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 8 |
| 10
| Bob Creasy | | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 6 |
| rowspan=2 | 11
| Gordon Dobie | align="center" | 54 | Gordon Dobie | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 4 |
| George Parkinson
| align="center" | 17 | George Parkinson | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 4 |
| rowspan=3 | 13
| Keith McClelland | | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 3 |
| Geoff Nichol
| | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 3 |
| Peter Macrow
| align="center" | | Peter MacrowRent-A-Win to Kiwi Ken, Racing Car News, July / August 1986, pages 56 & 57 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | – | align="center" | 3 |
| rowspan=2 | 16
| John Beasley | align="center" | 2 | John Beasley | align="center" | – | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 1 |
| Richard Davison
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | – | align="center" | 1 |
Note: There were only five finishers in Round 7 at Amaroo Park.
References
External links
- [http://www.cams.com.au/motor-sport/regulations/cams-manual/about-cams www.cams.com.au > Titles – CAMS Gold Star]
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