1982 Australian Drivers' Championship

Schedule

The championship was contested over an eight-round series.

• French Formula One driver Alain Prost (Ralt RT4 Ford) won the Australian Grand Prix though he was ineligible for championship points. Alfredo Costanzo was the highest place domestic competitor (5th) thus earning the maximum championship points for the round.

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each round on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in round. Points were allotted only to Australian license holders, in their order of finishing, irrespectively of their actual position. The best seven rounds results were counted for each driver.

Where rounds were conducted over more than one heat, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 14 places in each heat and then aggregated for each driver to determine the actual round placings. Where more than one driver earned the same number of points the relevant round placing was awarded to the driver who was placed higher in the last heat.

Championship results

Note: At the Australian Grand Prix, fifth placed Alfredo Costanzo was the highest placed driver eligible for the championship and thus was awarded the maximum championship points for the round.

Championship name

The conditions for the 1982 championship were published by CAMS under the name "Australian Formula 1 Championship". Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83 uses both "Australian Drivers Championship" and "Australian Formula One Championship" in its review of the series. CAMS uses "Australian Drivers' Championship" in its historical records and that has been followed here.

References

References

1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 87 to 89
2. The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, page 456 states that 1982 was the first year in which "Formula Pacific" was "Australia's Formula One"
3. Records Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
4. Australian Drivers Championship, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 148 to 167
5. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A82P Oran Park results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 20 April 2013
6. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A82Q Adelaide results (incorrectly headed as Oran Park results), www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 20 April 2013
7. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A82R Wanneroo results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 20 April 2013
8. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A82S Lakeside results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 20 April 2013
9. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A82T Calder results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 20 April 2013
10. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A82U Sandown results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 20 April 2013
11. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A82V Winton results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 20 April 2013
12. (Official program) National Panasonic Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne International Raceway, 6–7 November 1982
13. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=AU82 AGP results, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 20 April 2013
14. Championship points have been calculated by applying the points system as outlined in the 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport to the round results as published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83
15. The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 456 to 463
16. [http://www.terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1982-all.pdf Western Australian Motor Race Results 1982, www.terrywalkersplace.com] {{Webarchive. link. (11 April 2013 Retrieved on 19 April 2013)