1982 Australian Touring Car Championship

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the championship:

Race calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series. The Sandown round was contested over two parts and all other rounds were contested as single races.

Note: Brock was excluded from Calder and lost all points from Oran Park to Surfers Paradise, however, kept the Symmons Plains win.

Classes

Cars competed in two engine capacity classes:

• Up to and including 3000cc
• 3001 to 6000cc

Note: Mazda RX-7s fitted with bridge port engines competed in the Up to and including 3000cc class and those fitted with peripheral port engines were re-classified into the 3001 to 6000cc class.

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 first four placegetters, irrespective of class, at each round. Results from seven of the eight rounds could be retained by each driver.

Championship results

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Note: Round results indicate outright round placings, not class placings.

References

References

1. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1982 CAMS manual of Motor Sport, pages 87–91
2. Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, pages 130–147
3. Stewart Wilson, Holden, The Official Racing History, 1988, pages 355–356
4. Official Programme, Sandown, 11–14 February 1982
5. Official Programme, Sandown, 11–14 February 1982, page 8
6. Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 135
7. 
   6000ccGraham Howard & Stewart Wilson, The Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 Fabulous Years, 1990, page 239
8. 1982 Australian Touring Car Championship Round 7 (Entry list), Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 2 May 1982
9. Des White, Moffat Makes Amends, Racing Car News, June 1982, page 18
10. Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 141
11. Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, page 131
12. 2005 V8 Supercars TV Guide, page 78
13. "1982 Australian Touring Car Championship Programmes".
14. Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, The Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 Fabulous Years, 1990