1990 Australian Drivers' Championship

1990 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1990 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Holden racing cars. The winner of the championship was awarded the 1990 CAMS Gold Star.^[1]

Calendar

The title was contested over an eight round series with one race per round.^[2]

Round 1, Phillip Island, Victoria, 25 March
Round 2, Winton, Victoria, 8 April
Round 3, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 27 May
Round 4, ACL Trophy, Mallala, South Australia, 10 June
Round 5, Oran Park, New South Wales, 19 August
Round 6, Sandown, Victoria, 9 September
Round 7, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, 7 October
Round 8, Thalgo Trophy, Adelaide, South Australia, 3 November

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six finishers at each round. Each driver could retain only his/her best seven results, any other points being discarded. Australian Formula 2 cars were invited to compete in the final three rounds to boost competitor numbers.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1989 Australian Drivers' Championship.

Team	Manufacturer	Chassis	No	Driver
Skaife Racing P/L	Spa	FB001	3	Mark Skaife
FAPM	Ralt	RT20	4	Roger Martin
Clive Kane Photography	Ralt	RT21	5	Simon Kane
Richard Davison	Ralt	RT20	6	Richard Davison
Boylan Racing	Ralt	RT20	7	Neil Crompton
John Briggs	Ralt	RT21	9	John Briggs
Thalgo Racing Team	Spa	FB002	11	Tony Blanche Mark McLaughlin
Thalgo Racing Team	Ralt	RT21	12	Mark Larkham Tony Blanche
TAFE Team Motorsport	Shrike	NB89H	21	Mark Poole
TAFE Team Motorsport	Shrike	NB89H		Wayne Gardner
David Mawer	Ralt	RT21	27	John Smith
Hocking Motorsport	Hocking	901	38	Sam Astuti Roger Martin
Hocking Motorsport	March	87B	73	Mark McLaughlin Domenic Beninca Chris Hocking
Tenth Corporation P/L	Ralt	RT20	39	Drew Price
	Ralt	RT4		Paul Collins
Ray Cutchie	Ralt	RT4		Ray Cutchie Brian Sampson
John Hermann	Liston	BF3		John Herrman
Mark Potter	Ralt	RT4		Mark Potter

Results

Position ^[3]	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Points
1	Simon Kane	5	Ralt RT21 Holden	Clive Kane Photography	9	6	6	4	(4)	6	9	6	46(50)
2	Mark Poole	21	Shrike NB89H Holden	TAFE Team Motorsport	4	3	9	6	2	9	6	-	39
3	Mark Skaife	3	Spa-Holden	Skaife Racing P/L	2	1	-	9	9	2	-	-	23
4	Neil Crompton	7	Ralt RT20 Holden	Peter Boylan	-	2	3	1	6	-	-	9	21
4	Drew Price	39	Ralt RT20 Holden	Tenth Corporation P/L	6	4	4	-	3	4	-	-	21
6	John Briggs	9	Ralt RT21 Holden	John Briggs	3	9	-	3	-	-	-	2	17
7	Mark McLaughlin	73 & 11	March 87B Holden Ralt RT21 Holden Spa-Holden	Chris Hocking Thalgo Racing Team	-	-	-	2	1	-	4	4	11
8	Richard Davison	6	Ralt RT20 Holden	Richard Davison	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	7
9	Chris Hocking	38	Hocking 901 Holden	Chris Hocking	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	4
10	Tony Blanche	11 & 12	Ralt RT21 Holden	Thalgo Racing Team	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	3
11	Mark Larkham	12	Ralt RT21 Holden	Thalgo Cosmetic Racing	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
12	Roger Martin	4	Ralt RT20 Holden	FAPM	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1

References

↑ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1990, pages 172-173
↑ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91, pages 143-161 & 282-283
↑ Racing Car News, December 1990, page 43

External links

Australian Drivers’ Championship / CAMS Gold Star Retrieved from CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport on 16 August 2008
Mark Skaife at Phillip Island, 1990 ADC Retrieved from "Zenio - Photographer" on 16 August 2008
Neil Crompton at Phillip Island, 1990 ADC Retrieved from "Zenio - Photographer" on 16 August 2008

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