|
The 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship was the 22nd running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. It began at Symmons Plains Raceway and ended at Lakeside International Raceway after 8 rounds.
[edit] Teams and drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship. The series consisted of 8 rounds with Rounds 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8 being single race rounds and the others being two race rounds.
[edit] Season Review
[edit] Results and Standings
[edit] Race Calendar
The 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship consisted of 8 rounds.
[edit] Drivers Championship
Points were awarded 4-3-2-1 based on the top four race positions. Additionally the top six placings in each of the two classes (based on engine capacity, under and over 3000cc) were awarded points based on 9-6-4-3-2-1. The pointscore system allowed a driver to drop his worst result. Colin Bond, driving an under 3 litre Ford Capri took seven class wins in the first seven rounds leaving a perfect score of 63 points, as he could not score additional points, did not race at the final round. With Dick Johnson and Peter Brock, only twice not taking the top two positions (Johnson was third at Calder, and Brock did not finish at Sandown), were able to use first four points to finish ahead of Bond. Most years however, Bond would have become champion.
| Pos |
Driver |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Rd 8 |
Pts |
| 1 |
Dick Johnson |
13 |
6 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
83(89) |
| 2 |
Peter Brock |
9 |
13 |
9 |
|
13 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
75 |
| 3 |
Colin Bond |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
63 |
| 4 |
Steve Masterton |
6 |
6 |
|
6 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
|
33 |
| 5 |
Murray Carter |
6 |
9 |
|
1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
25 |
| 6 |
Peter Janson |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
4 |
6 |
|
24 |
| 7 |
Alan Browne |
|
4 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
4 |
4 |
20 |
| 8 |
Peter Williamson |
|
4 |
6 |
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
18 |
| 9 |
Graeme Bailey |
|
|
4 |
|
|
2 |
|
9 |
15 |
| 10 |
Steve Harrington |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
13 |
| 11 |
Kevin Bartlett |
|
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
12 |
| 12 |
Allan Grice |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
| 12 |
Frank Porter |
|
|
|
3 |
|
6 |
|
|
9 |
| 14 |
Lawrie Nelson |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
| 15 |
Ross Burbidge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
6 |
| 15 |
Evan Thomas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
4 |
6 |
| 17 |
Peter McLeod |
|
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
| 18 |
Gary Cooke |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
| 18 |
Terry Shiel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
| 20 |
Michael O'Hehir |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| 20 |
Graham Mein |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
| 20 |
Bob Muir |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
| 23 |
Joe Beninca |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| 23 |
Alexandra Surplice |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| 23 |
Neil Cunningham |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
| 26 |
Jim Faneco |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| 26 |
Graeme Hooley |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| 26 |
Larry Perkins |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| 26 |
Greg Symes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
| 26 |
Gary Whittaker |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Pos |
Driver |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Rd 8 |
Pts |
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Finished, in points |
| Blue |
Finished, no points |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Not classified (NC) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank |
Did not participate |
| Injured (INJ) |
| Excluded (EX) |
|
[edit] External links
|
