2002 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Holden racing cars with the 2002 CAMS Gold Star awarded to the winning driver.[1] It was the 46th Australian Drivers' Championship.

The championship was won by Will Power driving a Reynard 94D for Ralt Australia.

Entrant Chassis No Drivers Rounds
Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 95D 4 Australia Peter Hill 2–6
22 1
Reynard 95D 5 Australia Tim Leahey 6
Australia Peter Hackett 2–3
66 1
Reynard 97D 6 Australia Roger Oakshott 2–6
Ken Smith Motorsport Reynard 93D 7 New Zealand Nelson Hartley 1–3, 5–6
Ralt Australia Reynard 94D 10 Australia Brett Campbell 5–6
Reynard 94D 11 Australia Will Power All
Reynard 96D 12 Australia Mark Noske 1
Australia Stewart McColl 2–6
Millar Motors Reynard 92D 17 Australia Mark Ellis 1, 3, 6
National Neon Signs Reynard 92D 24 Australia Terry Clearihan 1
27 3, 5–6
Peters Racing Reynard 91D 24 Australia Ian Peters 2–4
Roger Oakshott Racing Reynard 97D 28 Australia Roger Oakshott 1
CRD Motorsport Reynard 92D 49 Australia Rohan Carrig All
Hocking Motorsport Reynard 97D 74 Japan Akihiro Asai All
Reynard 97D 75 Singapore Christian Murchison All
Reynard 96D 76 Australia Les Crampton 1–2, 4

Schedule

The championship was contested over a six-round series with two races per round:[2]

Rnd Circuit State / Territory Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 13–15 April Australia Mark Noske Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Ralt Australia
R2 Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Ralt Australia
2 R1 Eastern Creek International Raceway Eastern Creek, New South Wales 26–28 April Australia Peter Hackett Australia Will Power Australia Stewart McColl Ralt Australia
R2 Australia Will Power Australia Stewart McColl Ralt Australia
3 R1 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 17–19 May Singapore Christian Murchison Australia Stewart McColl Australia Stewart McColl Ralt Australia
R2 Australia Stewart McColl Singapore Christian Murchison Hocking Motorsport
4 R1 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 14–16 June Australia Will Power Singapore Christian Murchison Australia Will Power Ralt Australia
R2 Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Ralt Australia
5 R1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 2–4 August Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Ralt Australia
R2 Australia Will Power Australia Peter Hill Greg Murphy Racing
6 R1 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 16–18 August Singapore Christian Murchison Australia Tim Leahey Australia Will Power Ralt Australia
R2 Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Ralt Australia

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race.[1]

Championship standings

References

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