Championship points were awarded at each round on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each class.[1] Additional points were awarded at each round on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four finishers outright, regardless of class.[1]
Where rounds were contested over more than one heat, round placings were determined by allocating points to the first 14 placegetters in each heat on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis and then aggregating these points.[1] Where more than one driver earned the same number of points the relevant round placing was awarded to the driver who was higher placed in the last heat.[1]
Championship results
Bob Minogue contested the championship in Lola T430 HU1,[4] a sister car to HU2, pictured above
The conditions for the 1981 championship were published by CAMS under the name "Australian Formula 1 Championship".[1] Australian Motor Racing Year 1981/82 uses both Australian Drivers Championship and Australian Formula One Championship in its review of the series.[3] Racing Car News, January 1982 uses Australian Drivers Championship.[5]CAMS uses Australian Drivers' Championship in its historical records[2] and that has been followed here.
References
^ abcdefghijConditions for Australian Titles, 1981 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 91 to 93
^ abRecords Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
^ abcdefghijkAustralian Drivers Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1981/82, pages 130 to 135
^ abcAust. Drivers C'ship, Racing Car News, January 1982, page 36
^ abPoints for each round have been determined by applying the points system as published in the 1981 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport to the race results as published in Australian Motor Racing Year 1981/82
^ abcAustralian Drivers Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1981/82, page 135
^The championship table on page 131 of Australian Motor Racing Year 1981/82 shows Costanzo scoring 9 points for each of his two round wins for a total of 18 points. This conflicts with the text on page 135 of the same publication which shows his score after Amaroo Park as 26 points. It also conflicts with Racing Car News January 1982 which shows 26 points and with the points system as outlined in Conditions for Australian Titles, 1981 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as referenced.