1998 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The 1998 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group 2D Sports Sedans.[1] It was the 14th Australian Sports Sedan Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2]
Calendar
The championship was contested over a five round series.[3]
- Round 1, Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 April[4][5]
- Round 2, Oran Park, New South Wales, 14 June[5][6]
- Round 3, Oran Park, New South Wales, 2 August[5][7]
- Round 4, Mallala Motor Sport Park, South Australia, 23 August[8][9]
- Round 5, Oran Park, New South Wales, 1 November[5][10]
Rounds were contested over three races.[3]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 10–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten positions attained in qualifying at each round .[3]
No points were awarded for Race 1,[3] however the results were used to determine the starting grid for Race 2.[11]
Championship points were awarded on a 21–19–17–16–15–14–13–12–11–10 basis for the first ten positions in both Race 2 and Race 3 of each round.[3]
Results
References
- ^ Australian Title Conditions, 1998 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-11
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
- ^ a b c d e f g h Championship final pointscore, National Australian Sports Sedan Association, 25 November 1998
- ^ a b Baily brilliant at Oran, Australian Auto Action, 8–14 May 1998, page 33
- ^ a b c d e f 1998 race results at www.racetime.com.au – retrieved in 1998 – pages no longer available
- ^ Ricciardello in front, Australian Auto Action, 10–16 July 1998, page 36
- ^ a b Ricciardello extends advantage, Australian Auto Action, 15 – 21 August 1998, page 36
- ^ Ricciardello stretches lead, Australian Auto Action, 11–17 September 1998, pages 32–33
- ^ a b c d e Race results archive at www.natsoft.com.au Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved on 28 October 2010
- ^ Ricciardello wraps it up, Australian Auto Action, 11 December 1998, page 30
- ^ a b c d e f Australian Sports Sedan Championship, race program, Mallala, 23 August 1998, pages 10–11
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