1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
The 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars.[1] It was the 22nd Australian national series for Formula Fords.[2]
The series was won by Troy Dunstan driving a Van Diemen RF91.[3]
Schedule
[edit]The series was contested over seven rounds with one race per round.[4]
| Round[4] | Circuit[4] | Date[4] | Winning driver[4] | Car[5] |
| 1 | Sandown Park | 24 February | John Blanchard | Swift FB91 |
| 2 | Symmons Plains | 10 March | Troy Dunstan | Van Diemen RF91 |
| 3 | Lakeside | 28 April | Paul Morris | Van Diemen RF91 |
| 4 | Winton | 5 May | Troy Dunstan | Van Diemen RF91 |
| 5 | Amaroo Park | 2 June | Troy Dunstan | Van Diemen RF91 |
| 6 | Mallala | 25 June | Troy Dunstan | Van Diemen RF91 |
| 7 | Oran Park | 11 August | Troy Dunstan | Van Diemen RF91 |
Points system
[edit]Series points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions at each round.[6]
Standings
[edit]| Position[5] | Driver[5] | No.[3][7] | Car[5][7] | Entrant[7] | San[5] | Sym[5] | Lak[5] | Win[5] | Ama[5] | Mal[5] | Ora[5] | Total[5] |
| 1 | Troy Dunstan | 6 & 1 | Van Diemen RF91 | Speedtech | 12 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 127 |
| 2 | John Blanchard | 4 | Swift FB91 | Palmair Racing | 20 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 82 |
| 3 | Brett Peters | 8 | Swift FB91 | Olympus Cameras | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 79 |
| 4 | Andrew Gubb | 24 | Swift FB90 | GB Motorsport | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 76 |
| 5 | Paul Morris | 3 | Van Diemen RF91 | Speedtech | 8 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 15 | - | - | 54 |
| 6 | Michael Dutton | 9 | Van Diemen RF90 | Michael Dutton | - | - | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Ron Searle | 7 | Reynard F89 | Phoenix Motorsport | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 8 | 24 |
| 8 | Cameron McConville | 22 | Van Diemen RF91 | Anderson Consulting / Ken McConville | - | 4 | - | 15 | - | - | - | 19 |
| 9 | Don Griffiths | 38 | Van Diemen RF89 | Phoenix Motorsport | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Andrew Reid | 16 | Swift FB90 | Linear Bearings | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | David Ratcliff | 17 | Reynard F89 | Phoenix Motorsport | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 11 |
| = | Matthew Howard | 27 | Van Diemen RF86 | Phoenix Motorsport | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | Michael Geoghegan | 12 | Van Diemen | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 14 | Paul Mulhearn | Swift | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | ||
| = | Stephen White | 25 | Van Diemen RF89 | Stephen White | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 16 | Craig Lowndes | Van Diemen RF85 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| = | Garry Gosatti | 92 | Van Diemen RF90 | Garry Gosatti | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 18 | Luca Duca | Van Diemen | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| = | Jamie Larner | 83 | Van Diemen RF86 | Jamie Larner | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Notes & references
[edit]- ^ Steve Normoyle, The search for a new star, Official Programme, Mallala, 23rd June 1991, pages 72 & 73
- ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b Dunstan delivered to Europe, Australian Motor Racing Year 1991/92, pages 232 to 236
- ^ a b c d e Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91, pages 301 to 302
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ The points system used for the series has been determined by comparing the points table as published at www.formulaford.com.au with the race results as published in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1991/92
- ^ a b c Event 7, 1991 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series - Round 6, Official Programme, Mallala, 23rd June 1991