2002 Australian Drivers' Championship
# 2002 Australian Drivers' Championship

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. It was the 46th Australian Drivers' Championship.

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

## Teams and drivers

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

## Schedule

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

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

## Championship standings

| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Rd1 R1 | Rd1 R2 | Rd2 R1 | Rd2 R2 | Rd3 R1 | Rd3 R2 | Rd4 R1 | Rd4 R2 | Rd5 R1 | Rd5 R2 | Rd6 R1 | Rd6 R2 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Will Power | 11 | Reynard 94D | Ralt Australia | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | - | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 197 |
| 2 | Stewart McColl | 12 | Reynard 96D | Ralt Australia | - | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 143 |
| 3 | Peter Hill | 22 4 | Reynard 95D Reynard 94D Reynard 97D | Peter Hill Murphy Motorsport | 12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | - | 4 | - | 10 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 110 |
| 4 | Christian Murchison | 75 | Reynard 97D | Hocking Motorsport | 15 | 6 | - | - | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | 8 | 94 |
| 5 | Akihiro Asai | 74 | Reynard 97D | Hocking Motorsport | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | - | - | 2 | 15 | 12 | 88 |
| 6 | Nelson Hartley | 7 | Reynard 93D | Ken Smith Motorsport | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| 7 | Peter Hackett | 66 5 | Reynard 95D | Peter Hill Murphy Motorsport | - | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| 8 | Roger Oakeshott | 28 6 | Reynard 97D | Roger Oakshott Sportsmed SA | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| 9 | Terry Clearihan | 27 | Reynard 92D | National Neon Signs | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Ian Peters | 24 | Reynard 91D Reynard 96D | Peters Racing | - | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 30 |
| 11 | Rohan Carrig | 49 | Reynard 92D Reynard 98D | CRD Motorsport | - | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Tim Leahey | 5 | Reynard 95D | Murphy Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 13 | Mark Noske | 12 | Reynard 96D | John Herman | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 14 | Les Crampton | 76 | Reynard 96D Reynard 97D | Hocking Motorsport | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 15 | Brett Campbell | 10 | Reynard 90D | Ralt Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| 16 | Mark Ellis | 17 | Reynard 92D | Mantis Racing | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 |
