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.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2002, page 7-13 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 22 1 Reynard 95D 5 Tim Leahey 6 Peter Hackett 2–3 66 1 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 Reynard 94D 11 Will Power All Reynard 96D 12 Mark Noske 1 Stewart McColl 2–6 Millar Motors Reynard 92D 17 Mark Ellis 1, 3, 6 National Neon Signs Reynard 92D 24 Terry Clearihan 1 27 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 Reynard 97D 75 Christian Murchison All Reynard 96D 76 Les Crampton 1–2, 4

Schedule The championship was contested over a six-round series with two races per round:2002 Australian Drivers’ Championship - Points Allocation, www.formulaholden.com via web.archive.org 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 R2 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 R2 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 R2 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 R2 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 R2 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 R2 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 NoResults, www.formulaholden.com, as archived at web.archive.org 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 HillMurphy 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 665 Reynard 95D Peter HillMurphy Motorsport - 10 12 6 12 10 - - - - - - 50 8 Roger Oakeshott 286 Reynard 97D Roger OakshottSportsmed 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

Notes Points shown in the above table include minor variations from those shown in the referenced source due to mathematical errors evident in that source. Formula Holden regulations required cars to use an approved Holden V6 engine.Formula Holden, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2002, page 7-24

Silver Star The Silver Star award was won by Roger Oakeshott ahead of Terry Clearihan and Rohan Carrig.POWER-FUL DISPLAY NETS CHAMPIONSHIP, OAKESHOTT STRIKES SILVER - 18.08.02, www.formulaholden.com, as archived at web.archive.org

References

External links Race Result Archive, www.natsoft.biz Ralt Australia's 2002 Championship review, www.ralt.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org