The 1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 2 Championship,[2] was won by Lucio Cesario driving a Ralt RT3 Volkswagen.[3]
The championship was contested over a five round series.[3]
| Round | Race | Circuit | State | Date | Format | Round winner | Car | |
| 1 | Solo Lemon Trophy[4] | Sandown Park | Victoria | 14 February | Two heats | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk7 Holden | |
| 2 | Winton | Victoria | 28 March | Two heats | Lucio Cesario | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | ||
| 3 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 6 June | Two heats | Lucio Cesario | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | ||
| 4 | Calder Raceway | Victoria | 1 August | Two heats | Lucio Cesario | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | ||
| 5 | Coca-Cola Plate[5] | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 26 September | One race | Peter Macrow | Cheetah Mk7 Holden |
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each round.[1]
Where rounds were contested over two heats, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 14 positions in each race.[1] These points were then aggregated to determine the first six round positions for the purpose of championship points allocation.[1]
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | San | Win | Ora | Cal | Ade | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucio Cesario | 16 | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen | Formula One Automotive | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 30 | |
| 2 | Peter Macrow | 25 | Cheetah Mk7 Holden | Peter Macrow | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 29 | |
| 3 | Greg Ferrall | 8 | Elfin GE Two 25 Volkswagen | Beasley Solar | 6 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | Robert Power | 79 | Kaditcha A80B Volkswagen | Robert Power[6] | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | 12 | |
| 5 | Peter Glover | 13 | Cheetah Mk7 Holden | Peter Glover | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | David Cooper | 6 | Elfin 700 GE Volkswagen | David Cooper | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 8 | |
| 7 | Chris Kane | 5 | Arbyen Volkswagen | Chris Kane | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | Grahame Blee | 2 | Cheetah Mk6GE Toyota | Bell Street Truck Centre | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | Graeme Smith | 15 | Biranna 274 Ford | Graeme Smith | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 10 | Peter Beehag | 74 | Cheetah Mk7 Volkswagen | Peter Beehag | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Hugh Gartley | 44 | Cheetah Mk7 Toyota | Hugh Gartley | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Brian Sampson | Cheetah Mk6 Toyota | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |||
| 13 | Ian Richards | 11 | Richards 201 Volkswagen | Ian Richards[7] | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |