1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for cars complying with Australian Formula 2 regulations. The championship was authorised by the Confederation of [Australian Motor Sport] as an Australian National Title. It was the 16th Australian [Formula 2 Championship].
South Australian driver Ian Richards won the championship in his self-designed Richards 201 Volkswagen. Richards won by a single point from Peter Glover who drove a Cheetah Mk 7D Isuzu and a borrowed Cheetah Mk 7 Toyota. Finishing equal third on 11 points each were David Crabtree driving a Cheetah Mk 6 BMW, and Greg Ferrall driving an Elfin GE Two-25 Volkswagen.

Calendar

The championship was contested over four rounds.

Round	Name	Circuit	State	Date	Format	Winning driver	Car
1		Oran Park	New South Wales	20 March	Two Heats	Peter Glover	Cheetah Mk 7D Isuzu
2		Winton	Victoria	27 March	Two Heats	Ian Richards	Richards 201 Volkswagen
3		Sandown	Victoria	17 April	Two Heats	Ian Richards	Richards 201 Volkswagen
4	General Credits Cup	Adelaide International Raceway	South Australia	1 May	One race	Peter Glover	Cheetah Toyota

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.
Where a round was contested over two parts, points were allocated on a 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1 basis to the first 14 placegetters in each part. The points for each driver were then aggregated to determine the top six placegetters for the round with the championship points awarded to these drivers.