The 1989 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to racing cars complying with CAMS

Formula Holden Formula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category introduced in 1989. History Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8-litre Buick V6 engine as ...

regulations. The championship winner was awarded the 1989 CAMS Gold Star as the Australian Drivers' Champion. It was the 33rd running of the

Australian Drivers' Championship The Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing championship contested annually from 1957 to 2014 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor ...

and the first to feature the

class which had been developed during 1988, originally named Formula Australia. The championship began on 7 May 1989 at

Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala Motor Sport Park is a bitumen motor racing circuit near the town of Mallala in South Australia, 55 km north of the state capital, Adelaide. Mallala Race Circuit (1961–1971) The Mallala Race Circuit, as it was originally know ...

and ended on 10 September at

Sandown Raceway Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in the suburb of Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. Sandown is considered a power circuit with its " drag strip" front and back straights be ...

after ten rounds. Defending champion Rohan Onslow of

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

won his second consecutive CAMS Gold Star driving a Ralt RT20. Mark McLaughlin placed second in his Elfin FA891 with Channel 7 television commentator

Neil Crompton Neil Crompton (born 30 July 1960) is a well-known Supercars presenter and commentator. Racing career Highlights According to the official V8 Supercars website, Crompton has competed in 357 various motor racing events, finishing in the first ...

finishing third in his debut year in open wheel racing driving a Ralt RT20.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1989

. Note: All cars were required by the Formula Holden regulations to be fitted with 3.8 litre Holden V6 engines.

Race calendar

The 1989

was contested over ten rounds at five race meetings.

Points system

Championship points were awarded 9–6–4–3–2–1 based on the top six race positions at each round.Conditions For Australian Titles, 1989 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 75

Results

References

External links