# 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

The 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.
The series, which was the twelfth Australian Formula Ford Series, was won by Phillip Revell driving a Lola T440.

## Series schedule

The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | Sandown | ?? February | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
| 2 | Calder | ?? March | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
| 3 | Amaroo Park | ?? | Don Bretland | Van Diemen RF75 |
| 4 | Adelaide International Raceway | 3 May | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620B |
| 5 | Oran Park | 21 June | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
| 6 | Amaroo Park | 9 August | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |
| 7 | Surfers Paradise | 20 August | Don Bretland | Van Diemen RF75 |
| 8 | Sandown | 13 September | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 |

## Points system

Points were awarded on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round.

## Series standings

| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | San | Cal | Ama | Ade | Ora | Ama | Sur | San | Total |
| 1 | Phillip Revell | Lola T440 | Bob Holden Motors | 20 | 20 | 10 | - | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 125 |
| 2 | Don Bretland | Van Diemen RF75 | Don Bretland | 15 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 110 |
| 3 | Ron Barnacle | Van Diemen RF77 | Nissalco Garage Equipment | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | - | 15 | 12 | 4 | 65 |
| 4 | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620B | Jeff Summers | 8 | 2 | - | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 62 |
| 5 | Garry Tully | Elfin 620 | Garry Tully | 1 | 12 | - | - | 12 | 8 | - | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Bradley Jones | Elwyn 002 | Bradley Jones | 3 | - | 15 | 2 | 15 | - | - | - | 35 |
| =7 | Jeff Besnard | Mawer 004 | Jeff Besnard | 4 | 10 | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| =7 | Laurie Bennett | Wren | Laurie Bennett | - | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 33 |
| 9 | David Earle | Elfin Aero | David Earle | 12 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Rex Broadbent | Wren | R.G. Broadbent | 2 | - | 8 | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | 26 |
| 11 | Ray Colenso | Elfin 600 | Morris 850 Club Geelong | - | - | - | 8 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | Kim Jones | Elfin 620B | Kim Jones | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| =13 | Tony Boot | Elfin 600 | Tony Boot | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 |
| =13 | Alan Swindells | Bowin | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| 15 | Robert Simpson | Elfin | Robert Simpson | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | David Stanley | Image Mk III | David Stanley | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 17 | Steve Farrell | Elfin 600 | | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 18 | Robert Benson | Elwyn | | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| =19 | Don Greig | Bowin P6 | Don Greig | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| =19 | Jack Lunenberg | Wren | Jack Lunenberg | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| =19 | Warwick Rooklyn | Bowin P6 | | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| =19 | Geoff Howat | Bowin | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| =23 | Edward Vieusseux | Bowin | | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| =23 | Gary Batten | Bowin P4A | Gary Batten | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| =23 | Alan Whitechurch | Bowin | | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |