The 1984 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 15th Australian Formula Ford Series.
The series was won by Ron Barnacle driving a Royale RP31.
Calendar
The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Round winner | Car | Entrant |
| 1 | Sandown | 19 February | Ron Barnacle | Royale RP31 | Dolphin Race Hire |
| 2 | Oran Park | 18 March | Michael Quinn | Lola T642A | |
| 3 | Surfers Paradise | 13 May | Alan Swindells | Van Diemen | |
| 4 | Oran Park | 27 May | Michael Quinn | Lola T642A | |
| 5 | Amaroo Park | 5 August | Ron Barnacle | Royale RP31 | Dolphin Race Hire |
| 6 | Sandown | 9 September | Tomas Mezera | Reynard FF84 | Dalcar Industries |
| 7 | Winton | 14 October | Bradley Forgeard | Lola T642A | |
| 8 | Calder | 18 November | Ron Barnacle | Royale RP31 | Dolphin Race Hire |
Points system
Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions at each round.
Series standings
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | San | Ora | Sur | Ora | Ama | San | Win | Cal | Total |
| 1 | Ron Barnacle | Royale RP31 | Dolphin Race Hire | 20 | 10 | 2 | - | 20 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 91 |
| 2 | Garry Jones | Van Diemen | Garry Jones | 8 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 75 |
| 3 | Michael Quinn | Lola T642A | 15 | 20 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | 55 | |
| 4 | Geoff Walters | Elwyn 003 | - | 2 | - | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | - | 52 | |
| 5 | Tomas Mezera | Reynard FF84 | Dalcar Industries | - | 6 | 8 | - | 15 | 20 | - | - | 49 |
| 6 | Bradley Forgeard | Van Diemen Lola T642A |
2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | - | 20 | - | 43 | |
| 7 | Laurie Bennett | Wren | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 10 | 12 | 38 | |
| 8 | Richard Carter | Matek M1 | - | 12 | 15 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 35 | |
| 9 | Alan Bisset | Reynard | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 15 | 27 | |
| 10 | Rodney Moody | Birrana | 3 | 4 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | 25 | |
| 11 | Alan Swindells | Van Diemen | - | 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | |
| 12 | Ian Thomas | Reynard | - | - | 10 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 16 | |
| 13 | Tony Boot | Totem | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 10 | 13 | |
| =14 | Mark Forrester | Reynard | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
| =14 | Jim Hunter | Royale | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |
| =14 | Malcolm Oastler | Bowin P6 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| 17 | Steve Moody | Totem 002 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 11 | |
| =18 | Greg Kentwell | Elwyn | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | |
| =18 | Roger Martin | PRS | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | 10 | |
| 20 | Barry Ward | Galloway | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | |
| =21 | David Harrison | Elfin | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | |
| =21 | Tim Murray | Elwyn 003 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 23 | Scott Elson | Wren | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| =24 | Martin Tighe | Van Diemen | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| =24 | Mathew Kane | Bowin P4A | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| =26 | Teddy Angelo | Hawke | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| =26 | Mark Poole | Elfin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| =26 | Lyndon Arnel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| =29 | Steven Pryce | PRS 83F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| =29 | Jon McKeon | Hawke DL17 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| =29 | Kevin Lewis | Bowin P4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| =29 | Warwick Henderson | Wren | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| =29 | Lindsay Yardley | Bowin P6F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References
- Official Programme, Castrol 500, Sandown, 9 September 1984, page 37
- ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Stewart Wilson, Formula Ford Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1984, pages 286 & 287
- ^ 1984 Formula Ford - "Driver to Europe" Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Graham Slater, Brock gives a lesson, Racing Car News, November 1984, pages 50 to 54