1990 BP Australian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Pointscores

Having sponsored a number of the rounds of the 1989 ARC, BP became the major sponsor of the series for 1990 and 1991.

After a number of podiums during the previous two years, Ed Ordynski took the 1990 championship by a clear margin. They started the season with a third and a second to George Fury on the first two rounds, another second to local Rob Herridge in the WA round, and then three straight wins on the back half of the series. Mark Nelson won the ARC Navigators award despite not partnering with Ordynski on the SA round. Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers award.

Consistency paid off for George Kahler who had four podiums and placed second in the championship, but with three different navigators.

To see other years of the ARC, go to the series page.

Series Regulations

Eligibility was Australian PRC, based on FIA Group A, plus Group N.

Points were awarded down to outright tenth, 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 with all results to count.

A separate award was apparently on offer for Group N, using 9-6-4-3-2-1 points. With the Ordynski/Nelson Group N Galant winning the championship, the Group N award became moot.

Events

There were six events this year, identical to the previous year except for the inclusion of the Coffs Harbour Rally as a NSW round. This was originally calendared as the GIO Investments Rally. The Esanda Finance International Rally of Canberra was calendared as the seventh and final round, but was dropped from the championship, perhaps because it was pace noted.

Click on events to see more detail including results:

Pointscores

Outright Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	State	Tas	Vic	WA	SA	Qld	NSW	Total
1	Ed Ordynski	SA	12	15	15	20	20	20	102
2	George Kahler	Qld		12	12	12	15	8	59
3	George Fury	NSW	20	20					40
4	Neal Bates	ACT	15				12	10	37
5	Rob Herridge	WA	10		20				30
6	Geoff Keys	Qld	3	10			8	6	27
7	Wayne Hoy	NSW					10	12	22
8	Tolley Challis	WA			6	15			21
9	Ron Cremen	NSW	8	6	4				18
10	Les Walkden	Tas	1	1				15	17
11=	James Marden	WA			10				10
11=	Gerry McGroarty	WA			8	2			10
11=	Geoff Portman	Vic				10			10
14=	David Greig	Vic		8					8
14=	Graeme Gambold	Vic				8			8
16	Mal Clarke	Qld					6	1	7
17=	Peter Glennie	NSW	6						6
17=	Jon Waterhouse	ACT	4					2	6
17=	Barry Lowe	SA				6			6
20=	John Reynolds	NSW		4					4
20=	John Long	NSW				4			4
20=	Mark Griffiths	Qld					4		4
20=	Steve Annabel	NSW						4	4
24=	Peter Fyfe	Vic		3					3
24=	Tony Flood	WA			3				3
24=	Bob Jennings	SA				3			3
24=	Richard Anderson	Qld					3		3
24=	Paul Kennedy	NSW						3	3
29=	Doug Webb	Tas	2						2
29=	Paul Gover	Vic		2					2
29=	Shane Seward	WA			2				2
29=	Greg Summerville	Qld					2		2
33=	Clive Slater	WA			1				1
33=	Norm Fritter	NSW				1			1
33=	Stewart Reid	Qld					1		1

Outright Co-drivers Pointscores

Place	Navigator	State	Tas	Vic	WA	SA	Qld	NSW	Total
1	Mark Nelson	SA	12	15	15		20	20	82
2	Ross Runnalls	Vic	20	20					40
3	David Jorgensen	ACT?	15				12	10	37
4	Dale Hynes	WA	10		20				30
5=	David Tolcher	SA		12	12				24
5=	Mike Rebbechi	Vic		10			8	6	24
7	Lofty Drews	NSW					15	8	23
8	Andrew Bennett	NSW					10	12	22
9	Jeremy Brown	SA				20			20
10	Harry Mansson	NSW	8	6	4				18
11	Ron Coenen	Tas	1	1				15	17
12	Allen Oh	Mal				15			15
13	Chris Shearer	NSW				12			12
14=	Brian Harwood	WA			10				10
14=	Bob McGowan	WA			8	2			10
14=	Peter Gale	Vic				10			10
17=	Paul Tirant	Vic		8					8
17=	Chris Randell	Vic				8			8
19	Steve Ross	Qld					6	1	7
20=	Peter Clark	NSW	6						6
20=	Reg McKinley	WA			6				6
20=	Doug Morrison	SA				6			6
23=	Russ Witty	ARC	4						4
23=	Gordon Reynolds	NSW		4					4
23=	Damien Long	NSW				4			4
23=	Geoff Krause	Qld					4		4
23=	Jane Annabel	NSW						4	4
28=	Garry Robinson	NZ	3						3
28=	Gerry Bashford	Vic		3					3
28=	Greg Flood	WA			3				3
28=	John Stoneham	SA				3			3
28=	Mike Ryan	Qld					3		3
28=	Ken Behrend	NSW						3	3
34=	Lorraine Webb	Tas	2						2
34=	Nick Senior	NSW		2					2
34=	Paul Evans	WA			2				2
34=	Tom Smith	Qld					2		2
34=	Tony Brandon	ACT						2	2
39=	Barbara Slater	WA			1				1
39=	Timothy Barnes	NSW				1			1
39=	Ian Hamwood	Qld					1		1