Ed Ordynski took his first ARC round victory at his home event in South Australia with stand-in co-driver Jeremy Brown. This gave Ordynski a commanding lead in the championship, Western Australian Tolley Challis with Allen Oh finished second, just over a minute adrift. George Kahler  and Tony Best achieved their third straight podium. The 1981-82 champion, Geoff Portman, had a run in the Commodore, finishing in fourth.