Arthur Abrahams

Arthur Abrahams
NationalityAustralian
Born (1955-11-06) 6 November 1955 (age 69)
Retired1999
Australian Drivers' Championship
Years active1987-89, 1994-1996, 1999
Best finish4th in 1995 Australian Drivers' Championship
Previous series
1989-90
1988
1987-88
1982, 1991
Indy Lights
World Sports Prototype Champ.
Australian Formula 2 Championship
Australian Endurance Championship
Championship titles
1987Australian Formula 2 Championship

Arthur Edward Abrahams[1] is a semi-retired Australian race car driver. He won the 1987, 1991 and 1993 Australian Formula 2 Championships driving a Cheetah Mk8, Ransburg Cheetah and Reynard 913 respectively. he also won the Australian Endurance Championship (1600cc) in 1982. He competed in International Sportscars in Europe and in American open wheel racing cars. He also competed in Formula Brabham/Holden for three years, debuting in 1994 and leaving the category in 1996. He was owner of the NRC International team in Formula Holden before running Dale Brede amongst others in V8 Supercar's Development Series. In 2001 Abrahams stepped away from the sport to focus on his and family business interests.

Career results

Season Series Position Car Team
1982 Australian Endurance Championship 5th Ford Escort Mexico Arthur Abrahams
Australian Endurance Championship - Up to 1600cc Class 1st
Perrier Gold Cup 16th
1985 Australian Formula 2 Championship 4th Cheetah Mk.6 Volkswagen Arthur Abrahams
1986 Australian Formula 2 Championship 5th Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen Arthur Abrahams
1987 Australian Formula 2 Championship 1st Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen Arthur Abrahams
1988 Australian Drivers' Championship 9th Ransberg L5 Volkswagen Arthur Abrahams
World Sportscar Championship 68th Spice SE86C
ADA 03
Chamberlain Engineering
ADA Engineering
1994 Australian Drivers' Championship 5th Reynard 92D Holden NRC International
1995 Australian Drivers' Championship 4th Reynard 92D Holden NRC International
1996 Australian Drivers' Championship 6th Reynard 92D Holden NRC International
1999 Australian Drivers' Championship 16th Reynard 95D Holden NRC International
2020 Australian GT Championship - Trofeo Challenge 2nd Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo Trofeo Motorsport
2021 GT World Challenge Australia - GT Am 4th Audi R8 LMS Evo Canon Foods

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1988 Chamberlain Engineering Spice SE86C JRZ JAR MON SIL LMS BRN BHT NUR SPA FJI
19
68th 6
ADA Engineering ADA 03 - Ford Cosworth SAN
7

Indy Lights results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1989 Baci Racing PHX LBH DET POR NHM TOR POC ROA VAN MDO NZR LS
14
NC 0
1990 Baci Racing PHX
Ret
LBH MIL DET POR NHM TOR DEN VAN ROA MDO NZR LS NC 0

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year Car# Team Car Co-driver Overall
position
Class
position
Laps
1991 43 Brian Bolwell Racing Ford Sierra RS500 Australia Brian Bolwell DNF DNF 113

References

  1. ^ "Arthur Abrahams Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural title
Australian Endurance Championship - Up to 1600cc
Champion

1982
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Jonathan Crooke
Australian Formula 2 Championship
Champion

1987
Succeeded by
Rohan Onslow