 The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.Championship points were awarded on a 60-54-48-42-36-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-6-3-3-3-3-3 basis for the first twenty places in each race with one point awarded for places 21st through to last.Race 1 of Round 5 at Oran Park was called early (after 10 of the scheduled 16 laps) due to TV commitments and as a result only half points were awarded.