Arthur Edward Abrahams 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
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! Season
! Series
! Position
! Car
! Team
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|rowspan=3| 1982
| Australian Endurance Championship
|align="center" | 5th
|rowspan=3| Ford Escort Mexico
|rowspan=3| Arthur Abrahams
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| Australian Endurance Championship - Up to 1600cc Class
|align="center" style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st
|-
| Perrier Gold Cup
|align="center" | 16th
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| 1985
| Australian Formula 2 Championship
|align="center" | 4th
| Cheetah Mk.6 Volkswagen
| Arthur Abrahams
|-
| 1986
| Australian Formula 2 Championship
|align="center" | 5th
| Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen
| Arthur Abrahams
|-
| 1987
| Australian Formula 2 Championship
|align="center" style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st
| Cheetah Mk.8 Volkswagen
| Arthur Abrahams
|-
|rowspan=2| 1988
| Australian Drivers' Championship
|align="center" | 9th
| Ransberg L5 Volkswagen
| Arthur Abrahams
|-
| World Sportscar Championship
|align="center" | 68th
| Spice SE86C<br>ADA 03
| Chamberlain Engineering<br>ADA Engineering
|-
| 1994
| Australian Drivers' Championship
|align="center" | 5th
| Reynard 92D Holden
| NRC International
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| 1995
| Australian Drivers' Championship
|align="center" | 4th
| Reynard 92D Holden
| NRC International
|-
| 1996
| Australian Drivers' Championship
|align="center" | 6th
| Reynard 92D Holden
| NRC International
|-
| 1999
| Australian Drivers' Championship
|align="center" | 16th
| Reynard 95D Holden
| NRC International
|-
| 2020
| Australian GT Championship - Trofeo Challenge
|align="center" style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd
| Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo
| Trofeo Motorsport
|-
| 2021
| GT World Challenge Australia - GT Am
|align="center"| 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)
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! Year
! Team
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! DC
! Points
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!rowspan=2| 1988
! Chamberlain Engineering
! Spice SE86C
| JRZ
| JAR
| MON
| SIL
| LMS
| BRN
| BHT
| NUR
| SPA
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FJI<br><small>19</small>
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!rowspan=2| 68th
!rowspan=2| 6
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! ADA Engineering
! ADA 03 - Ford Cosworth
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAN<br><small>7</small>
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Indy Lights results
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! Rank
! Points
! Ref
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| 1989
! Baci Racing
| PHX
| LBH
| DET
| POR
| NHM
| TOR
| POC
| ROA
| VAN
| MDO
| NZR
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|LS<br><small>14</small>
!
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0
!
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| 1990
! Baci Racing
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PHX<br><small>Ret</small>
| LBH
| MIL
| DET
| POR
| NHM
| TOR
| DEN
| VAN
| ROA
| MDO
| NZR
| LS
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NC
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|0
!
|-
|}
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Car#
! Team
! Car
! Co-driver
! Overall<br>position
! Class<br>position
! Laps
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! 1991
| 43
| Brian Bolwell Racing
| Ford Sierra RS500
| Brian Bolwell
|align="center" | DNF
|align="center" | DNF
|align="center" | 113
|}
References
External links
- NRC International racing