[3] The title winner, Alfredo Costanzo[4] was awarded the 1982 CAMS "Gold Star".
[1] Points were allotted only to Australian license holders, in their order of finishing, irrespectively of their actual position.
[1] Where rounds were conducted over more than one heat, points were allocated on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 14 places in each heat and then aggregated for each driver to determine the actual round placings.
[1] Note: At the Australian Grand Prix, fifth placed Alfredo Costanzo was the highest placed driver eligible for the championship and thus was awarded the maximum championship points for the round.
[4] CAMS uses "Australian Drivers' Championship" in its historical records[3] and that has been followed here.