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Southeast Asian Formula Pacific

The series of races in Malaysia and Macau moved to Formula Pacific rules in 1978, matching the rules in New Zealand where the International series in January had attracted strong international fields in 1977 and 1978. Japan also introduced a Formula Pacific series in 1978 and when Australia also moved to Formula Pacific in 1981 there was a short-lived period of unity across all these countries.

However, in 1983 the FIA introduced Formula Mondial, originally announced as a 2000cc formula intended to replace both Formula Atlantic and Formula Pacific worldwide. It ended up keeping the 1600cc engine rules, but the whole affair was so massively bungled that the uncertainty was a factor in neither the Southeast Asian or Japanese Formula Pacific series continuing into 1983.

The 1978 season

22 May 1978 > Penang Grand Prix

28 May 1978 > Malaysia Grand Prix at Shah Alam

24 Sep 1978 > Selangor Grand Prix at Shah Alam

19 Nov 1978 > Macau Grand Prix

The 1979 season

30 Apr 1979 > Penang Grand Prix

06 May 1979 > Malaysia Grand Prix at Shah Alam

23 Sep 1979 > Selangor Grand Prix at Shah Alam

22 Nov 1979 > Macau Grand Prix

The 1980 season

25 May 1980 > Malaysia Grand Prix at Shah Alam

03 Jun 1980 > Penang Grand Prix

16 Nov 1980 > Macau Grand Prix

30 Nov 1980 > Selangor Grand Prix at Shah Alam

The 1981 season

18 May 1981 > Penang Grand Prix

24 May 1981 > Malaysia Grand Prix at Shah Alam

18 Oct 1981 > Shah Alam Grand Prix

18 Oct 1981 > Shah Alam Grand Prix

15 Nov 1981 > Macau Grand Prix

29 Nov 1981 > Selangor Grand Prix at Shah Alam

The 1982 season

28 Feb 1982 > Calder

21 Nov 1982 > Macau Grand Prix

05 Dec 1982 > Selangor Grand Prix at Shah Alam