2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship
The 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1] Contested as the 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,[2] it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship.[2] The championship, which was administered by Formula Ford Australia Inc.,[2] was the 36th Australian national series for Formula Fords and the 13th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[3]
The championship was won by Daniel Elliott driving a Van Diemen RF05 [3] for Fastlane Racing.[4]
Championship calendar
[edit]The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.[4]
| Round [4] | Circuit [4] | State | Date [4] | Winning driver [4] | Car [5] |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 17-20 March | Daniel Elliott | Van Diemen RF05 |
| 2 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 6-8 May | Daniel Elliott | Van Diemen RF05 |
| 3 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 27-29 May | David Sieders | Van Diemen RF04 |
| 4 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 8-10 June | Shane Price | Spectrum 010b |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 22-24 July | Shannon O'Brien | Van Diemen RF03 |
| 6 | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | New South Wales | 12-14 August | Shannon O'Brien | Van Diemen RF03 |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 19-21 August | David Sieders | Van Diemen RF04 |
| 8 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victioria | 9-11 September | John Martin | Spectrum 010b |
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race with an additional point awarded to the driver earning pole position for Race 1 at each round.[5]
Championship standings
[edit]| Position [5] | Driver [5] | No. [5] | Car [5] | Entrant [6] | Ade. [5] | Bar. [5] | Que. [5] | Eas. [5] | Eas. [5] | Ora. [5] | Mal. [5] | San. [5] | Total [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Elliott | 36 | Van Diemen RF05 | Fastlane Racing | 61 | 61 | 27 | 14 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 307 |
| 2 | Shane Price | 39 | Spectrum 010b | Caltex Havoline | 38 | 24 | 32 | 54 | 16 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 260 |
| 3 | David Sieders | 3 | Van Diemen RF04 | All-Trans Trucks | 30 | 22 | 43 | 53 | 26 | - | 48 | 14 | 236 |
| 4 | Dean Fiore | 4 | Van Diemen RF04 | Landscape Developments | 34 | 10 | 36 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 192 |
| 5 | Shannon O'Brien | 79 [6] & 26 | Van Diemen RF03 | Shannon O'Brien | 2 | 28 | - | - | 60 | 56 | 22 | - | 168 |
| 6 | Jason Liefting | 7 | Spectrum 010b | Project Motorsport | 6 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 16 | - | 154 |
| 7 | Nathan Caratti | 32 | Van Diemen RF04 | Fastlane Racing | 26 | 10 | - | 16 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 115 |
| 8 | Mark McNally | 74 | Van Diemen RF05 | Nomad Racing / Fastlane | - | 48 | - | 10 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 106 |
| 9 | Brett Hobson | 21 | Spectrum 010b | CAMS Rising Star | 46 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 10 | - | 3 | - | 95 |
| 10 | John Martin | 24 | Spectrum 010b | GK Martin P/L | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | 53 | 71 |
| 11 | Lee Holdsworth | 5 | Spectrum 010 [6] | TTM Group | - | 5 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 18 | - | 67 |
| 12 | Joel Spychala | 11 | Van Diemen RF05 | Mid Coast Ford | 1 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 12 | - | 1 | - | 59 |
| 13 | Paul Laskaseski | 71 | Spectrum 010b | CAMS Rising Star | - | - | - | 12 | - | 40 | - | - | 52 |
| 14 | Grant Doulman | 15 | Van Diemen RF93 | Driwash Racing | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10 | - | 48 |
| 15 | Brad Lowe | 41 | Van Diemen RF95 | Marshall Tyres | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | - | - | 47 |
| Dale Wood | 46 | Mygale SJ04 | Andy's Earthmovers / G-Force Mygale | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 47 | |
| 17 | Andrew Thompson | 62 | Spectrum 010 | Latitude Development Group | 22 | 18 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 46 |
| 18 | Ben Guest | 14 | Van Diemen RF01 | Ben Guest Motorsport | - | - | 24 | - | - | 18 | - | - | 42 |
| 19 | Anthony Preston | 8 | Spectrum 010 | Bosch Batteries | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 14 | 8 | 33 |
| 20 | Jack Perkins | 22 | Stealth Van Diemen RF92 | Perkins Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| 21 | Cade Southall | 28 | Van Diemen RF01 | Collex/Davies Craig | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Daniel Pappas | 2 | Van Diemen RF02 | VIP Petfoods | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Terry Kerr | 25 | Spectrum 06b | Adroit Internet Solutions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | |
| 24 | Tristan Hughes | 37 | Stealth Van Diemen RF95 | Escalate Management | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Trent Ulmer | 45 | Spectrum 07 | Power Solutions | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Taz Douglas | 92 | Van Diemen RF01 | Minda Motorsport / Caterpillar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Todd Fiore | 40 | Van Diemen RF04 | Landscape Developments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| 28 | Andy Knight | 97 | Van Diemen RF93 | Powerbuilt Tools / Latimer Hotel | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Ben Morley | 27 | Spectrum 09 | Stubbies Workwear Racing | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Tim Blanchard | 41 | Van Diemen RF04 | Jayair / Sanden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 31 | Tony LeMessurier | 37 | Stealth Van Diemen RF95 | Escalate Management | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| James Bergmuller | 13 | Van Diemen RF02 | JB Motorsport | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Notes
[edit]- All cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as published by CAMS.[2] These regulations specified the use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[7]
- Shannon O'Brien was excluded from Round 3 and suspended from Round 4 for technical infringements.[5]
- Shane Price was penalised 10 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 3.[5]
- Nathan Caratti was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4. [5]
- Anthony Preston was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4.[5]
- The table shows nett points after these penalties were applied.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ CAMS Australian Championships, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2005, Page 17-2
- ^ a b c d 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b Records, Titles and Awards, Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
- ^ a b c d e f Grant Rowley, Formula Ford 2005: Chasing Tails, The Annual - Australian Motor Sport, Number 1/2005, pages 66–75
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c Race Results Archive, 2005, www.natsoft.biz Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Specifications of Automobiles, Formula Ford, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-23