The 2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship.[1] The title, which was the eleventh Australian Formula Ford Championship, was won by Neil McFadyen driving a Van Diemen RF94.[2]
Race calendar
[edit]The championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.[1]
Round[1] | Date[1] | Circuit[1][3] | Location | Winning driver |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11–13 April | ![]() |
Phillip Island, Victoria | Tony Pugliese |
2 | 2–4 May | ![]() |
Sydney, New South Wales | Tony Pugliese |
3 | 23–25 May | ![]() |
Benalla, Victoria | Glen Hastings |
4 | 6–8 June | ![]() |
Wanneroo, Western Australia | Glen Hastings |
5 | 18–20 July | ![]() |
Ipswich, Queensland | Glen Hastings |
6 | 15–17 August | ![]() |
Sydney, New South Wales | Neil McFadyen |
7 | 30–31 August | ![]() |
Mallala, South Australia | Neil McFadyen |
8 | 12–14 September | ![]() |
Melbourne, Victoria | James Small |
Round placings were based on the addition of championship points awarded in both races.[1]
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race.[1]
An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round.[1]
Results
[edit]Position[4] | Driver[4] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[3] | Phi[4] | Eas[4] | Win[4] | Bar[4] | Que[4] | Ora[4] | Mal[4] | San[4] | Total[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Neil McFadyen | 59 | Van Diemen RF94 | Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune | 17 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 223 |
2 | Glen Hastings | 5 | Van Diemen RF01 | Valvoline / Cummins / Repco | 8 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 206 |
Tony Pugliese | 3 | Van Diemen RF01 | Valvoline / Cummins / Repco | 20 | 41 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 16 | 20 | 206 | |
4 | Brett Francis | 2 | Van Diemen RF02 | Bryce Francis Automotive | 10 | 32 | - | 28 | 30 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 150 |
5 | Bryce Washington | 9 | Van Diemen RF03 | Adrad Radiators | 1 | - | 20 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 111 |
6 | Tim Macrow | 11 | Spectrum 09 | Bosch Batteries | 12 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | - | 92 |
7 | Justin Cotter | 4 | Spectrum 09 | Factory Enterprises | 14 | 14 | 10 | - | 22 | - | - | - | 60 |
Ian Dyk | 45 | Van Diemen RF98 | Selleys RP7 / Dulux / Pettaras Press | - | 14 | - | - | - | 12 | 6 | 28 | 60 | |
9 | Michael Trimble | 15 | Van Diemen RF01 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | - | 8 | 24 | 10 | 4 | - | 6 | - | 52 |
10 | James Small | 12 | Mygale SJ01 | James Small | 2 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 51 |
11 | Adam Macrow | 50 | Spectrum 09 | Just Cars Magazine | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | 28 |
12 | David Reynolds | 96 | Van Diemen RF02 | Lart-Equip / Nexus Consulting | 6 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 10 | 2 | 23 |
13 | Dean Fiore | 18 | Van Diemen RF94 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
14 | Kurt Wimmer | 32 | Van Diemen RF02 | Wimmer Softdrinks | - | 1 | 2 | - | 16 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
15 | Cade Southall | 28 | Van Diemen RF94 | Collex Davies Craig | 4 | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
16 | Anthony Preston | 19 | Van Diemen RF01 | Simon Derrick | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
Mark Ceveri | 8 | Van Diemen RF95 | Thrifty-Link Hardware | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 13 | |
18 | John Petit | 33 | Van Diemen RF93 | Corporate Fleet Control | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 11 |
Daniel Pappas | 57 | Van Diemen RF93 | QLD Group / Nirvana Body | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
20 | Paul Fiore | 30 | Van Diemen RF92 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Clayton Pyne | 36 | Van Diemen RF01 | Dowling Real Estate / Hawks Nest | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
22 | Tim Slade | 24 | Van Diemen RF92 | Steel Building Systems | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
23 | Adam Hickey | 43 | Spectrum 06B | Rupert Collins Plastics | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
24 | Adam Graham | 66 | Spectrum 09B | Supercheap Auto | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
David Sieders | 23 | Van Diemen RF94 | Anglo Australian Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
26 | Steve Baxter | 33 | Van Diemen RF92 | Steve Baxter | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Avon Rookie of the Year
[edit]- The Avon Rookie of the Year title was awarded to Bryce Washington.[4]
Notes
[edit]- Race 2 of Round 1 at Phillip Island was cancelled after rain left the circuit in an unsafe condition.[5]
- Under Australian Formula Ford regulations, all cars were required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archive at web.archive.org
- ^ a b 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Results, www.natsoft.com.au via www.glenhastings.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship - Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
- ^ Stephen Ottley, Pugliese wins Formula Ford, Australian Auto Action, April 16–22, 2003, page 15
- ^ Specifications of Automobiles - Formula Ford, 2003 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-44