1993 Australian Formula Ford Championship
The 1993 Australian Formula Ford Championship (promoted as the 1993 Motorcraft Australian Formula Ford Championship) was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship for Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was the 24th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia, and the first to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[2]
The championship was won by Craig Lowndes driving a Van Diemen RF93.[3]
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series with two heats per round.[4]
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Round winner | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amaroo Park | 28 February | Con Toparis | |
| 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 14 March | Steven Richards | |
| 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 4 April | Stephen White | |
| 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | 18 April | Stephen White | |
| 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | 16 May | Craig Lowndes | |
| 6 | Eastern Creek Raceway | 6 June | Steven Ellery | |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | 4 July | Steven Richards | |
| 8 | Oran Park Raceway | 8 August | Craig Lowndes |
Results
Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver[5] | No. | Car | Entrant | AMA |
SYM |
PHI |
LAK |
WIN |
EAS |
MAL |
ORA |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Lowndes | 5 | Van Diemen RF93 | Craig Lowndes | 26 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 36 | 228 |
| 2 | Stephen White | 4 | Swift SC93F | Stephen White | 17 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 209 |
| 3 | Andrew Reid | 31 | Swift SC93F | Linear Bearings | - | 22 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 141 |
| 4 | Steven Richards | 7 | Van Diemen RF93 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 14 | 34 | - | - | 6 | 16 | 40 | 21 | 131 |
| 5 | Gavin Monaghan | 10 | Van Diemen RF92 | Gavin Monaghan | 30 | 16 | 16 | 28 | - | 6 | 10 | 22 | 128 |
| 6 | Steven Ellery | 15 | Van Diemen RF93 | Steven Ellery Racing | 12 | - | 1 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 4 | 20 | 112 |
| 7 | Con Toparis | 21 | Van Diemen RF93 | Eastern Creek Raceway | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | - | 103 |
| 8 | Cameron Prince | Van Diemen RF92 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 69 | ||
| 9 | Michael Dutton | Swift SC92F | 20 | - | 10 | - | 8 | 18 | - | 10 | 66 | ||
| 10 | David Hardman | 35 | Van Diemen RF92 | David Hardman | 16 | 4 | 15 | - | 30 | - | - | - | 65 |
| 11 | Mark Noske | 17 | Swift SC93F | Mark Noske | - | - | - | 20 | 2 | - | 24 | 8 | 54 |
| 12 | Leif Corben | 24 | Van Diemen RF90 | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | 16 | - | - | 36 | |
| 13 | Cameron Partington | 13 | Van Diemen RF92 | Cameron Partington | 8 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
| 14 | Darren Edwards | 14 | Swift SC93F | D Edwards | - | 4 | - | - | 8 | - | 14 | - | 26 |
| 15 | Matthew Martin | Swift SC90 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | 14 | 22 | ||
| 16 | Dugal McDougall | 48 | Van Diemen RF89 | Dugal McDougall | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 17 | Jason Bright | 71 | Spectrum 05 | Borland Racing Developments | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 18 | Ashley Cutchie | 32 | Van Diemen RF92 | Peter Sorrell | - | 1 | - | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| = | Gerard Manion | Swift FB89 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||
| = | Gary Gosatti | 9 | Van Diemen RF93 | Steven Ellery Racing | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | 10 |
| 21 | Paul Mulhearn | Swift SC93F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| = | David Harrington | 58 | Van Diemen RF89 | David Harrington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2[6] | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | AMA |
SYM |
PHI |
LAK |
WIN |
EAS |
MAL |
ORA |
Pts |
References
- ^ Phil Branagan, Two winners - one champion, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1993/94, pages 172 to 182
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, page 14-5
- ^ 1993 Motorcraft Australian Formula Ford Championship points table Retrieved from formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org on 6 November 2012
- ^ 1993 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1993/94, pages 302 to 303
- ^ Entry list, Race 2, Round 7, 1993 Motorcraft Australian Formula Ford Championship, Official Programme, Mallala, July 4, 1993
- ^ The formulaford.com.au points table does not indicate the round or rounds at which Harrington scored his two points. The race results in Australian Motor Racing Year, 1993/94 show that his only top ten race finish was in Heat 2 of the Oran Park round.