2015 Australian Formula Ford Series
The 2015 Australian Formula Ford Series was an Australian motor racing series open to Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600 cars.[1] The series was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS)[1] with the Formula Ford Association Inc appointed as the Category Manager.[1] It was the second Australian Formula Ford Series to be staged[2] following the withdrawal of national championship status from the Australian Formula Ford Championship at the end of 2013.
The series was won by Cameron Hill, driving a Mygale SJ10a.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Chassis | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ13 | 2 | Thomas Maxwell | All | |
| Mygale SJ12 | 3 | Benjamin Reichstein | All | ||
| Mygale SJ12 | 4 | Christian Morina | All | ||
| Mygale SJ10a | 10 | Hamish Hardeman | 1 | ||
| Infiniti Red Bull Racing Eyewear | Mygale SJ11 | 5 | Damon Strongman | 1–3 | |
| OnTrack Accounts | Spectrum 06b | 5 | Luke Ellery | K | 6 |
| 98 | 4 | ||||
| Zsidy Racing | Spectrum 012 | 6 | Paul Zsidy | All | |
| Spectrum 014 | 38 | Mitch Martin | All | ||
| Synergy Motorsport | Mygale SJ07 | 7 | Cameron Walters | K | 2–3, 5–6 |
| Spectrum 012 | 12 | Andrew Kahl | 5 | ||
| Spectrum 014 | 20 | Caitlin Wood | 1–3 | ||
| Spectrum 014 | 99 | Ryan Pike | 1 | ||
| RaceFuels | Spectrum 010b | 10 | Hamish Hardeman | K | 3 |
| Spectrum 010 | 44 | David Harrington | K | 3 | |
| Colin Hill Engineering | Mygale SJ10a | 11 | Cameron Hill | All | |
| James Corbett Art | Spectrum 014a | 13 | James Corbett | K | 5 |
| Fagersta | Spectrum 014 | 21 | James Crozier | 1–2, 4 | |
| 4wd.net.au/Sincol LED | Mygale SJ09 | 22 | Luke King | 6 | |
| The Racing Academy | Mygale SJ12a | 23 | Taylor Cockerton | 3 | |
| Will Brown | 5 | ||||
| Express Print | Mygale SJ12 | 24 | Nick Ellen | 1–3 | |
| Dream Motorsport | Mygale SJ13a | 26 | Luis Leeds | 1–3, 5–6 | |
| Raceworks | Spectrum 014 | 31 | Jayden Ojeda | 6 | |
| Jetcity | Spectrum 010 | 35 | Jack Atley | K | 2 |
| SJ Display Group | Mygale SJ12 | 39 | Jake Spencer | 2–5 | |
| Anglo Australian Motorsport | Mygale SJ08 | 41 | Dan Holihan | K | 6 |
| TanderSport | Mygale SJ10a | 42 | Leanne Tander | 2–4, 6 | |
| Cameron Shields | Mygale SJ201 | 73 | Cameron Shields | 6 | |
| Tim Hamilton | Spectrum 011b | 87 | Tim Hamilton | 4–5 | |
| Robert Power | Mygale SJ08a | 92 | Robert Power | K | 5–6 |
| Adrian Lazzaro | Spectrum 011 | 95 | Adrian Lazzaro | 3–6 | |
| 99 | 1 | ||||
| JohnWhiteEng/BrownEng | Spectrum 06b | 96 | Jimmy Bailey | K | 4–6 |
Race calendar
The series was contested over six rounds with three races per round.[3]
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandown Raceway (Melbourne, Victoria) |
27–29 March | |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Phillip Island, Victoria) |
22–24 May | |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway (Benalla, Victoria) |
12–14 June | |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek, New South Wales) |
3–5 July | |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway (Ipswich, Queensland) |
7-9 August | |
| 6 | Wakefield Park Raceway (Goulburn, New South Wales) |
16–18 October |
Categories
Cars competed in two categories:[2]
- Formula Ford - for Ford Duratec engined cars[2]
- Formula Ford 1600 - for Ford Kent engined cars[2]
Results and standings
Points were awarded within each category on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race.[1] In addition, one point was awarded to the driver achieving the fastest lap time in qualifying in each category in each round.[1]
Results
| Rd | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sandown Raceway | Hamish Hardeman | Hamish Hardeman | Hamish Hardeman | Sonic Motor Racing Services |
| 2 | Christian Morina | Christian Morina | Sonic Motor Racing Services | |||
| 3 | Adrian Lazzaro | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering | |||
| 2 | 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Luis Leeds | Thomas Maxwell | Christian Morina | Sonic Motor Racing Services |
| 2 | Cameron Hill | Christian Morina | Sonic Motor Racing Services | |||
| 3 | Christian Morina | Luis Leeds | Dream Motorsport | |||
| 3 | 1 | Winton Motor Raceway | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering |
| 2 | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering | |||
| 3 | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering | |||
| 4 | 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering |
| 2 | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering | |||
| 3 | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering | |||
| 5 | 1 | Queensland Raceway | Cameron Hill | Luis Leeds | Luis Leeds | Dream Motorsport |
| 2 | Will Brown | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering | |||
| 3 | Luis Leeds | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering | |||
| 6 | 1 | Wakefield Park Raceway | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering |
| 2 | Thomas Maxwell | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering | |||
| 3 | Cameron Hill | Cameron Hill | Colin Hill Engineering |
Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | SAN |
PHI |
WIN |
SYD |
QUE |
WAK |
Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | Cameron Hill | 8 | 4 | 1 | DNS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 306 |
| 2 | Christian Morina | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 238 |
| 3 | Luis Leeds | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 211 |
| 4 | Thomas Maxwell | 6 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 191 |
| 5 | Mitch Martin | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 177 |
| 6 | Jake Spencer | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 167 | |||
| 7 | Adrian Lazzaro | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 157 |
| 8 | Benjamin Reichstein | Ret | 11 | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 85 |
| 9 | Will Brown | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Leanne Tander | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 75 | ||||||
| 11 | Caitlin Wood | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 61 | ||||||
| 12 | Andrew Kahl | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Damon Strongman | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 56 | |||||||||
| 14 | Paul Zsidy | 10 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 56 |
| 15 | Luke King | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Nick Ellen | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 52 | |||||||||
| 17 | Hamish Hardeman | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | James Crozier | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 35 | |||||||||
| 19 | Jayden Ojeda | 3 | 5 | 7 | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Cameron Shields | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Taylor Cockerton | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Tim Hamilton | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Ryan Pike | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Greg Holloway | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) class | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cameron Walters | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 239 | |||
| 2 | Jimmy Bailey | 12 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 205 | |||
| 3 | Luke Ellery | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | DSQ | Ret | 194 | ||||||
| 4 | Robert Power | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dan Hoilhan | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Hamish Hardeman | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | James Corbett | 14 | 14 | 16 | 47 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | David Harrington | 17 | 12 | 15 | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | James Garley | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jack Atley | Ret | 17 | Ret | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
SAN |
PHI |
WIN |
SYD |
QUE |
WAK | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e 2015 Australian Formula Ford Series Sporting Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d 2015 Australian Formula Ford Series flyer, formulaford.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ 2015 Australian Formula Ford Series 'Road to Indy' Pointscore, formulaford.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org