2018 Australian Formula Ford Series

The 2018 Australian Formula Ford Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600 Racing Cars.[1] The series, which was organised by the Formula Ford Association Inc,[1] was the 49th Australian Formula Ford Series.

The Formula Ford (Duratec) class was won by Hunter McElrea driving a Mygale SJ10A and the Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) class by Dylan Fahey driving a Van Diemen.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Chassis No Driver Class Rounds
Speco/VHT Spectrum 011 1 Brendan Jones K 4, 6
Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ10a 2 Hunter McElrea All
Mygale SJ2011a 3 Courtney Prince All
Mygale SJ 4 Angelo Mouzouris All
Mygale SJ1Sa-00 5 Hamish Ribarits All
Zsidy Racing Spectrum 015 6 Paul Zsidy All
DYFA Plumbing Van Diemen FF 8 Paul Fahey K 2, 7
Whodeany Racing Spectrum 015 8 James Dean 6
Momentum Landscaping Spectrum 07 9 Byron Thomas K 4
Team Soutar Motorsport Mygale SJ13 10 Zac Soutar All
Fastlane Racing Stealth S3D 12 Bart Horsten 1, 3–7
Stealth S3D 55 Bailey Grech 1
Listec Race Cars Listec Wil-05 13 Josh Buchan K 7
Southern Star Truck Centre Mygale SJ10a 14 Lachlan Mineeff All
Spectrum 015 14 Matthew Holmes 4
Kinetic Motorsport Mygale SJ18a 16 Tommy Smith 1, 5–6
uAvionix Australia Mygale 16 Finlay Allen 3
Spectrum 014 17 Callum Hedge 2–3
Smashmasters Panel Beaters Geelong Spectrum 06b 17 Peter Fitzgerald K 4, 6
Van Diemen 18 Dylan Fahey K 4
Mygale 19 Spencer Ackermann 4
Greg Woodrow Mygale 20 Gavin Dumas 5
Jones Motorsport Spectrum 014d 21 Harri Jones 1
Spectrum 011b 21 Paul Di Biase 5
AEWA 24 Dave Wood K 7
Sanyo GT Enterprises Van Diemen RF86 26 George Thornton K 6
Mygale SJ2012 28 John Blanchard 4–5
BF Racing Mygale SJ11a 29 Nathan Herne All
Mygale SJ12a 73 Cameron Shields 1–3, 5
Mygale SJ09a 88 Harrison Goodman All
Jake Donaldson Racing Spectrum 011d 35 Jake Donaldson 1–4
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 012b 36 Cody Burcher 3–4, 6–7
Anglo Australian Motorsport Mygale SJ09 40 Dan Holihan 3, 7
Spectrum 011 91 Josh Behn 1
Genesis Offices Mondiale M89S 41 Robert Rowe K 2, 4, 7
Van Diemen FA73 41 Andrew Barron K 6
42 Harrison Blanchard K 4
TanderSport Stealth 53D 42 Leanne Tander K 6
Stealth 53D 55 Samuel Dicker 5
CHE Racing Team Mygale SJ2012a 47 Tom Sargent 3–7
Black Swan Security Spectrum 014 57 Jackson Burton 1, 3–4, 6
Gallagher Insurance/WDS Listec WIL-013 58 Nicholas Padjen 3
Cody Donald Racing Spectrum 014b 60 Cody Donald 1, 4–6
Moart/D'Alias Bakery/RGI Spectrum 012 66 Benjamin D'Alia 1–6
SignFX Racing Spectrum 68 Blaine Grills 4, 6
Philip Marrinon Galloway HG5 70 Philip Marrinon K 4, 6
Andy Simpson Mygale SJ09 76 Andy Simpson 5
Jason Liddell Swift SC93F 80 Jason Liddell K 2, 4, 7
Tim Hamilton Spectrum 010b 87 Tim Hamilton K 2, 4, 7
Spectrum 91 Christopher Slusarski 5
Joshua Glinn Racing 94 Joshua Glinn K 7
Lazzaro Concrete Works Spectrum 011 95 Adrian Lazzaro 1–3
Jimmy Bailey Spectrum 06b 96 Jimmy Bailey K 2
Liam McLellan Spectrum 015 97 Liam McLellan 1, 3–6
Granite Consulting Spectrum 011b 98 Conor Nicholson 4–7
PLG Gearcutting Citation 99 John Connelly K 4, 6
Spectrum 011c 99 Matt Roslier 5

Calendar

The Formula Ford Association (FFA) announced a one-round calendar extension for the 2018 season. It also marked a return to the Supercars Championship support bill at The Bend Motorsport Park.[3]

Round Circuit Dates Map
1 Winton Motor Raceway
(Winton, Victoria) 		9-11 March
2 Queensland Raceway
(Willowbank, Queensland) 		20-22 April
3 Wakefield Park Raceway
(Goulburn, New South Wales) 		25-27 May
4 Sandown Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria) 		20-22 July
5 The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia) 		24-26 August
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria) 		28-30 September
7 Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales) 		26-28 October
  Designates Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) class rounds

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Winton Motor Raceway Hunter McElrea Liam McLellan Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Hamish Ribarits Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Hunter McElrea Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 1 Queensland Raceway Hamish Ribarits Nathan Herne Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Hamish Ribarits Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Hunter McElrea Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 1 Wakefield Park Raceway Hunter McElrea Bart Horsten Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Hamish Ribarits Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Hunter McElrea Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
4 1 Sandown Raceway Hunter McElrea Zac Soutar Liam McLellan Liam McLellan
2 Hunter McElrea Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Nathan Herne Zac Soutar Team Soutar Motorsport
5 1 The Bend Motorsport Park Hamish Ribarits Cody Donald Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Hunter McElrea Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Hunter McElrea Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
6 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Hamish Ribarits Nathan Herne Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Angelo Mouzouris Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Tom Sargent Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
7 1 Sydney Motorsport Park Hamish Ribarits Hamish Ribarits Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Hunter McElrea Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Hamish Ribarits Nathan Herne BF Racing

Championship standings

Pos. Driver
WIN
QUE
WAK
SAN
BEN
PHI
SYD 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Hunter McElrea 1 1 1 3 1 8 1 1 1 8 1 3 1 1 1 1 Ret 5 3 1 7 321
2 Hamish Ribarits 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 4 3 13 3 5 6 4 1 1 1 2 14 306
3 Zac Soutar 7 6 7 6 4 2 11 10 10 2 4 1 5 7 3 2 3 3 9 5 4 239
4 Nathan Herne 6 12 3 4 3 Ret 9 8 6 3 13 5 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 1 236
5 Lachlan Mineeff 11 9 8 11 8 12 4 4 7 10 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 13 7 6 5 172
6 Angelo Mouzouris 9 5 13 7 7 9 6 7 8 5 2 4 Ret 12 8 Ret 9 6 5 11 2 159
7 Liam McLellan 2 4 10 5 6 3 17 12 Ret 1 6 2 9 4 4 6 15 7 158
8 Tom Sargent 10 Ret 15 18 7 7 6 2 2 10 6 4 4 4 3 138
9 Bart Horsten 12 8 9 2 3 2 6 Ret 9 10 9 10 Ret Ret Ret 6 9 6 128
10 Cody Donald 8 7 6 7 5 6 2 3 Ret 5 5 9 116
11 Cameron Shields 5 3 Ret 2 15 4 8 6 4 4 13 7 108
12 Benjamin D'Alia 14 10 11 12 12 11 16 15 12 Ret 10 Ret 11 11 13 16 12 11 69
13 Jake Donaldson 10 13 5 9 5 5 13 11 19 Ret Ret Ret 57
14 Conor Nicholson 19 16 Ret 12 14 10 14 14 15 14 13 16 12 14 11 49
15 Harrison Goodman 21 18 17 13 14 Ret 20 17 18 14 17 15 13 17 16 15 14 17 11 10 10 49
16 Courtney Prince 4 14 4 8 10 7 5 5 5 DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ Wth Wth 9 8 8 10 8 9 43
17 Callum Hedge 10 9 10 7 9 14 38
18 Cody Burcher 12 13 11 17 12 12 7 7 10 8 7 8 37
19 Paul Zsidy 20 17 18 14 13 Ret 22 20 17 16 15 14 Ret 20 18 17 16 18 13 13 12 35
20 Adrian Lazzaro 19 Ret Ret Ret 11 6 Ret DNS 16 17
21 Jackson Burton 15 19 14 14 14 9 9 9 Ret 13 11 14 14
22 Bailey Grech 13 11 12 12
23 Tommy Smith 17 DNS 15 12 15 11 Ret Wth Wth 11
24 Samuel Dicker Ret 10 12 10
25 Dan Holihan 21 Ret 20 14 12 13 9
26 Andy Simpson Ret 16 14 2
27 Christopher Slusarski 15 19 Ret 1
28 Harri Jones 18 15 Ret 1
29 Josh Behn 16 16 16 0
30 John Blanchard Ret 16 11 Ret 18 17 0
31 Gavin Dumas Ret 21 Ret 0
32 Matt Roesler 17 22 19 0
33 Paul Di Biase 16 23 Ret 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
James Dean 11 10 12
Matthew Holmes 13 11 Ret
Spencer Ackermann 11 DNS DNS
Finlay Allen 15 19 13
Blaine Grills 15 Ret DNS 12 17 15
Nicholas Padjen 18 18 Ret
Pos. Driver
WIN
QUE
WAK
SAN
BEN
PHI
SYD 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3

Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) standings

Pos. Driver
QUE
SAN
SYD 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Dylan Fahey 3 2 1 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 140
2 Robert Rowe 4 4 3 8 6 5 3 4 3 120
3 Jason Liddell 5 5 Ret 6 8 4 5 3 4 105
4 Tim Hamilton 1 1 2 3 3 Ret 4 Ret DNS 100
5 Josh Buchan 1 1 1 61
6 Dave Wood 7 6 5 32
7 Jimmy Bailey 30
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Brendan Jones 1 2 1
John Connelly 4 5 3
Peter Fitzgerald 5 4 2
Joshua Glinn 6 5 6
Philip Marrinon 7 Ret 6
Byron Thomas 9 7 7
Harrison Blanchard 10 9 8
Pos. Driver
QUE
SAN
SYD 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3

References

  1. ^ a b 2018 FFA National Formula Ford Series Sporting Regulations, formulaford.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ 2018 Pointscore, formulaford.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ "FORMULA FORD ANNOUNCE EXPANDED 2018 CALENDAR". Auto Action. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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