2025 Australian Formula Ford Series
The 2025 Australian Formula Ford Series was a motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 56th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia.
The championship was won by Kobi Williams, who captured the title in the final round at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.[1] Following this season, the category would receive championship status; thus this season would be the final run under the Australian Formula Ford Series moniker.[2]
Calendar
The following circuits hosted a round of the 2025 championship.[3]
| Rd | Circuit | Dates | Event | Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Phillip Island, Victoria) |
16–18 May | Victorian State Race Series | |
| 2 | Morgan Park Raceway (Warwick, Queensland) |
6–8 June | Queensland State Championships | |
| 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek, New South Wales) |
25–26 July | NSW Motor Racing Championships | |
| 4 | Sandown Raceway (Melbourne, Victoria) |
22–24 August | Victorian State Race Series | |
| 5 | The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia) |
19–21 September | South Australian State Championships | |
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Phillip Island, Victoria) |
4–5 October | Victorian State Race Series |
Teams and drivers
| Entrant | Chassis | No | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolDrive Auto Parts | Mygale SJ12 | 3 | Jarrod Hurst | 1, 4, 6 |
| MVA Racing | Spectrum 015 | 5 | Joe Imbrogno[4] | 1–5 |
| Spectrum 014 | 11 | Fraser Hie[4] | 1 | |
| Kettle/Zena Sport | Spectrum | 14 | Jack Johnson | 1, 4, 6 |
| Anglo Australian Motorsport | Spirit WL06 | 15 | Lachlan Mineeff[4] | 1–4 |
| Spirit WL11 | 76 | Ashton Gealy[4] | All | |
| Versa | Spectrum 011b | 16 | Hunter Salvatore[4] | 1–2 |
| Joe Fawcett Motorsport | Spectrum 015 | 23 | Joe Fawcett[4] | All |
| Tickford Racing | Mygale SJ18a | 24 | Seth Burchartz[4] | 1, 4, 6 |
| Mygale SJ11a | 25 | Nicolas Mendez | 1 | |
| BJ Workwear/Hard Yakka | Spectrum 015 | 36 | Isaac Demellweek | 3–5 |
| Kinetic Motorsport | Mygale SJ10a | 42 | Carly Fleming | 1 |
| Kaleb Belak Racing | Spectrum 014 | 43 | Kaleb Belak | 1, 3, 5–6 |
| Mygale SJ09 | 44 | Jack Pennacchia | 1, 4 | |
| Marcos Ambrose Motorsport[5] | Spectrum 015 | 45 | Tabitha Ambrose[6] | 1, 3–6 |
| Spectrum 012 | 61 | Brad James[6] | 1, 3–4, 6 | |
| Fabcon | Spectrum 015 | 48 | Jamie Rowe[4] | All |
| William Lowing Motorpsort | Mygale SJ10 | 53 | William Lowing | 1, 3–4 |
| BF Racing | Spectrum 011 | 55 | Andrew Torti | 5 |
| Spectrum 015 | 86 | Toby McCormack | 1–2 | |
| Mygale SJ12a | 88 | Lachlan Evennett[4] | 1–2, 4–6 | |
| Jacal Racing | Van Diemen RF06 | 80 | Jason Liddell | 3 |
| Van Diemen RF90 | 90 | Craig Arnold | 4 | |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 012b | 94 | Kobi Williams[4] | All |
Results and standings
Results
| Rd | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Kobi Williams | Joe Fawcett | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments |
| 2 | race cancelled | |||||
| 3 | Kobi Williams | Joe Fawcett | Joe Fawcett Motorsport | |||
| 2 | 1 | Morgan Park Raceway | Kobi Williams | Kobi Williams | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments |
| 2 | Kobi Williams | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments | |||
| 3 | Kobi Williams | Lachlan Evennett | BF Racing | |||
| 3 | 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Kobi Williams | William Lowing | Joe Fawcett | Joe Fawcett Motorsport |
| 2 | Joe Fawcett | Joe Fawcett | Joe Fawcett Motorsport | |||
| 3 | Joe Fawcett | William Lowing | William Lowing Motorsport | |||
| 4 | 1 | Sandown Raceway | Lachlan Evennett | William Lowing | Lachlan Evennett | BF Racing |
| 2 | William Lowing | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments | |||
| 3 | Kobi Williams | Lachlan Evennett | BF Racing | |||
| 5 | 1 | The Bend Motorsport Park | Kobi Williams | Kobi Williams | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments |
| 2 | Lachlan Evennett | Lachlan Evennett | BF Racing | |||
| 3 | Kobi Williams | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments | |||
| 6 | 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Kobi Williams | Lachlan Evennett | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments |
| 2 | Kobi Williams | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments | |||
| 3 | Kobi Williams | Kobi Williams | Borland Racing Developments | |||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | PHI1 |
MOR |
SYD |
SAN |
BEN |
PHI2 |
Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | Kobi Williams | 1 | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 287 |
| 2 | Joe Fawcett | 2 | C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 259 |
| 3 | Lachlan Evennett | 3 | C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 233 | |||
| 4 | Jamie Rowe | Ret | C | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 189 |
| 5 | Ashton Gealy | 16 | C | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | DSQ | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 122 |
| = | Tabitha Ambrose | 17 | C | 18 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 122 | |||
| 7 | Giuseppe Imbrogno | 12 | C | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 7 | 114 | |||
| 8 | Lachlan Mineeff | 7 | C | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 99 | ||||||
| 9 | Seth Burchartz | 4 | C | 4 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 5 | 5 | 4 | 59 | |||||||||
| 10 | Hunter Salvatore | 5 | C | 6 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| = | Toby McCormack | 8 | C | Ret | 7 | 7 | 5 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Brad James | 10 | C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | ||||||
| 13 | Fraser Hie | 9 | C | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| guest drivers ineligible for points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| - | William Lowing | 6 | C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| - | Jack Johnson | 11 | C | 8 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| - | Isaac Demellweek | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| - | Kaleb Balek | 13 | C | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 0 | ||||||
| - | Jason Liddell | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Nicolas Mendez | 14 | C | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Jarrod Hurst | 15 | C | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| - | Carly Fleming | 18 | C | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Andrew Torti | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Jack Pennacchia | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
PHI1 |
MOR |
SYD |
SAN |
BEN |
PHI2 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Kobi Williams wins Australian Formula Ford Championship". Speedcafe.com. 2025-10-06. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "AASA TO TAKE OVER AUSTRALIAN FORMULA FORD CHAMPIONSHIP". formulaford.org.au. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ "Australian Formula Ford Series' 2025 calendar confirmed". Speedcafe.com. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "New Formula Ford season to fire up". Auto Action. 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ "Ambrose brings team back to Formula Ford". Auto Action. 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ a b "Tabitha Ambrose confirms Pirtek-backed Formula Ford campaign". Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 2025-02-27. Retrieved 2026-03-10.