1994 Australian Formula Ford Championship
The 1994 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was the 25th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and 2nd to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[2]
1994 saw the series debut of young Queanbeyan driver and future multiple Formula One Grand Prix winner Mark Webber. Driving an ex-Craig Lowndes Van Diemen RF93 his father had purchased for him, Webber finished 14th in the series.
Steven Richards, the son of multiple Bathurst and Australian Touring Car Champion Jim Richards, dominated the series winning six of the eight rounds in his Valvoline sponsored Van Diemen. Finishing second (also in a Van Diemen) was Gavin Monaghan, with Jason Bright finishing third in his Swift SC93F.
Van Diemen was easily the most popular chassis in the series with over 20 appearing on the grids. Swift Racing Cars supplied seven cars, while the lone Reynard in the field was driven by another future Bathurst winner, Jason Bargwanna.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.[3] [4]
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Round winner | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amaroo Park | 27 February | Gavin Monaghan | |
| 2 | Sandown Raceway | 6 March | Steven Richards | |
| 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 10 April | Gavin Monaghan | |
| 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | 24 April | Steven Richards | |
| 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | 15 May | Steven Richards | |
| 6 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | 26 June | Steven Richards | |
| 7 | Wanneroo Raceway | 3 July | Steven Richards | |
| 8 | Oran Park Raceway | 24 July | Steven Richards |
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 | No. | Car | Entrant | AMA |
SAN |
PHI |
LAK |
WIN |
MAL |
WAN |
ORA |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Richards | 4 | Van Diemen RF94 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 32 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 292 |
| 2 | Gavin Monaghan | 5 | Van Diemen RF94 | Gavin Monaghan | 40 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 204 |
| 3 | Jason Bright | 50 | Swift SC93F | Jason Bright | 26 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 189 |
| 4 | Mark Noske | 11 | Van Diemen RF94 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 26 | - | 12 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 26 | - | 138 |
| 5 | Cameron Partington | 13 | Van Diemen RF93 | Cameron Partington | 12 | 28 | 10 | 5 | - | 10 | 10 | 5 | 80 |
| 6 | Mathew Martin | 15 | Swift SC94F | McGuigan Bros Wines | - | 13 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 8 | - | 12 | 75 |
| 7 | Darren Edwards | 14 | Swift SC93F | Darren Edwards | 20 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | 18 | 68 |
| 8 | Ashley Cutchie | 18 | Van Diemen RF92 | Timezone | 4 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | 60 |
| 9 | Dugal McDougall | 48 | Van Diemen RF93 | McDougall Motorsport | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 49 |
| 10 | Stephen Boulden | 59 | Van Diemen RF91 | McDougall Motorsport | - | 2 | 12 | - | 16 | 8 | - | 8 | 46 |
| 11 | Tim Wood | Swift SC92F | 16 | - | 4 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 42 | ||
| 12 | David Harrington | 22 | Van Diemen RF93 | David Harrington | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | - | - | - | 34 |
| 13 | Geoff Full | Van Diemen RF94 | - | 16 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | ||
| Mark Webber | 38 | Van Diemen RF93 | Mark Webber | - | - | 14 | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | 30 | |
| 15 | Michael Dutton | Swift SC93F | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 28 | ||
| 16 | Ray Stubber | 58 | Van Diemen RF94 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 22 |
| 17 | Paul Stephenson | 41 | Van Diemen RF92 | Paul Stephenson | - | - | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 16 |
| 18 | Jason Bargwanna | Reynard 88F | Ugly Kid Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | |
| 19 | Con Toparis | Swift SC94F | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | ||
| Michael Henderson | Van Diemen RF90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | |||
| 21 | Shaun Walker | Van Diemen RF91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | ||
| Ricky Goddard | 66 | Van Diemen RF93 | Ricky Goddard | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
| 23 | Leif Corben | Van Diemen RF90 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | ||
| Gary Gosatti | 20 | Van Diemen RF94 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 7 | |
| 25 | Peter Fitzgerald | 91 | Van Diemen RF92 | Peter Fitzgerald | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 26 | Tim Dore | 77 | Van Diemen RF94 | Tim Dore | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Wayne Boatwright | Swift SC93F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| 28 | David Gosatti | Van Diemen RF90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| John McCowan | Van Diemen RF90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Pos | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | AMA |
SAN |
PHI |
LAK |
WIN |
MAL |
WAN |
ORA |
Pts |
References
- ^ 1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 164-165
- ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-26.
- ^ 1994 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 285-286
- ^ 1994 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-30.
Further reading
- Phil Branagan, Richards the Lionheart, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 188-193