2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[1] The championship was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was promoted as the 2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship.[1] It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as the 12th Australian Formula Ford Championship.[2]

The championship was won by David Reynolds driving a Van Diemen RF04.[3]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams were Australian-registered.

Team Chassis No Driver Rounds
BF Racing Van Diemen RF03 2 Brett Francis All
Sonic Motor Racing Services Van Diemen RF04 3 Bryce Washington 1–7
Van Diemen RF04 4 Michael Trimble All
Van Diemen RF04 5 James Small All
Van Diemen RF04 6 David Reynolds All
Interpak Racing Spectrum 09 7 Stephen Austin 1–2
Pettaras Press Racing Van Diemen RF01 8 Anthony Preston 2, 6
QLD Group Van Diemen RF93 9 Daniel Pappas 4
James Small Racing Mygale SJ01 9 Troy Woolston 8
Maxim Constructions Van Diemen RF01 10 Clayton Pyne 1–3, 6, 8
Mid Coast Ford Van Diemen RF01 11 Joel Spychala 2, 6
Henderson Motorsport Van Diemen RF01 12 Michael Henderson 3
Glenn McNally Spectrum 06B 14 Glenn McNally 3, 7
Team Beta Racing Van Diemen RF91 15 Grant Doulman 1–2, 6
HSE Mining/North City Holden Van Diemen RF01 16 Mark Douglas 3
Fuchs Lubricants Van Diemen RF92 16 Robert Storey 6
S&D Welch Removals Mygale SJ98 17 Glenn Welch 1–2, 4, 6
Fastlane Racing Van Diemen RF04 18 Dean Fiore All
Van Diemen RF90 31 Adrian Corp 1–3
Van Diemen RF04 32 Nathan Caratti 1, 3, 8
Van Diemen RF90 34 Craig Jorgensen 3
Van Diemen RF93 40 Todd Fiore 3
Brad Jones Racing Van Diemen RF04 20 Kim Jones 5
Aaron Caratti Van Diemen RF92 22 Aaron Caratti 8
Sieders Racing Team Stealth Van Diemen RF94 23 David Sieders All
Ben Fitzgerald Van Diemen RF01 24 Tim Slade 1–2
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 010 25 Tim Macrow All
Spectrum 010 26 Steve Owen All
Spectrum 09C 50 Brett Hobson 6
Minda Motorsport Spectrum 07 27 Dominic Kennedy 1, 5, 7
Collex/Davies Craig Spectrum 010 28 Cade Southall 1–2, 8
Triple F Racing Van Diemen RF94 30 Paul Fiore 3
Thrifty Car Rentals Van Diemen RF 30 Trent Usher 4
Tony LeMessurier Van Diemen 37 Tristan Hughes 4, 6, 8
Arrow Karts Spectrum 09 39 Shane Price 5, 7–8
Toshiba Mobile Computers Ray 95 42 Samantha Reid 7
Peter George Spectrum 07 44 Peter George 3
Alex Davison Van Diemen RF01 44 James Davison 5, 8
IM Racing Van Diemen RF01 45 Ian Moncrieff 2–8
Sign Point/Shell Van Diemen RF98 46 Dale Wood 6, 8
Antunes Lawyers Van Diemen RF94 48 Nathan Antunes 6
K&A Motorsport Van Diemen RF01 50 Graham Knuckey 7
Net Velocity Spectrum 07 55 William Hall 3
Tomahawk Management Van Diemen RF96 60 Derryn Harrison 2
Spectrum 06B 96 Wensley Carroll 2
Roman Krumins Motorsport Vector MG096 61 Roman Krumins 4
Latitude Development Group Spectrum 010 62 Andrew Thompson All
Team Henderson Spectrum 07 65 Andrew Goldie 3
Rachel Smeaton Spectrum 07 72 Rachel Smeaton 1–2, 4–6
Nomad Racing Spectrum 010 74 Mark McNally All
Project Motorsports Spectrum 09 77 Jason Liefting All
Speco Thomas/VHT Spectrum 06 78 Brian Sampson 8
O'Brien Motorsport Van Diemen RF03 79 Shannon O'Brien All
Subway D.C. Van Diemen RF90 88 Justin Locke 3
Merkin Racing Van Diemen RF90 90 Tim Davies 3
John McCowan Van Diemen RF90 92 John McCowan 3
Port Kennedy Tyre & Brake Cent Van Diemen RF96 94 Jason Youd 3
Varcon Office Solutions Van Diemen RF02 95 Laurence Burford 2

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.[1]

Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map
1 Wakefield Park Raceway 20–22 February Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series
2 Eastern Creek Raceway 2–4 April V8 Supercar Championship Series
3 Barbagallo Raceway 11–13 June V8 Supercar Championship Series
4 Queensland Raceway 2–4 July V8 Supercar Championship Series
5 Winton Motor Raceway 23–25 July V8 Supercar Championship Series
6 Oran Park Raceway 13–15 August V8 Supercar Championship Series
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park 20–22 August Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series
8 Sandown Raceway 10–12 September V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round Winner
1 1 Wakefield Park Raceway Bryce Washington David Reynolds Brett Francis BF Racing Bryce Washington
2 Brett Francis Brett Francis BF Racing
3 Brett Francis Tim Macrow Borland Racing Developments
2 1 Eastern Creek Raceway James Small Michael Trimble Michael Trimble Sonic Motor Racing Services James Small
2 Brett Francis James Small Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Steve Owen Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments
3 1 Wanneroo Raceway Bryce Washington Bryce Washington Dean Fiore Fastlane Racing Dean Fiore
2 David Reynolds Dean Fiore Fastlane Racing
3 James Small Dean Fiore Fastlane Racing
4 1 Queensland Raceway Steve Owen David Reynolds Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments Steve Owen
2 Brett Francis Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments
3 Brett Francis Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments
5 1 Winton Motor Raceway James Small Jason Liefting Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments Jason Liefting
2 James Small Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments
3 Bryce Washington Jason Liefting Project Sports
6 1 Oran Park Raceway Tim Macrow David Sieders Tim Macrow Borland Racing Developments Tim Macrow
2 Tim Macrow David Reynolds Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 David Sieders Tim Macrow Borland Racing Developments
7 1 Mallala Motor Sport Park James Small James Small James Small Sonic Motor Racing Services Steve Owen
2 Steve Owen Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments
3 James Small Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments
8 1 Sandown Raceway David Reynolds Steve Owen Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments David Reynolds
2 Steve Owen Steve Owen Borland Racing Developments
3 James Small James Small Sonic Motor Racing Services

Championship standings

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers at each race.[1] An additional point was awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.[1]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Pos. Driver
WAK
EAS
BAR
QUE
WIN
ORA
MAL
SAN 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 David Reynolds 4 4 Ret 6 12 3 5 4 2 2 2 4 Ret 5 Ret 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 287
2 Tim Macrow 9 5 1 5 4 7 4 2 4 6 3 3 7 Ret 7 1 2 1 4 3 3 4 4 4 285
3 Steve Owen Ret 14 19 22 9 1 Ret Ret 15 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 9 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 Ret 247
4 Brett Francis 1 1 12 4 2 4 3 3 3 7 4 2 12 18 6 7 6 5 9 9 8 5 5 6 230
5 James Small 3 3 11 2 1 2 Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 7 Ret 8 17 20 1 DSQ 7 16 6 1 170
6 Dean Fiore 7 8 18 8 5 16 1 1 1 3 5 6 5 13 2 10 8 9 11 7 4 3 3 5 167
7 Bryce Washington 2 2 4 9 Ret 12 2 Ret DNS 4 8 5 11 8 8 5 14 Ret 5 5 11 128
8 Jason Liefting 14 16 3 14 8 10 6 6 6 8 6 11 3 4 1 Ret Ret 17 10 4 9 DNS 8 Ret 122
9 Michael Trimble 5 13 13 1 3 20 8 Ret 13 Ret Ret 7 4 2 Ret 11 12 11 7 12 10 7 10 3 108
10 David Sieders 6 11 6 15 11 9 Ret Ret DNS 5 15 8 10 3 Ret 13 7 6 6 6 Ret Ret 9 7 89
11 Andrew Thompson 8 6 9 7 6 5 Ret 13 Ret 9 Ret 10 16 6 Ret 16 9 8 12 11 14 8 7 9 73
12 Anthony Preston 3 Ret 8 3 4 4 56
13 Shane Price 6 12 5 8 8 5 6 DNS DNS 46
14 Shannon O'Brien 16 DNS 7 17 Ret 11 7 Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 3 12 Ret 14 16 10 6 14 Ret 10 38
15 Clayton Pyne 15 DNS DNS 12 7 14 6 5 7 19 15 8 36
16 Mark McNally 10 7 5 13 13 15 Ret 15 10 11 9 Ret 8 10 Ret 17 13 13 13 16 13 Ret 12 12 25
17 Joel Spychala 11 10 6 4 21 12 21
18 Glenn Welch 11 10 2 DNS DNS DNS Ret 14 13 14 11 18 17
18 Mark Douglas 10 5 7 17
20 Todd Fiore 18 7 5 16
21 James Davison 14 11 4 DNS DNS DNS 12
22 Cade Southall 12 9 8 10 DNS 13 9 14 Ret 11
23 Nathan Caratti 17 DNS 14 23 12 8 10 Ret 13 6
23 Aaron Caratti 9 9 14 11 11 Ret 6
25 Ian Moncrieff 18 16 19 13 Ret Ret 13 13 12 13 9 9 22 Ret 21 14 13 12 18 17 Ret 4
26 Dominic Kennedy Ret 15 15 9 15 10 19 17 15 3
27 Paul Fiore Ret 11 9 2
27 Daniel Pappas 12 11 9 2
29 Tim Slade 13 12 10 DNS DNS DNS 1
29 William Hall 16 10 12 1
29 Tristan Hughes 10 Ret Ret 21 18 15 15 16 15 1
29 Brett Hobson 15 10 Ret 1
29 Robert Storey 18 15 10 1
29 Troy Woolston 13 13 11 1
- Grant Doulman 18 DNS 18 19 14 DNS 20 19 16 0
- Rachel Smeaton 19 DNS DNS 23 19 22 16 17 14 15 17 12 23 20 22 0
- Stephen Austin 20 DNS 17 16 15 17 0
- Derryn Harrison 21 18 21 0
- Wensley Carroll 20 17 23 0
- Laurence Burford Ret DNS 18 0
- Michael Henderson 11 Ret DNS 0
- Justin Locke 12 14 16 0
- Craig Jorgensen 14 18 Ret 0
- John McCowan 15 Ret DNS 0
- Glenn McNally 17 16 Ret 18 18 17 0
- Tim Davies 19 Ret 18 0
- Peter George 20 DNS DNS 0
- Jason Youd 21 20 19 0
- Andrew Goldie 22 19 20 0
- Adrian Corp Ret 17 17 0
- Trent Usher 14 12 Ret 0
- Roman Krumins 15 16 Ret 0
- Kim Jones DNS 16 11 0
- Dale Wood 19 16 19 12 18 14 0
- Nathan Antunes 24 Ret DNS 0
- Samantha Reid 15 14 16 0
- Graham Knuckey 17 15 Ret 0
- Brian Sampson 17 19 16 0
Pos. Driver
WAK
EAS
BAR
QUE
WIN
ORA
MAL
SAN 		Pts

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-06-23. Retrieved 2005-06-23.
  2. ^ Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. ^ "2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship - Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2004-10-13. Retrieved 2004-10-13.
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