2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1] Contested as the 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,[2] it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship.[2] The championship, which was administered by Formula Ford Australia Inc.,[2] was the 36th Australian national series for Formula Fords and the 13th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[3]

The championship was won by Daniel Elliott driving a Van Diemen RF05 [3] for Fastlane Racing.[4]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams were Australian-registered.

Team Chassis No Driver Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services Van Diemen RF02 2 Daniel Pappas 1
Van Diemen RF04 3 David Sieders All
Van Diemen RF04 4 Dean Fiore All
Project Motorsports Spectrum 010 5 Lee Holdsworth All
Spectrum 010b 7 Jason Liefting All
Spectrum 09b 9 Trent Harrison 8
Bosch Batteries Spectrum 010 8 Anthony Preston All
Barrie Pinder Van Diemen RF01 10 Barrie Pinder 1
Mid Coast Ford Van Diemen RF05 11 Joel Spychala All
Toll Freight/Sandover Pinder Van Diemen RF01 12 Michael Henderson 2
JB Motorsport Van Diemen RF02 13 James Bergmuller 1, 3–6, 8
Audi Centre Melbourne Van Diemen RF01 14 Leigh Pyke 1, 7
Nomad Racing Spectrum 06B 14 Glenn McNally 2
Spectrum 010 74 Mark McNally All
Ben Guest Motorsport Van Diemen RF01 14 Ben Guest 3, 6
Doulman Industries Van Diemen RF94 15 Grant Doulman All
HSE Mining/North City Holden Van Diemen RF01 16 Mark Douglas 2
Resorts Racing Van Diemen RF96 16 Sam Sewell 3, 5
Sime Tyres Van Diemen RF93 17 Luke Wood 6
Fastlane Racing Van Diemen RF92 20 Daniel Ricciardo 8
Van Diemen RF04 32 Nathan Caratti All
Van Diemen RF05 36 Daniel Elliott All
Van Diemen RF90 92 John McCowan 2
Borland Racing Developments Van Diemen RF04 21 Brett Hobson All
Van Diemen RF01 45 Ashley Walsh 5, 8
Spectrum 010 62 Andrew Thompson 1–3
Spectrum 010b 71 Paul Laskazeski 4, 6
Perkins Engineering Van Diemen RF92 22 Jack Perkins 1, 7
J.A.R. Racing Mygale SJ97 23 Jarrod Andrews 8
GK Martin Spectrum 010b 24 John Martin 3, 8
Percat Auto Mygale SJ97 25 Nick Percat 1
Adroit Internet Solutions Spectrum 06b 25 Terry Kerr 8
Minda Motorsport Van Diemen RF01 25 Nick Percat 1, 7
Van Diemen RF01 92 Taz Douglas 4, 8
O'Brien Motorsport Van Diemen RF03 26 Shannon O'Brien 1–3, 5–8
Stubbies Workwear Racing Spectrum 09 27 Dane Rudolph 3
Spectrum 09 Ben Morley 6
Spectrum 06B 66 Derryn Harrison 6
Collex/Davies Craig Van Diemen RF01 28 Cade Southall 8
K-Tec Van Diemen RF94 31 Adrian Corp 2
Cisco Systems Van Diemen RF03 31 Craig Kermond 8
Drew Milne Van Diemen RF01 33 Drew Milne 1
Motorsports Training Australia Van Diemen RF04 33 Tim Berryman 3
Auto Exclusive Perth/B-TYPE Van Diemen RF90 35 Michael Epple 2
Escalate Management Van Diemen RF93 37 Tony LeMessurier 1, 3–5
Van Diemen RF95 Tristan Hughes 6, 8
Drew Price Racing Spectrum 010b 39 Shane Price All
Landscape Development Van Diemen RF04 40 Todd Fiore 8
Marshall Tyres Van Diemen RF95 41 Brad Lowe 6
Jayair/Sanden Van Diemen RF04 41 Tim Blanchard 8
Toshiba Mobile Computers Van Diemen RF03 42 Samantha Reid 1
Swift SC94 90 David Reid 1
Power Solutions Spectrum 07 45 Trent Ulmer 7
G-Force Motorsport Mygale SJ04 46 Dale Wood 1, 3, 8
Chubb Fire/Intel Group Van Diemen RF01 50 Graham Knuckey 1
NIZZA Recruitment Services Vector MG096 61 Romain Krumins 5
Refrigerated Rentals & Sales Van Diemen RF95 63 Martin Swindells 5
Donut King Van Diemen RF01 72 Rachel Smeaton 3–5
Knowledge Plus Mygale SJ97 84 Asher Johnston 1
Subway D.C./Mills Records Van Diemen RF90 88 Justin Locke 2
Yellow Tail Van Diemen RF01 91 Aiden Zanotto 1, 3–4
Tuart Ridge Wines Van Diemen RF96 94 Jason Youd 2
Powerbuilt Tools Van Diemen RF01 97 Andy Knight 1, 5
Nexus Racing Van Diemen RF93 99 Damien Flack 5

Championship calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.[4]

Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map
1 Adelaide Street Circuit 17-20 March V8 Supercar Championship Series
2 Wanneroo Raceway 6-8 May V8 Supercar Championship Series
3 Eastern Creek Raceway 27-29 May V8 Supercar Championship Series
4 Eastern Creek Raceway 8-10 July HPDC V8 Supercar Series
5 Queensland Raceway 22-24 July V8 Supercar Championship Series
6 Oran Park Raceway 12-14 August V8 Supercar Championship Series
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park 19-21 August HPDC V8 Supercar Series
8 Sandown Raceway 9-11 September V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round Winner
1 1 Adelaide Street Circuit Daniel Elliott David Sieders Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing Daniel Elliott
2 Daniel Elliott Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing
3 Daniel Elliott Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing
2 1 Wanneroo Raceway Daniel Elliott Daniel Elliott Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing Daniel Elliott
2 Daniel Elliott Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing
3 Daniel Elliott Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing
3 1 Eastern Creek Raceway David Sieders Shannon O'Brien Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport David Sieders
2 Joel Spychala Jason Liefting Project Motorsports
3 Anthony Preston Shane Price Drew Price Racing
4 1 Eastern Creek Raceway David Sieders Jason Liefting David Sieders Sonic Motor Racing Services Shane Price
2 David Sieders Shane Price Drew Price Racing
3 Shane Price Shane Price Drew Price Racing
5 1 Queensland Raceway Daniel Elliott Shannon O'Brien Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport Shannon O'Brien
2 Daniel Elliott Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport
3 Shannon O'Brien Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport
6 1 Oran Park Raceway Brad Lowe Shannon O'Brien Brad Lowe Marshall Tyres Shannon O'Brien
2 Brad Lowe Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport
3 Grant Doulman Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport
7 1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Shane Price Shannon O'Brien Shane Price Drew Price Racing David Sieders
2 Daniel Elliott Shane Price Drew Price Racing
3 David Sieders David Sieders Sonic Motor Racing Services
8 1 Sandown Raceway John Martin Nathan Caratti John Martin GK Martin P/L John Martin
2 Dean Fiore John Martin GK Martin P/L
3 David Sieders Shane Price Drew Price Racing

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race with an additional point awarded to the driver earning pole position for Race 1 at each round.[5]

Championship standings

Pos. Driver
ADE
BAR
EAS1
EAS2
QUE
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 Daniel Elliott 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 10 Ret Ret 3 2 2 2 6 2 3 2 2 6 7 6 10 307
2 Shane Price 5 4 2 5 4 9 7 3 1 3 1 1 Ret 7 5 10 15 7 1 1 Ret 4 2 1 260
3 David Sieders 3 7 5 6 5 8 3 5 2 1 2 2 7 4 6 15 Ret 16 3 3 1 8 5 Ret 236
4 Dean Fiore 4 3 6 Ret 9 6 2 2 14 Ret 6 Ret 3 5 4 9 7 17 Ret 6 2 2 3 7 192
5 Shannon O'Brien 11 9 14 3 6 7 1 DSQ Ret 1 1 1 2 1 1 12 5 4 Ret DNS DNS 168
6 Jason Liefting 15 8 9 4 3 3 5 1 Ret 2 4 4 6 Ret Ret 4 16 10 9 13 3 11 Ret Ret 154
7 Nathan Caratti 8 5 4 Ret 13 5 17 DSQ 11 4 7 12 4 3 3 13 9 8 5 15 Ret 6 10 Ret 115
8 Mark McNally 14 14 11 2 2 2 12 Ret 12 6 Ret 9 Ret 8 7 8 6 Ret 4 4 Ret 9 16 12 106
9 Brett Hobson 2 2 3 9 11 17 Ret 12 6 5 5 7 5 Ret DNS 16 Ret 13 Ret 10 9 Ret DNS Ret 95
10 John Martin 13 8 3 1 1 4 71
11 Lee Holdsworth 16 17 13 8 10 11 10 11 5 Ret 3 5 11 Ret 8 17 12 9 7 7 7 67
12 Joel Spychala 10 12 Ret 7 8 10 6 6 8 7 9 8 9 6 9 11 11 14 Ret 14 10 15 18 19 59
13 Paul Laskaseski Ret 8 6 3 4 2 52
14 Grant Doulman 21 Ret 19 10 12 Ret 16 DNS 16 8 Ret 11 10 10 10 5 5 5 6 9 Ret Ret 12 Ret 48
15 Brad Lowe 1 3 4 47
= Dale Wood 12 13 Ret 11 9 7 5 4 2 47
17 Andrew Thompson 6 6 7 Ret 7 4 9 Ret 9 46
18 Ben Guest 8 7 4 7 8 6 42
19 Anthony Preston Ret 10 8 Ret 15 12 18 10 19 9 Ret 10 8 17 Ret 14 13 12 Ret 8 5 19 13 6 33
20 Jack Perkins 13 15 12 Ret 12 8 3 15 5 28
21 Cade Southall DNS 11 3 14
22 Daniel Pappas 7 11 10 7
= Terry Kerr 10 7 11 7
24 Tristan Hughes 14 9 Ret 20 Ret Ret 10 17 11 Ret Ret 9 5
25 Trent Ulmer 8 11 12 4
= Taz Douglas 13 8 18 4
= Todd Fiore Ret DNS 8 4
28 Andy Knight 9 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS 2
= Ben Morley 12 10 11 2
= Tim Blanchard 14 9 Ret 2
31 Tony LeMessurier 20 19 21 19 17 18 10 11 14 1
= James Bergmuller 25 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 13 17 12 12 18 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 1
- Asher Johnston 17 20 16 0
- Samantha Reid 18 23 20 0
- Graham Knuckey 19 22 Ret 0
- David Reid 22 21 18 0
- Leigh Pyke 23 18 17 11 Ret 14 0
- Drew Milne 24 24 23 0
- Barrie Pinder Ret 25 22 0
- Aiden Zanotto Ret 16 Ret 0
- Nick Percat Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 13 0
- Justin Locke 11 Ret DNS 0
- Michael Epple 12 Ret DNS 0
- Adrian Corp 13 17 13 0
- Jason Youd 14 Ret 16 0
- Glenn McNally 15 16 14 0
- Mark Douglas Ret 14 Ret 0
- Michael Henderson Ret DNS DNS 0
- John McCowan Ret Ret 15 0
- Sam Sewell 15 15 17 13 15 Ret 0
- Aidan Zanotto 14 14 13 0
- Dane Rudolph 20 13 15 0
- Tim Berryman 21 16 Ret 0
- Rachel Smeaton 22 18 20 12 Ret 15 19 16 14 0
- Trent Usher 15 13 11 0
- Damien Flack 16 11 13 0
- Roman Krumins 18 14 Ret 0
- Martin Swindells Ret DSQ Ret 0
- Ashley Walsh Ret DNS DNS 12 14 Ret 0
- Derryn Harrison 19 17 18 0
- Luke Wood 21 14 15 0
- Jarrod Andrews 21 20 17 0
- Brett Holdsworth 20 21 15 0
- Daniel Ricciardo 17 Ret 16 0
- Craig Kermond 16 17 13 0
- Trent Harrison 18 19 14 0
Pos. Driver
ADE
BAR
EAS1
EAS2
QUE
ORA
MAL
SAN 		Pts

Notes

  • All cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as published by CAMS.[2] These regulations specified the use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[6]
  • Shannon O'Brien was excluded from Round 3 and suspended from Round 4 for technical infringements.[5]
  • Shane Price was penalised 10 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 3.[5]
  • Nathan Caratti was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4. [5]
  • Anthony Preston was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4.[5]
  • The table shows nett points after these penalties were applied.[5]

References

  1. ^ CAMS Australian Championships, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2005, Page 17-2
  2. ^ a b c d 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ a b Records, Titles and Awards, Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  4. ^ a b Grant Rowley, Formula Ford 2005: Chasing Tails, The Annual - Australian Motor Sport, Number 1/2005, pages 66–75
  5. ^ a b c d e f 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ Specifications of Automobiles, Formula Ford, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-23
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