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
editThe championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.[3]
- Round 1, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 27 February
- Round 2, Sandown, Victoria, 6 March
- Round 3, Phillip Island, Victoria, 10 April
- Round 4, Lakeside, Queensland, 24 April
- Round 5, Winton, Victoria, 15 May
- Round 6, Mallala, South Australia, 26 June
- Round 7, Barbagallo Raceway, Western Australia, 3 July
- Round 8, Oran Park, New South Wales, 24 July[4]
Results
edit| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant[5] | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Richards | 4 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Valvoline Australian Pty Ltd | 32 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 292 |
| 2 | Gavin Monaghan | 5 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Gavin Monaghan | 40 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 204 |
| 3 | Jason Bright | 50 | Swift SC93F Ford | Jason Bright | 26 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 189 |
| 4 | Mark Noske | 11 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Valvoline Australian Pty Ltd | 26 | - | 12 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 26 | - | 138 |
| 5 | Cameron Partington | 13 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | Cameron Partington | 12 | 28 | 10 | 5 | - | 10 | 10 | 5 | 80 |
| 6 | Mathew Martin | 15 | Swift SC94F Ford | McGuigan Bros Wines | - | 13 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 8 | - | 12 | 75 |
| 7 | Darren Edwards | 14 | Swift SC93F Ford | Darren Edwards | 20 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | 18 | 68 |
| 8 | Ashley Cutchie | 18 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | Timezone | 4 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | 60 |
| 9 | Dugal McDougall | 48 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | Dugal McDougall | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 49 |
| 10 | Stephen Boulden | 59 | Van Diemen RF91 Ford | Dugal McDougall | - | 2 | 12 | - | 16 | 8 | - | 8 | 46 |
| 11 | Tim Wood | Swift SC92F Ford | 16 | - | 4 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 42 | ||
| 12 | David Harrington | 22 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | David Harrington | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | - | - | - | 34 |
| 13 | Geoff Full | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | - | 16 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | ||
| Mark Webber | 38 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | Mark Webber | - | - | 14 | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | 30 | |
| 15 | Michael Dutton | Swift SC93F Ford | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 28 | ||
| 16 | Ray Stubber | 58 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 22 |
| 17 | Paul Stephenson | 41 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | Paul Stephenson | - | - | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 16 |
| 18 | Jason Bargwanna | Reynard 88F Ford | Ugly Kid Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | |
| 19 | Con Toparis | Swift SC94F Ford | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | ||
| Michael Henderson | Van Diemen RF90 Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | |||
| 21 | Shaun Walker | Van Diemen RF91 Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | ||
| Ricky Goddard | 66 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | Ricky Goddard | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
| 23 | Leif Corben | Van Diemen RF90 Ford | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | ||
| Gary Gosatti | 20 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 7 | |
| 25 | Peter Fitz-Gerald | 91 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | Peter Fitz-Gerald | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 26 | Tim Dore | 77 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Tim Dore | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Wayne Boatwright | Swift SC93F Ford | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| 28 | David Gosatti | Van Diemen RF90 Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| John McCowan | Van Diemen RF90 Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b 1994 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-30.
- ^ Official Programme, Mallala, 26 June 1994
Further reading
edit- Phil Branagan, Richards the Lionheart, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 188-193