The 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian title.[1] Promoted as the Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,[2] it was the 32nd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia[3] and the ninth to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[3]
The championship was won by Will Davison driving a Van Diemen RF01.[2]
Calendar
editThe championship was contested over an eight-round series[2] with two races per round.[4]
| Rd.[2] | Circuit[2] | State | Date[2][4] | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 25 March | Will Power | Van Diemen RF95 Ford |
| 2 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 29 April | Will Power | Van Diemen RF95 Ford |
| 3 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 23–24 June[4] | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 4 | Calder Park Raceway | Victoria | 15 July | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 5 | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | New South Wales | 29 July | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 6 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 12 August | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 7 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 25–26 August[4] | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 8 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 2 December | Nick Agland | Spectrum 05 Ford |
Points system
editChampionship points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis for the first ten positions in each race.[2] One additional point was awarded for pole position at each round.[2]
Championship standings
edit| Pos. [2] |
Driver[2] | No [2] |
Car[2] | Entrant[4] | Phi. [2] |
Eas. [2] |
Bar. [2] |
Cal. [2] |
Ora. [2] |
Mal. [2] |
Que. [2] |
San. [2] |
Total [2] |
| 1 | Will Davison | 6 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 36 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 41 | – | 266 |
| 2 | Will Power | 7 | Van Diemen RF95 Ford | Robert Power | 37 | 40 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 210 |
| 3 | Jamie Whincup | 30 | Mygale SJ00 Ford | Whincup Racing | 28 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 146 |
| 4 | Stuart Kostera | 10 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | JW Motorsport | 1 | 12 | 30 | 26[5] | 30 | 16 | 6 | – | 121 |
| 5 | Nick Agland | 5 | Spectrum 05 Ford | Bosch Batteries | – | 24 | 8 | – | 22 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 108 |
| 6 | Andrew Jones | 15 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Ozemail Racing | 24 | 16 | 20 | – | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 104 |
| 7 | Marcus Marshall | 17 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | No Limit Property Developments | 2 | 3 | – | 20 | 30 | – | 32 | 14 | 101 |
| 8 | Christopher Dell | 13 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | CRG Race Centre | 20 | – | – | – | 22 | – | – | 6 | 48 |
| 9 | David Clark | 88 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Optima Motorsport | 16 | 2 | – | 20 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 47 |
| 10 | Ty Hanger | 11 | Spectrum 06B Ford | Hanger Racing | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | – | 42 |
| 11 | Daniel Elliott | 38 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | – | – | 24 | – | – | 10 | – | 4 | 38 |
| 12 | Robbie Henderson | 50 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | – | – | 14 | – | 8 | 14 | – | – | 36 |
| = | Justin Cotter | 9 | Spectrum 06B Ford | Factory Enterprises Racing | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | 18 | 12 | 36 |
| 14 | Barton Mawer | 12 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Barton Mawer Motorsport | 4 | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 |
| 15 | James Small | 43 | Mygale SJ01 Ford | James Small Racing | 10 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| 16 | Ash Lowe | 34 | Swift SC94K Ford | Lowe Racing | – | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 17 |
| 17 | Mark Winterbottom | 41 | Spectrum 06B Ford | Bosch Batteries | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | Veijo Phillips | 83 | Spectrum 06 Ford | Mopar Motors | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | 8 |
| 19 | Steve Baxter | 33 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | S Baxter | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| 20 | Jack Lynch | 31 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | Anglo Australian Motorsport | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 21 | Richard Chamberlain | 79 | Spectrum 06 Ford | Richard Chamberlain | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| = | Daniel Reinhardt | 28 | Spectrum 06 Ford | Daniel Reinhardt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | David Cocciolone | 82 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | Fastlane Racing | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| = | Michael Caruso | 71 | Spectrum 06 Ford | Ford Scholarship Team | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| = | Hart Mason | 40 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Sausage-Serious Business | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1[6] | – | 1 |
| = | Darren Drake | 63 | Van Diemen RF91 Ford | Fastlane Racing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Notes
edit- Australian Formula Ford regulations specified the use of the Ford Kent 1600 engine.[7]
- Race two of the final round was abandoned due to bad weather.[2]
References and notes
edit- ^ a b Australian Title Conditions. 2001 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-10 & 7-11
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Final Pointscore, 2001 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
- ^ a b c d e Natsoft 2001 Race Results Archive Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 18 July 2001
- ^ Final Pointscore shows 16 points for Kostera at Round 4 but this does not tally with the Total points. Natsoft 2001 Race Results Archive shows 4th place plus 3rd place finishes, i.e. 26 points
- ^ Final Pointscore shows 1 point for Round 8 but Natsoft 2001 Race Results Archive shows the single 10th place by Mason was at Round 7, not Round 8
- ^ 2001 Formula Ford Handbook, Formula Ford Association Inc, page 5