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2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship.[1] The title, which was the eleventh Australian Formula Ford Championship, was won by Neil McFadyen driving a Van Diemen RF94.[2]

Race calendar

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The championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.[1]

Round[1] Date[1] Circuit[1][3] Location Winning driver
1 11–13 April   Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Tony Pugliese
2 2–4 May   Eastern Creek International Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Tony Pugliese
3 23–25 May   Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Glen Hastings
4 6–8 June   Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo, Western Australia Glen Hastings
5 18–20 July   Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Glen Hastings
6 15–17 August   Oran Park Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales Neil McFadyen
7 30–31 August   Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Neil McFadyen
8 12–14 September   Sandown International Motor Raceway Melbourne, Victoria James Small

Round placings were based on the addition of championship points awarded in both races.[1]

Points system

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Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race.[1]

An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round.[1]

Results

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Position[4] Driver[4] No.[4] Car[4] Entrant[3] Phi[4] Eas[4] Win[4] Bar[4] Que[4] Ora[4] Mal[4] San[4] Total[4]
1 Neil McFadyen 59 Van Diemen RF94 Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune 17 22 30 28 26 41 41 18 223
2 Glen Hastings 5 Van Diemen RF01 Valvoline / Cummins / Repco 8 28 41 41 36 4 28 20 206
Tony Pugliese 3 Van Diemen RF01 Valvoline / Cummins / Repco 20 41 30 26 21 32 16 20 206
4 Brett Francis 2 Van Diemen RF02 Bryce Francis Automotive 10 32 - 28 30 12 20 18 150
5 Bryce Washington 9 Van Diemen RF03 Adrad Radiators 1 - 20 14 8 18 28 22 111
6 Tim Macrow 11 Spectrum 09 Bosch Batteries 12 20 6 4 6 24 20 - 92
7 Justin Cotter 4 Spectrum 09 Factory Enterprises 14 14 10 - 22 - - - 60
Ian Dyk 45 Van Diemen RF98 Selleys RP7 / Dulux / Pettaras Press - 14 - - - 12 6 28 60
9 Michael Trimble 15 Van Diemen RF01 Sonic Motor Racing Services - 8 24 10 4 - 6 - 52
10 James Small 12 Mygale SJ01 James Small 2 - 12 - - - - 37 51
11 Adam Macrow 50 Spectrum 09 Just Cars Magazine - - - - - 28 - - 28
12 David Reynolds 96 Van Diemen RF02 Lart-Equip / Nexus Consulting 6 - - - 5 - 10 2 23
13 Dean Fiore 18 Van Diemen RF94 Fastlane Racing - - - 22 - - - - 22
14 Kurt Wimmer 32 Van Diemen RF02 Wimmer Softdrinks - 1 2 - 16 1 - - 20
15 Cade Southall 28 Van Diemen RF94 Collex Davies Craig 4 - 10 3 - - - - 17
16 Anthony Preston 19 Van Diemen RF01 Simon Derrick - 6 - - 3 4 - - 13
Mark Ceveri 8 Van Diemen RF95 Thrifty-Link Hardware - - 1 - - - - 12 13
18 John Petit 33 Van Diemen RF93 Corporate Fleet Control - 1 - - - 10 - - 11
Daniel Pappas 57 Van Diemen RF93 QLD Group / Nirvana Body - - - - - - 5 6 11
20 Paul Fiore 30 Van Diemen RF92 Fastlane Racing - - - 10 - - - - 10
Clayton Pyne 36 Van Diemen RF01 Dowling Real Estate / Hawks Nest - - - - 10 - - - 10
22 Tim Slade 24 Van Diemen RF92 Steel Building Systems - - - - - - 6 - 6
23 Adam Hickey 43 Spectrum 06B Rupert Collins Plastics - - 1 - - - - 2 3
24 Adam Graham 66 Spectrum 09B Supercheap Auto - - - - - 1 1 - 2
David Sieders 23 Van Diemen RF94 Anglo Australian Motorsport - - - - - - - 2 2
26 Steve Baxter 33 Van Diemen RF92 Steve Baxter - - - 1 - - - - 1

Avon Rookie of the Year

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  • The Avon Rookie of the Year title was awarded to Bryce Washington.[4]

Notes

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  • Race 2 of Round 1 at Phillip Island was cancelled after rain left the circuit in an unsafe condition.[5]
  • Under Australian Formula Ford regulations, all cars were required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archive at web.archive.org
  3. ^ a b 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Results, www.natsoft.com.au via www.glenhastings.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship - Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
  5. ^ Stephen Ottley, Pugliese wins Formula Ford, Australian Auto Action, April 16–22, 2003, page 15
  6. ^ Specifications of Automobiles - Formula Ford, 2003 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-44
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