The 2023 Australian Formula Open - powered by Racefuels was a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This was the inaugural season of the championship, founded by two-time Australian Gold Star winner Tim Macrow as a direct successor to the Australian Formula 3 championship.[1]
Drivers competed to win a S5000 test and free entry to a race in the S5000 Championship in 2024 or later.[2]
Trent Grubel, driving for Tim Macrow Racing, won the overall championship and with it the AFO1 class championship, three points ahead of his teammate Ryan How. Matthew Roesler, driving for his privateer State Fleet Services team, won the AFO2 class championship, while AGI Sport's Kristian Janev was victorious in the AFO4 class.
Teams and drivers
editThe championship was structured in four classes, albeit only three classes received entries through the season. AFO1 encompassed all Formula 3 machinery, with several chassis and engine manufacturers represented. AFO2 catered to Toyota Racing Series, Formula Renault and older F3 cars. AFO3 served all other invitational entries, but did not receive any entries, while AFO4 was reserved for Formula 4 cars.[3][4]
AFO1 entries
edit| Team | No. | Car | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmour Racing | 1 | Dallara F308/11 Mercedes-Benz |  Daniel Price
|
1 |
| Jon Collins
|
2, 4–5 | |||
| Kyle Evans
|
6 | |||
| 17 | Dallara F307 | Chris Gilmour
|
4–5 | |
| R-Tek Motorsport Services | 2 | Dallara F307 Opel | Andrew Roberts
|
1–3, 6 |
| Genesis Offices | 4 | Dallara F308 | Robert Rowe
|
6 |
| Sydney Photo Booth | 5 | Dallara F304 Renault | Lawrence Katsidis
|
6 |
| 23 | 1–2 | |||
| Tim Macrow Racing | 8 | Dallara F308/11 | Miles Bromley
|
2–4 |
| 9 | 5–6 | |||
| 22 | Dallara F308/11 Mercedes-Benz | Beau Russell
|
5–6 | |
| Winston Van Laarhoven
|
1, 3–4 | |||
| 24 | 2 | |||
| 27 | Dallara F308/11 Mercedes-Benz | Ryan How
|
All | |
| 74 | Dallara F312 Mercedes-Benz | Trent Grubel
|
All | |
| Ruff Racing | 9 | Mygale M11 | Gerrit Ruff
|
2 |
| 11 | 6 | |||
| TWS Motorsport | 14 | Mygale M11 | Trent Shirvington
|
2–3, 5 |
| Formula Race Car Association | 17 | Dallara F397 Volkswagen | Shayne Morrow
|
1–2, 6 |
| 41 | Dallara F307 Opel | Greg Muddle
|
1–2 | |
| 48 | Dallara F3 | Ron Coath
|
2 | |
| 55 | Dallara F397 | Glenn Lynch
|
1–2 | |
| CO Machining | 21 | Dallara F304 Opel | Graeme Holmes
|
1–2 |
| Baker Motorsport / Team Penrite | 22 | Dallara F399 | Rodney Baker
|
2, 6 |
| CPL | 37 | Dallara F3 | Ben Turner
|
2 |
| Team Rod Anderson | 38 | Reynard 893 Toyota | Rod Anderson
|
1–2 |
| Douglas Barry Specials | 56 | Reynard 92D Holden | Douglas Barry
|
1–2, 6 |
| 99 Motorsport | 99 | Dallara F308/11 Volkswagen | Ryan Astley
|
All |
| Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10] | ||||
AFO2 entries
edit| Team | No. | Car | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fleet Services | 3 | Tatuus FT50 | Matthew Roesler
|
2 |
| 4 | 3, 5 | |||
| AON Investments Pty Ltd | 19 | Ralt RT4 | Arthur Abrahams
|
6 |
| RMS Racing | 25 | Cheetah Mk7 | Robert Sviderskas
|
2 |
| TCM Race Services | 53 | Tatuus FT50 | Matthew Woodland
|
3 |
| Jetforms.com.au | 93 | Tatuus FT50 | Christopher Slusarski
|
3, 6 |
| DiBiase Carpentry | 127 | Tatuus FT50 | Paul di Biase
|
2–3, 6 |
| Sources:[5][6][7][9][10] | ||||
AFO4 entries
edit| Team | No. | Car | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGI Sport | 6 | Mygale M14-F4 | Brodie Norris
|
2–6 |
| 40 | Mygale M14-F4 Ford | Tim Boydle
|
1 | |
| 60 | Tatuus F4 | Jayden Ojeda
|
2 | |
| 62 | Tatuus F4-T014 Fiat |  Craig McLatchey
|
1 | |
| 66 | Mygale M14-F4 Ford | Kristian Janev
|
2–6 | |
| 77 | 1 | |||
| Mygale M14-F4 | Peter Bouzinelos
|
4–6 | ||
| 7 | Mygale M14-F4 Ford | Mark Wilson
|
6 | |
| 71 | 1–2 | |||
| Tim Macrow Racing | 16 | Mygale M14-F4 Ford | Hanming Huang
|
1, 3–6 |
| 25 | Mygale M14-F4 | Thomas Gallagher
|
4–6 | |
| Patrizi Corse | 21 | Mygale M14-F4 | Ryan McMillan
|
4–6 |
| Formula Race Car Association | 51 | Tatuus | Nathan Beer
|
1–2, 6 |
| Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10] | ||||
Race calendar
editThe 2023 calendar was first announced on 20 December 2022. It consisted of six rounds across six circuits all over Australia.[11]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 |  Winton Motor RacewayWinton, Victoria |
4 March | NSW Formula Vee Championship NSW Formula Ford Championship NSW State Championships |
|
| R2 | 5 March | ||||
| R3 | |||||
| 2 | R1 |  Sydney Motorsport ParkEastern Creek, New South Wales |
15 April | NSW Formula Vee Championship Australian Formula Ford Championship NSW Formula Ford Championship NSW State Championships | |
| R2 | 16 April | ||||
| R3 | |||||
| 3 | R1 |  The Bend Motorsport ParkTailem Bend, South Australia |
10 June | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Australian Prototype Series South Australia Tin Tops BMW Drivers Cup | |
| R2 | 11 June | ||||
| R3 | |||||
| 4 | R1 |  Queensland RacewayWillowbank, Queensland |
5 August | Motorsport Australia Trophy Series TGR Australia Scholarship Series National Sports Sedan Series Radical Cup Australia | |
| R2 | 6 August | ||||
| R3 | |||||
| 5 | R1 | Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria |
9 September | TCR Australia Touring Car Series V8 Touring Car Series Trans-Am Series GT4 Australia Series | |
| R2 | 10 September | ||||
| R3 | |||||
| 6 | R1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Ventnor, Victoria |
25 November | Island Magic Historic Touring Car Series Australian Formula Vee NSW Formula Car Championship | |
| R2 | |||||
| R3 | 26 November | ||||
Race results
edit| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | AFO1 winner | AFO2 winner | AFO4 winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Winton Motor Raceway Winton, Victoria |
Trent Grubel
|
Trent Grubel
|
Trent Grubel
|
no entries | Kristian Janev
|
| R2 | Trent Grubel
|
Trent Grubel
|
Kristian Janev
| ||||
| R3 | Trent Grubel
|
Trent Grubel
|
Kristian Janev
| ||||
| 2 | R1 | Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales |
Trent Grubel
|
race declared a non-event after multiple crashes at the start[12] | |||
| R2 | Trent Grubel
|
Trent Grubel
|
Matthew Roesler
|
Brodie Norris
| |||
| R3 | Trent Grubel
|
Trent Grubel
|
Paul di Biase
|
Kristian Janev
| |||
| 3 | R1 | The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia |
Trent Grubel
|
Trent Grubel
|
Ryan How
|
Christopher Slusarski
|
Brodie Norris
|
| R2 | Ryan How
|
Ryan How
|
Christopher Slusarski
|
Brodie Norris
| |||
| R3 | Ryan How
|
Ryan How
|
Christopher Slusarski
|
Brodie Norris
| |||
| 4 | R1 | Queensland Raceway Willowbank, Queensland |
Ryan How
|
Miles Bromley
|
Trent Grubel
|
no entries | Brodie Norris
|
| R2 | Ryan How
|
Trent Grubel
|
Brodie Norris
| ||||
| R3 | Trent Grubel
|
Ryan How
|
Peter Bouzinelous
| ||||
| 5 | R1 | Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria |
Ryan How
|
Trent Grubel
|
Ryan How
|
no classified finishers | Brodie Norris
|
| R2 | Trent Grubel
|
Ryan How
|
Matthew Roesler
|
Brodie Norris
| |||
| R3 | Ryan How
|
Trent Grubel
|
Matthew Roesler
|
Kristian Janev
| |||
| 6 | R1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Ventnor, Victoria |
Trent Grubel
|
Trent Grubel
|
Ryan How
|
Ryan McMillan
|
Christopher Slusarski
|
| R2 | Ryan How
|
Ryan How
|
Ryan McMillan
|
Paul di Biase
| |||
| R3 | Ryan How
|
Ryan How
|
Ryan McMillan
|
Paul di Biase
| |||
Season report
editThe inaugural Australian Formula Open series kicked off at Winton Motor Raceway. A conjoined grid with the NSW Formula Car Championship saw 19 entries tackle the weekend, and Tim Macrow Racing's Trent Grubel took pole position for the first race. He converted that to a win ahead of his teammates Winston van Laarhoven and Ryan How. Grubel went on to sweep the weekend, with the podiums of both other races completed by 99 Motorsport's Ryan Astley and How. AGI Sport's Kristian Janev also took a triple win in the AFO4 class to take the class lead ahead of his teammate Mark Wilson.
Round two was held at Sydney Motorsports Park, again in conjunction with the NSW FCC. Grubel was once again on pole position for the first encounter, but multiple crashes at the race start led to the race being abandoned and later declared a non-event. Grubel was undeterred by that and went on to win the other two races, remaining as the only AFO1 winner of the season. How took both second places, with Gilmour Racing's debutant Jon Collings taking two third places. Janev and his debuting teammate Brodie Norris shared wins in AFO4, while the AFO2 class also took off, with privateer entries Matthew Roesler and Paul di Biase taking the honors.
The first half of the season closed at The Bend Motorsport Park. Grubel continued his pole position streak, but the formbook for the races was rewritten: How became the second race winner in the series as he was the fastest driver throughout all three races to sweep the weekend. Grubel held on to second ahead of Astley in races one and three, but only managed to finish fourth in the second race, with his teammate Miles Bromley third behind Astley. Brodie Norris continued his run of form to sweep the weekend in AFO4 and shorten his gap to Janev. Debutant Christopher Slusarski won all thee races in AFO2, while class leader Di Biase did not finish any of the races.
Queensland Raceway was up next, and How ended Grubel's pole position streak. He dropped to third in the first race though, allowing Grubel to take the win and Chris Gilmour, debuting for the eponymous team, into second. The second race proved even worse for How, as a bad start saw him drop off the podium and allowed Bromley onto it. How was back on top for the feature race though, but Grubel still extended his points lead. AFO2 saw no entries for the round, while AFO4 class leader Janev had an atrocious weekend with a retirement in the first race not allowing him to take part in the rest of the weekend. The chasing Norris took two wins and his teammate Peter Bouzinelous claimed one.[13]
How took a second pole position at the penultimate round at Sandown Raceway. Him and Grubel finished 1-2 in the first two races, with Grubel taking both fastest laps to minimize the damage to his points lead. Their positions were flipped for the final race, but How still reduced Grubel's advantage to 20 points. Bromley took two more podiums to get closer to third place, with TWS Motorsport's Trent Shirvington also appearing on the rostrum. Roesler was the only entrant in the AFO2 class, so he took two more wins to extend his lead, while Norris and Janev continued their tussle in the AFO4 class, with Norris taking two wins to reduce Janev's lead to only three points.[14]
How needed a perfect final weekend at Phillip Island to deny Grubel the title, and did everything he could by winning all three races and taking two bonus points for fastest laps. Grubel could only manage second, third and fourth in the races. Crucially though, he was able to take pole position and claim the fastest lap for the first race. That saw him take the overall and the AFO1 title by three points. Bromley took three podiums to narrowly secure third ahead of Astley. Both AFO2 and AFO4 were decided in absence of the champions, with Roesler taking the AFO2 crown and both Janev and Norris absent from AFO4 competition, allowing Janev to claim the title.[15]
Opening up competition to more classes of formula cars proved to be a huge success, as the series' meetings regularly attracted deep grids. While competition in AFO1 and AFO4 initially seemed to be rather lacklustre, How and Norris were able to close up to the respective leaders Grubel and Janev to provide two close championship battles. With the series planned to be expanding in both round numbers and national and international coverage in 2024, the only question left open is if the championship will really be able to serve as a feeder series to higher-level competition.
Standings
editScoring system
editCars classified as finished in race 1 and 2 were awarded points by the following structure:[16]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | R1 PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The third race of the weekend, the longer Feature Race, awarded more points:[16]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Overall standings
edit| Pos | Driver | WIN
|
SYD
|
BEN
|
QLD
|
SAN
|
PHI
|
Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | Trent Grubel
|
1 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 225 |
| 2 | Ryan How
|
3 | 3 | 3 | C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 222 |
| 3 | Miles Bromley
|
C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 117 | |||
| 4 | Ryan Astley
|
4 | 2 | 2 | C | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 112 |
| 5 | Winston Van Laarhoven
|
2 | 4 | 4 | C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 77 | ||||||
| 6 | Beau Russell
|
6 | DNS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Brodie Norris
|
C | 8 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 41 | |||
| 8 | Jon Collins
|
C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 39 | |||||||||
| 9 | Trent Shirvington
|
C | 13 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 39 | |||||||||
| 10 | Andrew Roberts
|
5 | 5 | 5 | C | 6 | 7 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 9 | 9 | 7 | 37 | ||||||
| 11 | Kristian Janev
|
6 | 6 | 7 | C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 10 | 6 | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 33 |
| 12 | Chris Gilmour
|
2 | 3 | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Kyle Evans
|
5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan McMillan
|
9 | 9 | 9 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |||||||||
| 15 | Thomas Gallagher
|
12 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | |||||||||
| 16 | Lawrence Katsidis
|
8 | 8 | 6 | C | DNS | DNS | 16 | Ret | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
| 17 | Christopher Slusarski
|
7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Douglas Barry
|
14 | 15 | 13 | C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
| 19 | Hanming Huang
|
11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Matthew Roesler
|
C | 16 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 21 | Graeme Holmes
|
7 | 7 | DNS | C | DNS | DNS | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Peter Bouzinelous
|
10 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 8 | |||||||||
| 23 | Rodney Baker
|
C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Mark Wilson
|
10 | 9 | 10 | C | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||
| 25 | Craig McLatchey
|
9 | 11 | DNS | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | Rod Anderson
|
12 | 13 | 9 | C | 18 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Matthew Woodland
|
12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Tim Boydle
|
15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Greg Muddle
|
Ret | DNS | Ret | C | Ret | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Ben Turner
|
C | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Nathan Beer
|
16 | 16 | 12 | C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| 32 | Paul di Biase
|
C | 17 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 33 | Shayne Morrow
|
13 | 14 | Ret | C | 15 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||
| 34 | Glenn Lynch
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | C | 14 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| — | Gerrit Ruff
|
C | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | — | ||||||||||||
| — | Daniel Price
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| — | Robert Rowe
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| — | Arthur Abrahams
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| — | Ron Coath
|
C | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| — | Robert Sviderskas
|
C | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| WIN
|
SYD
|
BEN
|
QLD
|
SAN
|
PHI
| |||||||||||||||
Standings by class
edit| Pos | Driver | WIN
|
SYD
|
BEN
|
QLD
|
SAN
|
PHI
|
Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| AFO1 standings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Trent Grubel
|
1 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 225 |
| 2 | Ryan How
|
3 | 3 | 3 | C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 222 |
| 3 | Miles Bromley
|
C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 120 | |||
| 4 | Ryan Astley
|
4 | 2 | 2 | C | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 107 |
| 5 | Winston Van Laarhoven
|
2 | 4 | 4 | C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 80 | ||||||
| 6 | Trent Shirvington
|
C | 11 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 43 | |||||||||
| 7 | Beau Russell
|
6 | DNS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Andrew Roberts
|
5 | 5 | 5 | C | 6 | 7 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 7 | 8 | 7 | 40 | ||||||
| 9 | Jon Collins
|
C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 39 | |||||||||
| 10 | Chris Gilmour
|
2 | 3 | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Douglas Barry
|
10 | 10 | 8 | C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |||||||||
| 12 | Kyle Evans
|
5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Lawrence Katsidis
|
7 | 7 | 6 | C | DNS | DNS | 9 | Ret | 10 | 17 | |||||||||
| 14 | Rodney Baker
|
C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Graeme Holmes
|
6 | 6 | DNS | C | DNS | DNS | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Rod Anderson
|
8 | 8 | 7 | C | 14 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Shayne Morrow
|
9 | 9 | Ret | C | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 4 | |||||||||
| 18 | Ben Turner
|
C | 10 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Greg Muddle
|
Ret | DNS | Ret | C | Ret | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Glenn Lynch
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | C | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| — | Gerrit Ruff
|
C | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | — | ||||||||||||
| — | Daniel Price
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| — | Robert Rowe
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| — | Ron Coath
|
C | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| AFO2 standings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Matthew Roesler
|
C | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 83 | |||||||||
| 2 | Christopher Slusarski
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Paul di Biase
|
C | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 72 | |||||||||
| 4 | Matthew Woodland
|
3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Robert Sviderskas
|
C | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| — | Arthur Abrahams
|
DNS | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| AFO4 standings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kristian Janev
|
1 | 1 | 1 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 4 | 2 | 1 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 139 |
| 2 | Brodie Norris
|
C | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 136 | |||
| 3 | Hanming Huang
|
4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 133 | |||
| 4 | Thomas Gallagher
|
5 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 80 | |||||||||
| 5 | Ryan McMillan
|
2 | 3 | 3 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 77 | |||||||||
| 6 | Mark Wilson
|
3 | 2 | 3 | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 67 | |||||||||
| 7 | Nathan Beer
|
6 | 6 | 5 | C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 59 | |||||||||
| 8 | Peter Bouzinelos
|
3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 44 | |||||||||
| 9 | Tim Boydle
|
5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Craig McLatchey
|
2 | 4 | DNS | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| — | Jayden Ojeda
|
C | DNS | DNS | — | |||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
| WIN
|
SYD
|
BEN
|
QLD
|
SAN
|
PHI
| |||||||||||||||
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