2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship Explained

The 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. The championship was the 40th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 17th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. It began on 26 March 2009 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and finished on 25 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds held across four different states and territories. Round 1 was contested over two races and all other rounds over three races.

South Australian driver Nick Percat dominated the championship, winning 12 of the 23 races. At the Hidden Valley Raceway round, Percat set a new record for the most races wins in the history of national level Formula Ford racing in Australia.

Points

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for each round.[1]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ07A2 Nick Percat
3 Mitch Evans
Mygale SJ09A4 Geoff Uhrhane
CAMS Rising StarSpectrum 011c5 Luke Ellery
Spectrum 011d19 Scott Pye
Spectrum 011d71 Nathan Morcom
Evans MotorsportMygale SJ08A6 Trent Harrison
TSR RacingMygale SJ07A7 Martin Short
Minda MotorsportSpectrum 011b8 Tom Tweedie
10 Jesse Dixon
Bryce Moore
Van Diemen RF0624 James Crozier
Spectrum 011c25 Ben Walter
Spectrum 01148 Andrew Waite
Spectrum 011b74 Nicholas McBride
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 011c9 Nick Simmons
Spectrum 011b15 Chaz Mostert
Spectrum 011c16 Ryan Simpson
The Cosmetic Medicine CentreVan Diemen RF0611 Roman Krumins
BF RacingMygale SJ08A13 Nicholas Foster
Anglo Australian MotorsportComtec Spirit WL0614 Nicholas Tanti
Brad Jones RacingMygale SJ09A14 Tom Williamson
Team BRMMygale SJ09A20 Richie Stanaway
Martin Short
21 Ben Small
John Magro
22 Jordan Skinner
Joey Foster
Andrew McFarland
Monza Motors-MygaleMygale SJ08A30 Trent Harrison
National SurgicalVan Diemen RF0432 Jon Mills
Berklee AustraliaVan Diemen RF0644 Roger I'Anson
Muzz BuzzSpectrum 011d45 Ashley Walsh
Mygale AustraliaMygale SJ08A46 Andrew Beams
James MannVan Diemen RF0451 James Mann
Refrigerated Rental & SalesSpectrum 011c63 Martin Swindells
King's FibreglassSpectrum 011b77 Caleb Rayner
Master Electricians RacingVan Diemen RF0687 Andre Borell
Listec RacingListec Wil01395 Glenn Welch
Activity PlaygroundsSpectrum 011b98 Jake Chapman

Race calendar and results

EventCircuitDatePole positionRace 1 winnerRace 2 winnerRace 3 winner
1 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit[2] 28–29 March Nick Percat Nick Percat Nick Percatno third race
2 Winton Motor Raceway[3] 2–3 May Nick Percat Nick Percat Nick Percat Nick Percat
3 Symmons Plains Raceway[4] 31 May Chaz Mostert Nick Percat Nick Percat Richie Stanaway
4 Hidden Valley Raceway[5] 19 June Nick Percat Nick Percat Nick Percat Nick Percat
5 Sandown Raceway[6] 2 August Chaz Mostert Mitch Evans Scott Pye Scott Pye
6 Queensland Raceway23 August Mitch Evans Tim Macrow Mitch Evans
7 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit13 September Mitch Evans Nick Percat Nick Percat Chaz Mostert
8 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit23–25 October Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Ashley Walsh

Drivers' championship standings

PosDriverALB 1ALB 2WIN 1WIN 2WIN 3SYM 1SYM 2SYM 3HID 1HID 2HID 3SAN 1SAN 2SAN 3QLD 1QLD 2QLD 3PHI 1PHI 2PHI 3SUR 1SUR 2SUR 3Pen.Pts
1Nick Percat11111113111233322111156212369
2Mitch Evans225337592221Ret6111226111510297
3Scott Pye644442325445119433753411270
4Chaz Mostert33222DSQ75365Ret224175441RetRet10225
5Ryan Simpson7898844463396467466Ret856178
6Richie Stanaway4613653214563111422510164
7Geoff Uhrhane221237610961287115523165118673141
8Ben WalterRetDNS65756Ret1012Ret7139559714Ret119788
9Luke Ellery11910999128979Ret9Ret7RetRet882148475
10Trent Harrison8Ret447Ret5358
11Ashley WalshRetRet943148
12Nick Simmons1211191518Ret1178910137RetRet8610RetRet7Ret1641
13Nathan Morcom16171113Ret68Ret11Ret12Ret813131410910410Ret1734
14Martin Short951512Ret81710861514RetDNS29
15Tom Williamson123720
16Nicholas McBride19147Ret13810121411Ret6RetRetRet12121312Ret13111319
17Jake Chapman5716
18Martin Swindells1310121010Ret97RetRetDNS11
Nicholas Foster15198Ret15141113910811
20Caleb Rayner14108159Ret7
21Andre Borell17Ret1817161114Ret15RetRet15161110108Ret13126
22Jesse Dixon1416161412Ret131013101111DSQ113
23James Mann121192
24Roger I'Anson10181
Jordan Skinner18211716171215111015121214Ret1
nowrapAndrew McFarland1615101
Glenn Welch1212Ret0
Ben SmallRet201411110
Jon Mills21Ret20181916131315Ret140
John MagroRet13140
Tom Tweedie1614Ret0
Nicholas TantiRetDNS21DNS140
Andrew WaiteRet150
Roman Krumins1616Ret0
James Crozier20220
Andrew BeamsRetDNS0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Joey Foster7Ret8

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090930132024/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/sportregs/2009_Aust_FFord_SportRegs_2.pdf 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations as archived at www.webcitation.org
  2. Web site: Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 29/03/2009 2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix . National Software . 29 March 2009 . 23 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090530203629/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?29/03/2009.APGP . 30 May 2009 . live .
  3. Web site: Winton Motor Raceway 03/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5 & 6 . National Software . 3 May 2009 . 23 May 2009.
  4. Web site: Symmons Plains International Raceway 31/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7 & 8 . natsoft.com.au . 31 May 2009 . 20 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629090139/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?31/05/2009.SYMM . 29 June 2009 . live .
  5. Web site: Hidden Valley Raceway 21/06/2009 2009 Skycity Triple Crown – V8 Supercar Championship Series . natsoft.com.au . 20 June 2009 . 20 June 2009.
  6. Web site: Sandown International Motor Raceway 02/08/2009 Norton 360 Sandown Challenge – Races 13 & 14 . natsoft.com.au . 2 August 2009 . 2 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090919141325/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?02/08/2009.SAN . 19 September 2009 . live .