1994 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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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

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round. [3]

Results

PositionDriverNoCarEntrant [5] R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Total [4]
1 Steven Richards 4 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Valvoline Australian Pty Ltd3240204040404040292
2Gavin Monaghan5 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Gavin Monaghan401436832222230204
3 Jason Bright 50 Swift SC93F Ford Jason Bright2613221028303228189
4 Mark Noske 11 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Valvoline Australian Pty Ltd26-1232241826-138
5Cameron Partington13 Van Diemen RF93 Ford Cameron Partington1228105-1010580
6Mathew Martin15 Swift SC94F Ford McGuigan Bros Wines-1362888-1275
7Darren Edwards14 Swift SC93F Ford Darren Edwards20----30-1868
8Ashley Cutchie18 Van Diemen RF92 Ford Timezone4328124---60
9Dugal McDougall48 Van Diemen RF93 Ford Dugal McDougall46822-8-149
10Stephen Boulden59 Van Diemen RF91 Ford Dugal McDougall-212-168-846
11Tim Wood Swift SC92F Ford 16-422----42
12David Harrington22 Van Diemen RF93 Ford David Harrington182320---34
13Geoff Full Van Diemen RF94 Ford -1614-----30
Mark Webber 38 Van Diemen RF93 Ford Mark Webber--14-12-4-30
15Michael Dutton Swift SC93F Ford --2----2628
16Ray Stubber58 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Fastlane Racing------22-22
17Paul Stephenson41 Van Diemen RF92 Ford Paul Stephenson--11--1-416
18 Jason Bargwanna Reynard 88F Ford Ugly Kid Racing-------1414
19Con Toparis Swift SC94F Ford -12------12
Michael Henderson Van Diemen RF90 Ford ------12-12
21Shaun Walker Van Diemen RF91 Ford ------10-10
Ricky Goddard66 Van Diemen RF93 Ford Ricky Goddard-----10--10
23Leif Corben Van Diemen RF90 Ford 1--42---7
Gary Gosatti20 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Fastlane Racing-----16-7
25Peter Fitz-Gerald91 Van Diemen RF92 Ford Peter Fitz-Gerald-24-----6
26Tim Dore77 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Tim Dore2-------2
Wayne Boatwright Swift SC93F Ford 2-------2
28David Gosatti Van Diemen RF90 Ford ------1-1
John McCowan Van Diemen RF90 Ford ------1-1

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References

  1. 1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 164-165
  2. CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-26.
  3. 1994 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 285-286
  4. 1 2 1994 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-30.
  5. Official Programme, Mallala, 26 June 1994

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