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] [4]

RoundCircuitDatesRound winnerMap
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Amaroo Park 27 February Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Monaghan
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway 6 March Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Monaghan
4 Flag of Queensland.svg Lakeside International Raceway 24 April Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway 15 May Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
6 Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park 26 June Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
7 Flag of Western Australia.svg Wanneroo Raceway 3 July Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
8 Flag of New South Wales.svg Oran Park Raceway 24 July Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards

Results

Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points201614121086421
PosDriverNo.CarEntrant Flag of New South Wales.svg
AMA 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SAN 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI 		Flag of Queensland.svg
LAK 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
WIN 		Flag of South Australia.svg
MAL 		Flag of Western Australia.svg
WAN 		Flag of New South Wales.svg
ORA 		Pts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 4 Van Diemen RF94 Garry Rogers Motorsport 3240204040404040292
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Monaghan5 Van Diemen RF94Gavin Monaghan401436832222230204
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 50 Swift SC93FJason Bright2613221028303228189
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske 11 Van Diemen RF94 Garry Rogers Motorsport 26-1232241826-138
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Partington13 Van Diemen RF93Cameron Partington1228105-1010580
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Martin15 Swift SC94FMcGuigan Bros Wines-1362888-1275
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Edwards14 Swift SC93FDarren Edwards20----30-1868
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cutchie18 Van Diemen RF92Timezone4328124---60
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall48 Van Diemen RF93McDougall Motorsport46822-8-149
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Boulden59 Van Diemen RF91McDougall Motorsport-212-168-846
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Wood Swift SC92F16-422----42
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Harrington22 Van Diemen RF93David Harrington182320---34
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Full Van Diemen RF94-1614-----30
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber 38 Van Diemen RF93Mark Webber--14-12-4-30
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Dutton Swift SC93F--2----2628
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Stubber58 Van Diemen RF94Fastlane Racing------22-22
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stephenson41 Van Diemen RF92Paul Stephenson--11--1-416
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna Reynard 88FUgly Kid Racing-------1414
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Con Toparis Swift SC94F-12------12
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Henderson Van Diemen RF90------12-12
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Walker Van Diemen RF91------10-10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricky Goddard66 Van Diemen RF93Ricky Goddard-----10--10
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leif Corben Van Diemen RF901--42---7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Gosatti20 Van Diemen RF94Fastlane Racing-----16-7
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fitzgerald91 Van Diemen RF92Peter Fitzgerald-24-----6
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Dore77 Van Diemen RF94Tim Dore2-------2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Boatwright Swift SC93F2-------2
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Gosatti Van Diemen RF90------1-1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McCowan Van Diemen RF90------1-1
PosDriverNo.CarEntrant Flag of New South Wales.svg
AMA 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SAN 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI 		Flag of Queensland.svg
LAK 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
WIN 		Flag of South Australia.svg
MAL 		Flag of Western Australia.svg
WAN 		Flag of New South Wales.svg
ORA 		Pts

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. ↑ 1994 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-30.

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