1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. [1] It was 28th national series to be held in Australia for Formula Fords and the fifth to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. [2] The championship, which was promoted as the Ford Motorsport / Slick 50 Australian Formula Ford Championship, was won by Western Australian Garth Tander, driving a Van Diemen RF95. [3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series [3] with two races per round. [4]

RoundCircuitDatesRound winnerMap
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Calder Park Raceway 15 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 13 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway 27 April Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
4 Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek Raceway 27 May Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose
5 Flag of Queensland.svg Lakeside International Raceway 15 June Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose
6 Flag of Western Australia.svg Wanneroo Raceway 6 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
7 Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park 13 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
8 Flag of New South Wales.svg Oran Park Raceway 3 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose

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 Victoria (Australia).svg
CAL 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SAN 		Flag of New South Wales.svg
EAS 		Flag of Queensland.svg
LAK 		Flag of Western Australia.svg
WAN 		Flag of South Australia.svg
MAL 		Flag of New South Wales.svg
ORA 		Pts
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander 17 Van Diemen RF95Fastlane Racing4020403214324030248
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose 4 Van Diemen RF97Marcos Ambrose2616284040223036238
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 12 Van Diemen RF95Todd Kelly-3232103040121166
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Zerner35 Van Diemen RF95Craig Zerner32-2026--1020108
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 36 Van Diemen RF94Greg Ritter1424-626-26197
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Jones 27 Spectrum 06George Stockman-18--2813161287
= Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McNally74 Van Diemen RF97Aaron McNally6141210-1812687
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow 71 Spectrum 06Team Arrow18212101422-60
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Cotter7 Mygale SJ95Justin Cotter1241414---448
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Scifleet 77 Spectrum 06Phillip Scifleet3-122-121241
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Blanchard3 Mygale SJ97Apache Constructors-24-14----38
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Bargwanna9 Van Diemen RF95Scott Bargwanna--18-2--1434
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Wade14 Van Diemen RF94 12----20--32
= Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Burvill73 Van Diemen RF92Fastlane Racing10-----22-32
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Stubber54 Spectrum 06 -----20--20
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dugal McDougall8 Mygale SJ97Apache Constructors2---16---18
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien White 31 Spectrum 06Team Arrow-142-----16
18 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison 52 Van Diemen RF94
Van Diemen RF95		Fastlane Racing-----410-14
= Flag of New Zealand.svg Ken Smith 73 Van Diemen RF92Fastlane Racing------14-14
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cutchie15Swift SC96KSwift Racing Cars----12---12
= Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Schearer48 Mygale SJ95Apache Constructors1---110--12
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Stoddard46Vector MG96W Stoddard10-------10
= Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Forbes 25 Van Diemen RF92R Forbes-------1010
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Lindstrom19 Van Diemen RF91 -62-----8
= Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Simpson38 Van Diemen RF96M Simpson-8------8
= Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Leahey75 Van Diemen RF96BTim Leahey------8-8
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Marsh42Swift SC92FS Marsh-4-2----6
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Reid26Swift SC97KInspired Racing----1-4-5
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Ditton41 Spectrum 06Murray Ditton--4-----4
= Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Ow55 Van Diemen RF94 -----4--4
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher Dell57 Van Diemen RF94Christopher Dell----2---2
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Oliver80 Van Diemen RF94Prix Max--1-----1
PosDriverNo.CarEntrant Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
CAL 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI 		Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SAN 		Flag of New South Wales.svg
EAS 		Flag of Queensland.svg
LAK 		Flag of Western Australia.svg
WAN 		Flag of South Australia.svg
MAL 		Flag of New South Wales.svg
ORA 		Pts

References

  1. ↑ Specific Conditions, Australian Formula Ford Championship, CAMS Manual of Motor Sports, 1997, pages 7-10 to 7-11
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. 1 2 1997 FORD MOTORSPORT/SLICK 50 - AUSTRALIAN FORMULA FORD CHAMPIONSHIP Archived 16 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 1 August 2012
  4. ↑ 1997 Results Calendar & Archive Retrieved from www.racetime.com.au on 7 July 2000 (individual race result pages no longer accessible)
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