1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars. [1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title. [2] It was the 30th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and seventh to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. [3]

The championship was won by Greg Ritter driving a Mygale SJ98 Ford.

Calendar

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

RoundCircuitDatesRound winnerMap
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek Raceway 28 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl
2 Flag of Western Australia.svg Wanneroo Raceway 2 May Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Kostera
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 16 May Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison
4 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway 27 June Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Cotter
5 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway 11 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Calder Park Raceway 25 July Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
7 Flag of New South Wales.svg Winton Motor Raceway 22 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
8 Flag of New South Wales.svg Oran Park Raceway 5 September Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison

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
EAS
Flag of Western Australia.svg
WAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SAN
Flag of Queensland.svg
QUE
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
CAL
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
WIN
Flag of New South Wales.svg
ORA
Pts
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 4 Mygale SJ98Inspired Racing223230343023018198
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 9 Spectrum 07 Ford Garry Rogers Motorsport 20442836404024196
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 7 Van Diemen RF98 Sonic Motor Racing Services 186401022303040196
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Kostera22 Van Diemen RF94Fastlane Racing1401020-221626135
5 Flag of Singapore.svg Christian Murchison 5 Van Diemen RF98Fastlane Racing3122420203068123
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Cotter70 Spectrum 06BFactory Enterprises-13036612--85
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Ferrier 42 Van Diemen RF94Fastlane Racing-126222-93283
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyler Mecklem16 Van Diemen RF91TDK Australia15241644-11276
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Seward10 Spectrum 06bAshley Seward Motorsport418-181048163
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly 14 Spectrum 07Owen Kelly--91221421462
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart McColl 38 Spectrum 06bStewart McColl302-4--12-48
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg LeRoy Stevenson8 Spectrum 07
Van Diemen RF91
L Stevenson & Fastlane Racing126822---39
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Wheeler86 Van Diemen RF98Fastlane Racing-6---1016133
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Wade15 Van Diemen RF94Kerry Wade---6-184230 [5]
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ty Hanger18 Spectrum 06bHanger Racing15---2--522
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Ceveri67 Van Diemen RF95Mike Ceveri--8-22--12
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 81 Van Diemen RF96 Brad Jones Racing [6] ------10-10
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Kruck36 Van Diemen RF94D Kruck8-------8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 74 Swift SC92FRobert Power----8---8
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim McKinnon25 Spectrum 07George Stockman [6] 2.5----1--3.5
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott March27 Spectrum 07George Stockman [6] ------2-2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christian Jory17 Spectrum 06bTrading Post-2------2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones20 Van Diemen RF94Car-Tek Racing Pty Ltd-11-----2
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Oliver80 Van Diemen RF94Sam Oliver---1----1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Phil Hellebrekers71 Spectrum 07Phil Hellebrekers-----1--1
PosDriverNo.CarEntrant Flag of New South Wales.svg
EAS
Flag of Western Australia.svg
WAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
SAN
Flag of Queensland.svg
QUE
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
CAL
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
WIN
Flag of New South Wales.svg
ORA
Pts

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References

  1. 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-11 to 7-12
  2. 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 2-30
  3. Records, Titles and Awards, 2000 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  4. 1 2 1999 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 24 September 2009. Archived 26 September 2009.
  5. 1999 Final Pointscore, Formula Ford Association Inc, 15 September 1999
  6. 1 2 3 Program, Winton Motor Raceway, Sunday, August 22, 1999
  7. 1999 Formula Ford Handbook, Formula Ford Association Inc., February 1999
  8. Aaron Noonan, It's Mygale, 1999 Shell Championship Series Review Magazine, pages 108-109