2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars. [1] It was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship. [1] The title, which was the eleventh Australian Formula Ford Championship, was won by Neil McFadyen driving a Van Diemen RF94. [2]

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Race calendar

The championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round. [1]

Round [1] Date [1] Circuit [1] [3] LocationWinning driver
111–13 April Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Tony Pugliese
22–4 May Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek International Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Tony Pugliese
323–25 May Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Glen Hastings
46–8 June Flag of Western Australia.svg Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo, Western Australia Glen Hastings
518–20 July Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Glen Hastings
615–17 August Flag of New South Wales.svg Oran Park Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales Neil McFadyen
730–31 August Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Neil McFadyen
812–14 September Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown International Motor Raceway Melbourne, Victoria James Small

Round placings were based on the addition of championship points awarded in both races. [1]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race. [1]

An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round. [1]

Results

Position [4] Driver [4] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [3] Phi [4] Eas [4] Win [4] Bar [4] Que [4] Ora [4] Mal [4] San [4] Total [4]
1Neil McFadyen59 Van Diemen RF94Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune1722302826414118223
2Glen Hastings5 Van Diemen RF01 Valvoline / Cummins / Repco 82841413642820206
Tony Pugliese3 Van Diemen RF01 Valvoline / Cummins / Repco 2041302621321620206
4Brett Francis2 Van Diemen RF02Bryce Francis Automotive1032-2830122018150
5Bryce Washington9 Van Diemen RF03Adrad Radiators1-20148182822111
6 Tim Macrow 11 Spectrum 09 Bosch Batteries 12206462420-92
7Justin Cotter4 Spectrum 09Factory Enterprises141410-22---60
Ian Dyk 45 Van Diemen RF98Selleys RP7 / Dulux / Pettaras Press-14---1262860
9Michael Trimble15 Van Diemen RF01 Sonic Motor Racing Services -824104-6-52
10James Small12 Mygale SJ01James Small2-12----3751
11 Adam Macrow 50 Spectrum 09Just Cars Magazine-----28--28
12 David Reynolds 96 Van Diemen RF02Lart-Equip / Nexus Consulting6---5-10223
13 Dean Fiore 18 Van Diemen RF94Fastlane Racing---22----22
14Kurt Wimmer32 Van Diemen RF02Wimmer Softdrinks-12-161--20
15Cade Southall28Van Diemen RF94Collex Davies Craig4-103----17
16Anthony Preston19 Van Diemen RF01Simon Derrick-6--34--13
Mark Ceveri8 Van Diemen RF95Thrifty-Link Hardware--1----1213
18John Petit33 Van Diemen RF93Corporate Fleet Control-1---10--11
Daniel Pappas57 Van Diemen RF93QLD Group / Nirvana Body------5611
20Paul Fiore30 Van Diemen RF92Fastlane Racing---10----10
Clayton Pyne36 Van Diemen RF01Dowling Real Estate / Hawks Nest----10---10
22 Tim Slade 24 Van Diemen RF92Steel Building Systems------6-6
23Adam Hickey43 Spectrum 06BRupert Collins Plastics--1----23
24Adam Graham66 Spectrum 09BSupercheap Auto-----11-2
David Sieders23 Van Diemen RF94Anglo Australian Motorsport-------22
26Steve Baxter33 Van Diemen RF92Steve Baxter---1----1

Avon Rookie of the Year

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ↑ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archive at web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Results, www.natsoft.com.au via www.glenhastings.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship - Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
  5. ↑ Stephen Ottley, Pugliese wins Formula Ford, Australian Auto Action, April 16–22, 2003, page 15
  6. ↑ Specifications of Automobiles - Formula Ford, 2003 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-44
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