2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Last updated December 04, 2025

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]

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Bryce Francis Automotive	Van Diemen RF02	2	Brett Francis	All
Sonic Motor Racing Services (Garry Rogers Motorsport)	Van Diemen RF01	3	Glen Hastings	All
	Van Diemen RF01	5	Tony Pugliese	All
	Van Diemen RF01	15	Michael Trimble	All
Factory Enterprises	Spectrum 09	4	Justin Cotter	2–3, 5–6, 8
Mike Ceveri Team Racing	Van Diemen RF01	8	Mark Ceveri	1–4, 6–8
Arad Part Ltd.	Van Diemen RF03	9	Bryce Washington	All
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum	11	Tim Macrow	All
James Small Racing	Mygale SJ2001	12	James Small	1, 3, 6, 8
Fastlane Racing	Van Diemen RF01	16	Mark Douglas	4
	Van Diemen RF94	18	Dean Fiore	1, 3–4
	Van Diemen RF92	30	Paul Fiore	4
	Van Diemen RF92	31	Adrian Corp	4
	Van Diemen RF92	34	Craig Jorgensen	4
	Van Diemen RF90	40	Todd Fiore	4
Gilmour Developments	Van Diemen RF96b	17	Chris Gilmour	5
Simmon Derrick Racing	Van Diemen RF01	19	Anthony Preston	1–3, 5–6
Michael Henderson	Spectrum 07	20	Michael Henderson	4
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Van Diemen RF94	21	Joel Spychala	6
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Van Diemen RF94	23	David Sieders	6, 8
Bizar Software	Spectrum 06	22	Terry Kerr	3, 8
Steel Building Systems	Van Diemen RF92	24	Tim Slade	1, 3–8
MR Racing	Spectrum 06	25	Daniel Reinhardt	1–3
All Purpose Garages/Sagacity	Spectrum 07	26	Matthew Tate	8
Interpak Racing	Swift SC94F	27	Stephen Austin	2
Minda Motorsport	Swift SC97K	27	Dominic Kennedy	7
Collex, Davies Craig	Van Diemen RF94	28	Cade Southall	1–4, 6, 8
BETA	Van Diemen RF91	29	Grant Doulman	6
Wimmer Soft Drinks	Van Diemen RF02	32	Kurt Wimmer	All
Corporate Fleet Control	Van Diemen	33	John Pettit	1–2, 6, 8
Steve Baxter	Van Diemen RF92	33	Steve Baxter	4
S & D Welch Removals	Mygale	34	Glenn Welch	6
Cameron Spence Motorsport	Spectrum	35	Cameron Spence	1, 3, 7–8
Dowling Real Estate / Hawks Nest	Van Diemen RF02	36	Clayton Pine	4–8
Nirvana Body Clinics	Van Diemen	37	Tony LeMessurier	All
Rupert Collins Racing	Spectrum 06	43	Adam Hickey	1–3, 5–8
Holts Cranes	Van Diemen RF96	44	Mark Holt	5
Ian Dyk Racing	Van Diemen	45	Ian Dyk	1–3, 5–8
CC Racing	Spectrum 09b	48	Clint Cathcart	1–3, 5–6
Just Cars Magazine	Spectrum 09	50	Mark West	1
Just Cars Magazine	Spectrum 09	50	Adam Macrow	6
VIP Petfoods	Vector T94	53	Kent Quinn	5
William Hall	Spectrum 06	55	William Hall	4
Vagelis Cafe & Bar	Van Diemen RF93	57	Daniel Pappas	1–3, 5–7
Speedzone/Tankworld/Antunes	Van Diemen RF94	59	Neil McFadyen	All
Supercheap Auto Racing	Spectrum 09b	66	Adam Graham	1–3, 5–8
Smeaton Plumbing	Spectrum 07	72	Rachel Smeaton	5–6
Nomad Racing	Spectrum	74	Mark McNally	1, 4, 7
Viking/BFI Fire Equipment	Swift 93K	77	Graham Knuckey	1–3, 6–7
O'Brien Motorsport	Van Diemen RF03	79	Shannon O'Brien	2–8
Minerva NET Internet	Spectrum 09	83	Veijo Phillips	8
Justin Locke	Van Diemen RF95	88	Justin Locke	4
Brook Motorsport	Van Diemen RF94	89	Stephen Borness	1–3, 5
John McCowan	Van Diemen RF90	92	John McCowan	4
Kart-Equip/Nexus Consulting	Van Diemen RF02	96	David Reynolds	All
Eastern Creek Karting Raceway	Swift SC95K	98	Troy Hunt	6

Race calendar

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

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map
1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	11–13 April	V8 Supercar Championship Series	Sandown Wanneroo Winton Queensland Mallala Eastern Creek Phillip Island Oran Park
2	Eastern Creek Raceway	2–4 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series Konica V8 Supercar Series
3	Winton Motor Raceway	23–25 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series
4	Wanneroo Raceway	6–8 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
5	Queensland Raceway	18–20 July	V8 Supercar Championship Series
6	Oran Park Raceway	15–17 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series
7	Mallala Motor Sport Park	30–31 August	Konica V8 Supercar Series
8	Sandown Raceway	12–14 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series Sandown 500

Season summary


Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Round Winner
1	1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Neil McFadyen	Brett Francis	Tony Pugliese	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Tony Pugliese
1	2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Race cancelled due to inclement weather				Tony Pugliese
2	1	Eastern Creek Raceway	Tony Pugliese	Tony Pugliese	Tony Pugliese	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Tony Pugliese
2	2	Eastern Creek Raceway		Brett Francis	Tony Pugliese	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Tony Pugliese
3	1	Winton Motor Raceway	Glen Hastings	Glen Hastings	Glen Hastings	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Glen Hastings
3	2	Winton Motor Raceway		Glen Hastings	Glen Hastings	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Glen Hastings
4	1	Wanneroo Raceway	Glen Hastings	Dean Fiore	Glen Hastings	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Glen Hastings
4	2	Wanneroo Raceway		Glen Hastings	Glen Hastings	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Glen Hastings
5	1	Queensland Raceway	Tony Pugliese	Glen Hastings	Tony Pugliese	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Glen Hastings
5	2	Queensland Raceway		Glen Hastings	Glen Hastings	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Glen Hastings
6	1	Oran Park Raceway	Neil McFadyen	Adam Macrow	Neil McFadyen	Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune	Neil McFadyen
6	2	Oran Park Raceway		Glen Hastings	Neil McFadyen	Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune	Neil McFadyen
7	1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Neil McFadyen	Glen Hastings	Neil McFadyen	Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune	Neil McFadyen
7	2	Mallala Motor Sport Park		Neil McFadyen	Neil McFadyen	Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune	Neil McFadyen
8	1	Sandown Raceway	James Small	Glen Hastings	Glen Hastings	Sonic Motor Racing Services	James Small
8	2	Sandown Raceway		James Small	James Small	James Small Racing	James Small

Results

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Points	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1


Pos.	Driver	PHI		EAS		WIN		WAN		QUE		ORA		MAL		SAN		Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Neil McFadyen	2	C	4	5	2	3	3	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	6	5	223
2	Glen Hastings	6	C	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	18	8	4	2	1	Ret	206
2	Tony Pugliese	1	C	1	1	3	2	2	5	1	Ret	2	2	2	Ret	7	3	206
4	Brett Francis	5	C	2	2	13	14	4	2	3	2	7	7	6	4	3	8	150
5	Bryce Washington	10	C	13	11	5	5	7	6	6	Ret	6	5	3	3	5	4	111
6	Tim Macrow	4	C	6	4	16	7	11	8	14	7	4	4	5	5	20	16	92
7	Justin Cotter	3	C	7	6	6	9			5	4	Ret	Ret			13	Ret	60
7	Ian Dyk	Ret	C	5	8	18	12			18	Ret	8	6	8	9	4	2	60
9	Michael Trimble	Ret	C	9	7	4	4	6	9	Ret	8			7	Ret	Ret	12	52
10	James Small	9	C			8	6					Ret	DNS			2	1	51
11	Adam Macrow											3	3					28
12	David Reynolds	7	C	Ret	Ret	27	16	12	Ret	8	10	Ret	15	9	6	10	10	23
13	Dean Fiore	21	C			22	13	5	4									22
14	Kurt Wimmer	12	C	10	22	9	15	13	Ret	7	5	10	13	12	13	18	11	20
15	Cade Southall	8	C	11	12	7	8	9	10			Ret	20			15	Ret	17
16	Anthony Preston	14	C	8	9	26	21			10	9	9	9					13
16	Mark Ceveri	Ret	C	17	19	10	11	17	15			Ret	Ret	11	Ret	8	6	13
18	John Pettit	13	C	12	10	17	17					5	Ret			14	Ret	11
18	Daniel Pappas	16	C	15	13	14	DNS			11	17	Ret	18	10	8	23	7	11
20	Paul Fiore							8	7									10
20	Clayton Pyne							Ret	22	9	6	15	12	13	14	11	Ret	10
22	Tim Slade	19	C			15	25	16	12	12	Ret	14	14	14	7	16	Ret	6
23	Adam Hickey	15	C	18	15	11	10			16	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	9	3
24	Adam Graham	20	C	23	17	25	22			13	13	11	10	15	10	12	Ret	2
24	David Sieders											13	11			9	DNS	2
26	Steve Baxter							10	11									1
-	Daniel Reinhardt	11	C	16	14	12	24											0
-	Mark McNally	17	C					Ret	14					18	12			0
-	Shannon O'Brien	18	C	21	20	24	20	15	17	Ret	14	Ret	23	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
-	Stephen Borness	22	C	14	24	19	23			17	16							0
-	Cameron Spence	23	C			23	26							20	16	22	14	0
-	Tony LeMessurier	24	C	19	18	21	19	20	18	21	20	Ret	DNS	17	15	21	15	0
-	Graham Knuckey	25	C	22	23	Ret	Ret					Ret	24	Ret	17			0
-	Clint Cathcart	Ret	C	20	16	28	18			19	15	17	22					0
-	Stephen Austin			24	21													0
-	Terry Kerr					20	Ret									17	Ret	0
-	Todd Fiore							14	13									0
-	Michael Henderson							18	16									0
-	Mark Douglas							19	21									0
-	Adrian Corp							21	23									0
-	Craig Jorgensen							22	24									0
-	John McCowan							23	20									0
-	Justin Locke							Ret	19									0
-	William Hall							Ret	Ret									0
-	Chris Gilmour									15	12							0
-	Mark Holt									20	18							0
-	Rachel Smeaton									22	19	20	25					0
-	Kent Quinn									Ret	Ret							0
-	Glenn Welch											12	16					0
-	Joel Spychala											16	17					0
-	Grant Doulman											19	21					0
-	Troy Hunt											Ret	19					0
-	Dominic Kennedy													19	18			0
-	Veijo Phillips															19	Ret	0
-	Matthew Tate															Ret	13	0
Pos.	Driver	PHI		EAS		WIN		WAN		QUE		ORA		MAL		SAN		Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts

Avon Rookie of the Year

The Avon Rookie of the Year title was awarded to Bryce Washington.^[3]

Notes

Race 2 of Round 1 at Phillip Island was cancelled after rain left the circuit in an unsafe condition.^[4]
Under Australian Formula Ford regulations, all cars were required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.^[5]

References

1 2 3 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
↑ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archive at web.archive.org
↑ "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.
↑ Stephen Ottley, Pugliese wins Formula Ford, Australian Auto Action, April 16–22, 2003, page 15
↑ Specifications of Automobiles - Formula Ford, 2003 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-44

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[Regs-1] 1 2 3 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

[Pointscore-3] "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.

[4] Stephen Ottley, Pugliese wins Formula Ford, Australian Auto Action, April 16–22, 2003, page 15

[5] Specifications of Automobiles - Formula Ford, 2003 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-44

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