The 2005 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Formula 3 regulations. [1] It was the first time Formula 3 had contested the Australian Drivers' Championship, with Formula Holden/Formula Brabham/Formula 4000 being demoted from ADC status after 16 years. [2] The title was contested over an eight-round, 16 race series with the winner awarded the 2005 CAMS Gold Star. [3] The series, which was officially known as the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship for the Australian Drivers' Championship, was organised and administered by Formula 3 Australia Inc. [1] It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 49th Australian Drivers' Championship [4] and as the fifth Australian Formula 3 Championship. [5]
Aaron Caratti won the series driving a Dallara F304-Renault. [6] Caratti won eight of the 16 races and finished 32 points ahead of nearest rival, Michael Trimble (Dallara F304). The margin to third place was again 32 points with Chris Alajajian (Dallara F304-Renault) filling the position. In addition to Caratti's eight race wins, Trimble took four wins and Alajajian two with single victories being taken by returning former F3 champion Michael Caruso (Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo) and Ian Dyk (Dallara F304 Opel).
The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round. [3]
Rd [7] | Circuit [7] | State | Date [7] |
1 | Wakefield Park Raceway | New South Wales | 26–27 February |
2 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 16–17 April |
3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 21–22 May |
4 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 2–3 July |
5 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 23–24 July |
6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 20–21 August |
7 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 4–6 November |
8 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 3–4 December |
Cars competed in two classes: [1]
The relevant FIA Formula 3 regulations were subject to specific amendments for Australian competition, as outlined in the championship regulations. [1]
Formula 3 Championship points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten Championship class places in each race. [1] One bonus point was awarded to the driver attaining pole position for the Championship class for each race. [1] One bonus point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest Championship class race lap in each race, provided that the driver was a classified finisher in that race. [1]
Trophy Class points were awarded on the same basis as Formula 3 Championship points. [1]
Position | Driver [8] | No. [9] | Car [9] [10] [11] | Entrant [9] [10] | Wakefield Park | Mallala | Phillip Island | Qld Raceway | Eastern Creek | Phillip Island | Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek | Total [8] | ||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||||
1 | Aaron Caratti | 23 | Dallara F304 Renault Sodemo | Astuti Competition David Borg | 16 | 17 | - | 20 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 15 | - | - | 242 |
2 | Michael Trimble | 20 10 | Dallara F304 Spiess Opel | Team BRM Astuti Motorsport | 12 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 16 | - | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | - | 21 | 21 | 210 |
3 | Chris Alajajian | 22 | Dallara F304 Renault Sodemo | Jack Hillerman Smash | 21 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | - | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - | 13 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 178 |
4 | Chris Gilmour | 17 | Dallara F301 Spiess Opel Dallara F304 Spiess Opel | Chris Gilmour | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | - | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 142 |
5 | Tim Macrow | 7 | Dallara F301 Spiess Opel | Tim Macrow Racing | - | - | 13 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 73 |
6 | Leanne Tander | 27 42 | Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo Dallara F304 | Picollo Scuderia Corse Garth Tander Racing | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 52 |
7 | Michael Caruso | 27 | Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo | Picollo Scuderia Corse | 8 | - | 20 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 48 |
8 | Neil McFadyen | 8 59 | Dallara F304 | Team BRM | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 12 | 16 | 4 | - | - | 42 |
9 | Mat Sofi | 2 | Dallara F301 Fiat | Benchmark Motorsport | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
10 | Ricky Occhipinti | 32 | Dallara F301 Spiess Opel | Formula Uno Racing | - | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
11 | Tim Slade | 8 | Dallara F301 Spiess Opel Dallara F304 Spiess Opel | Bronte Rundle | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
12 | James Cressey | 8 | Dallara F304 | Gawler Farm Machinery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 12 | 22 |
13 | Ian Dyk | 4 | Dallara F304 | Gawler Farm Machinery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 1 | - | - | 21 |
14 | Karl Reindler | 1 | Dallara F304 Spiess Opel | Bronte Rundle | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
15 | Stephen Borness | 27 | Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo | Celebrity Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 18 |
16 | Sam Abay | 25 10 | Dallara F301 Spiess Opel | Astuti Competition | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
17 | David Borg | 24 | Dallara F301 Dallara F304 Renault | David Borg | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
18 | Cody Liebel | 96 | Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo | Picollo Scuderia Corse | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
19 | Nathan Caratti | 24 | Dallara F304 Renault Sodemo | David Borg | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
20 | Nic Jordan | 3 | Dallara F301 Spiess Opel | Bronte Rundle | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
21 | Daynom Templeman | 27 | Dallara F301 | Rudolf Masi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
23 | Bevan Carrick | 60 | Dallara F304 Spiess Opel | Cool Temp Pty Ltd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
24 | John Pettit | 58 | Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo | Kevin Miller | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
25 | Nigel Stones | 58 | Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo | Property Solutions Group | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
26 | John Boothman | 12 | Dallara F301 | JB Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
27 | Michael Ho | 9 | Dallara F304 | Team BRM | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
28 | Greg Fahey | 58 | Dallara F301 | Kevin Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
29 | Kevin Miller | 58 | Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo | Kevin Miller | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
30 | Andrew Mill | 58 | Dallara F301 | Property Solutions Group Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
31 | Jeffrey Lee | 9 | Dallara F304 | Team BRM | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Kumho Tyres Trophy Class Series | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Driver [8] | No. [9] | Car [9] [10] [11] | Entrant [9] [10] | Wakefield Park | Mallala | Phillip Island | Qld Raceway | Eastern Creek | Phillip Island | Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek | Total [8] | ||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||||
1 | Bill Maddocks | 88 | Dallara F396 TOMS Toyota | Bill Maddocks | 12 | 15 | - | - | 22 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | - | - | 15 | 12 | 182 |
2 | Graeme Holmes | 21 | Dallara F398 Fiat | Graeme Holmes | - | - | 15 | 15 | - | 21 | - | - | 14 | 22 | - | - | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 167 |
3 | Marc Williams | 4 | Dallara F398 Spiess Opel | Bronte Rundle | 15 | 12 | 22 | 22 | - | - | 21 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 22 | - | - | 1 | 21 | 160 |
4 | Rod Anderson | 37 | Dallara F396 TOMS Toyota Dallara 95/96 | Rod Anderson | - | - | - | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | - | - | 116 |
5 | Lauren Gray | 87 | Dallara F396 Toyota | Softelm Pty Limited | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 88 |
6 | John Boothman | 12 | Dallara F396 Fiat | John Boothman | - | - | - | - | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | 51 |
7 | Tim Berryman | 5 | Dallara F396 Fiat | Michael Navybox | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 |
8 | Ian Haines | 68 | Dallara F397 Mugen Honda | Hair on the Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
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