2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars. [1] Contested as the 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, [2] it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship. [2] The championship, which was administered by Formula Ford Australia Inc., [2] was the 36th Australian national series for Formula Fords and the 13th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. [3]

Contents

The championship was won by Daniel Elliott driving a Van Diemen RF05 [3] for Fastlane Racing. [4]

Championship calendar

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

Round [4] Circuit [4] StateDate [4] Winning driver [4] Car [5]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 17-20 MarchDaniel Elliott Van Diemen RF05
2 Barbagallo Raceway Western Australia 6-8 MayDaniel Elliott Van Diemen RF05
3 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 27-29 MayDavid Sieders Van Diemen RF04
4 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 8-10 JuneShane Price Spectrum 010b
5 Queensland Raceway Queensland 22-24 JulyShannon O'Brien Van Diemen RF03
6 Oran Park Motorsport Circuit New South Wales 12-14 AugustShannon O'Brien Van Diemen RF03
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 19-21 AugustDavid Sieders Van Diemen RF04
8 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victioria 9-11 September John Martin Spectrum 010b

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race with an additional point awarded to the driver earning pole position for Race 1 at each round. [5]

Championship standings

Position [5] Driver [5] No. [5] Car [5] Entrant [6] Ade. [5] Bar. [5] Que. [5] Eas. [5] Eas. [5] Ora. [5] Mal. [5] San. [5] Total [5]
1Daniel Elliott36 Van Diemen RF05Fastlane Racing6161271449404015307
2 Shane Price 39 Spectrum 010bCaltex Havoline382432541674148260
3David Sieders3 Van Diemen RF04 All-Trans Trucks 3022435326-4814236
4 Dean Fiore 4 Van Diemen RF04Landscape Developments34103683682436192
5Shannon O'Brien79 [6] & 26 Van Diemen RF03Shannon O'Brien228--605622-168
6Jason Liefting7 Spectrum 010bProject Motorsport640324081216-154
7Nathan Caratti32 Van Diemen RF04Fastlane Racing2610-16404109115
8 Mark McNally 74 Van Diemen RF05Nomad Racing / Fastlane-48-101012242106
9Brett Hobson21 Spectrum 010b CAMS Rising Star 46282610-3-95
10 John Martin 24 Spectrum 010bGK Martin P/L--18----5371
11 Lee Holdsworth 5 Spectrum 010 [6] TTM Group-512244418-67
12Joel Spychala11 Van Diemen RF05Mid Coast Ford111221212-1-59
13Paul Laskaseski71 Spectrum 010b CAMS Rising Star ---12-40--52
14Grant Doulman15 Van Diemen RF93Driwash Racing-1-433010-48
15Brad Lowe41 Van Diemen RF95Marshall Tyres-----47--47
Dale Wood 46 Mygale SJ04Andy's Earthmovers / G-Force Mygale--9----3847
17 Andrew Thompson 62 Spectrum 010Latitude Development Group22186-----46
18Ben Guest14 Van Diemen RF01Ben Guest Motorsport--24--18--42
19Anthony Preston8 Spectrum 010Bosch Batteries5-114-14833
20 Jack Perkins 22Stealth Van Diemen RF92 Perkins Engineering ------42428
21Cade Southall28 Van Diemen RF01Collex/Davies Craig-------1414
22Daniel Pappas2 Van Diemen RF02VIP Petfoods7-------7
Terry Kerr25 Spectrum 06bAdroit Internet Solutions-------77
24Tristan Hughes37Stealth Van Diemen RF95Escalate Management----2-125
25Trent Ulmer45 Spectrum 07Power Solutions------4-4
Taz Douglas 92 Van Diemen RF01Minda Motorsport / Caterpillar-------44
Todd Fiore40 Van Diemen RF04Landscape Developments-------44
28Andy Knight97 Van Diemen RF93Powerbuilt Tools / Latimer Hotel2-------2
Ben Morley27 Spectrum 09Stubbies Workwear Racing-----2--2
Tim Blanchard 41 Van Diemen RF04Jayair / Sanden-------22
31Tony LeMessurier37Stealth Van Diemen RF95Escalate Management---1----1
James Bergmuller13 Van Diemen RF02JB Motorsport---1----1

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ CAMS Australian Championships, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2005, Page 17-2
  2. 1 2 3 4 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 Records, Titles and Awards, Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grant Rowley, Formula Ford 2005: Chasing Tails, The Annual - Australian Motor Sport, Number 1/2005, pages 66–75
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. 1 2 3 Race Results Archive, 2005, www.natsoft.biz Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Specifications of Automobiles, Formula Ford, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-23
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