2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.^[1]

The Australian Formula Ford Series is an Australian motor racing competition for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars, held annually since 1970. From 1970 until 1992, and again from 2014, it has been a national series. From 1993 until 2013, the series was CAMS sanctioned and called the Australian Formula Ford Championship.

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) is the official governing body of motor sport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

Formula Ford is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula Ford has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone into formula racing after karting. The series typically sees professional career minded drivers enter alongside amateurs and enthusiasts. Success in Formula F can lead directly to other junior formulae such as a Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Three.

Calendar

The title was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.

Round 1, Adelaide Parkland Circuit, South Australia, 18-19-20 March
Round 2, Barbagallo Raceway, Wanneroo, Western Australia, 7–8 May
Round 3, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South Wales, 27-28-29 May
Round 4, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South Wales, 9–10 June
Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 23–24 July
Round 6, Oran Park Motorsport Circuit, New South Wales, 13–14 August
Round 7, Mallala Motor Sport Park, South Australia, 20–21 August
Round 8, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria, 10–11 September

The Adelaide Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in the East Parklands adjacent to the Adelaide central business district in South Australia, Australia.

Barbagallo Raceway is a motorsport circuit located in Neerabup, approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) north of Perth in Western Australia.

Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located at Willowbank in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, drifting as well as club level racing and ride days.

Points

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.^[2]

Results

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant^[3]	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Total
1	Daniel Elliott	36	Van Diemen RF05	Fastlane Racing	61	61	27	14	49	40	40	15	307
2	Shane Price	39	Spectrum 010b	Caltex Havoline	38	24	32	54	16	7	41	48	260
3	David Sieders	3	Van Diemen RF04	All-Trans Trucks	30	22	43	53	26	-	48	14	236
4	Dean Fiore	4	Van Diemen RF04	Landscape Developments	34	10	36	8	36	8	24	36	192
5	Shannon O'Brien	79/26	Van Diemen RF03	Shannon O'Brien	2	28	-	-	60	56	22	-	168
6	Jason Liefting	7	Spectrum 010b	Project Motorsport	6	40	32	40	8	12	16	-	154
7	Nathan Caratti	32	Van Diemen RF04	Fastlane Racing	26	10	-	16	40	4	10	9	115
8	Mark McNally	74	Van Diemen RF05	Nomad Racing / Fastlane	-	48	-	10	10	12	24	2	106
9	Brett Hobson	21	Spectrum 010b	CAMS Rising Star	46	2	8	26	10	-	3	-	95
10	John Martin	24	Spectrum 010b	GK Martin P/L	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	53	71
11	Lee Holdsworth	5	Spectrum 010b	TTM Group	-	5	12	24	4	4	18	-	67
12	Joel Spychala	11	Van Diemen RF05	Mid Coast Ford	1	11	22	12	12	-	1	-	59
13	Paul Laskaseski	71	Spectrum 010b	CAMS Rising Star	-	-	-	12	-	40	-	-	52
14	Grant Doulman	15	Van Diemen RF93	Driwash Racing	-	1	-	4	3	30	10	-	48
15	Brad Lowe	41	Van Diemen RF95	Marshall Tyres	-	-	-	-	-	47	-	-	47
15	Dale Wood	46	Mygale SJ04	Andy's Earthmovers / G-Force Mygale	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	38	47
17	Andrew Thompson	62	Spectrum 010	Latitude Development Group	22	18	6	-	-	-	-	-	46
18	Ben Guest	14	Van Diemen RF01	Ben Guest Motorsport	-	-	24	-	-	18	-	-	42
19	Anthony Preston	8	Spectrum 010	Bosch Batteries	5	-	1	1	4	-	14	8	33
20	Jack Perkins	22	Stealth Van Diemen RF92	Perkins Engineering	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	24	28
21	Cade Southall	28	Van Diemen RF01	Collex/Davies Craig	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	14
22	Daniel Pappas	2	Van Diemen RF02	VIP Petfoods	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
22	Terry Kerr	25	Spectrum 06b	Adroit Internet Solutions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7
24	Tristan Hughes	37	Stealth Van Diemen RF95	Escalate Management	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	2	5
25	Trent Ulmer	45	Spectrum 07	Power Solutions	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4
	Taz Douglas	92	Van Diemen RF01	Minda Motorsport / Caterpillar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4
	Todd Fiore	40	Van Diemen RF04	Landscape Developments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4
28	Andy Knight	97	Van Diemen RF93	Powerbuilt Tools / Latimer Hotel	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Ben Morley	27	Spectrum 09	Stubbies Workwear Racing	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2
	Tim Blanchard	41	Van Diemen RF04	Jayair / Sanden	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
31	Tony LeMessurier	37	Stealth Van Diemen RF95	Escalate Management	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
31	James Bergmuller	13	Van Diemen RF02	JB Motorsport	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1

Shane Price was penalised 10 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 3.
Nathan Caratti was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4.
Anthony Preston was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4.
The table shows nett points after these penalties were applied.^[2]

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References

↑ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2005, Page 17-2
1 2 http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/records/2005.php Archived 2008-03-31 at the Wayback Machine Championship table from www.formulaford.com.au, retrieved 23/5/08
↑ http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2005 Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Race Results from www.natsoft.com.au, retrieved on 23/5/08

External links

CAMS Bulletin B05/024, retrieved 23/05/08