2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship

2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Drivers' Champion:
John Martin

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The 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for racing cars complying with Formula Ford regulations as published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). ^[1] It was recognised by CAMS as a National Championship. ^[1] The championship was the 37th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 14th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. ^[2]

The championship was won by John Martin driving a Spectrum 011 Ford.

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Van Diemen RF04	3	Tim Slade	All
	Van Diemen RF04	4	Todd Fiore	All
	Van Diemen RF04	5	Tim Blanchard	All
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 011	8	Kristian Lindbom	7–8
	Spectrum 011	24	John Martin	All
	Spectrum 011	71	Paul Laskazeski	1–2, 6–8
John Mostyn Racing	Spectrum 011	10	John Mostyn	1–2
	Spectrum 011	25	Daniel Cotton	3, 8
Team Spirit	Spirit WL06	11	Joel Spychala	1–6
JB Motorsport	Van Diemen RF06	13	James Bergmuller	1, 3–6, 8
Doulman Industries Racing	Spirit WL06	15	Grant Doulman	All
VIP Petfoods	Van Diemen RF06	16	Sam Sewell	1–6
	Van Diemen RF06	45	Ashley Walsh	All
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Spirit WL06	17	Luke Wood	4
	Spectrum 011	41	Brad Lowe	All
Team BRM	Van Diemen RF06	20	Shane Wright	1
	Van Diemen RF06		John Magro	6
	Van Diemen RF06	21	Ben Clucas	1
	Van Diemen RF06		Kain Magro	6
JagMag	Van Diemen RF04	23	Tristan Hughes	1–3
Fastlane Racing	Van Diemen RF04	32	Nathan Caratti	All
	Van Diemen RF05	46	Dale Wood	1–3
	Mygale SJ06			4–8
Escalate Management	Van Diemen RF06	37	Tony LeMessurier	All
Toshiba Mobile Computers	Van Diemen RF03	42	Samantha Reid	All
Nomad Racing	Van Diemen RF05	74	Mark McNally	1–2
King Racing	Spectrum 011	89	Joshua Scott	1–7
Minda Motorsport	Van Diemen RF05	92	Taz Douglas	5

Calendar

The title was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round. ^[3]

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map
1	Adelaide Street Circuit	23–26 March	V8 Supercar Championship Series	Phillip Island Symmons Plains Wanneroo Sandown Queensland Mallala Adelaide Oran Park
2	Wanneroo Raceway	12–14 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series
3	Queensland Raceway	21–23 July	V8 Supercar Championship Series
4	Oran Park Raceway	11–13 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series
5	Sandown Raceway	1–3 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series
6	Mallala Motor Sport Park	15–17 September	Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
7	Symmons Plains Raceway	10–12 November	V8 Supercar Championship Series
8	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	8–10 December	V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary

Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team		Round Winner
1	1	Adelaide Street Circuit	Paul Laskazeski	Tim Slade	Tim Slade	Sonic Motor Racing Services		John Martin
	2			Tim Slade	John Martin	Borland Racing Developments
	3			John Martin	John Martin	Borland Racing Developments
2	1	Wanneroo Raceway	Ashley Walsh	Tim Slade	Ashley Walsh	VIP Petfoods		Todd Fiore
	2			Ashley Walsh	Todd Fiore	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Grant Doulman	Todd Fiore	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	1	Queensland Raceway	Todd Fiore	Ashley Walsh	Tim Slade	Sonic Motor Racing Services		Tim Slade
	2			Tim Slade	Tim Slade	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			John Martin	Joshua Scott	King Racing
4	1	Oran Park Raceway	Grant Doulman	John Martin	John Martin	Borland Racing Developments		Dale Wood
	2			Joshua Scott	John Martin	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Dale Wood	Dale Wood	Fastlane Racing
5	1	Sandown Raceway	Tim Slade	Tim Blanchard	John Martin	Borland Racing Developments		John Martin
	2			Tim Slade	Ashley Walsh	VIP Petfoods
	3			John Martin	John Martin	Borland Racing Developments
6	1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Tim Slade	Tim Slade	Ashley Walsh	VIP Petfoods		Tim Slade
	2			John Martin	Tim Slade	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			John Martin	Tim Slade	Sonic Motor Racing Services
7	1	Symmons Plains Raceway	Tim Slade	Joshua Scott	John Martin	Borland Racing Developments		Dale Wood
	2			Tim Slade	Dale Wood	Fastlane Racing
	3			John Martin	Paul Laskazeski	Borland Racing Developments
8	1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Joshua Scott	Tim Slade	Joshua Scott	King Racing		Ashley Walsh
	2			Joshua Scott	John Martin	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Ashley Walsh	Ashley Walsh	VIP Petfoods

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for each round. ^[1]

Drivers' championship standings

Pos.	Driver	ADE			WAN			QUE			ORA			SAN			MAL			SYM			PHI			Pts
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	John Martin	4	1	1	4	4	3	6	4	3	1	1	4	1	Ret	1	8	15	6	1	Ret	5	3	1	5	300
2	Tim Slade	1	12	2	12	7	5	1	1	2	4	3	2	Ret	4	3	3	1	1	4	2	Ret	4	8	9	279
3	Ashley Walsh	Ret	7	Ret	1	15	7	4	8	4	5	5	Ret	6	1	5	1	6	5	3	3	Ret	2	6	1	229
4	Todd Fiore	9	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	5	8	12	8	Ret	6	11	7	7	10	Ret	Ret	8	7	3	3	192
5	Tim Blanchard	DSQ	13	7	5	3	4	5	5	6	9	Ret	9	2	11	8	4	2	2	7	8	4	5	Ret	2	186
6	Dale Wood	Ret	8	5	Ret	11	11	Ret	12	7	2	2	1	5	3	2	Ret	9	8	5	1	2	6	Ret	5	182
7	Nathan Caratti	5	3	Ret	2	2	2	7	13	10	6	6	6	Ret	Ret	10	2	4	4	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	7	Ret	152
8	Brad Lowe	Ret	16	11	8	5	6	10	7	Ret	7	Ret	7	4	2	7	5	5	3	Ret	10	3	8	4	7	146
9	Joshua Scott	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	19	3	3	1	Ret	7	3	3	12	4	9	8	14	6	5	10	1	14	Ret	142
10	Paul Laskazeski	2	Ret	4	7	6	8										10	10	9	2	6	1	9	2	8	117
11	Joel Spychala	14	6	6	Ret	12	15	8	Ret	DNS	3	4	5	9	Ret	13	6	3	7							86
12	Grant Doulman	Ret	10	8	11	18	12	15	10	8	Ret	8	Ret	8	5	9	16	16	13	8	4	7	10	9	12	56
13	Kristian Lindbom																			Ret	9	6	Ret	5	4	32
14	Ben Clucas	3	2	12																						30
15	John Mostyn	7	5	10	9	8	10																			24
16	Sam Sewell	8	Ret	14	10	10	9	12	6	14	Ret	Ret	12	7	Ret	Ret	12	11	12							22
17	Taz Douglas													Ret	7	6										14
18	Samantha Reid	10	9	13	14	14	14	13	14	11	12	9	13	Ret	10	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	10	7	11	12	12	Ret	13
19	Mark McNally	Ret	14	9	6	13	16																			10
=	Tristan Hughes	6	11	Ret	13	17	13																			10
21	James Bergmuller	12	15	16				11	11	13	10	10	11	10	9	Ret	14	12	15				11	10	10	7
22	Tony LeMessurier	11	Ret	Ret	15	16	17	14	15	15	13	11	14	11	8	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	9	11	12	13	13	11	6
23	Daniel Cotton							9	Ret	9													Ret	11	Ret	4
24	Luke Wood										11	Ret	10													1
-	Shane Wright	13	Ret	15																						0
-	John Magro																11	14	11							0
-	Kain Magro																15	13	Ret							0
Pos.	Driver	ADE			WAN			QUE			ORA			SAN			MAL			SYM			PHI			Pts

Note: The 1600cc Ford “Duratec” engine as used in the Ford Fiesta was introduced for the 2006 championship, replacing the Ford “Kent” engine that had been mandatory for Formula Ford in Australia for over 30 years. ^[4]

References

1. 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 3 November 2009
2. Records & Statistics, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
3. Home and Abroad, The Annual - Australian Motorsport 2006, Grant Rowley, Pages 72-82
4. What is Formula Ford Archived November 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 3 November 2009

External links

• Technical Regulations for Formula Ford in Australia – 2006 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 3 November 2009
• Thumbnail images from the 2006 AFFC Retrieved from web.archive.org on 3 November 2009
• Formula Ford Australia – official website, as archived at web.archive.org