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.
The title was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round. [3]
| Round [3] | Circuit [3] | State | Date [3] | Winning driver [3] | Car [4] |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 23–26 March | John Martin | Spectrum 011 Ford |
| 2 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 12–14 May | Todd Fiore | Van Diemen RF04 Ford |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 21–23 July | Tim Slade | Van Diemen RF04 Ford |
| 4 | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | New South Wales | 11–13 August | Dale Wood | Mygale SJ06 Ford [5] |
| 5 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 1–3 September | John Martin | Spectrum 011 Ford |
| 6 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 15–17 September | Tim Slade | Van Diemen RF04 Ford |
| 7 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | Tasmania | 10–12 November | Dale Wood | Mygale SJ06 Ford |
| 8 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 8–10 December | Ashley Walsh | Van Diemen RF06 Ford |
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]
| Position [6] | Driver [6] | No. [6] | Car [4] | Entrant [4] | Ade. [6] | Bar. [6] | Que. [6] | Ora. [6] | San. [6] | Mal. [6] | Sym. [6] | Phi. [6] | Total [6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Martin | 24 | Spectrum 011 Ford | CAMS Rising Star | 52 | 38 | 34 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 300 |
| 2 | Tim Slade | 3 | Van Diemen RF04 Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 36 | 16 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 55 | 29 | 18 | 279 |
| 3 | Ashley Walsh | 45 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | VIP Petfoods | 6 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 44 | 229 |
| 4 | Todd Fiore | 4 | Van Diemen RF04 Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 28 | 54 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 192 |
| 5 | Tim Blanchard | 5 | Van Diemen RF04 Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 6 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 186 |
| 6 | Dale Wood | 46 | Van Diemen RF05 Ford, Mygale SJ06 Ford | Fastlane Racing Preston Motors | 14 | - | 6 | 52 | 40 | 6 | 46 | 18 | 182 |
| 7 | Nathan Caratti | 32 | Van Diemen RF04 Ford | Fastlane Racing | 24 | 48 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 152 |
| 8 | Brad Lowe | 41 | Spectrum 011 Ford, Spirit WL06 Ford | Lowe Earthmoving | - | 22 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 22 | 146 |
| 9 | Joshua Scott | 89 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Kubota Australia | - | 2 | 48 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 142 |
| 10 | Paul Laskazeski | 71 | Spectrum 011 Ford | CAMS Rising Star | 29 | 18 | - | - | - | 4 | 44 | 22 | 117 |
| 11 | Joel Spychala | 11 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Team Spirit / Mid Coast Ford | 16 | - | 4 | 36 | 2 | 28 | - | - | 86 |
| 12 | Grant Doulman | 15 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Doulman Industries Racing | 5 | - | 5 | 5 | 16 | - | 22 | 3 | 56 |
| 13 | Kristian Lindbom | 8 | Spectrum 011 Ford | CAMS Rising Star | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 14 | Ben Clucas | 21 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Team BRM | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| 15 | John Mostyn | 10 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Interpak | 17 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| 16 | Sam Sewell | 16 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | VIP Petfoods | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | 22 |
| 17 | Taz Douglas | 92 | Van Diemen RF05 Ford | Caterpillar Used Equipment | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 18 | Samantha Reid | 42 | Van Diemen RF03 Ford | Toshiba Mobile Computers | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | - | 13 |
| 19 | Mark McNally | 74 | Van Diemen RF05 Ford | Nomad Consolidated Pty Ltd | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Tristan Hughes | 23 | Van Diemen RF04 Ford | JagMag | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |
| 21 | James Bergmuller | 13 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | JB Motorsport | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | Tony LeMessurier | 37 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Escalate Management | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| 23 | Daniel Cotton | 25 | Spectrum 011 Ford | John Mostyn | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 24 | Luke Wood | 17 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Spirit / Anglo Australian Motorsport | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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. [7]