2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. [1] Managed by Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd., it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship. [1] It was the 38th national series for Formula Fords to be contested in Australia and the 15th series to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. [2]

Contents

The championship was won by Tim Blanchard driving a Mygale SJ07A.

Calendar

The Mygale SJ06 Ford of Taz Douglas at the Sandown round of the championship. Taz Douglas.jpg
The Mygale SJ06 Ford of Taz Douglas at the Sandown round of the championship.

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round. [1]

RoundCircuitStateDate
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 1–4 March
2 Barbagallo Raceway Western Australia 23–25 March
3 Winton Motor Raceway Victoria 18–20 May
4 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 9–11 June
5 Queensland Raceway Queensland 19–22 July
6 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victoria 14–16 September
7 Symmons Plains International Raceway Tasmania 16–18 November
8 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 29- November - 1 December

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 a bonus point awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round. [1]

Championship results

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [3] Car [3] Entrant [4] Ade.Bat.Win.Eas.Que.San.Sym.Phi.Pen.Total [3]
1 Tim Blanchard 3 Mygale SJ07A Ford Sonic Motor Racing Services 5540614432164454-346
2 Ashley Walsh 45 Spectrum 011b Ford CAMS Rising Star 3037116160412433-297
3 James Moffat 5 Mygale SJ07A Ford Sonic Motor Racing Services 465426363492446-275
4 Kristian Lindbom 8 Spectrum 011b Ford CAMS Rising Star 3834401036185422-252
5Glen Wood4 Mygale SJ07A Ford Sonic Motor Racing Services 2026282811482218-201
6Joshua Scott89 Spectrum 011b Ford CAMS Rising Star 1240122242271716-188
7 Nick Percat 16 Spectrum 011b Ford
Van Diemen RF06 Ford 		Walkinshaw Racing 16242-6384820-5167
8 Taz Douglas 92 Mygale SJ06 Ford Hitachi Earthmoving461220182112-75
9Sam Sewell62 Van Diemen RF06 Ford Affordable Mower Spares1-112211228-66
10Tobia Kipper55 Spectrum 011b Ford Makotrac International Racetrack--1424-1294-63
11Grant Doulman15Spirit WL06 Ford Doulman Automotive20-6-46-10-46
12Brad Lowe41Spirit WL06 Ford Anglo Motorsport16--12-4---32
13Adam Graham66 Spectrum 011 Ford Minda Motorsport----1020-2-32
14Luke Wood17Spirit WL06 Ford Anglo Motorsport10964-----29
15Michael Pereira36 Van Diemen RF05 Ford Orrcon - Pioneer Electronics-----26---26
16Jonathan Grant2 Van Diemen RF06 Ford Centenary Classic
gojonogo.com		516--4----25
18Blake Varney77 Spectrum 011b Ford Autobarn Virginia------815-23
17John Magro20 Van Diemen RF06 Ford Magro Farming Company / Team BRM -1611-----18
22James Bergmuller13 Van Diemen RF06 Ford JB Motorsport1-2----14-17
19Daniel Cotton25 Spectrum 011 Ford Cotton Painters--45124--16
20Trent Ulmer40 Spectrum 011 Ford COMCORP Global Products--14------14
21Ben Morley43 Spectrum 011 Ford Icon Motorsport---10-----10
23Samantha Reid42 Van Diemen RF03 Ford Toshiba Mobile Computers4--------4
Trent Harrison30 Mygale SJ08A Ford Monza Motors- Mygale-------4-4
25Tony Lemessurier11 Van Diemen RF06 Ford Escalate Management2--------2
James Crozier21 Spectrum 011 Ford E-Steel (Aust.) P/L------2--2
Paul Pittam99 Van Diemen RF06 Ford LJ Hooker Gawler / Team BRM ---2-----2
28Daniel Pappas11 Van Diemen RF06 Ford Escalate Management/King Gee-------1-1
Lee Farrell20 Van Diemen RF06 Ford Team BRM -------1-1

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 2007 AFFC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org on 2 February 2011
  2. ↑ AFFC Records & Statistics Archived 2006-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 2 February 2011
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2007 AFFC Final Pointscore Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au via webarchive.org on 2 February 2011
  4. ↑ www.natsoft.biz, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ↑ 2007 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org
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