2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. The championship was the 40th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 17th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. It began on 26 March 2009 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and finished on 25 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds held across four different states and territories. Round 1 was contested over two races and all other rounds over three races.

South Australian driver Nick Percat dominated the championship, winning 12 of the 23 races. At the Hidden Valley Raceway round, Percat set a new record for the most races wins in the history of national level Formula Ford racing in Australia.

Points

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]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ07A2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans
Mygale SJ09A4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Uhrhane
CAMS Rising Star Spectrum 011c5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Ellery
Spectrum 011d19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye
Spectrum 011d71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom
Evans Motorsport Mygale SJ08A6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent Harrison
TSR Racing Mygale SJ07A7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Martin Short
Minda Motorsport Spectrum 011b8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Tweedie
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Dixon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Moore
Van Diemen RF0624 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Crozier
Spectrum 011c25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Walter
Spectrum 01148 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Waite
Spectrum 011b74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas McBride
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 011c9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Simmons
Spectrum 011b15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Spectrum 011c16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Simpson
The Cosmetic Medicine Centre Van Diemen RF0611 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roman Krumins
BF Racing Mygale SJ08A13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas Foster
Anglo Australian Motorsport Comtec Spirit WL0614 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicholas Tanti
Brad Jones Racing Mygale SJ09A14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Williamson
Team BRM Mygale SJ09A20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway
Flag of New Zealand.svg Martin Short
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Small
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Magro
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Skinner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joey Foster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew McFarland
Monza Motors-Mygale Mygale SJ08A30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent Harrison
National Surgical Van Diemen RF0432 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Mills
Berklee Australia Van Diemen RF0644 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger I'Anson
Muzz Buzz Spectrum 011d45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Walsh
Mygale Australia Mygale SJ08A46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Beams
James Mann Van Diemen RF0451 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Mann
Refrigerated Rental & Sales Spectrum 011c63 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Swindells
King's Fibreglass Spectrum 011b77 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caleb Rayner
Master Electricians Racing Van Diemen RF0687 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Borell
Listec Racing Listec Wil01395 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Welch
Activity Playgrounds Spectrum 011b98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Chapman

Race calendar and results

EventCircuitDatePole positionRace 1 winnerRace 2 winnerRace 3 winner
1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit [2] 28–29 March Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat no third race
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway [3] 2–3 May Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat
3 Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway [4] 31 May Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway
4 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway [5] 19 June Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway [6] 2 August Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Pye
6 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway 23 August Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans
7 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 13 September Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
8 Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 23–25 October Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Walsh

Drivers' championship standings

PosDriver ALB 1 ALB 2 WIN 1 WIN 2 WIN 3 SYM 1 SYM 2 SYM 3 HID 1 HID 2 HID 3 SAN 1 SAN 2 SAN 3 QLD 1 QLD 2 QLD 3 PHI 1 PHI 2 PHI 3 SUR 1 SUR 2 SUR 3 Pen.Pts
1 Nick Percat 11111113111233322111156212369
2 Mitch Evans 225337592221Ret6111226111510297
3 Scott Pye 644442325445119433753411270
4 Chaz Mostert 33222DSQ75365Ret224175441RetRet10225
5Ryan Simpson7898844463396467466Ret856178
6 Richie Stanaway 4613653214563111422510164
7Geoff Uhrhane221237610961287115523165118673141
8Ben WalterRetDNS65756Ret1012Ret7139559714Ret119788
9Luke Ellery11910999128979Ret9Ret7RetRet882148475
10Trent Harrison8Ret447Ret5358
11 Ashley Walsh RetRet943148
12Nick Simmons1211191518Ret1178910137RetRet8610RetRet7Ret1641
13 Nathan Morcom 16171113Ret68Ret11Ret12Ret813131410910410Ret1734
14Martin Short951512Ret81710861514RetDNS29
15Tom Williamson123720
16Nicholas McBride19147Ret13810121411Ret6RetRetRet12121312Ret13111319
17Jake Chapman5716
18Martin Swindells1310121010Ret97RetRetDNS11
Nicholas Foster15198Ret15141113910811
20Caleb Rayner14108159Ret7
21Andre Borell17Ret1817161114Ret15RetRet15161110108Ret13126
22 Jesse Dixon 1416161412Ret131013101111DSQ113
23James Mann121192
24Roger I'Anson10181
Jordan Skinner18211716171215111015121214Ret1
Andrew McFarland1615101
Glenn Welch1212Ret0
Ben SmallRet201411110
Jon Mills21Ret20181916131315Ret140
John MagroRet13140
Tom Tweedie1614Ret0
Nicholas TantiRetDNS21DNS140
Andrew WaiteRet150
Roman Krumins1616Ret0
James Crozier20220
Andrew BeamsRetDNS0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Joey Foster 7Ret8
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations as archived at www.webcitation.org
  2. "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 29/03/2009 2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 29 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  3. "Winton Motor Raceway 03/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5 & 6". National Software. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  4. "Symmons Plains International Raceway 31/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7 & 8". natsoft.com.au. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  5. "Hidden Valley Raceway 21/06/2009 2009 Skycity Triple Crown – V8 Supercar Championship Series". natsoft.com.au. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  6. "Sandown International Motor Raceway 02/08/2009 Norton 360 Sandown Challenge – Races 13 & 14". natsoft.com.au. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.