2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. It was the 41st national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 18th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship, which was promoted as the "2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship", [1] began on 26 March 2010 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and ended on 21 November at Sandown Raceway after eight rounds. Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship. [1]

Synergy Motorsport Spectrum driver Chaz Mostert won the title with a dominant season performance. The Queensland driver secured the title at Round 7 and won a total of five rounds during the series. Individual race wins were achieved by Mostert (14), Nick Foster (3), Ashley Walsh (2), Ryan Simpson (2) and Geoff Uhrhane (1).

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered, excepting New Zealanders Nick Cassidy, Martin Short and Ben Barker, who was British-registered.

TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ10a2Geoff Uhrhane
7Josh Hunter
11 Cam Waters
13Nicholas Foster
16Ryan Simpson
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 011c4Andrew McFarland
Spectrum 01245 Ashley Walsh
76Ben Jurczak
Spectrum 011b77Caleb Rayner
simPRO
Master Electricians Racing
Mygale SJ10a5Andre Borell
Evans Motorsport Group Mygale SJ10A6Adam Graham
Nick Cassidy
Mygale SJ10ATrent Harrison
Mygale SJ11A94Matthew Hart
Brad Jones Racing Mygale SJ09a8Tom Williamson
9Zac Schonberger
Linde Material Handling Mygale SJ06a11 Cam Waters
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Spectrum 011b12Liam Sager
Spectrum 011c49 Jack Le Brocq
Spectrum 011b55 Garry Jacobson
Spectrum 011d83 Matthew Brabham
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 01215 Chaz Mostert
Spectrum 011b17Stefan Borsato
Spectrum 011c22 Shae Davies
Spectrum 01125Daniel Cotton
Spectrum 01271 Nathan Morcom
G-Force Events
Crabtrees Real Estate
Mygale SJ07a20Greg Woodrow
Shae Davies Racing
BF Racing
Van Diemen RF0622 Shae Davies
Howard Racing Spectrum 01127
35
Sam Howard
Mygale SJ08a
Spectrum 011
37Jack Howard
Team BRM Mygale SJ09a30Tom Goess
31Martin Short
Ben Barker
32Jon Mills
HMT Racing Spectrum 011d33Robert Hackwood
Rob Spence Motorsport Spectrum 011c35Cameron Spence
Widex Australia Mygale SJ07a47Williams Vass
McDonald's Chelsea Heights Spectrum 011d66Jesse Fenech
Marshalls & Dent Lawyers Spectrum 011b74Nicholas McBride
Speco/VHT
Motor Improvements
Spectrum 01178Brendan Jones
TanderSportStealth S3D91Pete Major

Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford Duratec engines, as mandated by the championship regulations. [1]

Calendar

RoundCircuitDateRound winner
1 Albert Park Street Circuit [2] 28–29 March Chaz Mostert
2 Queensland Raceway [3] 1–2 MayNicholas Foster
3 Winton Motor Raceway [4] 14–16 May Ashley Walsh
4 Hidden Valley Raceway [5] 18–20 June Chaz Mostert
5 Townsville Street Circuit [6] 9–11 July Chaz Mostert
6 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit [7] 22–24 October Chaz Mostert
7 Symmons Plains Raceway [8] 13–14 NovemberGeoff Uhrhane
8 Sandown Raceway 19–21 November Chaz Mostert

Note: Rounds were contested over three races, with the exception of Round 1 which was staged over two races. [9]

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. [1] An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round. [1]

Results

Pos.Driver ALB 1 ALB 2 QLD 1 QLD 2 QLD 3 WIN 1 WIN 2 WIN 3 HID 1 HID 2 HID 3 TOW 1 TOW 2 TOW 3 SUR 1 SUR 2 SUR 3 SYM 1 SYM 2 SYM 3 SAN 1 SAN 2 SAN 3 Points
Penalty
Points [9]
1 Chaz Mostert 121641231151111111125111361
2Geoff Uhrhane732Ret4322233Ret8433312243-5269
3Nicholas Foster29113444342RetRet724821434263
4 Ashley Walsh 484Ret2115625223RetRet2Ret3522-15232
5Ryan Simpson31196556341434-5150
6 Cam Waters Ret1013999911Ret1174526253RetRet76115
7Adam Graham647266565792
8Tom Williamson11Ret88Ret16111776Ret1666Ret767835988
9Trent Harrison545444Ret11872
10 Nathan Morcom 5766111110128RetRetRetRetRetRetRet767Ret91359
11Ben Jurczak5331011RetRet10Ret14RetRet12Ret131310Ret7105-553
12Andre Borell8655151512713Ret1191389161481012151551
13 Jack Le Brocq 911Ret1116171689106515105610Ret9Ret14Ret49
14 Matthew Brabham 16159Ret777Ret16Ret1310Ret15108161111819Ret30
15 Nick Cassidy 86326
16Jesse Fenech13141366722
17Caleb Rayner13Ret1210128Ret1317121277RetDNS11129DNS9810-521
18Matthew Hart95611121120
19Martin ShortRet1710188108912914
20Tom Goess18131515Ret2015151181089Ret111515141210131212
21 Shae Davies 121714117911RetDNSDNS16148
22 Garry Jacobson 10141116Ret141398RetRet13137
Cameron Spence121819170
Andrew McFarland14Ret14120
Jack Howard1614Ret14Ret120
Zac Schonberger1620131921181618161817110
Daniel Cotton170
Stefan Borsato1419151515120
Jon Mills211818171820171918Ret1415RetRet15140
Josh HunterRet17160
Brendan Jones190
Ben Barker DNS11Ret0
Robert Hackwood201316170
Pete Major1318DNS0
Williams Vass220
Greg WoodrowRet0
23Liam Sager141214Ret15Ret91314Ret1310-5-2
24Sam Howard10Ret14171210Ret1214-5-3
=Nicholas McBride15171819-5-3
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)

Note: Race 2 at the Albert Park Street Circuit, was stopped due to a serious crash on lap 2 involving Caleb Rayner. [10] The race was abandoned and no championship points were awarded. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting & Technical Regulations Retrieved on 25 November 2010
  2. "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 28/03/2010 2010 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 28 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  3. "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 02/05/2010 Ipswich 300 – 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series-Race 9&10". National Software. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  4. "Winton Motor Raceway 16/05/2010 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 11 & 12". National Software. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  5. "Hidden Valley Raceway 20/06/2010 2010 Skycity Triple Crown-V8Supercar Championship Race 13&14". National Software. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  6. "Townsville Street Circuit 11/07/2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400-V8 Supercar Championship Races 15&16". National Software. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  7. "Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 24/10/2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600 – V8 Supercars Races 19 & 20". National Software. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  8. "Symmons Plains International Raceway 14/11/2010 Armor Falken Tasmania Challenge – V8 Supercars Races 21 & 22". National Software. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship results table Retrieved on 25 November 2010
  10. Formula Ford’s Race 2 canned after accident, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved on 15 July 2016