2011 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 2011 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title with the championship winner receiving the 2011 CAMS Gold Star award. It was the 55th Australian Drivers' Championship and the seventh to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. It was also recognised as the 11th Australian Formula 3 Championship. [1] The championship was contested over a series which was officially known as the "2011 Australian Formula 3 Drivers Championship for the CAMS Gold Star". [2] The series began on 21 March 2011 at Winton Motor Raceway and finished on 13 November at Symmons Plains Raceway after seven rounds across five different states and territories, with three races at each round.

The championship was won by Queensland driver Chris Gilmour. Gilmour moved into the series lead when British racer and 2008 champion James Winslow missed the Morgan Park round. Winslow returned to the series at the next event. He won a total of eight races to Gilmour's six, but had given away a points lead to Gilmour he would never regain, ultimately falling eight points short of the winners total. Gilmour is the first Australian driver to win the championship since 2007 after three consecutive years of British drivers claiming the title. John Magro, also from Queensland, was the only driver of the 2007 generation cars apart from Gilmour to contest the full series and was rewarded with third place in the championship, but was 32 points behind Gilmour and achieved only one race win. Occasional racer Mat Sofi dominated the Eastern Creek round with three race wins while 2007 champion Tim Macrow won the final race of the season in his older, 2004 specification Dallara.

Four other drivers contested the full series in the older National Class cars in which they also competed for their own class award. As in the outright championship, the National Class winner was not decided until the final race of the season. However the spoiling presence of Macrow limited the number of points Ben Gersekowski could retrieve in his fight with Steel Guiliana, and the latter ultimately claimed the National Class award by seven points. Tasmanian driver Josh Burdon was over sixty points behind Guiliana with Roman Krumins a further twelve points in arrears.

Class structure

Cars competed in two classes: [2]

An additional Invitation Class, for automobiles constructed in accordance with the appropriate regulations that applied in the year of manufacture, [2] was provided for in the regulations, [2] however no eligible cars competed during the course of the season.

Points System

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPole
Position
Fastest
Lap
Races 1 & 2129876543211 (R1
only)
1
Race 32015121086432101

Drivers of cars from all three classes were eligible to score points towards the Australian Drivers' Championship. National Class and Invitation Class drivers were also eligible to score points towards their respective class awards using the same points system as applied for the outright championship, but based on their relative finishing position within their class in each race. [2]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2011 Australian Drivers' Championship. Entries sourced in part from: [3]

TeamClassChassisEngineNoDriver
TranswestGold Star Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mat Sofi
Team BRM Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Magro
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristian Lindbom
R-Tek Motorsport Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Moore
National Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steel Giuliania
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Burdon
Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow
Astuti MotorsportGold Star Dallara F307 Renault 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mat Sofi
BF RacingNational Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roman Krumins
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gersekowski
Gilmour Racing Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Gilmour
Fusion FormulaNational Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series. [4]

A long-time bastion of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships the 2011 season saw the Gold Star shift several events onto the International V8 Supercars Championship calendar, after occasional appearances at the Clipsal 500 and other major events. The series appeared on the program of V8 Supercar rounds at Winton, Symmons Plains, and, in a first for the category, Hidden Valley Raceway in the Northern Territory.

RoundRaceCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
11 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway 20–22 May John Magro James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport
2 Bryce Moore James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport
3race cancelled due to rain [5]
24 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway 17–19 June James Winslow Bryce Moore James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport
5 Bryce Moore John Magro Team BRM
6 John Magro Kristian Lindbom Team BRM
37 Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek Raceway 14–17 July Mat Sofi James Winslow Mat Sofi Transwest
8 James Winslow Mat Sofi Transwest
9 Mat Sofi Mat Sofi Transwest
410 Flag of Queensland.svg Morgan Park Raceway 12–14 August John Magro John Magro Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing
11 John Magro Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing
12 Chris Gilmour Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing
513 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway 9–11 September John Magro James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport
14 James Winslow Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing
15 James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport
616 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island 4–6 November James Winslow John Magro James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport
17 James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport
18 Chris Gilmour Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing
719 Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway 11–13 November James Winslow John Magro Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing
20 James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport
21 James Winslow Tim Macrow Fusion Formula

Results

Drivers' championship

PosDriver WIN
1
WIN
2
WIN
3
HID
1
HID
2
HID
3
EAS
1
EAS
2
EAS
3
MOR
1
MOR
2
MOR
3
SAN
1
SAN
2
SAN
3
PHI
1
PHI
2
PHI
3
SYM
1
SYM
2
SYM
3
Pts
GOLD STAR
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Gilmour 42-4Ret2333111212331155210
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow 11-1Ret4222121113412202
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Magro 2Ret-6164442323Ret3222233178
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steel Giuliania 56-7587574534357Ret5668111
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gersekowski 84-8676665446Ret6666776102
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mat Sofi 11144454493
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryce Moore 33-32559532Ret77
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Burdon 65-1079Ret78RetDNSDNS55455788773
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roman Krumins 77-9810889Ret6574787899966
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow 54332162
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristian Lindbom 23137
NATIONAL
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steel Guiliania 56-7587574534357Ret5668228
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gersekowski 84-8676665446Ret6666776221
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Burdon 65-1079Ret78RetDNSDNS554557887162
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roman Krumins 77-9810889Ret65747878999150
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow 54332197
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (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 3 at the opening round at Winton was cancelled due to heavy rain. [5]

Note: There were no competitors in the Invitation Class at any of the seven rounds.

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