2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. [1] It was the 42nd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 19th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship was contested over an eight-round series which began on 17 March 2011 at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit and ended on 13 November at Symmons Plains Raceway. [1] Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the series, which was officially known as the "2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship for the Ford Fiesta Cup". [1]

Sonic Motor Racing Services driver Cameron Waters dominated the championship with a winning margin of 74 points over second placed Jack Le Brocq. Waters recorded seven race wins to Le Brocq's four, whilst third placed Nick Foster won six races. Other race winners were Matthew Brabham, who only contested a partial season in 2011, Daniel Erickson, Tom Williamson in the factory-supported Spectrum, Trent Harrison and Liam Sager.

Teams and drivers

Nick Foster (Mygale SJ011a) placed 3rd in the championship Mygale SJ011a of Nick Foster.JPG
Nick Foster (Mygale SJ011a) placed 3rd in the championship
Garry Jacobson (Mygale SJ08a) placed 6th in the championship Mygale SJ08a of Garry Jacobson.JPG
Garry Jacobson (Mygale SJ08a) placed 6th in the championship
Nick Cassidy (Mygale SJ11a) placed 14th in the championship Mygale SJ11a of Nick Cassidy.JPG
Nick Cassidy (Mygale SJ11a) placed 14th in the championship

The following teams and drivers contested the 2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered, excepting Nick Cassidy and Andre Heimgartner, who were New Zealander-registered.

TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ11a2Nicholas Foster
Mygale SJ10a3 Cameron Waters
Mygale SJ08a4 Garry Jacobson
Mygale SJ10a83 Matthew Brabham
Evans Motorsport Group Mygale SJ11A5 Nick Cassidy
Jordan Lloyd
Andre Borell
Mygale SJ10A6Adam Graham
6Andre Borell
Mygale SJ11A7Elliot Barbour
Mygale SJ10A66Jesse Fenech
Mygale SJ11A94Jordan Lloyd
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Mygale SJ10a7Elliott Barbour
Mygale SJ11a8Tom Williamson
Mygale SJ10a11Callum Mitchell
Mygale SJ11a12Trent Harrison
49 Jack Le Brocq [2]
54Jon Collins
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 0128Tom Williamson
23Daniel Erickson
27 Shae Davies
66Jesse Fenech
66Daniel Erickson
Spectrum 012b77Caleb Rayner
Spectrum 011d99Daniel Ramerman
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 01210Liam Sager
Spectrum 011c17Sam Power
27 Shae Davies
Spectrum 01262Mathew Hart
TandersportStealth S311D15Rhett Noonan
16Peter Major
Anglo Motorsport Mygale SJ10a18Jonathan Venter
Richter Racing Spectrum 011b21Dylan Richter
Team BRM Mygale SJ09a30Tom Goess
31 Andre Heimgartner
Mygale SJ11a41 Simon Hodge
National Surgical Mygale SJ09a32Jon Mills
M. Roesler Services Spectrum 011c36Matthew Roesler
Pick and Payless Mygale SJ0737Josh Hunter
Mike O’Donnell Racing Spectrum 011b39Mike O’Donnell
Race Solutions Mygale SJ11a42Samantha Reid
Brad Jones Racing Mygale SJ09a69Zac Schonberger
Listec Race CarsListec WiL 01395Glenn Welch

Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford Duratec engines, as mandated by the 2011 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations. [3]

Calendar

All races were held in Australia.

RoundCircuitDateRound winnerCar
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit [4] 18–20 MarchTom Williamson Spectrum 012
2 Winton Motor Raceway 20–22 May Matthew Brabham Mygale SJ10a
3 Eastern Creek Raceway 15–17 July Cameron Waters Mygale SJ10a
4 Queensland Raceway 19–21 August Cameron Waters Mygale SJ10a
5 Sandown Raceway 9–11 September Jack Le Brocq Mygale SJ11a
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 16–18 September Cameron Waters Mygale SJ10a
7 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 21–23 October Jack Le Brocq Mygale SJ11a
8 Symmons Plains Raceway 11–13 NovemberNick Foster Mygale SJ11a

Note: Round 1 was contested over two races and all other rounds were contested over three races.

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 Ade 1 Ade 2 Win 1 Win 2 Win 3 Eas 1 Eas 2 Eas 3 Qld 1 Qld 2 Qld 3 San 1 San 2 San 3 Phi 1 Phi 2 Phi 3 Sur 1 Sur 2 Sur 3 Sym 1 Sym 2 Sym 3 Points
Penalty
Points [5]
1 Cameron Waters 1Ret3121123314413222Ret521Ret331
2 Jack Le Brocq 14873422Ret418322134131134Ret-5257
3Nick Foster2Ret42154511Ret21114653RetRet3121-15251
4Tom Williamson311713653415105854236432895-10201
5Trent Harrison74Ret10334311RetRetRet73414RetRetRet5106156
6 Garry Jacobson 46249665856238Ret115RetDNSDNS-5137
7Liam SagerDSQ75658RetDNS583Ret9777111212777-10130
8Daniel Erickson7Ret96811167988433104
9 Matthew Brabham 15122751012-595
10 Shae Davies RetRet87141210966RetDNS1213989546Ret5293
11Mathew HartDSQ9614RetRet14121074RetRet9109876Ret664-1070
12Jesse Fenech52109Ret109656511Ret10-564
13Tom Goess8Ret16198161213654-1523
14 Nick Cassidy 6322
15Andre Borell124Ret109917
16Adam Graham121191512778-513
17John Hunter98712
18Sam Power1612877-511
19Peter Major115DNSDNSDNS10
20Simon Hodge101469
Jonathan Venter10889
Elliot Barbour22Ret12121615131716Ret127Ret108RetRet111010Ret1110-59
23Jordan Lloyd13Ret79131117Ret178
24 Andre Heimgartner 10Ret118101311116
Caleb Rayner91315111711Ret1413910Ret10Ret6
26Daniel Ramerman11Ret1416Ret1916161412Ret9111212DNSRet2
Callum Mitchell912Ret2
28Samantha Reid13101
Jon Collins1715101813141
Zac Schonberger19151817131711130
Jon Mills181414Ret12140
Greg Holloway1313130
Glenn Welch14Ret150
Dylan Richter21160
Michael O'Donnell17Ret0
Matthew Roesler20Ret0
#Rhett Noonan181419181118Ret18Ret13Ret12111111139-20-18
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)

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