2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. [1] It was the 43rd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 20th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship was contested over an eight round series which began on 16 March at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 18 November at Winton Motor Raceway. [1] Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the series, which was officially known as the "2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship for the Ford Fiesta Cup". [1]

Contents

The championship was won by Jack Le Brocq driving a Mygale SJ12A for the CAMS Rising Stars / Minda Motorsport team.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.

TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ12A2 Garry Jacobson
Mygale SJ11A3Rhett Noonan
Mygale SJ08A4 Anton de Pasquale
21
Anglo Motorsport Mygale SJ10A6Jonathan Venter
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 0147 Shae Davies
Spectrum 01219Ash Quiddington
44Scott Andrews
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 01410Scott Andrews
Spectrum 01410Liam Sager
Spectrum 01222 Matt Campbell
Spectrum 01427Sam Power
62Mathew Hart
Evans Motorsport Group Mygale SJ10A12Liam Sager
Mygale SJ10A48Jake Fouracre
Mygale SJ06A88Greg Holloway
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Mygale SJ11A14 Macauley Jones
Mygale SJ12A49 Jack Le Brocq
Mygale SJ11A96David Sera
Super Charge Batteries Spectrum 011b17Luke Fraser
Crabtrees Real Estate Mygale SJ07A20Gavin Dumas
Richter Racing Spectrum 011b21Dylan Richter
Team BRM Mygale SJ12A30Tom Goess
Mygale SJ09A32Jon Mills
Mygale SJ11A41 Simon Hodge
Mygale SJ12A
State Fleet Services Spectrum 011c36Matthew Roesler
BF Racing Mygale SJ11A94Jordan Lloyd

All cars were fitted with a 1600cc Ford Duratec engine, as required by the regulations. [2]

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round. [3] All races were held in Australia.

RoundCircuitDateRound winnerCar
1 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit [4] 15–18 March Jack Le Brocq Mygale SJ12A
2 Symmons Plains Raceway 30 March–1 April Garry Jacobson Mygale SJ12A
3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 18–20 May Jack Le Brocq Mygale SJ12A
4 Townsville Street Circuit 6–8 July Jack Le Brocq Mygale SJ12A
5 Queensland Raceway 3–5 AugustMathew Hart Spectrum 014
6 Sandown Raceway 14–16 September Garry Jacobson Mygale SJ12A
7 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst 4–7 October Jack Le Brocq Mygale SJ12A
8 Winton Motor Raceway 16–18 November Anton de Pasquale Mygale SJ08A

Points system

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. [3] Driver [3] MEL 1 MEL 2 MEL 3 SYM 1 SYM 2 SYM 3 PHI 1 PHI 2 PHI 3 TOW 1 TOW 2 TOW 3 QLD 1 QLD 2 QLD 3 SAN 1 SAN 2 SAN 3 BAT 1 BAT 2 BAT 3 WIN 1 WIN 2 WIN 3 Pen. [3] Points [3]
1 Jack Le Brocq 121445311111223312111422406
2Mathew Hart2152221527Ret211124Ret272244330
3 Garry Jacobson 332114243RetDNSDNS432121DNSDNSDNS239
4 Shae Davies DNSRetRet331525RetRet5344433DNSDNSDNS555202
5 Macauley Jones 7Ret1210Ret846435RetRet55865954333173
6Sam PowerRet547Ret797Ret424Ret66977325986-5159
7 Anton de Pasquale 7985RetRet584533111157
8 Simon Hodge 6789RetDNS1086233978710118Ret9Ret10Ret-1091
9Jonathan Venter443548411782
10Liam Sager8Ret66631046−558
11Rhett Noonan11Ret987961110Ret6Ret8Ret91199121011778−553
12 Matt Campbell 6766Ret12691041
13Tom GoessRet81155632
14Scott Andrews967837−1030
15Trent Harrison65626
16Luke Marquis66722
=David SeraRet10910127101181168−522
18Jordan Lloyd791078Ret18
19Jake Fouracre591312
20Greg HollowayRet1114DNS8710
21Hamish Hardeman12Ret10812115
21Jayden Wallis10995
23Dylan Richter1010Ret1110Ret1414132
24Ash QuiddingtonRetRet10Ret811111110−5−1
Gavin DumasRet12150
Jon Mills12Ret160
Luke FraserRet11130
Sam Breen1312120
William HallDNS13131312120
Matthew Roesler1513140
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: The driver who attained pole position for race one of the round is indicated by bold font applied to his race one result.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations As archived at and retrieved from www.webcitation.org on 13 December 2012
  2. Specification of Automobiles - Formula Ford As archived at and retrieved from www.webcitation.org on 14 December 2012
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship Pointscore (24 poinstcorers only) Archived at and retrieved from www.webcitation.org on 14 December 2012
  4. "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 18/03/2012 2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.