2013 Australian Drivers' Championship

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2013 Australian Drivers' Championship
Drivers' Champion: Tim Macrow
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The 2013 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title, the winner of which was awarded the 2013 CAMS Gold Star. It was the 57th Australian Drivers' Championship and the ninth to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. The championship began on 29 March at the Mount Panorama Circuit and ended on 17 November at Sandown Raceway after seven rounds across five different states and territories. Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship. [1]

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With nine victories and nine second places, Tim Macrow won his second Australian Drivers' Championship title by 32 points ahead of seven-time race winner John Magro, while Nick Foster rounded out the top three placings, with two race victories to his name. The only other race winners during the season were Nathan Morcom and James Winslow, who each won a race at the Mount Panorama round.

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series. [2]

RoundCircuitDateFormatWinning driverCar
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit 29–31 MarchTwo races James Winslow Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
2 Flag of Tasmania.svg Symmons Plains Raceway 5–7 AprilThree races Tim Macrow Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
3 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway 14–15 JuneThree races Nick Foster Mygale M08 Mercedes-Benz
4 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park 12–14 JulyThree races John Magro Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
5 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway 2–4 AugustThree races Tim Macrow Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island 20–22 SeptemberThree races John Magro Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
7 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway 15–17 NovemberThree races John Magro Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2013 Australian Drivers' Championship.

TeamClassChassisEngineNo.DriverRounds
Team BRM Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow 1
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow 2–7
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Magro All
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Oon 1–6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Hodge 7
Mygale M085 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster All
R-Tek MotorsportGold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom 1–5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq 6
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steel Giuliana 1–4
National Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood All
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Collins All
Astuti MotorsportGold Star Dallara F307 Sodemo-Renault 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBride 1
Gilmour Racing National Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 16 Flag of South Africa.svg Arrie Maree All
Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gersekowski All
Tim Macrow RacingGold Star Dallara F307 Spiess-Opel 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow 1
Erebus Academy Gold Star Mygale M08 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq 1–2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner 3
Harvest MotorsportGold Star Mygale M08 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aiden Wright 6
AGI SportNational Dallara F304 Renault 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Gotch 4
BF RacingGold Star Dallara F308 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 93 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Cooper 1–3

Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of three classes: [1]

Points system

Outright championship points were awarded as follows: [1]

Points towards the National Class award were allocated on the same basis as used for the outright championship. [1]

Results

Australian Drivers' Championship

Pos.Driver [3] BAT
1
BAT
2
SYM
1
SYM
2
SYM
3
HID
1
HID
2
HID
3
SMP
1
SMP
2
SMP
3
QLD
1
QLD
2
QLD
3
PHI
1
PHI
2
PHI
3
SAN
1
SAN
2
SAN
3
Pts [3]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Macrow DNSDNS111122222111212221238
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Magro 2554365Ret111544121112206
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster 6366621134DSQ252Ret43Ret3Ret150
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gersekowski 11107554435643254RetDNS744118
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Oon 5111089334639433555104
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Morcom 4137756645366695
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq 3943433466
8 Flag of South Africa.svg Arrie Maree 868910798108879Ret86657DNS56
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Hazelwood 1079Ret11810989798897768655
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steel Giuliania 124222RetDNSDNS7Ret653
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Collins 9RetRet1012RetRetDNS971087778846551
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow 1227.5
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Hodge 35326
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner 97514
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Cooper RetDNS11Ret8Ret8710
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBride 785.5
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aiden Wright 6RetDNS5
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Gotch 1110112
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Race 2 at the Mount Panorama round was stopped due to rain after eight of the scheduled thirteen laps had been completed and half points were awarded. [4]

National Class

The National Class award was won by Arrie Maree (247 points) from Todd Hazelwood (214.5), Jon Collins (192) and Nathan Gotch (24). [3]

Invitation Class

No drivers earned points in the Invitation Class at any round. [3]

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