2015 Australian Formula Ford Series

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The 2015 Australian Formula Ford Series was an Australian motor racing series open to Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600 cars. [1] The series was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) [1] with the Formula Ford Association Inc appointed as the Category Manager. [1] It was the second Australian Formula Ford Series to be staged [2] following the withdrawal of national championship status from the Australian Formula Ford Championship at the end of 2013.

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The series was won by Cameron Hill, driving a Mygale SJ10a.

Race calendar

Leanne Tander (Mygale SJ10a) placed 10th in the series Leanne Tander Formula Ford 2015.JPG
Leanne Tander (Mygale SJ10a) placed 10th in the series

The series was contested over six rounds with three races per round. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] Date [3]
1 Sandown Raceway 27–29 March
2 Phillip Island 22–24 May
3 Winton Motor Raceway 12–14 June
4 Sydney Motorsport Park 3–5 July
5 Queensland Raceway 7–9 August
6 Wakefield Park 16–18 October

Categories

Cars competed in two categories: [2]

Points system

Points were awarded within each category on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race. [1] In addition, one point was awarded to the driver achieving the fastest lap time in qualifying in each category in each round. [1]

Series standings

Australian Formula Ford Series

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [3] Car [3] [4] Points [3] [4]
1Cameron Hill11 Mygale SJ10a 306
2Christian Morina4 Mygale SJ12 238
3 Luis Leeds 26 Mygale SJ13a 211
4Thomas Maxwell2 Mygale SJ13a 191
5Mitch Martin38 Spectrum 014 177
6Jake Spencer39 Mygale SJ12 167
7Adrian Lazzaro95 Spectrum 011 157
8Benjamin Reichstein3 Mygale SJ15a 85
9 William Brown 23 Mygale SJ12a 78
10 Leanne Tander 42 Mygale SJ10a 75
11 Caitlin Wood 20 Spectrum 014 61
12Andew Kahl12 Spectrum 012 57
13Damon Strongman5 Mygale SJ11 56
14Paul Zsidy6 Spectrum 012 56
15Luke King23 Mygale SJ09 56
16Nick Ellen24 Spectrum 012 52
17Hamish Hardeman10 Mygale SJ10a 39
18James Crozier21 Spectrum 014 35
19Jayden Ojeda31 Spectrum 014 34
20 Cameron Shields 73 Mygale SJ01 28
21Taylor Cockerton23 Mygale SJ12a 25
22Tim Hamilton87 Spectrum 011B 25
23Ryan Pike99 Spectrum 014 12
24Greg Holloway88 Spectrum 014 12

Australian Formula Ford 1600 Series

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [3] Car [3] [4] Points [3]
1Cameron Walters7 Mygale SJ07 239
2Jimmy Bailey96 Spectrum 06B 205
3Luke Ellery98 Spectrum 06B 194
4Robert Power92 Mygale SJ08a 84
5Dan Hoilhan41 Mygale SJ08a 82
6Hamish Hardeman10 Spectrum 010B 52
7James Corbett13 Spectrum 014B 47
8David Harrington44 Spectrum 010 40
9James Garley1 Mygale SJ01a 23
10Jack Atley35 Spectrum 010 12

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