2016 Australian Formula Ford Series

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The 2016 Australian Formula Ford Series is an Australian motor racing series open to Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600. [1]

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The first four rounds were sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), whereas the latter two rounds were sanctioned by the Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA).

Team and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
DYFA Projects Van Diemen RF041Dylan Fahey3
Sonic Motor Racing
Tander Sport
Hi Tech Oils		 Mygale SJ10A2Max Vidau1-2,6
Mygale SJ10194
Mygale SJ0113Courtney Prince5-6
Mygale SJ124James Westaway6
Mygale SJ10A42 Leanne Tander 1-3,5-6
Mygale SJ0104
Anglo Australian MotorsportSpirit WL113Aaron Grech2,4
Spectrum 010B 31Simon Hodges2,4
Mygale SJ0841Daniel Holihan2,4
jamescorbettart.comSpectrum 014B3James Corbett3
3 Amigos RacingMondiale4Robert Rowe2
Keith BrennanSpirit K084Keith Brennan4
Aaron Cameron Spectrum 014 5Aaron Cameron1,3
Esteel (AUST) Pty Ltd, Spectrum 012 6Paul Zsidy1,3-6
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 014 6Paul Zsidy2
30Jayden Ojeda2
Eximm / ToruaNetworks Mygale SJ0697 Hunter McElrea 1,3-4
77 Hunter McElrea 2
Plus Fitness Racing Spectrum 011B 7Chris Lazarevic2
Spectrum 0116 6
Jordan Boys Motorsport
Albury Automotive / Mygale		 Mygale SJ11A8 Jordan Boys All
Purtek Motorsport Spectrum 010 9Chris Purvis3
Zane Morse Mygale SJ2011A11Zane Morse4
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 012 12Andrew KahlAll
Spectrum 014 20Anthony Colombrita2
Ryan Suhle3-6
44Jett Bennett2,4
96Ryan Pike2
Fastlane RacingStealth S313Homan Ho1
Spectrum 014 14Peter Major1
Stealth S3-00272Samuel Dicker6
Doria Bros Transport Mygale SJ1115John Doria6
Dream Motorsport Mygale Formula Ford16Cooper Murray5-6
Lachlan Gibbons Motorsport Mygale SJ0718Lachlan GibbonsAll
Jones MotorsportSpectrum 014D21Harri Jones3,5-6
Karla Curtis Van Diemen 25Karla Curtis3
Ian GoughSpectrum 1029Ian Gough4
Jayden Ojeda Spectrum 014 30Jayden Ojeda4
Raceworks/SMS Diesel/VHT
P.Zsidy		 Spectrum 014 31Jayden Ojeda1,3,5-6
MNM Motorsport/Velgen Wheels Van Diemen 32Mitchell Maddren3
Jake Donaldson Racing/Listec Race CarsListec WIL 01335Jake Donaldson2,4
Ultimate Power SteeringVector TF9436Gary Goulding3
Automobility/EMESpectrum 01044Scott Andrews5
Wilson Security/Frontier
Parkinson Group		Spectrum 011C48Nicholas Carroll1,5-6
95Adrian Lazzaro3-6
Listec Race CarsListec WIL-0553Mark Lowing2
Dependable Sheds Mygale 73 Cameron Shields 4
Donate LifeSwift 93F80Jason Liddell2,4
BF Racing Van Diemen 80Sam Sewell3
Mygale SJ12A99Will Brown4
Reichstein Motorsport
Caleb Rayner		 Mygale SJ1585Ben Reichstein1-2,5
Spectrum 012B 6
Cadohaven Drainage P/L Van Diemen RF9186Shane Baumer2,4
Lucas Filkotzias Mygale 90Lucas Filkotzias1
Robert Power Mygale SJ08A92Robert Power3
Thomas Corbett Van Diemen 93Thomas Corbett3
Hobbs MotorsportComtec Spirit K0894Jake Hobbs1-5
Melbourne Satellites / Spectrum Spectrum 014 95Adrian Lazzaro1-2
Lazzaaro Motorsport
Jimbaran Engineering P/L Spectrum 96Ryan Pike3
Liam McLeelan Mygale SJ1397Liam McLeelan1,6
John ConnellyComtec Spirit K0899John Connelly1
Will Brown Mygale SJ12A99 Will Brown 2-3,5-6

Race calendar

The series is being contested over six rounds with three races at each round. [2] All races were held in Australia.

RoundCircuitCity / stateDateWinning driver(s)
1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 1–3 April Leanne Tander
2 Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 28–29 May Will Brown
3 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 29–31 July Will Brown
4 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 20–21 August Leanne Tander
5 Winton Motor Raceway Winton, Victoria 24–25 September Jordan Boys
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 26–27 November Will Brown

Series standings

Pos.Driver SAN SMP QLD WAK WIN PHI Pts.
1 Leanne Tander 12112521442211221523267
2 Will Brown 111311618235111255
3 Jordan Boys 46436115Ret31046112335214
4 Jayden Ojeda 212433RetRetRet133Ret434136193
5Adrian Lazzaro31135976521287396984176
6Lachlan Gibbons54877510108352151111141112139
7Andrew Kahl10Ret582Ret22Ret11724RetRetRet1010127
8Max Vidau63761465134768111
9 Hunter McElrea 910111011129878141078
10Ryan Suhle1199910988713121176
11Harri Jones8667109109970
12Ryan Pike24443Ret66
13Cooper MurrayRet5464261
14Ben ReichsteinRet5171788661417171456
15Liam McLellan8Ret925751
16Nicholas Carroll1291097811201547
17Paul ZsidyDNS1315181514121110161514Ret121219191844
18Aaron CameronRetDNS677539
19 Cameron Shields 46533
20Jett Bennett11121314121328
21Peter Major781221
22Zane Morse21
23Courtney Prince10151015141918
24Lucas Filkotzias1171317
25Jamie Westaway871717
26Homan Ho1312149
27Sam Dicker1218137
28Chris Lazarevic1815161
29Luke ElleryDNSDNSDNS0
30John Doria1616Ret0

Australian Formula Ford 1600 Series

Pos.Driver SAN SMP QLD WAK WIN PHI Pts.
1Jake Hobbs1514161419171618161818Ret1114Ret212121273
2Dan Holihan212118212018222322136
3Jason Liddell2022Ret23232082
4Brendan Jones20222056
5Ian Gough15221654
6James Corbett13131547
7Tony Chapman15151242
8Bob Power14161341
9Scott AndrewsRet131341
10John Blanchard23242336
11Chris Purvis19171431
12Mitch MaddrenRet121130
13Gary Goulding20201724
14John Connelly14RetDNS21
15Dave Boulton19
16Sam SewellDNS14Ret14
17Karla Curtis18RetDNS10
18Tom CorbettRetRetDNS1
19Dylan FaheyDNSDNSDNS0

NOTE: Because of age restrictions, Will Brown, who finished second, claimed the Andersen Promotions Road to Indy Shootout prize.

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References

  1. ↑ "technical". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. ↑ http://formulaford.org.au/COMPETITION/CALENDAR Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine "
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