2017 Australian Formula Ford Series

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The 2017 Australian Formula Ford Series was an Australian motor racing series open to Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600 cars. [1] It was the 48th Australian Formula Ford Series and was sanctioned by the Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA).

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The series was won by Max Vidau driving a Mygale SJ1019. [2]

Race calendar

The series was contested over six rounds with three races at each round. [1]

RoundCircuitCity / stateDateWinning driver(s)
1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 4–5 March Jayden Ojeda
2 Wakefield Park Raceway Goulburn, New South Wales 1–2 AprilMax Vidau
3 Winton Motor Raceway Winton, Victoria 19–21 May Aaron Cameron
4 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 8–9 July Cameron Shields
5 Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 16–17 September Cameron Shields
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 30 September–1 October Cameron Shields

Series standings

The series was won by Max Vidau driving a Mygale SJ1019. [2]

PosDriverPts.
Formula Ford
1Max Vidau245
2 Cameron Shields 231
3 Jayden Ojeda 195
4 Hunter McElrea 189
5Liam McLellan137
6Nathan Herne132.5
7Cooper Murray130
8 Harri Jones 128
9Zachary Soutar78.5
10Adrian Lazzaro77
11Benjamin Reichstein76
12Courtney Prince73
13Jett Bennett57
14 Jordan Boys 55.5
15 Aaron Cameron 50
16Paul Zsidy41
17Nicholas Carroll33.5
18Cody Donald30.5
19Hamish Ribarits26
20 Angelo Mouzouris 23
21Lachlan Gibbons17
22Alec Limmer14
23 Bart Horsten 14
24Jackson Burton13
25Conor Nicholson8
26Jake Donaldson6
27Lachlan Mineeff6
28Ryan Bjerke5.5
29Benjamin D'Alia4
30Spencer Ackermann0
31James Burge0
32Andrew Petrou0
33Nicholas Schembri0
34Jamie Westaway0

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