The 2024 Giti Australian Formula Open is a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This is the second season of the championship, founded by two-time Australian Gold Star winner Tim Macrow in 2023 as a direct successor to the Australian Formula 3 championship. [1]
The championship is structured in four classes. AFO1 encompasses all Formula 3 machinery, with several chassis and engine manufacturers represented. AFO2 caters to Toyota Racing Series, Formula Renault and older F3 cars. AFO3 serves all other invitational entries, while AFO4 is reserved for Formula 4 cars. [2] [3] All cars run on Giti tires, and all drivers and teams are Australian-registered. [4]
Team | No. | Car | Driver | Rounds |
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AFO1 entries | ||||
Tim Macrow Racing | 1 | Dallara F312 | Trent Grubel | 1, 4 |
9 | Dallara F308/11 | Miles Bromley | 1–4 | |
21 | Dallara F308/11 | Ryan MacMillan | 1–4 | |
22 | Dallara F308/11 | Beau Russell | 1–4 | |
Ruff Racing | 3 | Mygale M11 | Gerrit Ruff | 1 |
TWS Motorsport | 14 | Mygale M11 | Trent Shirvington | 3 |
Gilmour Racing | 17 | Dallara F308/11 | Kyle Evans | 1–4 |
GK Racing | 23 | Dallara F304 | George Kantzios | 1–4 |
99 Motorsport | 99 | Dallara F308/11 | Ryan Astley | 1 |
AFO2 entries | ||||
State Fleet Services | 4 | Tatuus FT-50 | Matthew Roesler | 1–2, 4 |
DiBiase Carpentry | 27 | Tatuus FT-50 | Paul DiBiase | 4 [lower-alpha 1] |
Gerrit Ruff | ||||
TCM Race Services | 53 | Tatuus FT-50 | Matthew Woodland | 1, 4 |
Jetforms.com.au | 93 | Tatuus FT-50 | Christopher Slusarski | 1, 4 |
AFO3 entries | ||||
Tim Macrow Racing | 16 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Chris Huang | 3–4 |
AFO4 entries | ||||
Volante Rosso | 11 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Isaac McNeill | 1–3 |
Tim Macrow Racing | 25 | Mygale M14-F4 | Joanne Ciconte | 1 |
43 | Mygale M14-F4 | Jayden Hamilton | 1–3 | |
AGI Sport | 40 | Mygale M14-F4 | Tim Bodyle | 3 |
BF Racing | 88 | Mygale M14-F4 | Lachlan Evennett | 4 |
Sources: [5] [6] [7] [8] |
The 2024 calendar was first announced on 23 November 2023. It is planned to consist of seven rounds across six circuits mainly situated in southeast Australia, one more than in 2023 as a second round at Sydney Motorsport Park was added. [9]
Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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1 | R1 | ![]() Melbourne, Victoria | 10 February | SpeedSeries TCR Australia Touring Car Series National Trans Am Series Australian Production Cars | |
R2 | 11 February | ||||
R3 | |||||
2 | R1 | ![]() Winton, Victoria | 27 April | NSW State Championships NSW Formula Car Championship Australian Formula Ford Series RX8 Cup Australia | |
R2 | 28 April | ||||
R3 | |||||
3 | R1 | ![]() Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 25 May | ||
R2 | 26 May | ||||
R3 | |||||
4 | R1 | ![]() Tailem Bend, South Australia | 8 June | Formula 4 Australian Championship Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Radical Cup Australia Australian Prototype Series | |
R2 | 9 June | ||||
R3 | |||||
5 | R1 | ![]() Willowbank, Queensland | 2–4 August | Shannons Speed Series | |
R2 | |||||
R3 | |||||
6 | R1 | ![]() Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 18–20 October | GT World Challenge Australia TCR Australia Touring Car Series GT4 Australia Series Radical Cup Australia | |
R2 | |||||
R3 | |||||
7 | R1 | ![]() Ventnor, Victoria | 28–30 November | Island Magic | |
R2 | |||||
R3 |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | AFO1 winner | AFO2 winner | AFO3 winner | AFO4 winner | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | R1 | ![]() | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | Christopher Slusarski | no entries | Isaac McNeill |
R2 | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | Matthew Roesler | Isaac McNeill | ||||
R3 | Ryan MacMillan | Kyle Evans | Christopher Slusarski | Isaac McNeill | ||||
2 | R1 | ![]() | Ryan MacMillan | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | Matthew Roesler | Isaac McNeill | |
R2 | Ryan MacMillan | Miles Bromley | Matthew Roesler | Isaac McNeill | ||||
R3 | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | Matthew Roesler | Isaac McNeill | ||||
3 | R1 | ![]() | Beau Russell | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | no entries | Chris Huang | Isaac McNeill |
R2 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | no classified finishers | Isaac McNeill | ||||
R3 | Ryan MacMillan | Miles Bromley | Chris Huang | Isaac McNeill | ||||
4 | R1 | ![]() | Ryan MacMillan | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | Christopher Slusarski | Chris Huang | Lachlan Evennett |
R2 | Trent Grubel | Beau Russell | Christopher Slusarski | Chris Huang | Lachlan Evennett | |||
R3 | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | Christopher Slusarski | Chris Huang | Lachlan Evennett | |||
5 | R1 | ![]() | ||||||
R2 | ||||||||
R3 | ||||||||
6 | R1 | ![]() | ||||||
R2 | ||||||||
R3 | ||||||||
7 | R1 | ![]() | ||||||
R2 | ||||||||
R3 |
Cars classified as finished in race 1 and 2 are awarded points by the following structure: [10]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | R1 PP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The third race of the weekend, the longer Feature Race, awards more points: [10]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Standings by class
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
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