Race calendar
The 2024 calendar was first announced on 23 November 2023. It consisted 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. [12]
The 2024 Giti Australian Formula Open was a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This was 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]
Tim Macrow Racing driver Ryan MacMillan won the AFO1 class title at the penultimate round of the season. Matthew Roesler (State Fleet Services) claimed the AFO2 title at the beginning of the final round, while Chris Huang, also driving for Tim Macrow Racing, won the AFO3 title by virtue of being the only competitor in the class for the first six rounds. Isaac McNeill, driving for Volante Rosso, won the AFO4 Class title after he won every race he took part in throughout the first five rounds.
The championship was structured in four classes. AFO1 encompassed all Formula 3 machinery, with several chassis and engine manufacturers represented. AFO2 catered to Toyota Racing Series, Formula Renault and older F3 cars. AFO3 served all other invitational entries, while AFO4 is reserved for Formula 4 cars. [2] [3] All cars ran on Giti tires, and all drivers and teams were Australian-registered. [4]
| Team | No. | Car | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFO1 entries | ||||
| Tim Macrow Racing | 1 | Dallara F312 | Trent Grubel | 1, 4 |
| 9 | Dallara F308/11 | Miles Bromley | 1–5, 7 | |
| Dallara F308/11 | Thomas Gallagher | 6–7 | ||
| 21 | Dallara F308/11 | Ryan MacMillan | All | |
| 22 | Dallara F308/11 | Beau Russell | 1–5 | |
| Ruff Racing | 3 | Mygale M11 | Gerrit Ruff | 1 |
| Gilmour Racing | Dallara F307 | Chris Gilmour | 5 | |
| 17 | Dallara F308/11 | Kyle Evans | All | |
| TWS Motorsport | 14 | Mygale M11 | Trent Shirvington | 3 |
| GK Racing | 23 | Dallara F304 | George Kantzios | 1–4 |
| Nathan Beer and Associates | 24 | Dallara F307 | Nathan Beer | 6–7 |
| 99 Motorsport | 99 | Dallara F308/11 | Ryan Astley | 1 |
| AFO2 entries | ||||
| State Fleet Services | 4 | Tatuus FT-50 | Matthew Roesler | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
| Team Penrite/Baker Motorsport | 12 | Dallara F399 | Rodney Baker | 6 |
| Co Machining | 21 | Dallara F302 | Graeme Holmes | 6 |
| Sydney Photo Booth Racing | 23 | Dallara F304 | Lawrence Katsidis | 6 |
| GK Racing | Dallara F304 | George Kantzios | 7 | |
| 27 | 5–6 | |||
| DiBiase Carpentry | Tatuus FT-50 | Paul DiBiase | 4 [a] , 7 | |
| Gerrit Ruff | 4 [b] | |||
| Glass Benders | 50 | Dallara F302 | Rodney Brincat | 6 |
| ARB Bundaberg | 51 | Dallara F399 | Ron Bennet | 6 |
| TCM Race Services | 53 | Tatuus FT-50 | Matthew Woodland | 1, 4 |
| Jetforms.com.au | 93 | Tatuus FT-50 | Christopher Slusarski | 1, 4, 7 |
| SMJ Plastering | 95 | Dallara F301 | Shayne Morrow | 6 |
| AFO3 entries | ||||
| Tim Macrow Racing | 16 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Chris Huang | 3–4, 7 |
| AFO4 entries | ||||
| Tim Macrow Racing | 3 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Hunter Salvatore | 7 |
| 25 | Mygale M14-F4 | Joanne Ciconte | 1 | |
| Ryan Sorensen | 5 | |||
| 43 | Mygale M14-F4 | Jayden Hamilton | 1–3, 5–7 | |
| Volante Rosso | 11 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Isaac McNeill | 1–3, 5, 7 |
| AGI Sport | 40 | Mygale M14-F4 | Tim Bodyle | 3 |
| BF Racing | 88 | Mygale M14-F4 | Lachlan Evennett | 4, 7 |
| Sources: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] | ||||
The 2024 calendar was first announced on 23 November 2023. It consisted 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. [12]
| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | AFO1 winner | AFO2 winner | AFO3 winner | AFO4 winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 |  Sandown Raceway | 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 | Winton Motor Raceway | 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 |  Sydney Motorsport Park | 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 |  The Bend Motorsport Park | 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 |  Queensland Raceway | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | George Kantzios | no entries | Isaac McNeill |
| R2 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | George Kantzios | Isaac McNeill | ||||
| R3 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | no classified finishers | Isaac McNeill | ||||
| 6 | R1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | Rodney Baker | Jayden Hamilton | |
| R2 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | Rodney Baker | Jayden Hamilton | ||||
| R3 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | George Kantzios | Jayden Hamilton | ||||
| 7 | R1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Ryan MacMillan | race cancelled following a medical emergency disrupting the event | ||||
| R2 | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | George Kantzios | Chris Huang | Isaac McNeill | |||
| R3 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | George Kantzios | no classified finishers | Lachlan Evennett | |||
Cars classified as finished in race 1 and 2 were awarded points by the following structure: [13]
| 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, awarded more points: [13]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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