2005 Australian Formula 4000 Championship

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The 2005 Australian Formula 4000 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 4000 racing cars. [1]

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the official governing body of motor sport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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This was the first title to be contested under the Australian Formula 4000 Championship name although the category had competed for the Australian Drivers' Championship under its previous Formula Holden and Formula Brabham names from 1989 to 2002 and then as Formula 4000 in 2003 and 2004.

The Australian Drivers' Championship was a motor racing championship contested annually from 1957 to 2014 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. From 2005 to 2014 this category was Formula 3 and the championship was promoted as the Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship. Each year, the winner was awarded the CAMS Gold Star.

Calendar

The title was contested over a six round series with two races per round. [2]

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit race track

The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956.

Victoria (Australia) State in Australia

Victoria is a state in south-eastern Australia. Victoria is Australia's smallest mainland state and its second-most populous state overall, thus making it the most densely populated state overall. Most of its population lives concentrated in the area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, which includes the metropolitan area of its state capital and largest city, Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. Geographically the smallest state on the Australian mainland, Victoria is bordered by Bass Strait and Tasmania to the south, New South Wales to the north, the Tasman Sea to the east, and South Australia to the west.

Queensland Raceway motorsport track in Australia

Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located at Willowbank in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, drifting as well as club level racing and ride days.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race. [2] A bonus point was allocated to the driver setting pole position at each round and to the driver achieving the fastest lap in each race. [2]

Results

PosDriverNo.Car [3] Entrant [3] R1/QR1/R1R1/R2R2/QR2/R1R2/R2R3/QR3/R1R3/R2R4/QR4/R1R4/R2R5/QR5/R1R5/R2R6/QR6/R1R6/R2Total [4]
1Peter Hackett1 Reynard 96D Holden Ralt Australia----122012021-21211202112121201
2Ty Hanger48 Reynard 95D Holden Pluim Interiors112-12116-161511515-1615-1515174 [5]
3Derek Pingel8 Reynard 95D Holden Aust Lifestyle Management-1515-1512-810-812----1512122
4Ben Crighton2 Reynard 95D Holden Ralt Australia-812-610----10--1010---66
5Terry Clearihan27 Reynard 92D Holden NNS / Braddon Automart-10--10--104----48-6-52
6Les Crampton74 Reynard 97D Holden Hocking Motorsport-6-----38-48----8643
7Neil McFadyen1 Reynard 96D Holden John Herman-2121---------------42
8Mark West50 Reynard 98D Holden Just Parts Magazine----------6--83--1027
9Ash Lowe18 Lola T93-50 Holden Archerfield Speed Karts-------1212---------24
 Christian Murchison74 Reynard 97D Holden Hocking Motorsport-------------1212---24
11Sam Dale12 Reynard 94D Holden Mumbo Racing-----8-62--------824
12Stephen Borness17 Reynard 96D Holden Mantis Racing-------------36-10423
13Ricky Occhipinti32 Reynard 97D Holden Ricky Occhipinti----------1210------22
14Chris Farrell17 Reynard 96D Holden Mantis Racing----46-46---------20
15Ray Hanger44 Reynard 92D Holden Ray Hanger-4---4-23---------13
16Bob Muir77 Reynard 94D Holden Guardian Loan-------------64---10
17Bob Power48 Ralt RT23 Holden NJIS Party Hire----8-------------8
18Matthew Fox24 Reynard 91D Holden Mumbo Racing----------------437
19Brendan Julius24 Reynard Holden Mumbo Racing-------------22---4
20Mark Ellis17 Reynard 96D Holden Christopher Farrell----------3-------3

Notes and references

  1. ↑ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 2005, CAMS Australian Championships, page 17-2
  2. 1 2 3 2005 Australian Formula 4000 Championship Sporting Regulations [ dead link ] Retrieved from web.archive.org on 23 January 2010
  3. 1 2 2005 Race Results Archive Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 23 January 2010
  4. ↑ Retrieved from www.f4000.com on 25 November 2005 - URL no longer valid
  5. ↑ Total points have been adjusted to include the three bonus points earned by Hanger for Pole Positions achieved at Rounds 1,2 & 4 but omitted from championship results published at www.f4000.com

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