2008 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 2008 Australian Formula Ford Championship
was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford
racing cars . The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.
Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race and a bonus point was awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.
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Australian Formula Ford Championship
The Australian Formula Ford Championship is a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It has been held annually since 1970, originally as a national series, and later as the 'Driver-to-Europe' series...
was a CAMS
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford
Formula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
racing cars . The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.
Race calendar and results
- Round 1, Eastern Creek International RacewayEastern Creek RacewayEastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek , New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the...
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 7–9 March - Round 2, Wakefield Park RacewayWakefield ParkWakefield Park is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after Charles Cheers Wakefield, the founder of Castrol Oil...
, New South Wales, 4–6 April - Round 3, Sandown International Motor RacewaySandown RacewaySandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...
, VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 7–9 June - Round 4, Hidden Valley RacewayHidden Valley RacewayHidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The race track is used as a round of the V8 Supercar series...
, Northern TerritoryNorthern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, 4–6 July - Round 5, Queensland RacewayQueensland RacewayQueensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....
, Ipswich, QueenslandIpswich, QueenslandIpswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
, 18–20 July - Round 6, Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island Grand Prix CircuitThe Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...
, Victoria, 12–14 September - Round 7, Symmons Plains International Raceway, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, 21–23 September - Round 8, Oran Park Motorsport CircuitOran Park RacewayOran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
, New South Wales, 5–7 December
Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race and a bonus point was awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.
Drivers' championship standings
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
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1 | Paul Laskazeski | 7 | Spectrum Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... 011b Ford |
Synergy Motorsport | 42 | 35 | 57 | 48 | 40 | 51 | 33 | 36 | 342 |
2 | Nick Percat Nick Percat Nick Percat is an Australian racing driver and reigning Bathurst 1000 champion. Percat currently races V8 Supercars in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series driving a Holden Commodore for Walkinshaw Performance supported Jay Motorsport team... |
2 | Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... SJ07A Ford |
Walkinshaw Performance Walkinshaw Performance Walkinshaw Performance, is an automotive company, involved in motor racing and the production of high performance sporting cars for regular road use... |
37 | 24 | - | 60 | 61 | 16 | 54 | 22 | 274 |
3 | Kristian Lindbom | 4 | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services Sonic Motor Racing Services Sonic Motor Racing Services is a V8 Supercar team that is competing in the second-tier Australian V8 Supercar series, the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series and Australia's largest open wheeler category Formula Ford, competing in both the Australian Formula Ford Championship and the Victorian Formula Ford... |
- | 52 | 24 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 32 | 26 | 222 |
4 | Daniel Erickson | 23 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... |
28 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 24 | 36 | 198 |
5 | Ben Morley | 43 | Spectrum 011c Ford | Club Icon | 46 | 26 | 16 | 35 | 26 | 2 | - | - | 151 |
6 | Adam Graham | 66 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Britek Motorsport Britek Motorsport Britek Motorsport is an Australian V8 Supercar motor racing team. Established in 2005 under the ownership of Bathurst 1000 winning driver Jason Bright, they have struggled in their first two seasons due to testing and licensing restrictions... Scholarship |
24 | 18 | 40 | 28 | 36 | - | - | - | 146 |
7 | Scott Pye Scott Pye Scott Robert Pye is an Australian racing driver. He won the 2010 British Formula Ford Championship.-Australia:... |
19 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... |
4 | 20 | 46 | 34 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 18 | 137 |
8 | Bradley Lowe | 41 | Spectrum 011c Ford | Lowe Earthmoving | 54 | - | 8 | - | 18 | 19 | - | - | 99 |
9 | Jake Chapman | 98 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... |
8 | - | 38 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 1 | - | 90 |
10 | Robert Storey | 16 | Comtec Spirit WL07 Ford | Anglo Australian Motorsport | 4 | 34 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 52 |
11 | Chaz Mostert | 15 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Howard Racing | - | 2 | - | -5 | - | 13 | 20 | 20 | 50 |
12 | Blake Varney | 77 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Autobarn Virginia | 22 | 15 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 45 |
Ben Walter | 25 | Spectrum 011c Ford | Britek Motorsport Britek Motorsport Britek Motorsport is an Australian V8 Supercar motor racing team. Established in 2005 under the ownership of Bathurst 1000 winning driver Jason Bright, they have struggled in their first two seasons due to testing and licensing restrictions... Scholarship |
- | - | 2 | 10 | - | 22 | 11 | - | 45 | |
14 | Martin Swindells | 63 | Spectrum 011c Ford | Britek Motorsport Britek Motorsport Britek Motorsport is an Australian V8 Supercar motor racing team. Established in 2005 under the ownership of Bathurst 1000 winning driver Jason Bright, they have struggled in their first two seasons due to testing and licensing restrictions... Scholarship |
- | 16 | 9 | - | - | 14 | - | - | 39 |
15 | Ryan Simpson | 16 | Spectrum 011c Ford | Parramatta Smash Repair | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 14 | 34 |
16 | Glen Wood | 66 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Minda Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 5 | 29 |
17 | Scott Auld | 27 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Howard Racing | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 27 |
18 | Trent Harrison | 30 | Mygale SJ08A Ford | Monza Motors | 8 | 6 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 24 |
19 | Nathan Morcom | 71 | Spectrum 011d Ford | CAMS Rising Star Borland Racing Developments Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.... |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 22 |
20 | Lucas Dumbrell | 4 | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Aust. Dealer Insurance | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 16 |
21 | Andrew Waite | 26 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Minda Motorsport | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 |
22 | Nicholas Foster | 13 | Van Diemen Van Diemen Van Diemen International, Ltd. is a British race car manufacturer based in Snetterton, Norfolk, England.The company has a reputation for high-volume production runs of its cars, the most well-known of which is its series of Formula Ford chassis, which have been at the forefront of that class of... RF04 Ford Mygale SJ08A Ford |
Steeline Metal Framing Systems | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 13 |
23 | Cameron Spence | 35 | Spectrum 011c Ford | Rob Spence Motosport | - | - | 1 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 9 |
24 | Chris Goodman | 43 | Spectrum 011c Ford | Precision Automotive | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 |
25 | Nicolas Tanti | 14 | Comtec Spirit WL06 Ford | Anglo Australian Motorsport | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
26 | Jesse Dixon | 26 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Britek Motorsport Britek Motorsport Britek Motorsport is an Australian V8 Supercar motor racing team. Established in 2005 under the ownership of Bathurst 1000 winning driver Jason Bright, they have struggled in their first two seasons due to testing and licensing restrictions... Scholarship |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Ray Chamberlain | 8 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | R Chamberlain | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
28 | Robert Munnerley | 12 | Mygale SJ06A Ford | CXC Consultants Exchange | -9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -8 |
Note:
- Race 1 of Round 8 was abandoned after an accident and no championship points were awarded.
- Nick Percat's Round 6 total includes a 20 point penalty for a driving infringement
- Jack Chapman’s Round 7 total includes a 15 point penalty for a driving infringement
- Scott Pye's Round 7 total includes a 15 point penalty for a driving infringement
- Chaz Mostert's Round 4 total includes a 5 point penalty for a driving infringement
- Robert Munnerley's Round 1 total includes a 10 point penalty for a driving infringement
External links
- Race Results Archive for 2008 Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 8 January 2008