2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship
The 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[1] Managed by Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd., it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship.[1] It was the 38th national series for Formula Fords to be contested in Australia and the 15th series to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[2]
The championship was won by Tim Blanchard driving a Mygale SJ07A.
Calendar
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The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.[1]
| Round | Circuit | State | Date |
| 1 | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 1–4 March |
| 2 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 23–25 March |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 18–20 May |
| 4 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 9–11 June |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 19–22 July |
| 6 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 14–16 September |
| 7 | Symmons Plains International Raceway | Tasmania | 16–18 November |
| 8 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 29- November - 1 December |
Points system
[edit]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, with a bonus point awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.[1]
Championship results
[edit]| Position[3] | Driver[3] | No.[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[4] | Ade. | Bat. | Win. | Eas. | Que. | San. | Sym. | Phi. | Pen. | Total[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Blanchard | 3 | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 55 | 40 | 61 | 44 | 32 | 16 | 44 | 54 | - | 346 |
| 2 | Ashley Walsh | 45 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star | 30 | 37 | 11 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 24 | 33 | - | 297 |
| 3 | James Moffat | 5 | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 46 | 54 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 24 | 46 | - | 275 |
| 4 | Kristian Lindbom | 8 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star | 38 | 34 | 40 | 10 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 22 | - | 252 |
| 5 | Glen Wood | 4 | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 48 | 22 | 18 | - | 201 |
| 6 | Joshua Scott | 89 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star | 12 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 16 | - | 188 |
| 7 | Nick Percat | 16 | Spectrum 011b Ford Van Diemen RF06 Ford |
Walkinshaw Racing | 16 | 2 | 42 | - | 6 | 38 | 48 | 20 | -5 | 167 |
| 8 | Taz Douglas | 92 | Mygale SJ06 Ford | Hitachi Earthmoving | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - | 75 |
| 9 | Sam Sewell | 62 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Affordable Mower Spares | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 8 | - | 66 |
| 10 | Tobia Kipper | 55 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Makotrac International Racetrack | - | - | 14 | 24 | - | 12 | 9 | 4 | - | 63 |
| 11 | Grant Doulman | 15 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Doulman Automotive | 20 | - | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 10 | - | 46 |
| 12 | Brad Lowe | 41 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Anglo Motorsport | 16 | - | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 32 |
| 13 | Adam Graham | 66 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Minda Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 10 | 20 | - | 2 | - | 32 |
| 14 | Luke Wood | 17 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Anglo Motorsport | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| 15 | Michael Pereira | 36 | Van Diemen RF05 Ford | Orrcon - Pioneer Electronics | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | 26 |
| 16 | Jonathan Grant | 2 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Centenary Classic gojonogo.com |
5 | 16 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| 18 | Blake Varney | 77 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Autobarn Virginia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 15 | - | 23 |
| 17 | John Magro | 20 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Magro Farming Company / Team BRM | - | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 22 | James Bergmuller | 13 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | JB Motorsport | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | 17 |
| 19 | Daniel Cotton | 25 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Cotton Painters | - | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| 20 | Trent Ulmer | 40 | Spectrum 011 Ford | COMCORP Global Products | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 21 | Ben Morley | 43 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Icon Motorsport | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 23 | Samantha Reid | 42 | Van Diemen RF03 Ford | Toshiba Mobile Computers | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Trent Harrison | 30 | Mygale SJ08A Ford | Monza Motors- Mygale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| 25 | Tony Lemessurier | 11 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Escalate Management | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| James Crozier | 21 | Spectrum 011 Ford | E-Steel (Aust.) P/L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Paul Pittam | 99 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | LJ Hooker Gawler / Team BRM | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 28 | Daniel Pappas | 11 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Escalate Management/King Gee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Lee Farrell | 20 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Team BRM | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
- Note 1: All cars were required to use a 1600cc Ford Duratec engine.[5]
- Note 2: A 5-point penalty was imposed on Nick Percat at Eastern Creek (Round 4) due to a breach of the Sporting Regulations.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 2007 AFFC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org on 2 February 2011
- ^ AFFC Records & Statistics Archived 2006-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 2 February 2011
- ^ a b c d e f 2007 AFFC Final Pointscore Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au via webarchive.org on 2 February 2011
- ^ www.natsoft.biz, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ 2007 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org