1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was the 30th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and 7th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[2]
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series with two races per round.
- Round 1, Eastern Creek, New South Wales, 28 March
- Round 2, Barbagallo Raceway, Western Australia, 2 May
- Round 3, Phillip Island, Victoria, 16 May
- Round 4, Sandown, Victoria, 27 June
- Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Queensland, 11 July
- Round 6, Calder Park, Victoria, 25 July
- Round 7, Winton, Victoria, 22 August
- Round 8. Oran Park, New South Wales, 5 September [3]
Points system
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. [3]
Race 1 of Round 1 at Eastern Creek was stopped prematurely due to an incident [4] and only half points were awarded for that race.[3]
Results
| Position | Driver | No | Car | Entrant [5] | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Ritter | 4 | Mygale SJ98 Ford | Inspired Racing | 22 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 198 |
| 2 | Steve Owen | 9 | Spectrum 07 Ford | Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins | 20 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 196 |
| 3 | Alex Davison | 7 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | OAMPS Insurance / Wynn's Australia | 18 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 196 |
| 4 | Stuart Kostera | 22 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | 1 | 40 | 10 | 20 | - | 22 | 16 | 26 | 135 |
| 5 | Christian Murchison | 5 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | Fastlane Racing | 3 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 123 |
| 6 | Justin Cotter | 70 | Spectrum 06B Ford | Factory Enterprises | - | 1 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 12 | - | - | 85 |
| 7 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | 12 | 6 | 2 | 22 | - | 9 | 32 | 83 |
| 8 | Tyler Mecklem | 16 | Van Diemen RF91 Ford | TDK Australia | 15 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 12 | 76 |
| 9 | Ashley Seward | 10 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Ashley Seward | 4 | 18 | - | 18 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 63 |
| 10 | Owen Kelly | 14 | Spectrum 07 Ford | Owen Kelly | - | - | 9 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 62 |
| 11 | Stewart McColl | 38 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Stewart McColl | 30 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | 48 |
| 12 | LeRoy Stevenson | 8 | Spectrum 07 Ford Van Diemen RF91 Ford |
L Stevenson & Fastlane Racing | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 39 |
| 13 | Simon Wheeler | 86 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | 6 | - | - | - | 10 | 16 | 1 | 33 |
| 14 | Kerry Wade | 15 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Kerry Wade | - | - | - | 6 | - | 18 | 4 | 2 | 30 [6] |
| 15 | Ty Hanger | 18 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Ty Hanger | 15 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 22 |
| 16 | Tom Ceveri | 67 | Van Diemen RF95 Ford | Mike Ceveri | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| 17 | Andrew Jones | 81 | Van Diemen RF96 Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | |
| 18 | Drew Kruck | 36 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | D Kruck | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Will Power | 74 | Swift SC92F Ford | Robert Power | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 20 | Jim McKinnon | 25 | Spectrum 07 Ford | G Stockman | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3.5 |
| 21 | Scott March | 27 | Spectrum 07 Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Christian Jory | 17 | Spectrum 06b Ford | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Robert Jones | 20 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Car-Tek Racing Pty Ltd | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 24 | Sam Oliver | 80 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Sam Oliver | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Phil Hellebrekers | 71 | Spectrum 07 Ford | Phil Hellebrekers | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
References
- ↑ 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-11 to 7-12
- ↑ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 24 September 2009. Archived 26 September 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 1999 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 24 September 2009. Archived 26 September 2009.
- ↑ Aaron Noonan, It's Mygale, 1999 Shell Championship Series Review Magazine, pages 108-109
- ↑ 1999 Australian Race Results Archive Retrieved from www.natsoft.com.au on 24 September 2009. Archived 26 September 2009.
- ↑ 1999 Final Pointscore, Formula Ford Association Inc, 15/9/1999
External links
- Mygale Australia – Australian National Championships Retrieved from mygale.gforceweb.com.au on 24 September 2009
