1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship
The 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars.[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.[2] It was the 30th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and seventh to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[3]
The championship was won by Greg Ritter driving a Mygale SJ98 Ford.
Calendar[edit]
The championship was contested over an eight-round series [4] with two races per round.
| Round [4] | Circuit [4] | State [4] | Date [4] |
| 1 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 28 March |
| 2 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 2 May |
| 3 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 16 May |
| 4 | Sandown | Victoria | 27 June |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 11 July |
| 6 | Calder Park | Victoria | 25 July |
| 7 | Winton | Victoria | 22 August |
| 8 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 5 September |
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.[5]
Results[edit]
| Position [4] | Driver [4] | No.[4] | Car [4] | Entrant[6] | Eas. | Bar. | Phi. | San. | Que. | Cal. | Win. | Ora. | Total[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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[7] |
| 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 | Kym Jones [8] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 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 | George Stockman [8] | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3.5 |
| 21 | Scott March | 27 | Spectrum 07 Ford | George Stockman [8] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Christian Jory | 17 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Trading Post | - | 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 |
Note:
- All cars were required to use a designated Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[5]
- Race 1 of Round 1 at Eastern Creek was stopped prematurely due to an incident[9] and only half points were awarded for that race.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-11 to 7-12
- ^ 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 2-30
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2000 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 1999 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 24 September 2009. Archived 26 September 2009.
- ^ a b 1999 Formula Ford Handbook, Formula Ford Association Inc., February 1999
- ^ Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ 1999 Final Pointscore, Formula Ford Association Inc, 15 September 1999
- ^ a b c Program, Winton Motor Raceway, Sunday, August 22, 1999
- ^ Aaron Noonan, It's Mygale, 1999 Shell Championship Series Review Magazine, pages 108-109