2006 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition January 2020 July 2011 2006 Australian Drivers' Championship 2005 2007 thumb|2006 Australian Drivers' Champion Ben Clucas at the Mallala round of the championship The 2006 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Formula 3 cars.CAMS Australian Championships, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 17-2 The title was contested over an eight-round, 16 race series,Grant Rowley, Stars and Stripes, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 2/2006, pages 84-90 with the winner being awarded the 2006 CAMS Gold Star. The series was organised and administered by Formula 3 Australia Inc. and was officially known as the "2006 Khumo Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship for the Australian Drivers' Championship".Sporting Regulations for the 2006 Australian Formula 3 Championship Retrieved on 15 July 2011 It is recognised by CAMS as the 50th Australian Drivers' Championshipwww.camsmanual.com.au > About CAMS > Titles – CAMS Gold Star https://web.archive.org/web/20090930103745/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ 30 September 2009 Retrieved on 15 July 2011 and as the 6th Australian Formula 3 Championship.www.camsmanual.com.au > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles https://web.archive.org/web/20090930103745/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ 30 September 2009 Retrieved on 15 July 2011 British driver Ben Clucas dominated the series driving a Team BRM Dallara F304-Spiess Opel.http://www.formula3.com.au/files/09files/series/goldstar.asp Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009 formula3.com.au 10 June 2010 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234043/http://www.formula3.com.au/files/09files/series/goldstar.asp dead Clucas won eleven of the twelve races he contested, finishing 52 points ahead of Tim Macrow (Dallara F301-Spiess Opel). Michael Trimble finished third in the points standings, driving a Dallara F304-Renault. Macrow was the only driver to defeat Clucas for a race win before the British driver left the series after Round 6 with an unassailable lead in the points. Macrow also won three of the other four races with Trimble winning the first of the two races held at Queensland Raceway. Calendar thumb|Tim Macrow placed 2nd in the championship thumb|Michael Trimble placed 3rd in the championship thumb|Chris Gilmour placed 4th in the championship thumb|Leanne Tander placed 5th in the championship The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round. Rd Circuit State Date 1 Wakefield Park Raceway New South Wales 3–5 March 2 Symmons Plains International Raceway Tasmania 7–9 April 3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 19–21 May 4 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 23–25 June 5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 7–9 July 6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 18–20 August 7 Queensland Raceway, Ipswich Queensland 2–3 SeptemberThe Series http://formula3.com.au/series.htm Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Series 3 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20060819003149/http://formula3.com.au/series.htm 19 August 2006 8 Oran Park Raceway New South Wales 28–29 October Class structure Cars competed in three classes: Formula 3 Championship: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004 Formula 3 National Class: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001 Formula 3 Trophy Class: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998 The relevant FIA Formula 3 regulations were subject to specific amendments for Australian competition, as outlined in the championship regulations. Points system Points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten positions in each class in each race. One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time in each class for each race and one point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each class in each race, but only if that driver was classified as a finisher in the race. Championship results           Wakefield Pk. Symmons Pl. Phillip Island Mallala Eastern Ck. Phillip Island Qld. Raceway Oran Park Total Position Driver2006 Championship Standings Retrieved on 15 July 2011 No.Natsoft Race Results Archive 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706145639/http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2006 6 July 2011 Retrieved on 15 July 2011 Car2006 Race Results Retrieved on 15 July 2011 Entrant R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Points   Championship Class                                         1 Ben Clucas 4 & 84 Dallara F304 Spiess Gawler Farm Machinery 22 21 22 12 22 21 22 21 22 21 22 21 - - - - 249 2 Tim Macrow 2560 Dallara F301 SpiessDallara F304 Spiess Tim Macrow RacingScud Racing 10 12 10 6 12 12 15 13 12 16 0 1 16 21 20 21 197 3 Michael Trimble 10 Dallara F304 Renault Astuti Motorsport 12 15 12 22 15 16 12 15 15 12 15 10 20 0 - - 191 4 Chris Gilmour 60 & 17 Dallara F304 Spiess Gilmour Racing 3 10 6 10 8 8 8 10 6 8 10 12 8 12 16 15 150 5 Leanne Tander 42 Dallara F304 Spiess Fleetcare TanderSport 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 0 8 6 12 15 - - 11 6 118 6 Chris Alajajian 22 Dallara F304 Renault Jack Hillerman 15 7 15 15 - - - - 10 10 - - - - 0 10 82 7 Stuart Kostera 24 & 29 Dallara F304 Renault PHR Scuderia - - - - - - - - 4 4 8 6 11 16 12 13 74 8 Andy Knight 11 Dallara F304 Renault Astuti Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - 0 8 12 10 - - 30 9 Daniel Pappas 10 Dallara F304 Renault Astuti Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 16 10 Stephen Borness 7 Dallara F301 Fiat Adnet Technology 8 4 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 11 Maher Algadri 23 Dallara F304 Renault Audi Centre Melbourne - - - - - - - - 3 0 - - - - 6 6 15 12 Jason Vince 3 Dallara F304 Spiess Kings Transport 4 3 4 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 13 Laurent LePage 3 Dallara F304 Spiess Kings Transport - - - - - - 6 8 - - - - - - - - 14 14 Matt Sofi 2 Dallara F301 Fiat Transwest Insurance Brokers - - - - - - - - - - 6 0 6 0 - - 12 15 David Borg 24 Dallara F304 Renault Insight F3 - - 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6   National Class                                         1 Ricky Occhipinti 32 Dallara F301 Spiess Formula Uno Racing 20 16 22 2 21 22 16 20 1 17 22 22 - - - - 201 2 Tim Berryman 33 Dallara F301 Spiess Berryman Racing 17 21 - - - - 12 15 21 20 0 15 - - 22 22 165 3 Chris Barry 6 Dallara F301 Spiess PRB Australia 12 12 - - 15 0 - - 15 12 - - 1 0 15 15 97 4 John Boothman 12 Dallara F301 Fiat John Boothman - - - - - - - - - - 15 12 - - 12 12 51 5 Stuart Kostera 70 Dallara F301 Mugen PHR Scuderia - - - - - - 21 14 - - - - - - - - 35 6 Maher Algadri 70 Dallara F301 Mugen PHR Scuderia - - 15 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - 35   Trophy Class                                         1 Graeme Holmes 21 Dallara F398 Toyota Decentralised Demountables - - - - 22 22 22 1 22 22 22 22 - - 22 22 199 2 Lauren Gray 87 Dallara F396 Toyota Softelm Pty Ltd 22 22 12 12 10 8 10 15 12 15 12 12 1 1 15 15 194 3 Bill Maddocks 88 Dallara F396 Toyota Softelm Pty Ltd - - 16 15 12 10 12 20 15 12 15 15 1 0 10 12 165 4 Rod Anderson 37 Dallara F396 Toyota Hack, Anderson & Thomas - - 21 22 15 12 15 13 - - 0 10 - - 12 10 130 5 Ian Haines 68 Dallara F398 Toyota Ian Haines - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 21 - - 41 6 Brian Sampson 78 Dallara F396 Toyota Speco VHT - - - - 0 15 - - - - - - - - - - 15 References Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Australian Formula 3 seasons Australia Australian Formula 3