2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2004 2006 The 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.CAMS Australian Championships, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2005, Page 17-2 Contested as the 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship. The championship, which was administered by Formula Ford Australia Inc., was the 36th Australian national series for Formula Fords and the 13th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.Records, Titles and Awards, Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5 The championship was won by Daniel Elliott driving a Van Diemen RF05 for Fastlane Racing.Grant Rowley, Formula Ford 2005: Chasing Tails, The Annual - Australian Motor Sport, Number 1/2005, pages 66–75 Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers contested the 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams were Australian-registered. Team Chassis No Driver Rounds Sonic Motor Racing Services Van Diemen RF02 2 AUS Daniel Pappas 1 Van Diemen RF04 3 AUS David Sieders All Van Diemen RF04 4 AUS Dean Fiore All Project Motorsports Spectrum 010 5 AUS Lee Holdsworth All Spectrum 010b 7 NZL Jason Liefting All Spectrum 09b 9 AUS Trent Harrison 8 Bosch Batteries Spectrum 010 8 AUS Anthony Preston All Barrie Pinder Van Diemen RF01 10 AUS Barrie Pinder 1 Mid Coast Ford Van Diemen RF05 11 AUS Joel Spychala All Toll Freight/Sandover Pinder Van Diemen RF01 12 AUS Michael Henderson 2 JB Motorsport Van Diemen RF02 13 AUS James Bergmuller 1, 3–6, 8 Audi Centre Melbourne Van Diemen RF01 14 AUS Leigh Pyke 1, 7 Nomad Racing Spectrum 06B 14 AUS Glenn McNally 2 Spectrum 010 74 AUS Mark McNally All Ben Guest Motorsport Van Diemen RF01 14 AUS Ben Guest 3, 6 Doulman Industries Van Diemen RF94 15 AUS Grant Doulman All HSE Mining/North City Holden Van Diemen RF01 16 AUS Mark Douglas 2 Resorts Racing Van Diemen RF96 16 AUS Sam Sewell 3, 5 Sime Tyres Van Diemen RF93 17 AUS Luke Wood 6 Fastlane Racing Van Diemen RF92 20 AUS Daniel Ricciardo 8 Van Diemen RF04 32 AUS Nathan Caratti All Van Diemen RF05 36 Ran #1 for the final round AUS Daniel Elliott All Van Diemen RF90 92 AUS John McCowan 2 Borland Racing Developments Van Diemen RF04 21 AUS Brett Hobson All Van Diemen RF01 45 AUS Ashley Walsh 5, 8 Spectrum 010 62 AUS Andrew Thompson 1–3 Spectrum 010b 71 AUS Paul Laskazeski 4, 6 Perkins Engineering Van Diemen RF92 22 AUS Jack Perkins 1, 7 J.A.R. Racing Mygale SJ97 23 AUS Jarrod Andrews 8 GK Martin Spectrum 010b 24 AUS John Martin 3, 8 Percat Auto Mygale SJ97 25 AUS Nick Percat 1 Adroit Internet Solutions Spectrum 06b 25 AUS Terry Kerr 8 Minda Motorsport Van Diemen RF01 25 AUS Nick Percat 1, 7 Van Diemen RF01 92 AUS Taz Douglas 4, 8 O'Brien Motorsport Van Diemen RF03 26 Ran #76 for the first two rounds AUS Shannon O'Brien 1–3, 5–8 Stubbies Workwear Racing Spectrum 09 27 AUS Dane Rudolph 3 Spectrum 09 AUS Ben Morley 6 Spectrum 06B 66 AUS Derryn Harrison 6 Collex/Davies Craig Van Diemen RF01 28 AUS Cade Southall 8 K-Tec Van Diemen RF94 31 AUS Adrian Corp 2 Cisco Systems Van Diemen RF03 31 AUS Craig Kermond 8 Drew Milne Van Diemen RF01 33 AUS Drew Milne 1 Motorsports Training Australia Van Diemen RF04 33 AUS Tim Berryman 3 Auto Exclusive Perth/B-TYPE Van Diemen RF90 35 AUS Michael Epple 2 Escalate Management Van Diemen RF93 37 AUS Tony LeMessurier 1, 3–5 Van Diemen RF95 AUS Tristan Hughes 6, 8 Drew Price Racing Spectrum 010b 39 AUS Shane Price All Landscape Development Van Diemen RF04 40 AUS Todd Fiore 8 Marshall Tyres Van Diemen RF95 41 AUS Brad Lowe 6 Jayair/Sanden Van Diemen RF04 41 AUS Tim Blanchard 8 Toshiba Mobile Computers Van Diemen RF03 42 AUS Samantha Reid 1 Swift SC94 90 AUS David Reid 1 Power Solutions Spectrum 07 45 AUS Trent Ulmer 7 G-Force Motorsport Mygale SJ04 46 AUS Dale Wood 1, 3, 8 Chubb Fire/Intel Group Van Diemen RF01 50 AUS Graham Knuckey 1 NIZZA Recruitment Services Vector MG096 61 AUS Romain Krumins 5 Refrigerated Rentals & Sales Van Diemen RF95 63 AUS Martin Swindells 5 Donut King Van Diemen RF01 72 AUS Rachel Smeaton 3–5 Knowledge Plus Mygale SJ97 84 AUS Asher Johnston 1 Subway D.C./Mills Records Van Diemen RF90 88 AUS Justin Locke 2 Yellow Tail Van Diemen RF01 91 AUS Aiden Zanotto 1, 3–4 Tuart Ridge Wines Van Diemen RF96 94 AUS Jason Youd 2 Powerbuilt Tools Van Diemen RF01 97 NZL Andy Knight 1, 5 Nexus Racing Van Diemen RF93 99 AUS Damien Flack 5 Championship calendar The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round. Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map 1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit 17-20 March V8 Supercar Championship Series none Australia 350 Australia -33.4815 150.5214 Eastern Creek bottom Australia -31.3955 115.4728 Wanneroo right Australia -37.573 145.102 Sandown left Australia -27.4125 152.399 Queensland bottom Australia -34.415 138.504722 Mallala right Australia -34.5550 138.3714 Adelaide left Australia -34.0022 150.442 Oran Park top 2 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway 6-8 May V8 Supercar Championship Series 3 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway 27-29 May V8 Supercar Championship Series 4 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway 8-10 July HPDC V8 Supercar Series 5 Queensland Queensland Raceway 22-24 July V8 Supercar Championship Series 6 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway 12-14 August V8 Supercar Championship Series 7 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park 19-21 August HPDC V8 Supercar Series 8 Victoria Sandown Raceway 9-11 September V8 Supercar Championship Series Season summary + Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round Winner 1 1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit AUS Daniel Elliott AUS David Sieders AUS Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing AUS Daniel Elliott 2 AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing 3 AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing 2 1 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing AUS Daniel Elliott 2 AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing 3 AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Daniel Elliott Fastlane Racing 3 1 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway AUS David Sieders AUS Shannon O'Brien AUS Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport AUS David Sieders 2 AUS Joel Spychala NZL Jason Liefting Project Motorsports 3 AUS Anthony Preston AUS Shane Price Drew Price Racing 4 1 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway AUS David Sieders NZL Jason Liefting AUS David Sieders Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Shane Price 2 AUS David Sieders AUS Shane Price Drew Price Racing 3 AUS Shane Price AUS Shane Price Drew Price Racing 5 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Shannon O'Brien AUS Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport AUS Shannon O'Brien 2 AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport 3 AUS Shannon O'Brien AUS Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport 6 1 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway AUS Brad Lowe AUS Shannon O'Brien AUS Brad Lowe Marshall Tyres AUS Shannon O'Brien 2 AUS Brad Lowe AUS Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport 3 AUS Grant Doulman AUS Shannon O'Brien O'Brien Motorsport 7 1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park AUS Shane Price AUS Shannon O'Brien AUS Shane Price Drew Price Racing AUS David Sieders 2 AUS Daniel Elliott AUS Shane Price Drew Price Racing 3 AUS David Sieders AUS David Sieders Sonic Motor Racing Services 8 1 Victoria Sandown Raceway AUS John Martin AUS Nathan Caratti AUS John Martin GK Martin P/L AUS John Martin 2 AUS Dean Fiore AUS John Martin GK Martin P/L 3 AUS David Sieders AUS Shane Price Drew Price Racing 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 with an additional point awarded to the driver earning pole position for Race 1 at each round.2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Championship standings + Pos. Driver South AustraliaADE Western AustraliaBAR New South WalesEAS1 New South WalesEAS2 QueenslandQUE New South WalesORA South AustraliaMAL VictoriaSAN Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 AUS Daniel Elliott 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 10 Ret Ret 3 2 2 2 6 2 3 2 2 6 7 6 10 307 2 AUS Shane Price 5 4 2 5 4 9 7 3 1 3 1 1 Ret 7 5 10 15 7 1 1 Ret 4 2 1 260 3 AUS David Sieders 3 7 5 6 5 8 3 5 2 1 2 2 7 4 6 15 Ret 16 3 3 1 8 5 Ret 236 4 AUS Dean Fiore 4 3 6 Ret 9 6 2 2 14 Ret 6 Ret 3 5 4 9 7 17 Ret 6 2 2 3 7 192 5 AUS Shannon O'Brien 11 9 14 3 6 7 1 DSQ Ret 1 1 1 2 1 1 12 5 4 Ret DNS DNS 168 6 NZL Jason Liefting 15 8 9 4 3 3 5 1 Ret 2 4 4 6 Ret Ret 4 16 10 9 13 3 11 Ret Ret 154 7 AUS Nathan Caratti 8 5 4 Ret 13 5 17 DSQ 11 4 7 12 4 3 3 13 9 8 5 15 Ret 6 10 Ret 115 8 AUS Mark McNally 14 14 11 2 2 2 12 Ret 12 6 Ret 9 Ret 8 7 8 6 Ret 4 4 Ret 9 16 12 106 9 AUS Brett Hobson 2 2 3 9 11 17 Ret 12 6 5 5 7 5 Ret DNS 16 Ret 13 Ret 10 9 Ret DNS Ret 95 10 AUS John Martin 13 8 3 1 1 4 71 11 AUS Lee Holdsworth 16 17 13 8 10 11 10 11 5 Ret 3 5 11 Ret 8 17 12 9 7 7 7 67 12 AUS Joel Spychala 10 12 Ret 7 8 10 6 6 8 7 9 8 9 6 9 11 11 14 Ret 14 10 15 18 19 59 13 AUS Paul Laskaseski Ret 8 6 3 4 2 52 14 AUS Grant Doulman 21 Ret 19 10 12 Ret 16 DNS 16 8 Ret 11 10 10 10 5 5 5 6 9 Ret Ret 12 Ret 48 15 AUS Brad Lowe 1 3 4 47 = AUS Dale Wood 12 13 Ret 11 9 7 5 4 2 47 17 AUS Andrew Thompson 6 6 7 Ret 7 4 9 Ret 9 46 18 AUS Ben Guest 8 7 4 7 8 6 42 19 AUS Anthony Preston Ret 10 8 Ret 15 12 18 10 19 9 Ret 10 8 17 Ret 14 13 12 Ret 8 5 19 13 6 33 20 AUS Jack Perkins 13 15 12 Ret 12 8 3 15 5 28 21 AUS Cade Southall DNS 11 3 14 22 AUS Daniel Pappas 7 11 10 7 = AUS Terry Kerr 10 7 11 7 24 AUS Tristan Hughes 14 9 Ret 20 Ret Ret 10 17 11 Ret Ret 9 5 25 AUS Trent Ulmer 8 11 12 4 = AUS Taz Douglas 13 8 18 4 = AUS Todd Fiore Ret DNS 8 4 28 NZL Andy Knight 9 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS 2 = AUS Ben Morley 12 10 11 2 = AUS Tim Blanchard 14 9 Ret 2 31 AUS Tony LeMessurier 20 19 21 19 17 18 10 11 14 1 = AUS James Bergmuller 25 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 13 17 12 12 18 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 1 - AUS Asher Johnston 17 20 16 0 - AUS Samantha Reid 18 23 20 0 - AUS Graham Knuckey 19 22 Ret 0 - AUS David Reid 22 21 18 0 - AUS Leigh Pyke 23 18 17 11 Ret 14 0 - AUS Drew Milne 24 24 23 0 - AUS Barrie Pinder Ret 25 22 0 - AUS Aiden Zanotto Ret 16 Ret 0 - AUS Nick Percat Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 13 0 - AUS Justin Locke 11 Ret DNS 0 - AUS Michael Epple 12 Ret DNS 0 - AUS Adrian Corp 13 17 13 0 - AUS Jason Youd 14 Ret 16 0 - AUS Glenn McNally 15 16 14 0 - AUS Mark Douglas Ret 14 Ret 0 - AUS Michael Henderson Ret DNS DNS 0 - AUS John McCowan Ret Ret 15 0 - AUS Sam Sewell 15 15 17 13 15 Ret 0 - AUS Aidan Zanotto 14 14 13 0 - AUS Dane Rudolph 20 13 15 0 - AUS Tim Berryman 21 16 Ret 0 - AUS Rachel Smeaton 22 18 20 12 Ret 15 19 16 14 0 - AUS Trent Usher 15 13 11 0 - AUS Damien Flack 16 11 13 0 - AUS Roman Krumins 18 14 Ret 0 - AUS Martin Swindells Ret DSQ Ret 0 - AUS Ashley Walsh Ret DNS DNS 12 14 Ret 0 - AUS Derryn Harrison 19 17 18 0 - AUS Luke Wood 21 14 15 0 - AUS Jarrod Andrews 21 20 17 0 - AUS Brett Holdsworth 20 21 15 0 - AUS Daniel Ricciardo 17 Ret 16 0 - AUS Craig Kermond 16 17 13 0 - AUS Trent Harrison 18 19 14 0 Pos. Driver South AustraliaADE Western AustraliaBAR New South WalesEAS1 New South WalesEAS2 QueenslandQUE New South WalesORA South AustraliaMAL VictoriaSAN Pts Notes All cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as published by CAMS. These regulations specified the use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.Specifications of Automobiles, Formula Ford, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-23 Shannon O'Brien was excluded from Round 3 and suspended from Round 4 for technical infringements. Shane Price was penalised 10 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 3. Nathan Caratti was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4. Anthony Preston was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4. The table shows nett points after these penalties were applied. References Category:Australian Formula Ford Championship seasons Formula Ford