2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship

November 2017 November 2017 Australian Formula 3 Championship 2016 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship 2015 Drivers' Champion: Jon Collins The 2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations.2015 CAMS Australian Formula 3 Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a national championship, with Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager. The Championship began on 27 March at Sandown Raceway and ended on 18 October at Wakefield Park after seven rounds across three states.2015 Championship Schedule, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 3 Championship, was won by Gilmour Racing's Jon Collins by 1 point over Ricky Capo after both were excluded from the final race of the year. CAMS removed the Gold Star award from the Australian Formula 3 Championship for 2015.CAMS parks Gold Star as F3 fields dwindle, www.speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org The move ended a 58-year tradition, the award being the third oldest continually awarded CAMS title after the Australian Grand Prix and Australian Hillclimb Championship. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers contested the 2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered. TeamChassisEngineNo. Car numberDriverClassRounds Bob Johns Racing/Gilmour Racing Dallara F311 Volkswagen 3 Chris Gilmour Champ 5 R-Tek Motorsport Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 8 Roland Legge Champ 4-7 Dallara F307 6 1 Dennie Rumble National 2,4 Roman Krumins National 5 Spiess-Opel 7 Nathan Kumar National All Dallara F304 9 Andrew Roberts K 1 Keegan Brain K 5 Wiltec Industries Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 13 Shane Wilson K 4-5,7 Trent Shirvington Mygale M11 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 14 Trent Shirvington Champ All Gilmour Racing Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 17 Jon Collins Champ All Dallara F307 23 Luke Spalding National 1-5 Harvest Motorsport Mygale M11 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 46 Shane Ryding Champ 1-3,5,7 Ross McAlpine Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 81 Ross McAlpine K 4,7 Ellery Motorsport Enterprises Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 83 Luke Ellery Champ 4 Alpine Motorsport Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 88 Tim Macrow Champ 6 Dennie Rumble National 7 Paul Scott Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 89 Paul Scott K 5 National 6 Wlodek Racing Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 91 Andrew Wlodek National 4,7 Ricky Capo Racing Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda 92 Ricky Capo Champ All Icon Class C Championship National National Class K Kumho Class Classes Competing cars were nominated into one of four classes: Australian Formula 3 Championship – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2011. National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2007. Kumho Cup Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004. Invitational Class. Points system Championship points were awarded in each class as follows: One point to the driver placed in the highest grid position in each class for the first race at each round. 12–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing positions in each class in each of the first two races at each round. 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten finishing positions in each class in the third race at each round and in the fourth race at the Wakfield Park round. One point to the driver that achieved the fastest lap time in each class in each race of the championship. Race calendar thumb|Jon Collins & Ricky Capo at Winton in 2015 thumb|Jon Collins won the championship driving a Dallara F311 (2011/Latest Spec Chassis) Mercedes-Benz thumb|Ricky Capo placed second driving a Dallara F311 (2011/Latest Spec Chassis) Mugen-Honda The Championship was contested over a seven-round series. All races were held in Australia. Round Circuit Date Format Championship Class winner National Class winner Kumho Cup winner 1 Sandown Raceway 27–29 March Three races Ricky Capo Luke Spalding Andrew Roberts 2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 22–24 May Three races Jon Collins Luke Spalding not present 3 Winton Motor Raceway 12–14 June Three races Jon Collins Luke Spalding not present 4 Sydney Motorsport Park 3–5 July Three races Jon Collins Luke Spalding Shane Wilson 5 Queensland Raceway 7–9 August Three races Jon Collins Luke Spalding Paul Scott 6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 18–20 September Three races Tim Macrow Paul Scott not present 7 Wakefield Park 16–18 October Four races Trent Shirvington Andrew Wlodek Ross McAlpine Note: Mount Panorama was removed from the calendar after being included for the last three years. Hidden Valley was removed from the calendar after being included for the last four years The results for each round of the Championship were determined by the results of the final race of the round. The Kumho Cup was contested only at Rounds 1,4,5 and 7. Championship Standings   Championship Class       Position DriverLatest Results, 2015 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship, www.formula3.com.au https://web.archive.org/web/20070110110414/http://www.formula3.com.au/results.asp 10 January 2007 Car.Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Competitor / Team Points 1 Jon Collins Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz Gilmour Racing 257 2 Ricky CapoTom Howard, Friday 11 November 2016, Appeal dismissal hands Collins 2015 Aus F3 title, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved 11 November 2016 Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda Modena Engineering 256 3 Trent Shirvington Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz Trent Shirvington 163 4 Roland Legge Dallara F307 Mercedes-BenzDallara F311 Mercedes-Benz R-Tek Motorsport 135 5 Shane Ryding Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz Harvest Motorsport 97 6 Tim Macrow Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Alpine Motorsport 48 7 Chris Gilmour Dallara F311 Volkswagen Bobby Johns Racing/Gilmour Racing 24 8 Luke Ellery Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz Ellery Motorsport Enterprises 18   National Class       Position Driver Car Competitor / Team Points 1 Luke Spalding Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Gilmour Racing 231 2 Nathan Kumar Dallara F307 Spiess-Opel R-Tek Motorsport 115 3 Dennie Rumble Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz R-Tek Motorsport 100 4 Andrew Wlodek Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda Wlodek Racing 62 5 Paul Scott Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo Paul Scott 38 6 Roman Krumins Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz R-Tek Motorsport 36   Kumho Cup       Position DriverKumho Cup standings were not included in the championship results as published at http://www.formula3.com.au/results.asp The official website of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship Series :: Welcome 2013-12-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070110110414/http://www.formula3.com.au/results.asp 2007-01-10 Car Competitor / Team Points 1 Shane Wilson Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel Wiltec Industries 127 2 Ross McAlpine Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo Ross McAlpine 89 3 Andrew Roberts Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel R-Tek Motorsport 48 Paul Scott Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo Paul Scott 48 5 Keegan Brain Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel R-Tek Motorsport 20 See also Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Formula 3 References External links http://www.formula3.com.au/ Online race results at www.natsoft.com.au Shannons Nationals 2015 Results, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 29 December 2015 Fomula 3 Category:Australian Formula 3 seasons Australia Australian Formula 3