1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition 1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship 1995 1997 The 1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-10 & 7-11 It was the 27th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 4th to be sanctioned as an Australian Formula Ford Championship.2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4 The series was promoted as the 1996 Ford Racing Slick 50 Australian Formula Ford Championship.Final Pointscore sheet, 1996 Ford Racing Slick 50 Australian Formula Ford Championship The championship was won by David Besnard driving a Van Diemen RF96. Calendar The title was contested over an eight-round series, with two races per round.Race result sheets, 1996 Ford Racing Slick 50 Australian Formula Ford Championship Round Circuit Dates Round winner Map 1 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway 27 January AUS Rich Fowler none Australia 350 Australia -38.3011 145.1411 Phillip Island right Australia -37.573 145.102 Sandown left Australia -33.4815 150.5214 Eastern Creek left Australia -31.395508 115.472868 Wanneroo bottom Australia -33.2651 149.3323 Bathurst top Australia -34.415 138.504722 Mallala left Australia -27.1341 152.5754 Lakeside bottom Australia -34.0022 150.442 Oran Park right 2 Victoria Sandown Raceway 4 February AUS Jason BargwannaAUS John Blanchard 3 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit 25 February AUS Justin Cotter 4 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 14 April AUS David Besnard 5 Queensland Lakeside International Raceway 12 May AUS David Besnard 6 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway 28 May AUS Jason Bargwanna 7 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park 2 June AUS David BesnardAUS Marcos Ambrose 8 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway 16 June AUS David Besnard Results Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 + Pos Driver No. Car Entrant New South WalesEAS VictoriaSAN New South WalesBAT VictoriaPHI QueenslandLAK Western AustraliaWAN South AustraliaMAL New South WalesORA Pts 1 AUS David Besnard 84 Van Diemen RF96 David Besnard 18 16 28 40 40 20 36 32 230 2 AUS Jason Bargwanna 10 Spectrum 05c Team Arrow 22 34 24 10 30 36 14 20 190 3 AUS John Blanchard 49 Van Diemen RF95 Australian Motor Sport Academy 3 34 21 8 30 14 18 28 156 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose 50 Swift SC95K Swift Racing Cars 11 32 22 - - 14 36 1 116 5 AUS Iccy Harrington 5 Van Diemen RF96 David Harrington 23 22 8 4 6 - 28 12 103 6 AUS Daniel Orr 11 Spectrum 05cVan Diemen RF92 Team ArrowDaniel Orr - 18 18 30 - - 10 10 86 7 AUS Justin Cotter 71 & 25 Swift SC93F Justin Cotter - 4 32 12 14 4 - 8 74 8 AUS Dugal McDougall 6 Mygale SR95 Dugal McDougall - - - 24 18 14 - 16 72 9 AUS Scott Bargwanna 20 Van Diemen RF95 Scott Bargwanna - 16 11 6 2 12 - 8 55 10 AUS Rich Fowler 86 Van Diemen RF94 Tradelink Plumbing Supplies 25 - - 10 1 10 - - 46 11 AUS Christian Jones 27 Van Diemen RF95 Australian Motor Sport Academy - 1 6 16 12 6 - 4 45 12 AUS Todd Kelly 19 Van Diemen RF93 Todd Kelly 10 - - - 1 16 - 16 43 13 AUS Darren Pate 13 Van Diemen RF95 Australian Motor Sport Academy - 5 4 5 16 1 - 10 41 14 AUS Kerry Wade 61 Van Diemen RF92 Kerry Wade - - - - - 18 8 4 30 15 AUS Ashley Cutchie 9 Swift SC95K Swift Racing Cars - - - 8 14 - - - 22 16 AUS Paul Stephenson 14 Van Diemen RF93 Paul Stephenson 18 - 2 - - - - - 20 17 AUS Garth Tander 96 Van Diemen RF95 Fastlane Racing - - - - - 10 2 6 18 18 AUS Brett Burvill 73 Van Diemen RF92 Fastlane Racing - - - - - 1 14 - 15 19 AUS Dean Lindstrom 31 Van Diemen RF91 Dean Lindstrom - - - 13 - - 1 - 14 20 AUS Cameron Partington 15 Van Diemen RF94 Reef City Ford 1 4 4 - 2 - - 2 13 21 AUS Garry Gosatti 22 Van Diemen RF94 Fastlane Racing - - - - - - 12 - 12 AUS Mark Lowing 53 Swift SC93F Mark Lowing - - 6 - - - - 6 12 23 AUS Michael Dutton 26 Swift SC94F Stephen Austin 8 - - - - - - - 8 24 AUS David Clark 35 Van Diemen RF95 Australian Motor Sport Academy - - - - - 6 - - 6 AUS David Clinton 81 Van Diemen RF92 David Clinton - - - - - - 6 - 6 26 AUS Geoff Foster 82 Van Diemen RF95 Fastlane Racing - - - - - 4 - - 4 27 AUS Cameron Shearer 48 Mygale SR95 Dugal McDougall - - - - - - - 2 2 28 AUS Brendan Richards 30 Van Diemen RF95 Brendan Richards - - - - - - 1 - 1 AUS William Anderson 90 Van Diemen RF94 William Anderson - - - - - - - 1 1 30 AUS Ben Morley 43 Reynard 88 Roadchill Express 0.5 - - - - - - - 0.5 Pos Driver No. Car Entrant New South WalesEAS VictoriaSAN New South WalesBAT VictoriaPHI QueenslandLAK Western AustraliaWAN South AustraliaMAL New South WalesORA Pts References External links 1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship results table Image of David Besnard and his Van Diemen RF96 Further reading 1996 Championship Results, Motor Racing Australia, January / February 1997, page 85 Category:Australian Formula Ford Championship seasons Formula Ford Championship