2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition May 2021 April 2012 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2000 2002 The 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars.Australian Title Conditions. 2001 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-10 & 7-11 It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian title. Promoted as the Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,Final Pointscore, 2001 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org it was the 32nd national series for Formula Fords to be held in AustraliaRecords, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5 and the ninth to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The season was dominated by both Will Davison and Will Power, with both drivers winning 14 out of the 15 races completed. Nick Agland was the only other driver to win a race; taking victory at Sandown as both Davison and Power retired from proceedings. Their overwhelming success as compared to the rest of the field led to a year-long title fight that would be dubbed The Battle of the Will's. Davison secured pole position in all but one of the events, and in the penultimate round in Queensland, he secured the championship with a round to spare. This season would see the emergence of future V8 Supercar champion, Jamie Whincup. Entering a privately run entry, his pace improved considerably throughout the year and his consistency helped secure him third outright in the drivers standings. Long-time rival Mark Winterbottom would also make his debut in racing cars midway through the season with Borland Racing Developments. Teams and drivers thumb|Championship winner Will Davison, pictured in 2012 Team Chassis No Driver Rounds Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 05 5 AUS Nick Agland All Spectrum 05 41 AUS Mark Winterbottom 6, 8 Spectrum 06 71 AUS Michael Caruso 1–7 Sonic Motor Racing Services Van Diemen RF01 6 Ran #1 for the final round AUS Will Davison All Van Diemen RF01 17 AUS Marcus Marshall 4–6, 8 Power Racing Van Diemen RF95 7 AUS Will Power All Factory Enterprises Spectrum 06b 9 AUS Justin Cotter 4–5, 7–8 JW Motorsport Van Diemen RF94 10 AUS Stuart Kostera All Hanger Racing Spectrum 06b 11 AUS Ty Hanger 1–3, 5–8 Barton Mower Motorsport Van Diemen RF01 12 AUS Barton Mawer 1–3 Fastlane Racing Van Diemen RF94 13 AUS Chris Dell 1–5, 8 Van Diemen RF90 37 AUS Ryan Hitzman 3 Van Diemen RF94 38 AUS Daniel Elliott 3, 5–6, 8 Van Diemen RF94 50 NZL Robby Henderson 3, 5–6 Van Diemen RF92 62 NZL Matt Fitzgerald 8 Van Diemen RF91 63 NZL Darren Drake 8 Van Diemen RF92 82 AUS David Cocciolone 3 Van Diemen RF94 93 AUS Paul Fiore 3 Brad Jones Racing Van Diemen RF94 15 AUS Andrew Jones All Simon Wheeler Van Diemen RF98 16 AUS Simon Wheeler 3 No Limit Racing Van Diemen RF01 17 AUS Marcus Marshall 1–3 Robert Jones Van Diemen RF94 21 AUS Robert Jones 4, 6 Black Cat Racing Products Spectrum 07 22 AUS Chris Templer 1–3 J&F Motors Van Diemen RF97 24 AUS Steven Grocl 1, 8 Daniel Reinhardt Spectrum 06 28 AUS Daniel Reinhardt 8 Bob's Panels Mygale 98 29 AUS Adrian McCurdy 1, 4, 8 Whincup Racing Mygale SJ2000 30 AUS Jamie Whincup All Anglo Australian Motorsport Van Diemen RF93 31 AUS Jack Lynch 1–5 Van Diemen RF94 35 AUS Andrew Tomlinson 5–6 Kurt Wimmer Van Diemen RF95 32 AUS Kurt Wimmer 7 Perth Brake Parts Van Diemen RF92 33 AUS Steve Baxter 1, 3 John Pettit Swift FB90 33 AUS John Pettit 5 Lowe Racing Swift SC93K 34 AUS Ash Lowe 1–2, 4–8 Mark Douglas Van Diemen RF94 34 AUS Mark Douglas 3 Michael Henderson Swift SC95K 35 AUS Michael Henderson 3 Chris Gilmour Van Diemen RF96 36 AUS Chris Gilmour 7 Craig Kermond Van Diemen RF93 39 AUS Craig Kermond 1 Sausage Software Van Diemen RF94 40 AUS Hart Mason 1–6 In Tune Racing Swift SC95 42 AUS John Houlder 2 Rupert Collins Plastics Spectrum 06b 42 AUS Adam Hickey 8 James Small Racing Mygale SJ01 43 AUS James Small 1, 3–6, 8 Matthew Cherry Spectrum 06 44 AUS Matthew Cherry 3 ESANDA Van Diemen RF93 44 AUS Geoff Calvert 8 Kai Heller Van Diemen RF97 46 AUS Kai Heller 3 Tim Wheeler Van Diemen RF98 48 AUS Tim Wheeler 3 Nick Torelli Spectrum 06 49 AUS Nick Torelli 1, 5 JV Crash Ray 95 52 AUS Jamie Carter 6 Nathan Lea Racing Swift SC94K 53 AUS Nathan Lea 2, 5 Tony Quinn Vector MG96 53 AUS Kent Quinn 7 Vector TF94 54 AUS Klark Quinn 7 William Hall Motorsport Spectrum 06 55 AUS William Hall 3–4, 6 Fisher and Paykel Racing Swift SC94F 56 AUS Justin Watt 2, 5 Neil McFadyen Racing Van Diemen RF96 59 AUS Neil McFadyen 2, 5 Laminate Traders Van Diemen RF96 60 AUS Sam Oliver 1, 4, 8 Jordan Orsmby Van Diemen RF93 61 AUS Jordan Orsmby 8 G-Force Motorsport Van Diemen RF96 63 AUS Nick Cartledge 4 MGM Zifa Motorsports Spectrum 06 65 MYS Zarith Alfian 1–3 Sean Supanz Van Diemen RF87 67 AUS Sean Supanz 3 Luke Morton Van Diemen RF94 69 AUS Luke Morton 3 Nomad Racing Spectrum 74 AUS Mark McNally 3 Laurence Burford Van Diemen RF92 75 AUS Laurence Burford 2 Brian Sampson Spectrum 06b 75 AUS Kenny Habul 8 Clem Smith Van Diemen 78 AUS Graham Knuckey 6 Richard Chamberlain Spectrum 79 AUS Richard Chamberlain 6, 8 Michael Boyland Van Diemen 80 AUS Michael Boyland 6 Mineruanet Motorsport Spectrum 06 83 AUS Veijo Phillips 1–2, 4, 6–8 Tony LeMessurier Van Diemen RF95 87 AUS Tony LeMessurier 5, 7 Optima Motorsport Van Diemen RF98 88 AUS David Clark 1–2, 4–7 John McCowan Van Diemen RF90 92 AUS John McCowan 3 Greg Fahey Van Diemen RF95 95 AUS Kevin Miller 7 Calendar The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.Natsoft 2001 Race Results Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110706145658/http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2001 6 July 2011 Retrieved on 18 July 2001 Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map 1 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 25 March Shell Championship Series none Australia 350 Australia -33.4815 150.5214 Eastern Creek top 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 left Australia -37.4018 144.4521 Calder Park top Australia -38.3011 145.1411 Phillip Island bottom Australia -34.0022 150.442 Oran Park left 2 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway 29 April Shell Championship Series 3 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway 23–24 June Shell Championship Series 3 Victoria Calder Park Raceway 15 July Shell Championship Series 5 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway 29 July Shell Championship Series 6 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park 12 August Konica V8 Supercar Series 7 Queensland Queensland Raceway 25–26 August Shell Championship SeriesQueensland 500 8 Victoria Sandown Raceway 2 December Shell Championship Series Season summary + Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round Winner 1 1 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit AUS Will Power AUS Will Power AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Will Power 2 AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Power Racing 2 1 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway AUS Will Davison AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Power Racing AUS Will Power 2 AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Power Racing 3 1 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Will Davison 2 AUS Will Power AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services 4 1 Victoria Calder Park Raceway AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Will Davison 2 AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Power Racing 5 1 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Will Davison 2 AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services 6 1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Will Davison 2 AUS Will Power AUS Will Power Power Racing 7 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway AUS Will Davison AUS Marcus Marshall AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Will Davison 2 AUS Will Davison AUS Will Davison Sonic Motor Racing Services 8 1 Victoria Sandown Raceway AUS Will Davison AUS Nick Agland AUS Nick Agland Borland Racing Developments AUS Nick Agland 2 Race cancelled due to inclement weather Championship standings Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  Pole Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 + Pos. Driver New South WalesPHI New South WalesEAS Western AustraliaWAN VictoriaCAL New South WalesORA South AustraliaMAL QueenslandQUE VictoriaSAN Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 AUS Will Davison 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 Ret C 266 2 AUS Will Power 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 Ret 7 2 1 4 4 Ret C 210 3 AUS Jamie Whincup 3 3 3 3 8 Ret 3 7 Ret 8 6 3 5 3 2 C 146 4 AUS Stuart Kostera 10 11 7 7 3 2 4 3 2 3 8 10 11 7 Ret C 121 5 AUS Nick Agland 19 12 4 4 6 14 Ret Ret 4 5 4 6 3 12 1 C 108 6 AUS Andrew Jones 4 4 6 6 5 5 Ret Ret 7 6 21 5 8 6 6 C 104 7 AUS Marcus Marshall 17 9 9 10 14 16 5 5 3 2 Ret Ret 2 2 3 C 101 8 AUS Chris Dell 5 5 Ret 11 21 Ret Ret DNS 5 4 7 C 48 9 AUS David Clark 6 6 12 9 13 25 6 4 DSQ 15 10 19 7 9 47 10 AUS Ty Hanger 7 10 8 8 9 8 9 12 8 10 7 7 9 Ret Ret C 42 11 AUS Daniel Elliott DNS DNS 4 4 15 11 5 15 8 C 38 12 NZL Robbie Henderson 7 6 6 Ret 3 12 36 = AUS Justin Cotter Ret 8 19 9 6 5 4 C 36 14 AUS Barton Mawer 12 8 5 5 15 9 DNS DNS 11 Ret 26 15 AUS James Small 8 7 13 13 12 Ret 10 6 Ret 16 15 Ret Ret C 19 16 AUS Ash Lowe 18 13 10 Ret 7 9 10 13 9 11 10 8 11 C 17 17 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ret 13 5 C 10 18 AUS Veijo Phillips 14 Ret 15 14 8 Ret 11 8 13 13 Ret C 8 19 AUS Steve Baxter 15 14 10 7 7 20 AUS Jack Lynch 9 Ret 11 16 20 19 14 10 9 12 5 21 AUS Richard Chamberlain 13 9 Ret C 2 = AUS Daniel Reinhardt 9 C 2 23 AUS David Cocciolone 18 10 1 = AUS Michael Caruso 22 15 14 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 13 14 12 10 14 11 1 = AUS Hart Mason 13 20 16 17 19 15 13 14 12 Ret 14 14 12 10 1 = NZL Darren Drake 10 C 1 - AUS Chris Templer 11 17 17 15 17 20 0 - AUS Steven Grocl 16 16 14 C 0 - AUS Sam Oliver 20 18 DNS DNS 12 C 0 - AUS Craig Kermond 21 19 0 - AUS Adrian McCurdy 23 Ret 15 Ret 15 C 0 - AUS Nick Torelli 24 21 Ret 20 0 - MYS Zarith Alfian Ret Ret Ret 22 22 21 0 - AUS Stuart Dedear DNS DNS 0 - AUS Justin Watt 18 19 14 17 0 - AUS Neil McFadyen 19 Ret 21 18 0 - AUS Laurence Burford 20 18 0 - AUS Nathan Lea 21 20 18 21 0 - AUS John Houlder 22 21 0 - AUS Matthew Cherry 11 12 0 - AUS William Hall 16 13 12 16 19 17 0 - AUS Ryan Hitzman 23 23 0 - AUS Mark Douglas 24 18 0 - AUS Paul Fiore 25 Ret 0 - AUS Tim Wheeler 26 22 0 - AUS Simon Wheeler Ret 11 0 - AUS Kai Heller Ret 17 0 - AUS Mark McNally Ret 24 0 - AUS John McCowan Ret Ret 0 - AUS Luke Morton Ret Ret 0 - AUS Robert Jones 11 11 18 16 0 - AUS Nick Cartledge 16 15 0 - AUS Steve Beards DNS DNS 0 - AUS John Pettit 16 19 0 - AUS Andrew Tomlinson 17 22 16 18 0 - AUS Tony LeMessurier Ret DNS 17 17 0 - AUS David Burch 20 23 0 - AUS Jamie Carter 17 Ret 0 - AUS Michael Boyland 20 DNS 0 - AUS Chris Gilmour 15 15 0 - AUS Kurt Wimmer 16 16 0 - AUS Klark Quinn 18 14 0 - AUS Kent Quinn Ret 18 0 - AUS Kevin Miller 19 19 0 - AUS Kenny Habul 13 C 0 - AUS Jordan Ormsby 16 C 0 - AUS Adam Hickey 17 C 0 - NZL Matt Fitzgerald 18 C 0 - AUS Geoff Calvert 19 C 0 Pos. Driver New South WalesPHI New South WalesEAS Western AustraliaWAN VictoriaCAL New South WalesORA South AustraliaMAL QueenslandQUE VictoriaSAN Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Notes Australian Formula Ford regulations specified the use of the Ford Kent 1600 engine.2001 Formula Ford Handbook, Formula Ford Association Inc, page 5 Race two of the final round was abandoned due to bad weather. References and notes External links Media release archive, www.segalmedia.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Formula Ford image gallery, www.willdavison.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Formula Ford Championship seasons Formula Ford