1994 Australian Formula Ford Championship

CAMS sanctioned motor racing title January 2020 July 2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship Australian Formula Ford Championship 1994 Drivers' Champion: Steven RichardsRookie of the Year: Stephen Boulden The 1994 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 164-165 It was the 25th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and 2nd to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-26. 1994 saw the series debut of young Queanbeyan driver and future multiple Formula One Grand Prix winner Mark Webber. Driving an ex-Craig Lowndes Van Diemen RF93 his father had purchased for him, Webber finished 14th in the series. Steven Richards, the son of multiple Bathurst and Australian Touring Car Champion Jim Richards, dominated the series winning six of the eight rounds in his Valvoline sponsored Van Diemen. Finishing second (also in a Van Diemen) was Gavin Monaghan, with Jason Bright finishing third in his Swift SC93F. Van Diemen was easily the most popular chassis in the series with over 20 appearing on the grids. Swift Racing Cars supplied seven cars, while the lone Reynard in the field was driven by another future Bathurst winner, Jason Bargwanna. Calendar The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.1994 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 285-286 1994 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-30. Round Circuit Dates Round winner Map 1 New South Wales Amaroo Park 27 February AUS Gavin Monaghan none Australia 350 Australia -38.3011 145.1411 Phillip Island right Australia -33.393 150.561 Amaroo Park top Australia -37.573 145.102 Sandown left Australia -31.395508 115.472868 Wanneroo bottom Australia -36.316 146.515 Winton 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 6 March NZL Steven Richards 3 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10 April AUS Gavin Monaghan 4 Queensland Lakeside International Raceway 24 April NZL Steven Richards 5 Victoria Winton Motor Raceway 15 May NZL Steven Richards 6 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park 26 June NZL Steven Richards 7 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway 3 July NZL Steven Richards 8 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway 24 July NZL Steven Richards 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 WalesAMA VictoriaSAN VictoriaPHI QueenslandLAK VictoriaWIN South AustraliaMAL Western AustraliaWAN New South WalesORA Pts 1 NZL Steven Richards 4 Van Diemen RF94 Garry Rogers Motorsport 32 40 20 40 40 40 40 40 292 2 AUS Gavin Monaghan 5 Van Diemen RF94 Gavin Monaghan 40 14 36 8 32 22 22 30 204 3 AUS Jason Bright 50 Swift SC93F Jason Bright 26 13 22 10 28 30 32 28 189 4 AUS Mark Noske 11 Van Diemen RF94 Garry Rogers Motorsport 26 - 12 32 24 18 26 - 138 5 AUS Cameron Partington 13 Van Diemen RF93 Cameron Partington 12 28 10 5 - 10 10 5 80 6 AUS Mathew Martin 15 Swift SC94F McGuigan Bros Wines - 13 6 28 8 8 - 12 75 7 AUS Darren Edwards 14 Swift SC93F Darren Edwards 20 - - - - 30 - 18 68 8 AUS Ashley Cutchie 18 Van Diemen RF92 Timezone 4 32 8 12 4 - - - 60 9 AUS Dugal McDougall 48 Van Diemen RF93 McDougall Motorsport 4 6 8 22 - 8 - 1 49 10 AUS Stephen Boulden 59 Van Diemen RF91 McDougall Motorsport - 2 12 - 16 8 - 8 46 11 AUS Tim Wood Swift SC92F 16 - 4 22 - - - - 42 12 AUS David Harrington 22 Van Diemen RF93 David Harrington 1 8 2 3 20 - - - 34 13 AUS Geoff Full Van Diemen RF94 - 16 14 - - - - - 30 AUS Mark Webber 38 Van Diemen RF93 Mark Webber - - 14 - 12 - 4 - 30 15 AUS Michael Dutton Swift SC93F - - 2 - - - - 26 28 16 AUS Ray Stubber 58 Van Diemen RF94 Fastlane Racing - - - - - - 22 - 22 17 AUS Paul Stephenson 41 Van Diemen RF92 Paul Stephenson - - 11 - - 1 - 4 16 18 AUS Jason Bargwanna Reynard 88F Ugly Kid Racing - - - - - - - 14 14 19 AUS Con Toparis Swift SC94F - 12 - - - - - - 12 AUS Michael Henderson Van Diemen RF90 - - - - - - 12 - 12 21 AUS Shaun Walker Van Diemen RF91 - - - - - - 10 - 10 AUS Ricky Goddard 66 Van Diemen RF93 Ricky Goddard - - - - - 10 - - 10 23 AUS Leif Corben Van Diemen RF90 1 - - 4 2 - - - 7 AUS Gary Gosatti 20 Van Diemen RF94 Fastlane Racing - - - - - 1 6 - 7 25 AUS Peter Fitzgerald 91 Van Diemen RF92 Peter Fitzgerald - 2 4 - - - - - 6 26 AUS Tim Dore 77 Van Diemen RF94 Tim Dore 2 - - - - - - - 2 AUS Wayne Boatwright Swift SC93F 2 - - - - - - - 2 28 AUS David Gosatti Van Diemen RF90 - - - - - - 1 - 1 AUS John McCowan Van Diemen RF90 - - - - - - 1 - 1 Pos Driver No. Car Entrant New South WalesAMA VictoriaSAN VictoriaPHI QueenslandLAK VictoriaWIN South AustraliaMAL Western AustraliaWAN New South WalesORA Pts References Further reading Phil Branagan, Richards the Lionheart, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 188–193 Category:Australian Formula Ford Championship seasons Formula Ford Championship