2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition February 2021 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2008 2010 The 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. The championship was the 40th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 17th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. It began on 26 March 2009 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and finished on 25 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds held across four different states and territories. Round 1 was contested over two races and all other rounds over three races. South Australian driver Nick Percat dominated the championship, winning 12 of the 23 races. At the Hidden Valley Raceway round, Percat set a new record for the most races wins in the history of national level Formula Ford racing in Australia. Points Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for each round.2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations as archived at www.webcitation.org Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship. Team Chassis No Driver Rounds Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ07A 2 AUS Nick Percat All 3 NZL Mitch Evans All Mygale SJ09A 4 AUS Geoff Uhrhane All Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 011c 5 AUS Luke Ellery All Spectrum 011d 19 AUS Scott Pye All Spectrum 011d 71 AUS Nathan Morcom All Evans Motorsport Mygale SJ08A 6 AUS Trent Harrison 1, 5, 7 TSR Racing Mygale SJ07A 7 NZL Martin Short 1–2, 5–7 Minda Motorsport Spectrum 011b 8 AUS Tom Tweedie 5 10 AUS Jesse Dixon 1–4, 6 AUS Bryce Moore Van Diemen RF06 24 AUS James Crozier 1 Spectrum 011c 25 AUS Ben Walter All Spectrum 011 48 NZL Andrew Waite 1 Spectrum 011b 74 AUS Nicholas McBride All Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 011c 9 AUS Nick Simmons All Spectrum 011b 15 AUS Chaz Mostert All Spectrum 011c 16 AUS Ryan Simpson All The Cosmetic Medicine Centre Van Diemen RF06 11 AUS Roman Krumins 6 BF Racing Mygale SJ08A 13 AUS Nick Foster 1–2, 6, 8 Anglo Australian Motorsport Comtec Spirit WL06 14 AUS Nicholas Tanti 1–2 Brad Jones Racing Mygale SJ09A 14 AUS Tom Williamson 7 Team BRM Mygale SJ09A 20 NZL Richie Stanaway 1–5, 8 NZL Martin Short 21 AUS Ben Small 1–2 AUS John Magro 8 22 AUS Jordan Skinner 1–3, 5–6 GBR Joey Foster 4 AUS Andrew McFarland 7 Monza Motors-Mygale Mygale SJ08A 30 AUS Trent Harrison 1, 5, 7 National Surgical Van Diemen RF04 32 AUS Jon Mills 1–2, 4, 6 Berklee Australia Van Diemen RF06 44 AUS Roger I'Anson 1 Muzz Buzz Spectrum 011d 45 AUS Ashley Walsh 7–8 Mygale Australia Mygale SJ08A 46 AUS Andrew Beams 1 James Mann Van Diemen RF04 51 AUS James Mann 8 Refrigerated Rental & Sales Spectrum 011c 63 AUS Martin Swindells 1–2, 6, 8 King's Fibreglass Spectrum 011b 77 AUS Caleb Rayner 5, 7 Master Electricians Racing Van Diemen RF06 87 AUS Andre Borell 1–6, 8 Listec Racing Listec Wil013 95 AUS Glenn Welch 5 Activity Playgrounds Spectrum 011b 98 AUS Jake Chapman 1 Calendar Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map 1 New South Wales Albert Park Circuit 28–29 March Australian Grand PrixV8 Supercar Championship Series none Australia 350 Australia -38.3011 145.1411 Phillip Island right Australia -41.3934 147.1510 Symmons Plains left Australia -37.5059 144.586 Albert Park right Australia -37.573 145.102 Sandown left Australia -27.4125 152.399 Queensland top Australia -27.5923 153.2540 Surfers Paradise bottom Australia -12.2657 130.5425 Hidden Valley left Australia -36.316 146.515 Winton left 2 New South Wales Winton Motor Raceway 2–3 May V8 Supercar Championship SeriesFujitsu V8 Supercar Series 3 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway 31 May V8 Supercar Championship Series 4 Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway 19 June V8 Supercar Championship Series 5 Victoria Sandown Raceway 2 August V8 Supercar Championship SeriesFujitsu V8 Supercar Series 6 Queensland Queensland Raceway 23 August V8 Supercar Championship SeriesFujitsu V8 Supercar Series 7 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 13 September V8 Supercar Championship Series 8 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 23–25 October V8 Supercar Championship Series Season summary + Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Victoria Albert Park Circuit AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 1 New South Wales Winton Motor Raceway AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway AUS Chaz Mostert NZL Richie Stanaway AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 NZL Richie Stanaway AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS Nick Percat NZL Richie Stanaway Team BRM 4 1 Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway AUS Nick Percat NZL Mitch Evans AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 AUS Ryan Simpson AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 5 1 Victoria Sandown Raceway AUS Chaz Mostert NZL Mitch Evans NZL Mitch Evans Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 AUS Chaz Mostert AUS Scott Pye Borland Racing Developments 3 NZL Mitch Evans AUS Scott Pye Borland Racing Developments 6 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway NZL Mitch Evans NZL Mitch Evans NZL Mitch Evans Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 NZL Mitch Evans NZL Mitch Evans Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS Ryan Simpson NZL Mitch Evans Sonic Motor Racing Services 7 1 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit NZL Mitch Evans AUS Nick Percat AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 AUS Luke Ellery AUS Nick Percat Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS Nick Percat AUS Chaz Mostert Synergy Motorsport 8 1 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit NZL Mitch Evans NZL Mitch Evans NZL Mitch Evans Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 AUS Ryan Simpson NZL Mitch Evans Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 AUS Nick Foster AUS Ashley Walsh Muzz Buzz Championship standings + Pos. Driver VictoriaALB New South WalesWIN TasmaniaSYM Northern TerritoryDAR VictoriaSAN QueenslandQUE VictoriaPHI QueenslandSUR Pen Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 AUS Nick Percat 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 11 5 6 2 -12 369 2 NZL Mitch Evans 2 2 5 3 3 7 5 9 2 2 2 1 Ret 6 1 1 1 2 2 6 1 1 15 -10 297 3 AUS Scott Pye 6 4 4 4 4 2 3 2 5 4 4 5 1 1 9 4 3 3 7 5 3 4 11 270 4 AUS Chaz Mostert 3 3 2 2 2 DSQ 7 5 3 6 5 Ret 2 2 4 17 5 4 4 1 Ret Ret 10 225 5 AUS Ryan Simpson 7 8 9 8 8 4 4 4 6 3 3 9 6 4 6 7 4 6 6 Ret 8 5 6 178 6 NZL Richie Stanaway 4 6 13 6 5 3 2 1 4 5 6 3 11 14 2 2 5 -10 164 7 AUS Geoff Uhrhane 22 12 3 7 6 10 9 6 12 8 7 11 5 5 2 3 16 5 11 8 6 7 3 141 8 AUS Ben Walter Ret DNS 6 5 7 5 6 Ret 10 12 Ret 7 13 9 5 5 9 7 14 Ret 11 9 7 88 9 AUS Luke Ellery 11 9 10 9 9 9 12 8 9 7 9 Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 8 2 14 8 4 75 10 AUS Trent Harrison 8 Ret 4 4 7 Ret 5 3 58 11 AUS Ashley Walsh Ret Ret 9 4 3 1 48 12 AUS Nick Simmons 12 11 19 15 18 Ret 11 7 8 9 10 13 7 Ret Ret 8 6 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret 16 41 13 AUS Nathan Morcom 16 17 11 13 Ret 6 8 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 8 13 13 14 10 9 10 4 10 Ret 17 34 14 NZL Martin Short 9 5 15 12 Ret 8 17 10 8 6 15 14 Ret DNS 29 15 AUS Tom Williamson 12 3 7 20 16 AUS Nicholas McBride 19 14 7 Ret 13 8 10 12 14 11 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 13 12 Ret 13 11 13 19 17 AUS Jake Chapman 5 7 16 18 AUS Martin Swindells 13 10 12 10 10 Ret 9 7 Ret Ret DNS 11 AUS Nick Foster 15 19 8 Ret 15 14 11 13 9 10 8 11 20 AUS Caleb Rayner 14 10 8 15 9 Ret 7 21 AUS Andre Borell 17 Ret 18 17 16 11 14 Ret 15 Ret Ret 15 16 11 10 10 8 Ret 13 12 6 22 AUS Jesse Dixon 14 16 16 14 12 Ret 13 10 13 10 11 11 DSQ 11 3 23 AUS James Mann 12 11 9 2 24 AUS Roger I'Anson 10 18 1 AUS Jordan Skinner 18 21 17 16 17 12 15 11 10 15 12 12 14 Ret 1 AUS Andrew McFarland 16 15 10 1 - AUS Glenn Welch 12 12 Ret 0 - AUS Ben Small Ret 20 14 11 11 0 - AUS Jon Mills 21 Ret 20 18 19 16 13 13 15 Ret 14 0 - AUS John Magro Ret 13 14 0 - AUS Tom Tweedie 16 14 Ret 0 - AUS Nicholas Tanti Ret DNS 21 DNS 14 0 - NZL Andrew Waite Ret 15 0 - AUS Roman Krumins 16 16 Ret 0 - AUS James Crozier 20 22 0 - AUS Andrew Beams Ret DNS 0 guest drivers ineligible for championship points - GBR Joey Foster 7 Ret 8 Pos. Driver VictoriaALB New South WalesWIN TasmaniaSYM Northern TerritoryDAR VictoriaSAN QueenslandQUE VictoriaPHI QueenslandSUR Pen Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 References External links Official Australian Formula Ford website 2009 Racing Results Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120304211419/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2009 4 March 2012 2009 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations As archived at www.webcitation.org 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Complete Pointscore As archived at www.webcitation.org Reports and images from the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship Category:Australian Formula Ford Championship seasons Formula Ford Championship