2011 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition October 2013 January 2024 Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Drivers' Championship 2011 Drivers' Champion: Chris Gilmour The 2011 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title with the championship winner receiving the 2011 CAMS Gold Star award. It was the 55th Australian Drivers' Championship and the seventh to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. It was also recognised as the 11th Australian Formula 3 Championship.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport > Titles – Australian Titles https://web.archive.org/web/20090302135923/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/01_about.asp 2 March 2009 Retrieved on 16 February 2012 The championship was contested over a series which was officially known as the "2011 Australian Formula 3 Drivers Championship for the CAMS Gold Star".2011 Australian Formula 3 Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations Retrieved on 23 July 2011 As archived at www.webcitation.org on 29 May 2011 The series began on 21 March 2011 at Winton Motor Raceway and finished on 13 November at Symmons Plains Raceway after seven rounds across five different states and territories, with three races at each round. The championship was won by Queensland driver Chris Gilmour. Gilmour moved into the series lead when British racer and 2008 champion James Winslow missed the Morgan Park round. Winslow returned to the series at the next event. He won a total of eight races to Gilmour's six, but had given away a points lead to Gilmour he would never regain, ultimately falling eight points short of the winners total. Gilmour is the first Australian driver to win the championship since 2007 after three consecutive years of British drivers claiming the title. John Magro, also from Queensland, was the only driver of the 2007 generation cars apart from Gilmour to contest the full series and was rewarded with third place in the championship, but was 32 points behind Gilmour and achieved only one race win. Occasional racer Mat Sofi dominated the Eastern Creek round with three race wins while 2007 champion Tim Macrow won the final race of the season in his older, 2004 specification Dallara. Four other drivers contested the full series in the older National Class cars in which they also competed for their own class award. As in the outright championship, the National Class winner was not decided until the final race of the season. However the spoiling presence of Macrow limited the number of points Ben Gersekowski could retrieve in his fight with Steel Guiliana, and the latter ultimately claimed the National Class award by seven points. Tasmanian driver Josh Burdon was over sixty points behind Guiliana with Roman Krumins a further twelve points in arrears. Class structure Cars competed in two 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 2002 and 31 December 2007 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 2004 An additional Invitation Class, for automobiles constructed in accordance with the appropriate regulations that applied in the year of manufacture, was provided for in the regulations, however no eligible cars competed during the course of the season. Points System Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPolePositionFastestLapRaces 1 & 2129876543211 (R1only)1Race 32015121086432101 Drivers of cars from all three classes were eligible to score points towards the Australian Drivers' Championship. National Class and Invitation Class drivers were also eligible to score points towards their respective class awards using the same points system as applied for the outright championship, but based on their relative finishing position within their class in each race. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers contested the 2011 Australian Drivers' Championship. Entries sourced in part from:http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?22%2F05%2F2011.WIN.P1 Round 1 Entry List 10 September 2018 https://archive.today/20120905222803/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?22/05/2011.WIN.P1 5 September 2012 dead dmy-all TeamClassChassisEngineNoDriver Transwest Gold Star Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 2 AUS Mat Sofi Team BRM Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 3 AUS John Magro 4 AUS Kristian Lindbom R-Tek Motorsport Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 6 AUS Bryce Moore National Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 7 AUS Steel Giuliania 8 AUS Josh Burdon Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 9 GBR James Winslow Astuti Motorsport Gold Star Dallara F307 Renault 11 AUS Mat Sofi BF Racing National Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 14 AUS Roman Krumins 42 AUS Ben Gersekowski Gilmour Racing Gold Star Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 17 AUS Chris Gilmour Fusion Formula National Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 25 AUS Tim Macrow Race calendar The championship was contested over a seven-round series.About:2011 calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20110501074115/http://www.formula3.com.au/Files/011files/pages/series.asp 1 May 2011 Retrieved on 20 May 2011 A long-time bastion of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships the 2011 season saw the Gold Star shift several events onto the International V8 Supercars Championship calendar, after occasional appearances at the Clipsal 500 and other major events. The series appeared on the program of V8 Supercar rounds at Winton, Symmons Plains, and, in a first for the category, Hidden Valley Raceway in the Northern Territory. Round Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Victoria Winton Motor Raceway 20–22 May John Magro James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport 2 Bryce Moore James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport 3 race cancelled due to rainhttp://www.formula3.com.au/news.asp?id=812 Australian Formula 3 Race Torque Media 22 May 2011 22 May 2011 Race three called after torrential downpour 1 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001172233/http://www.formula3.com.au/news.asp?id=812 dead 2 4 Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway 17–19 June James Winslow Bryce Moore James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport 5 Bryce Moore John Magro Team BRM 6 John Magro Kristian Lindbom Team BRM 3 7 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway 14–17 July Mat Sofi James Winslow Mat Sofi Transwest 8 James Winslow Mat Sofi Transwest 9 Mat Sofi Mat Sofi Transwest 4 10 Queensland Morgan Park Raceway 12–14 August John Magro John Magro Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing 11 John Magro Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing 12 Chris Gilmour Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing 5 13 Victoria Sandown Raceway 9–11 September John Magro James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport 14 James Winslow Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing 15 James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport 6 16 Victoria Phillip Island 4–6 November James Winslow John Magro James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport 17 James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport 18 Chris Gilmour Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing 7 19 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway 11–13 November James Winslow John Magro Chris Gilmour Gilmour Racing 20 James Winslow James Winslow R-Tek Motorsport 21 James Winslow Tim Macrow Fusion Formula Results Drivers' championship Pos Driver WIN1 WIN2 WIN3 HID1 HID2 HID3 EAS1 EAS2 EAS3 MOR1 MOR2 MOR3 SAN1 SAN2 SAN3 PHI1 PHI2 PHI3 SYM1 SYM2 SYM3 Pts GOLD STAR 1 AUS Chris Gilmour 4 2 - 4 Ret 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 5 5 210 2 GBR James Winslow 1 1 - 1 Ret 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 202 3 AUS John Magro 2 Ret - 6 1 6 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 Ret 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 178 4 AUS Steel Giuliania 5 6 - 7 5 8 7 5 7 4 5 3 4 3 5 7 Ret 5 6 6 8 111 5 AUS Ben Gersekowski 8 4 - 8 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 Ret 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 102 6 AUS Mat Sofi 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 4 4 93 7 AUS Bryce Moore 3 3 - 3 2 5 5 9 5 3 2 Ret 77 8 AUS Josh Burdon 6 5 - 10 7 9 Ret 7 8 Ret DNS DNS 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 8 7 73 9 AUS Roman Krumins 7 7 - 9 8 10 8 8 9 Ret 6 5 7 4 7 8 7 8 9 9 9 66 10 AUS Tim Macrow 5 4 3 3 2 1 62 11 AUS Kristian Lindbom 2 3 1 37 NATIONAL 1 AUS Steel Guiliania 5 6 - 7 5 8 7 5 7 4 5 3 4 3 5 7 Ret 5 6 6 8 228 2 AUS Ben Gersekowski 8 4 - 8 6 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 Ret 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 221 3 AUS Josh Burdon 6 5 - 10 7 9 Ret 7 8 Ret DNS DNS 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 8 7 162 4 AUS Roman Krumins 7 7 - 9 8 10 8 8 9 Ret 6 5 7 4 7 8 7 8 9 9 9 150 5 AUS Tim Macrow 5 4 3 3 2 1 97 Note: Race 3 at the opening round at Winton was cancelled due to heavy rain. Note: There were no competitors in the Invitation Class at any of the seven rounds. See also Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Formula 3 References External links Official Australian Formula 3 website Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship Category:Australian Formula 3 seasons Australia Australian Formula 3