2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[1] Managed by Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd., it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship.[1] It was the 38th national series for Formula Fords to be contested in Australia and the 15th series to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[2]

The championship was won by Tim Blanchard driving a Mygale SJ07A.

Teams and drivers

The Mygale SJ06 Ford of Taz Douglas at the Sandown round of the championship.
Team Chassis No Driver Rounds
Centenary Classic Van Diemen RF06 2 Australia Jonathan Grant 1–3, 5
Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ07A 3 Australia Tim Blanchard All
Mygale SJ07A 4 Australia Glen Wood All
Mygale SJ07A 5 Australia James Moffat All
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 011b 8 Australia Kristian Lindbom All
Spectrum 011b 45 Australia Ashley Walsh All
Spectrum 011b 89 Australia Joshua Scott All
Escalate Management Van Diemen RF06 11 Australia Tony LeMessurier 1, 3
Van Diemen RF06 Australia Daniel Pappas 6, 8
Van Diemen RF06 27 Australia Victoria Whitley 4–5
Preston Motors Racing Van Diemen RF06 13 Australia James Bergmuller 1, 3–4, 6, 8
Doulman Industries Racing Spirit WL06 15 Australia Grant Doulman 1, 3–6, 8
Walkinshaw Racing Spectrum 011b 16 Australia Nick Percat All
Anglo Motorsport Spirit WL06 17 Australia Luke Wood All
Spirit WL07 41 Australia Brad Lowe 1, 3–6
G-Force Motorsport Mygale SJ07A 18 Australia Asher Johnston 1, 6
Mygale SJ06 92 Australia Taz Douglas All
Team BRM Van Diemen RF06 20 Australia John Magro 1–5
Van Diemen RF06 Republic of Ireland Lee Farrell 8
Van Diemen RF06 99 Australia Paul Pittam 1–4
Unit Clothing Van Diemen RF06 20 Australia Chris Reindler 6
E-Steel (Aust.) P/L Spectrum 011 21 Australia James Crozier 7–8
Cotton Painters Spectrum 011 25 Australia Daniel Cotton All
Mozna Motors-Mygale Mygale SJ08A 30 Australia Trent Harrison 8
Orrcon - Pioneer Electronics Van Diemen RF05 36 Australia Michael Pereira 6
ComCorp Global Products Spectrum 011 40 Australia Trent Ulmer 1, 3–4
Toshiba Mobile Computers Van Diemen RF03 42 Australia Samantha Reid 1
Icon Motorsport Spectrum 011b 43 Australia Ben Morley 4
Excelerate Motorsport Mygale SJ02 50 Australia Mark Samson 3
MakoTrac International Racetrack Van Diemen RF06 55 Australia Tobia Kipper All
Spectrum 011 58 Australia Troy Woodger 1
Affordable Mower Spares Van Diemen RF06 62 Australia Sam Sewell 1, 3–8
Minda Motorsport Spectrum 011 66 Australia Adam Graham 5–6, 8
No Sponsor Racing Van Diemen RF04 74 Australia Yudi Doyle 1, 3–4, 6, 8
Autobarn Virginia/Motul Oils Spectrum 011b 77 Australia Blake Varney All

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.[1]

Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map
1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit 1–4 March V8 Supercar Championship Series
2 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway 23–25 March V8 Supercar Championship Series
3 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway 18–20 May V8 Supercar Championship Series
4 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway 9–11 June V8 Supercar Championship Series
5 Queensland Queensland Raceway 19–22 July V8 Supercar Championship Series
6 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway 14–16 September V8 Supercar Championship Series
7 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway 16–18 November V8 Supercar Championship Series
8 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 29 November–1 December V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round Winner
1 1 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Australia Tim Blanchard Australia Nick Percat Australia Tim Blanchard Sonic Motor Racing Services Australia Tim Blanchard
2 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Tim Blanchard Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Ashley Walsh Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 1 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Ashley Walsh Australia James Moffat Sonic Motor Racing Services Australia James Moffat
2 Australia Joshua Scott Australia James Moffat Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia James Moffat Australia Ashley Walsh Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 1 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway Australia Tim Blanchard Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Tim Blanchard Sonic Motor Racing Services Australia Tim Blanchard
2 Australia Nick Percat Australia Tim Blanchard Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Tim Blanchard Sonic Motor Racing Services
4 1 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Australia Ashley Walsh Australia James Moffat Australia Ashley Walsh Borland Racing Developments Australia Ashley Walsh
2 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Ashley Walsh Borland Racing Developments
3 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Ashley Walsh Borland Racing Developments
5 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway Australia Glen Wood Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Ashley Walsh Borland Racing Developments Australia Ashley Walsh
2 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Ashley Walsh Borland Racing Developments
3 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Ashley Walsh Borland Racing Developments
6 1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Australia Joshua Scott Australia Joshua Scott Australia Ashley Walsh Borland Racing Developments Australia Glen Wood
2 Australia Joshua Scott Australia Ashley Walsh Borland Racing Developments
3 Australia Tim Blanchard Australia Glen Wood Sonic Motor Racing Services
7 1 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Australia Joshua Scott Australia Joshua Scott Australia Kristian Lindbom Borland Racing Developments Australia Kristian Lindbom
2 Australia Nick Percat Australia Kristian Lindbom Borland Racing Developments
3 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Nick Percat Walkinshaw Racing
8 1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Australia Ashley Walsh Australia James Moffat Australia James Moffat Sonic Motor Racing Services Australia Tim Blanchard
2 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Tim Blanchard Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia Ashley Walsh Australia Tim Blanchard Sonic Motor Racing Services

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race, with a bonus point awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.[1]

Championship results

Pos. Driver South Australia
ADE 		Western Australia
WAN 		Victoria (state)
WIN 		New South Wales
EAS 		Queensland
QUE 		Victoria (state)
SAN 		Tasmania
SYM 		Victoria (state)
PHI 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Tim Blanchard 1 1 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 4 5 5 16 2 13 2 2 4 3 1 1 346
2 Australia Ashley Walsh Ret 5 1 14 2 1 Ret 10 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 6 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 297
3 Australia James Moffat 3 2 2 1 1 3 5 2 Ret 2 6 4 6 3 4 10 12 6 8 5 5 1 4 3 275
4 Australia Kristian Lindbom 4 3 4 2 6 5 4 3 3 5 Ret DNS 2 2 8 3 Ret 8 1 1 3 5 Ret 4 252
5 Australia Glen Wood 6 4 Ret 5 5 7 3 7 6 8 3 5 Ret 9 6 2 4 1 5 4 Ret 2 Ret 9 201
6 Australia Joshua Scott 7 11 7 3 3 4 Ret 13 4 Ret 7 2 3 4 2 17 3 4 4 Ret 8 9 3 Ret 188
7 Australia Nick Percat 2 Ret 12 10 10 14 2 5 2 DSQ DSQ DSQ 7 16 Ret 4 5 2 3 3 1 Ret 5 5 167
8 Australia Taz Douglas Ret 8 Ret 9 14 8 Ret 4 Ret 6 4 14 Ret 8 3 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 4 Ret Ret 75
9 Australia Sam Sewell 10 19 13 10 Ret 13 Ret 18 10 5 7 7 5 10 Ret 7 6 6 6 Ret Ret 66
10 Australia Tobia Kipper 12 13 Ret 15 12 11 7 6 11 7 5 6 11 13 14 7 11 7 10 7 9 8 14 Ret 63
11 Australia Grant Doulman 5 9 6 11 15 7 16 11 11 10 10 9 8 Ret 9 11 7 8 46
12 Australia Brad Lowe 11 7 5 Ret 18 Ret 4 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS Ret 8 Ret 32
13 Australia Adam Graham 9 6 12 Ret 7 3 17 9 Ret 32
14 Australia Luke Wood 9 6 Ret 8 8 10 12 9 8 9 9 12 15 Ret Ret 13 14 Ret 12 Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 29
15 Australia Michael Pereira 6 6 5 26
16 Australia Jonathan Grant 8 20 10 7 9 6 14 19 DNS 8 12 13 25
17 Australia Blake Varney Ret Ret Ret 12 11 Ret 13 Ret 12 14 15 Ret 12 15 Ret Ret 13 12 9 Ret 7 10 6 7 23
18 Australia John Magro 13 14 Ret 6 7 9 Ret 14 10 10 14 Ret 13 11 11 18
19 Australia James Bergmuller 18 10 Ret 9 11 17 15 16 15 11 Ret Ret 7 11 6 17
20 Australia Daniel Cotton Ret Ret Ret 13 13 13 8 Ret 15 11 10 8 14 14 10 9 Ret 14 11 8 11 14 13 11 16
21 Australia Trent Ulmer 15 Ret 14 6 8 9 12 13 13 14
22 Australia Ben Morley Ret 8 7 10
23 Australia Samantha Reid 16 15 8 4
24 Australia Trent Harrison Ret 8 Ret 4
25 Australia Tony LeMessurier 17 16 9 15 17 16 2
26 Australia James Crozier 13 9 12 13 15 Ret 2
27 Australia Paul Pittam 20 12 Ret 11 Ret 12 16 12 14 13 12 9 2
28 Australia Daniel Pappas 12 17 11 12 10 Ret 1
29 Republic of Ireland Lee Farrell 15 Ret 10 1
- Australia Asher Johnston 14 Ret 11 14 16 Ret 0
- Australia Troy Woodger 19 18 Ret 0
- Australia Yudi Doyle Ret 17 15 Ret 16 18 17 17 16 15 18 Ret 18 12 Ret 0
- Australia Mark Samson 17 20 19 0
- Australia Victoria Whitley 18 19 17 16 17 15 0
- Australia Chris Reindler 18 15 Ret 0
Pos. Driver South Australia
ADE 		Western Australia
WAN 		Victoria (state)
WIN 		New South Wales
EAS 		Queensland
QUE 		Victoria (state)
SAN 		Tasmania
SYM 		Victoria (state)
PHI 		Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3

References

  1. ^ a b c d 2007 AFFC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org on 2 February 2011
  2. ^ AFFC Records & Statistics Archived 2006-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 2 February 2011
  3. ^ 2007 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org
  4. ^ 2007 AFFC Final Pointscore Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au via webarchive.org on 2 February 2011
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