2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship.[1] The title, which was the eleventh Australian Formula Ford Championship, was won by Neil McFadyen driving a Van Diemen RF94.[2]

2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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Race calendar

The championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.[1]

Round [1] Date [1] Circuit [1] [3] Location Winning driver
1 11-13 April Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Tony Pugliese
2 2-4 May Eastern Creek International Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Tony Pugliese
3 23-25 May Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Glen Hastings
4 6-8 June Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo, Western Australia Glen Hastings
5 18-20 July Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Glen Hastings
6 15-17 August Oran Park Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales Neil McFadyen
7 30-31 August Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Neil McFadyen
8 12-14 September Sandown International Motor Raceway Melbourne, Victoria James Small

Round placings were based on the addition of championship points awarded in both races.[1]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race.[1]

An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round.[1]

Results
Position [4] Driver [4] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [3] Phi [4] Eas [4] Win [4] Bar [4] Que [4] Ora [4] Mal [4] San [4] Total [4]
1 Neil McFadyen 59 Van Diemen RF94 Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune 17 22 30 28 26 41 41 18 223
2 Glen Hastings 5 Van Diemen RF01 Valvoline / Cummins / Repco 8 28 41 41 36 4 28 20 206
Tony Pugliese 3 Van Diemen RF01 Valvoline / Cummins / Repco 20 41 30 26 21 32 16 20 206
4 Brett Francis 2 Van Diemen RF02 Bryce Francis Automotive 10 32 - 28 30 12 20 18 150
5 Bryce Washington 9 Van Diemen RF03 Adrad Radiators 1 - 20 14 8 18 28 22 111
6 Tim Macrow 11 Spectrum 09 Bosch Batteries 12 20 6 4 6 24 20 - 92
7 Justin Cotter 4 Spectrum 09 Factory Enterprises 14 14 10 - 22 - - - 60
Ian Dyk 45 Van Diemen RF98 Selleys RP7 / Dulux / Pettaras Press - 14 - - - 12 6 28 60
9 Michael Trimble 15 Van Diemen RF01 Sonic Motor Racing Services - 8 24 10 4 - 6 - 52
10 James Small 12 Mygale SJ01 James Small 2 - 12 - - - - 37 51
11 Adam Macrow 50 Spectrum 09 Just Cars Magazine - - - - - 28 - - 28
12 David Reynolds 96 Van Diemen RF02 Lart-Equip / Nexus Consulting 6 - - - 5 - 10 2 23
13 Dean Fiore 18 Van Diemen RF94 Fastlane Racing - - - 22 - - - - 22
14 Kurt Wimmer 32 Van Diemen RF02 Wimmer Softdrinks - 1 2 - 16 1 - - 20
15 Cade Southall 28 Van Diemen RF94 Collex Davies Craig 4 - 10 3 - - - - 17
16 Anthony Preston 19 Van Diemen RF01 Simon Derrick - 6 - - 3 4 - - 13
Mark Ceveri 8 Van Diemen RF95 Thrifty-Link Hardware - - 1 - - - - 12 13
18 John Petit 33 Van Diemen RF93 Corporate Fleet Control - 1 - - - 10 - - 11
Daniel Pappas 57 Van Diemen RF93 QLD Group / Nirvana Body - - - - - - 5 6 11
20 Paul Fiore 30 Van Diemen RF92 Fastlane Racing - - - 10 - - - - 10
Clayton Pyne 36 Van Diemen RF01 Dowling Real Estate / Hawks Nest - - - - 10 - - - 10
22 Tim Slade 24 Van Diemen RF92 Steel Building Systems - - - - - - 6 - 6
23 Adam Hickey 43 Spectrum 06B Rupert Collins Plastics - - 1 - - - - 2 3
24 Adam Graham 66 Spectrum 09B Supercheap Auto - - - - - 1 1 - 2
David Sieders 23 Van Diemen RF94 Anglo Australian Motorsport - - - - - - - 2 2
26 Steve Baxter 33 Van Diemen RF92 Steve Baxter - - - 1 - - - - 1

Note:

  • Race 2 of Round 1 at Phillip Island was cancelled after rain left the circuit in an unsafe condition.[5]
  • The Avon Rookie of the Year title was awarded to Bryce Washington.[4]
  • Under Australian Formula Ford regulations, all cars were required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[6]


References
  1. 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archive at web.archive.org
  3. 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship Results, www.natsoft.com.au via www.glenhastings.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. "2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship - Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
  5. Stephen Ottley, Pugliese wins Formula Ford, Australian Auto Action, April 16-22 2003, page 15
  6. Specifications of Automobiles - Formula Ford, 2003 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-44
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