2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.[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]
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.[1]
- Round 1, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South Wales, 7–9 March
- Round 2, Wakefield Park Raceway, New South Wales, 4–6 April
- Round 3, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Victoria, 7–9 June
- Round 4, Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory, 4–6 July
- Round 5, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 18–20 July
- Round 6, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 12–14 September
- Round 7, Symmons Plains International Raceway, Tasmania, 21–23 September
- Round 8, Oran Park Motorsport Circuit, New South Wales, 5–7 December [1][3]
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
| Position [4] | Driver [4] | No.[4] | Car [4] | Entrant [3] | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Pen. | Total [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Blanchard | 3 | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 55 | 40 | 61 | 44 | 32 | 16 | 44 | 54 | - | 346 |
| 2 | Ashley Walsh | 45 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star | 30 | 37 | 11 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 24 | 33 | - | 297 |
| 3 | James Moffat | 5 | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 46 | 54 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 24 | 46 | - | 275 |
| 4 | Kristian Lindbom | 8 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star | 38 | 34 | 40 | 10 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 22 | - | 252 |
| 5 | Glen Wood | 4 | Mygale SJ07A Ford | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 48 | 22 | 18 | - | 201 |
| 6 | Joshua Scott | 89 | Spectrum 011b Ford | CAMS Rising Star | 12 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 16 | - | 188 |
| 7 | Nick Percat | 16 | Spectrum 011b Ford Van Diemen RF06 Ford |
Walkinshaw Racing | 16 | 2 | 42 | - | 6 | 38 | 48 | 20 | -5 | 167 |
| 8 | Taz Douglas | 92 | Mygale SJ06 Ford | Hitachi Earthmoving | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - | 75 |
| 9 | Sam Sewell | 62 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Affordable Mower Spares | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 8 | - | 66 |
| 10 | Tobia Kipper | 55 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Makotrac International Racetrack | - | - | 14 | 24 | - | 12 | 9 | 4 | - | 63 |
| 11 | Grant Doulman | 15 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Doulman Automotive | 20 | - | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | - | 10 | - | 46 |
| 12 | Brad Lowe | 41 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Anglo Motorsport | 16 | - | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 32 |
| 13 | Adam Graham | 66 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Minda Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 10 | 20 | - | 2 | - | 32 |
| 14 | Luke Wood | 17 | Spirit WL06 Ford | Anglo Motorsport | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| 15 | Michael Pereira | 36 | Van Diemen RF05 Ford | Orrcon - Pioneer Electronics | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | 26 |
| 16 | Jonathan Grant | 2 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Centenary Classic gojonogo.com |
5 | 16 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| 18 | Blake Varney | 77 | Spectrum 011b Ford | Autobarn Virginia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 15 | - | 23 |
| 17 | John Magro | 20 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Magro Farming Company / Team BRM | - | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| 22 | James Bergmuller | 13 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | JB Motorsport | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | 17 |
| 19 | Daniel Cotton | 25 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Cotton Painters | - | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| 20 | Trent Ulmer | 40 | Spectrum 011 Ford | COMCORP Global Products | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 21 | Ben Morley | 43 | Spectrum 011 Ford | Icon Motorsport | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 23 | Samantha Reid | 42 | Van Diemen RF03 Ford | Toshiba Mobile Computers | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Trent Harrison | 30 | Mygale SJ08A Ford | Monza Motors- Mygale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| 25 | Tony Lemessurier | 11 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Escalate Management | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| James Crozier | 21 | Spectrum 011 Ford | E-Steel (Aust.) P/L | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Paul Pittam | 99 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | LJ Hooker Gawler / Team BRM | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 28 | Daniel Pappas | 11 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Escalate Management/King Gee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Lee Farrell | 20 | Van Diemen RF06 Ford | Team BRM | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note: A 5-point penalty was imposed on Nick Percat at Round 4 due to a breach of the Sporting Regulations.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 2007 AFFC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org on 2 February 2011
- ↑ AFFC Records & Statistics Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 2 February 2011
- 1 2 2007 Race Results Archive Retrieved from www.natsoft.biz on 1 February 2011
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 2007 AFFC Final Pointscore Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au via webarchive.org on 2 February 2011
External links
- Image of 2007 champion Tim Blanchard in action at the Adelaide Parklands round from www.speedcafe.com.au
- Thumbnail images of the 2007 Championship from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org
- 2007 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations from www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org
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