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2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1] Contested as the 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,[2] it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship.[2] The championship, which was administered by Formula Ford Australia Inc.,[2] was the 36th Australian national series for Formula Fords and the 13th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[3]

The championship was won by Daniel Elliott driving a Van Diemen RF05 [3] for Fastlane Racing.[4]

Championship calendar

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The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.[4]

Round [4] Circuit [4] State Date [4] Winning driver [4] Car [5]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit South Australia 17-20 March Daniel Elliott Van Diemen RF05
2 Barbagallo Raceway Western Australia 6-8 May Daniel Elliott Van Diemen RF05
3 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 27-29 May David Sieders Van Diemen RF04
4 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 8-10 June Shane Price Spectrum 010b
5 Queensland Raceway Queensland 22-24 July Shannon O'Brien Van Diemen RF03
6 Oran Park Motorsport Circuit New South Wales 12-14 August Shannon O'Brien Van Diemen RF03
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 19-21 August David Sieders Van Diemen RF04
8 Sandown International Motor Raceway Victioria 9-11 September John Martin Spectrum 010b

Points system

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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 an additional point awarded to the driver earning pole position for Race 1 at each round.[5]

Championship standings

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Position [5] Driver [5] No. [5] Car [5] Entrant [6] Ade. [5] Bar. [5] Que. [5] Eas. [5] Eas. [5] Ora. [5] Mal. [5] San. [5] Total [5]
1 Daniel Elliott 36 Van Diemen RF05 Fastlane Racing 61 61 27 14 49 40 40 15 307
2 Shane Price 39 Spectrum 010b Caltex Havoline 38 24 32 54 16 7 41 48 260
3 David Sieders 3 Van Diemen RF04 All-Trans Trucks 30 22 43 53 26 - 48 14 236
4 Dean Fiore 4 Van Diemen RF04 Landscape Developments 34 10 36 8 36 8 24 36 192
5 Shannon O'Brien 79 [6] & 26 Van Diemen RF03 Shannon O'Brien 2 28 - - 60 56 22 - 168
6 Jason Liefting 7 Spectrum 010b Project Motorsport 6 40 32 40 8 12 16 - 154
7 Nathan Caratti 32 Van Diemen RF04 Fastlane Racing 26 10 - 16 40 4 10 9 115
8 Mark McNally 74 Van Diemen RF05 Nomad Racing / Fastlane - 48 - 10 10 12 24 2 106
9 Brett Hobson 21 Spectrum 010b CAMS Rising Star 46 2 8 26 10 - 3 - 95
10 John Martin 24 Spectrum 010b GK Martin P/L - - 18 - - - - 53 71
11 Lee Holdsworth 5 Spectrum 010 [6] TTM Group - 5 12 24 4 4 18 - 67
12 Joel Spychala 11 Van Diemen RF05 Mid Coast Ford 1 11 22 12 12 - 1 - 59
13 Paul Laskaseski 71 Spectrum 010b CAMS Rising Star - - - 12 - 40 - - 52
14 Grant Doulman 15 Van Diemen RF93 Driwash Racing - 1 - 4 3 30 10 - 48
15 Brad Lowe 41 Van Diemen RF95 Marshall Tyres - - - - - 47 - - 47
Dale Wood 46 Mygale SJ04 Andy's Earthmovers / G-Force Mygale - - 9 - - - - 38 47
17 Andrew Thompson 62 Spectrum 010 Latitude Development Group 22 18 6 - - - - - 46
18 Ben Guest 14 Van Diemen RF01 Ben Guest Motorsport - - 24 - - 18 - - 42
19 Anthony Preston 8 Spectrum 010 Bosch Batteries 5 - 1 1 4 - 14 8 33
20 Jack Perkins 22 Stealth Van Diemen RF92 Perkins Engineering - - - - - - 4 24 28
21 Cade Southall 28 Van Diemen RF01 Collex/Davies Craig - - - - - - - 14 14
22 Daniel Pappas 2 Van Diemen RF02 VIP Petfoods 7 - - - - - - - 7
Terry Kerr 25 Spectrum 06b Adroit Internet Solutions - - - - - - - 7 7
24 Tristan Hughes 37 Stealth Van Diemen RF95 Escalate Management - - - - 2 - 1 2 5
25 Trent Ulmer 45 Spectrum 07 Power Solutions - - - - - - 4 - 4
Taz Douglas 92 Van Diemen RF01 Minda Motorsport / Caterpillar - - - - - - - 4 4
Todd Fiore 40 Van Diemen RF04 Landscape Developments - - - - - - - 4 4
28 Andy Knight 97 Van Diemen RF93 Powerbuilt Tools / Latimer Hotel 2 - - - - - - - 2
Ben Morley 27 Spectrum 09 Stubbies Workwear Racing - - - - - 2 - - 2
Tim Blanchard 41 Van Diemen RF04 Jayair / Sanden - - - - - - - 2 2
31 Tony LeMessurier 37 Stealth Van Diemen RF95 Escalate Management - - - 1 - - - - 1
James Bergmuller 13 Van Diemen RF02 JB Motorsport - - - 1 - - - - 1

Notes

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  • All cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as published by CAMS.[2] These regulations specified the use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[7]
  • Shannon O'Brien was excluded from Round 3 and suspended from Round 4 for technical infringements.[5]
  • Shane Price was penalised 10 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 3.[5]
  • Nathan Caratti was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4. [5]
  • Anthony Preston was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4.[5]
  • The table shows nett points after these penalties were applied.[5]

References

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  1. ^ CAMS Australian Championships, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2005, Page 17-2
  2. ^ a b c d 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ a b Records, Titles and Awards, Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  4. ^ a b c d e f Grant Rowley, Formula Ford 2005: Chasing Tails, The Annual - Australian Motor Sport, Number 1/2005, pages 66–75
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ a b c Race Results Archive, 2005, www.natsoft.biz Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Specifications of Automobiles, Formula Ford, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-23
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