2017 Australian Formula 4 Championship

The 2017 CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship was the third Australian Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing competition for open-wheel racing cars complying with Formula 4 regulations, which were created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for entry-level open-wheel championships. Teams and drivers competed in twenty-one races at six venues, starting on 8 April and ending on 22 October.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Ryan Suhle placed fourth in the championship driving for Zagame Motorsport Juniors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2017 Australian Formula 4 Championship.[2]

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds
AGI Sport[2][3] 4   Sage Murdoch[3] R 5–7
44 1–4
21   Harley Haber[3] R 1–3, 6
76   Zakkary Best[4] R All
97   Nick Rowe[5] All
Zagame Motorsport Juniors[2][6] 5   Ryan Suhle[6] R All
7   Tyler Everingham[6] All
96   Luis Leeds[7] 7
Team BRM[2] 11   Zane Morse[2] R All
27   Simon Fallon[2] All
30   Liam Lawson[8] R All
73   Cameron Shields[9] All
78   Aaron Love[10] R All
91   Josh Denton[11] 1–4
JRD Development[2][12] 61   Jordan Mazzaroli[12] R All
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Calendar

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All rounds supported the Supercars Championship, with the exceptions of rounds one, two and four that featured within the Shannons Nationals.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Sandown Raceway, Melbourne 8 April   Nick Rowe   Josh Denton   Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R2   Liam Lawson   Josh Denton Team BRM
R3   Liam Lawson   Cameron Shields   Liam Lawson Team BRM
2 R1 9 April   Ryan Suhle   Nick Rowe   Liam Lawson Team BRM
R2   Nick Rowe   Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3   Ryan Suhle   Nick Rowe   Nick Rowe AGI Sport
3 R1 Barbagallo Raceway, Perth 6 May   Nick Rowe   Nick Rowe   Cameron Shields Team BRM
R2 7 May   Josh Denton   Liam Lawson Team BRM
R3   Nick Rowe   Cameron Shields   Cameron Shields Team BRM
4 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island 27 May   Ryan Suhle   Cameron Shields   Ryan Suhle Zagame Motorsport Juniors
R2   Nick Rowe   Tyler Everingham Zagame Motorsport Juniors
R3 28 May   Ryan Suhle   Ryan Suhle   Simon Fallon Team BRM
5 R1 Queensland Raceway, Ipswich 29 July   Nick Rowe   Nick Rowe   Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R2   Nick Rowe   Cameron Shields Team BRM
R3 30 July   Nick Rowe   Cameron Shields   Nick Rowe AGI Sport
6 R1 Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek 19 August   Cameron Shields   Nick Rowe   Cameron Shields Team BRM
R2 20 August   Nick Rowe   Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3   Cameron Shields   Cameron Shields   Nick Rowe AGI Sport
7 R1 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise 21 October   Nick Rowe   Simon Fallon   Liam Lawson Team BRM
R2   Nick Rowe   Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3 22 October   Nick Rowe   Nick Rowe   Liam Lawson Team BRM

Championship standings

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Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

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Pos Driver SAN1 SAN2 BAR PHI QLD SYD SUR Points
1   Nick Rowe 1 4 5 3 1 1 4 2 2 4 3 Ret 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 378
2   Liam Lawson 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 9 3 10 7 10 4 6 6 6 3 1 4 1 300
3   Cameron Shields Ret Ret 2 2 3 5 1 5 1 2 8 3 2 1 7 1 2 2 11 Ret 6 276
4   Ryan Suhle 3 3 3 9 7 4 8 6 Ret 1 12 2 4 2 2 5 3 5 5 3 9 230
5   Tyler Everingham 6 5 10 Ret 9 9 2 4 3 10 1 5 5 7 3 3 5 4 6 5 7 196
6   Simon Fallon 11 6 6 Ret Ret 10 7 11 6 6 5 1 7 10 4 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 3 134
7   Zane Morse Ret 10 13 7 8 7 10 7 7 5 2 8 9 8 5 Ret 4 9 8 2 8 118
8   Josh Denton 4 1 4 8 11 8 5 3 4 Ret 11 4 106
9   Aaron Love 7 8 8 6 10 3 9 9 5 7 6 Ret 8 9 8 9 Ret 10 4 Ret 5 101
10   Zak Best 8 Ret 11 5 4 Ret 13 10 10 9 9 6 6 6 10 8 7 7 9 6 11 83
11   Jordan Mazzaroli     5 7 7 Ret 5 Ret 6 8 11 8 7 9 11 11 9 Ret 8 8 10 7 Ret 73
12   Sage Murdoch 10 Ret 12 10 Ret 11 12 13 8 Ret 4 Ret 3 5 Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 8 10 60
13   Harley Haber 9 9 9 4 6 6 11 12 12 7 Ret 12 40
14   Luis Leeds 7 Ret 4 18
Pos Driver SAN1 SAN2 BAR PHI QLD SYD SUR Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Calendar Announced". 30 November 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The Driver Lineups So Far". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "AGI Sport Recruit Two New Racers". 14 November 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "AGI Sport confirms third Formula 4 driver". 13 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Rowe, Lawson confirmed for F4 campaigns". 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Zagame Motorsport To Make Formula 4 Debut". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ^ "CAMS and Castrol, the perfect mix". 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. ^ "LAWSON CONFIRMED FOR AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 4 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE". 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Cameron Shields Signs With Team BRM". 18 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Aaron Love Follows His Brother To Team BRM". 22 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Formula 4 Does The Double At Sandown". 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Jordan Mazzaroli signs with Junior Racing Development". 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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