2017 Australian Formula Ford Series

The 2017 Australian Formula Ford Series was an Australian motor racing series open to Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600 cars.[1] It was the 48th Australian Formula Ford Series and was sanctioned by the Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA).

The series was won by Max Vidau driving a Mygale SJ1019.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Chassis No Driver Class Rounds
Speco/VHT Spectrum 011 1 Australia Brendan Jones K 1, 6
Sonic Motor Racing Services
TanderSport		 Mygale SJ10a 2 Australia Max Vidau 1–4, 6
74 5
Mygale SJ11a 3 Australia Courtney Prince 1–3, 6
32 5
Mygale SJ10a 4 New Zealand Hunter McElrea 1, 3–4, 6
14 2
44 5
Mygale SJ15a 5 Australia Hamish Ribarits 1, 3, 5–6
Mygale SJ12 28 Australia James Westaway 6
Mygale SJ12 58 Australia Angelo Mouzouris 1, 3–4
Anglo Motorsport Spirit WL11 3 Australia Kane Coleman K 5
15 3
Spirit K08 4 Australia Keith Brenan K 2
41 5
Spectrum 010 32 Australia Simon Hodges K 3
Mygale SJ08 41 Australia Dan Holihan K 1–3
Van Diemen RF91 91 Australia Josh Behn K 2
Mygale SJ08 5
3 Amigos Racing Mondiale 4 Australia Robert Rowe K 5
Zdisy Racing Spectrum 012 6 Australia Paul Zsidy All
Spectrum 014b 60 Australia Cody Donald 6
Spectrum 014 97 Australia Liam McLellan 6
James Corbett Spirit K08 7 Australia James Corbett K 3
The Torque Team Mygale SJ07a 7 Australia Paul Milevskiy K 4
Penrite Oil/Modem Construction Mygale SJ11a 8 Australia Jordan Boys 1–2
DYFA Plumbing Van Diemen 8 Australia Dylan Fahey K 4
Don Holland Racing Swift DB-1 8 Australia David Holland K 5
Aaron Cameron Racing Spectrum 014 9 Australia Aaron Cameron 1, 3
Josh Jackson Racing Spectrum 07 9 Australia Josh Jackson K 2
Team Soutar Motorsport Mygale SJ13 10 Australia Zac Soutar All
Listec Race Cars Listec WIL-013 11 Australia James Burge 2, 5
Listec WIL-013 42 United States Ryan Bjerke 1
Van Diemen 53 Australia Mark Lowing 5
Listec WIL-05K 61 Australia Alan Price 5
Colin Hill Engineering Mygale 14 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 5
Dream Motorsport Mygale SJ13a 16 Australia Cooper Murray All
Lachlan Gibbons Motorsport Mygale SJ07 18 Australia Lachlan Gibbons 2, 5
Ultra Tune Hawthorn Mygale 19 Australia Spencer Ackermann 1, 6
Jones Motorsport Spectrum 014d 21 Australia Harri Jones All
Spectrum 06b 22 Australia Douglas Williams K 1
Snap On Tools Van Diemen RF91 25 Australia Karla Curtis K 4
Shell Mygale SJ09 29 Australia Nathan Herne All
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 015 31 Australia Jayden Ojeda All
Spectrum 015 48 Australia Nicholas Carroll 1–3
Mygale SJ13a 60 Australia Cody Donald 1–3
Spectrum 012b 85 Australia Benjamin Reichstein 1–4
Spectrum 014 97 Australia Liam McLellan 1–5
Van Diemen RF86 33 Australia Frank Harris K 6
Jake Donaldson Racing Spectrum 011d 35 Australia Jake Donaldson 5
Gary Goulding Vector TF94 36 Australia Gary Goulding K 4
Van Diemen RF91 36 Australia Mark Zellner K 6
Ellery Motorsport Spectrum 010 37 Australia Alec Limmer K 3–4, 6
TanderSport Stealth 42 Australia Leanne Tander K 6
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 014 44 Australia Jett Bennett 1–4, 6
Spectrum 012 57 Australia Jackson Burton 2–3, 5
Nicholas Schembri Mygale SJ09 45 Australia Nicholas Schembri 3
Van Diemen RF01 47 Australia Adrian Wilkinson K 6
Spectrum 011b 50 Australia Mark Samson K 6
Swift SC95K 52 Australia Malcolm Coleman K 1
Spectrum 012 66 Australia Benjamin D'Alia 1, 3
Fastlane Racing Stealth S3D 72 Australia Bart Horsten 5–6
BF Racing Mygale SJ11a 73 Australia Cameron Shields All
Mygale SJ03 76 Australia Robert Suturkovski K 1, 6
Mygale SJ01a 77 Australia James Garley K 1
Mygale SJ11 78 Australia Andrew Petrou 1
Sam Sewell Van Diemen 80 Australia Sam Sewell K 4
Donate Life Swift 93F 80 Australia Jason Liddell K 5
Reichstein Motorsport Spectrum 012b 85 Australia Benjamin Reichstein 5–6
Cadohaven Drainage & Excavation Van Diemen RF91 86 Australia Shane Baumer K 2
Tim Hamilton Spectrum 010b 87 Australia Tim Hamilton K 3–5
Autoware Van Diemen RF01 92 Australia Mitchell Maddren K 2–4
Lazzaro Motorsport Spectrum 011 95 Australia Adrian Lazzaro 1, 3, 5–6
Bailey Boys Racing Spectrum 06b 96 Australia Jimmy Bailey K 4
Granite Consulting Spectrum 011b 98 Australia Conor Nicholson 1, 3, 6
PLG Gearcutting Citation 99 Australia John Connelly K 6
Manager Software Van Diemen RF92 511 Australia Tony Chapman K 2

Race calendar

The series was contested over six rounds with three races at each round.[1]

Round Circuit Dates Map
1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria)		 4–5 March
2 New South Wales Wakefield Park Raceway
(Goulburn, New South Wales)		 1–2 April
3 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway
(Winton, Victoria)		 19–21 May
4 Queensland Queensland Raceway
(Willowbank, Queensland)		 8–9 July
5 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)		 16–17 September
6 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)		 30 September–1 October
  Designates Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) class rounds

Results and standings

Results

Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Australia Liam McLellan Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda Borland Racing Developments
2 Australia Jordan Boys Australia Jayden Ojeda Borland Racing Developments
3 Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Max Vidau Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 1 New South Wales Wakefield Park Raceway New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Liam McLellan Australia Max Vidau Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Australia Max Vidau Australia Max Vidau Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia Max Vidau New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 1 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway Australia Aaron Cameron Race cancelled due to opening lap crash
2 Australia Max Vidau Australia Aaron Cameron Aaron Cameron Racing
3 New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Max Vidau Sonic Motor Racing Services
4 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway Australia Max Vidau Australia Max Vidau Australia Cameron Shields BF Racing
2 Australia Cameron Shields New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia Max Vidau Australia Cameron Shields BF Racing
5 1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Cameron Shields Australia Cameron Shields BF Racing
2 Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Cameron Shields BF Racing
3 Australia Dave Wood Australia Cameron Shields BF Racing
6 1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Australia Max Vidau New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Cameron Shields BF Racing
2 New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Cameron Shields BF Racing
3 Australia James Westaway Australia Cameron Shields BF Racing

Standings

Pos. Driver Victoria (state)
SAN		 New South Wales
WAK		 Victoria (state)
WIN		 Queensland
QLD		 New South Wales
SMP		 Victoria (state)
PHI		 Pts.
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Max Vidau 2 2 1 1 1 4 C 2 1 3 3 2 3 5 3 3 19 3 245
2 Australia Cameron Shields 3 3 Ret 2 DSQ Ret C 7 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 231
3 Australia Jayden Ojeda 1 1 3 3 3 12 C 4 3 4 6 Ret 5 3 6 2 9 4 195
4 New Zealand Hunter McElrea 5 4 19 19 10 1 C 3 4 2 1 3 2 2 2 13 15 2 189
5 Australia Liam McLellan DSQ 13 2 4 2 2 C 15 Ret 8 8 7 8 9 7 7 6 6 137
6 Australia Nathan Herne 7 8 6 13 9 6 C 16 Ret 6 7 6 4 7 5 10 3 9 132.5
7 Australia Cooper Murray 4 Ret 10 5 5 3 C 5 6 5 5 5 Ret 6 Ret 16 14 8 130
8 Australia Harri Jones Ret 15 5 8 DSQ Ret C 8 Ret 7 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 7 128
9 Australia Zac Soutar 11 14 8 12 10 Ret C 10 11 14 11 8 12 16 12 12 7 DSQ 78.5
10 Australia Adrian Lazzaro Ret 9 Ret C 6 4 7 10 8 8 8 5 77
11 Australia Benjamin Reichstein 16 11 7 14 8 8 C 11 25 Ret 18 17 13 14 10 9 5 14 76
12 Australia Courtney Prince 18 19 14 11 12 7 C 14 12 9 12 9 5 2 17 73
13 Australia Jett Bennett 21 18 9 7 6 Ret C 17 10 10 10 9 15 16 13 57
14 Australia Jordan Boys 8 5 4 9 4 5 55.5
15 Australia Aaron Cameron 9 6 16 C 1 2 50
16 Australia Paul Zsidy 13 21 13 16 16 9 11 12 11 15 19 16 20 10 19 41
17 Australia Nicholas Carroll 15 12 11 6 14 Ret 33.5
18 Australia Cody Donald 6 10 Ret DSQ 11 Ret 18 18 12 30.5
19 Australia Hamish Ribarits 10 7 Ret 16 8 24 21 17 10 26
20 Australia Angelo Mouzouris Ret 24 12 9 9 10 23
21 Australia Lachlan Gibbons 10 15 Ret Ret 11 11 17
22 Australia Alec Limmer 16 15 15 19 12 Ret 14
23 Australia Bart Horsten Ret 15 15 11 13 16 14
24 Australia Jackson Burton 15 13 10 14 Ret DNS 13
25 Australia Conor Nicholson 19 23 17 17 11 18 8
26 Australia Jake Donaldson 10 17 Ret 6
27 Australia Lachlan Mineeff Ret 13 13 6
28 United States Ryan Bjerke 12 16 18 5.5
29 Australia Benjamin D'Alia 17 22 15 4
30 Australia Spencer Ackermann 14 17 Ret 14 DSQ 15 0
31 Australia James Burge 17 Ret Ret 11 18 14 0
32 Australia Andrew Petrou 20 20 DNS 0
33 Australia Nicholas Schembri 0
34 Australia Jamie Westaway 6 DSQ 11 0
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts.
Victoria (state)
SAN		 New South Wales
WAK		 Victoria (state)
WIN		 Queensland
QLD		 New South Wales
SMP		 Victoria (state)
PHI

Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) standings

Pos. Driver Victoria (state)
WIN		 Queensland
QLD		 New South Wales
SMP		 Pts.
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Mitchell Maddren C 24 18 13 13 Ret 18 21 19 74
2 Australia Tim Hamilton C 26 20 17 16 13 21 24 22 72
3 Australia Sam Sewell 12 14 12 56
4 Australia Dylan Fahey 15 17 14 40
5 Australia Karla Curtis 18 19 16 34
6 Australia Kane Coleman C 23 24 19 22 20 30
7 Australia Gary Goulding 20 21 18 29
8 Australia Paul Milevskiy 21 22 19 26
9 Australia James Corbett C 29 21 24
10 Australia Simon Hodges C 27 23 23
= Australia Dan Holihan C 28 22 23
12 Australia Jimmy Bailey 19 20 DNS 20
13 Australia Alec Limmer C 18
drivers ineligible for series points
- Australia Keith Brennan 17 20 17 0
- Australia Josh Behn 20 Ret 23 0
- Australia Mark Lowing 22 23 18 0
- Australia Alan Price 23 25 21 0
- Australia Jason Liddell 24 26 25 0
- Australia Robert Rowe 25 28 Ret 0
- Australia David Holland Ret 27 26 0
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts.
Victoria (state)
WIN		 Queensland
QLD		 New South Wales
SMP

Notes

  • Liam McLellan finished Race 1 at Sandown in second however he was excluded due to a technical infringement.[3]

References

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