2018 Australian Formula Ford Series

The 2018 Australian Formula Ford Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600 Racing Cars.[1] The series, which was organised by the Formula Ford Association Inc,[1] was the 49th Australian Formula Ford Series.

The Formula Ford (Duratec) class was won by Hunter McElrea driving a Mygale SJ10A and the Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) class by Dylan Fahey driving a Van Diemen.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Chassis No Driver Class Rounds
Speco/VHT Spectrum 011 1 Australia Brendan Jones K 4, 6
Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ10a 2 New Zealand Hunter McElrea All
Mygale SJ2011a 3 Australia Courtney Prince All
Mygale SJ 4 Australia Angelo Mouzouris All
Mygale SJ1Sa-00 5 Australia Hamish Ribarits All
Zsidy Racing Spectrum 015 6 Australia Paul Zsidy All
DYFA Plumbing Van Diemen FF 8 Australia Paul Fahey K 2, 7
Whodeany Racing Spectrum 015 8 Australia James Dean 6
Momentum Landscaping Spectrum 07 9 Australia Byron Thomas K 4
Team Soutar Motorsport Mygale SJ13 10 Australia Zac Soutar All
Fastlane Racing Stealth S3D 12 Australia Bart Horsten 1, 3–7
Stealth S3D 55 Australia Bailey Grech 1
Listec Race Cars Listec Wil-05 13 Australia Josh Buchan K 7
Southern Star Truck Centre Mygale SJ10a 14 Australia Lachlan Mineeff All
Spectrum 015 14 Australia Matthew Holmes 4
Kinetic Motorsport Mygale SJ18a 16 Australia Tommy Smith 1, 5–6
uAvionix Australia Mygale 16 Australia Finlay Allen 3
Spectrum 014 17 New Zealand Callum Hedge 2–3
Smashmasters Panel Beaters Geelong Spectrum 06b 17 Australia Peter Fitzgerald K 4, 6
Van Diemen 18 Australia Dylan Fahey K 4
Mygale 19 Australia Spencer Ackermann 4
Greg Woodrow Mygale 20 Australia Gavin Dumas 5
Jones Motorsport Spectrum 014d 21 Australia Harri Jones 1
Spectrum 011b 21 Australia Paul Di Biase 5
AEWA 24 Australia Dave Wood K 7
Sanyo GT Enterprises Van Diemen RF86 26 Australia George Thornton K 6
Mygale SJ2012 28 Australia John Blanchard 4–5
BF Racing Mygale SJ11a 29 Australia Nathan Herne All
Mygale SJ12a 73 Australia Cameron Shields 1–3, 5
Mygale SJ09a 88 Australia Harrison Goodman All
Jake Donaldson Racing Spectrum 011d 35 Australia Jake Donaldson 1–4
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 012b 36 Australia Cody Burcher 3–4, 6–7
Anglo Australian Motorsport Mygale SJ09 40 Australia Dan Holihan 3, 7
Spectrum 011 91 Australia Josh Behn 1
Genesis Offices Mondiale M89S 41 Australia Robert Rowe K 2, 4, 7
Van Diemen FA73 41 Australia Andrew Barron K 6
42 Australia Harrison Blanchard K 4
TanderSport Stealth 53D 42 Australia Leanne Tander K 6
Stealth 53D 55 Australia Samuel Dicker 5
CHE Racing Team Mygale SJ2012a 47 Australia Tom Sargent 3–7
Black Swan Security Spectrum 014 57 Australia Jackson Burton 1, 3–4, 6
Gallagher Insurance/WDS Listec WIL-013 58 Australia Nicholas Padjen 3
Cody Donald Racing Spectrum 014b 60 Australia Cody Donald 1, 4–6
Moart/D'Alias Bakery/RGI Spectrum 012 66 Australia Benjamin D'Alia 1–6
SignFX Racing Spectrum 68 Australia Blaine Grills 4, 6
Philip Marrinon Galloway HG5 70 Australia Philip Marrinon K 4, 6
Andy Simpson Mygale SJ09 76 Australia Andy Simpson 5
Jason Liddell Swift SC93F 80 Australia Jason Liddell K 2, 4, 7
Tim Hamilton Spectrum 010b 87 Australia Tim Hamilton K 2, 4, 7
Spectrum 91 Australia Christopher Slusarski 5
Joshua Glinn Racing 94 Australia Joshua Glinn K 7
Lazzaro Concrete Works Spectrum 011 95 Australia Adrian Lazzaro 1–3
Jimmy Bailey Spectrum 06b 96 Australia Jimmy Bailey K 2
Liam McLellan Spectrum 015 97 Australia Liam McLellan 1, 3–6
Granite Consulting Spectrum 011b 98 Australia Conor Nicholson 4–7
PLG Gearcutting Citation 99 Australia John Connelly K 4, 6
Spectrum 011c 99 Australia Matt Roslier 5

Calendar

The Formula Ford Association (FFA) announced a one-round calendar extension for the 2018 season. It also marked a return to the Supercars Championship support bill at The Bend Motorsport Park.[3]

Round Circuit Dates Map
1 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway
(Winton, Victoria)		 9-11 March
2 Queensland Queensland Raceway
(Willowbank, Queensland)		 20-22 April
3 New South Wales Wakefield Park Raceway
(Goulburn, New South Wales)		 25-27 May
4 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria)		 20-22 July
5 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)		 24-26 August
6 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)		 28-30 September
7 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)		 26-28 October
  Designates Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) class rounds

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Liam McLellan New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Australia Hamish Ribarits New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 New Zealand Hunter McElrea New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway Australia Hamish Ribarits Australia Nathan Herne Australia Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Australia Hamish Ribarits New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 1 New South Wales Wakefield Park Raceway New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Bart Horsten New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Australia Hamish Ribarits New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 New Zealand Hunter McElrea New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
4 1 Queensland Sandown Raceway New Zealand Hunter McElrea Australia Zac Soutar Australia Liam McLellan Liam McLellan
2 New Zealand Hunter McElrea New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia Nathan Herne Australia Zac Soutar Team Soutar Motorsport
5 1 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park Australia Hamish Ribarits Australia Cody Donald New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 New Zealand Hunter McElrea New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 New Zealand Hunter McElrea New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
6 1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Australia Hamish Ribarits Australia Nathan Herne New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 Australia Angelo Mouzouris Australia Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia Tom Sargent Australia Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
7 1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Australia Hamish Ribarits Australia Hamish Ribarits Australia Hamish Ribarits Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 New Zealand Hunter McElrea New Zealand Hunter McElrea Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 Australia Hamish Ribarits Australia Nathan Herne BF Racing

Championship standings

Pos. Driver Victoria (state)
WIN		 Queensland
QUE		 New South Wales
WAK		 Victoria (state)
SAN		 South Australia
BEN		 Victoria (state)
PHI		 New South Wales
SYD		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 New Zealand Hunter McElrea 1 1 1 3 1 8 1 1 1 8 1 3 1 1 1 1 Ret 5 3 1 7 321
2 Australia Hamish Ribarits 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 4 3 13 3 5 6 4 1 1 1 2 14 306
3 Australia Zac Soutar 7 6 7 6 4 2 11 10 10 2 4 1 5 7 3 2 3 3 9 5 4 239
4 Australia Nathan Herne 6 12 3 4 3 Ret 9 8 6 3 13 5 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 1 236
5 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 11 9 8 11 8 12 4 4 7 10 8 8 8 8 9 8 4 13 7 6 5 172
6 Australia Angelo Mouzouris 9 5 13 7 7 9 6 7 8 5 2 4 Ret 12 8 Ret 9 6 5 11 2 159
7 Australia Liam McLellan 2 4 10 5 6 3 17 12 Ret 1 6 2 9 4 4 6 15 7 158
8 Australia Tom Sargent 10 Ret 15 18 7 7 6 2 2 10 6 4 4 4 3 138
9 Australia Bart Horsten 12 8 9 2 3 2 6 Ret 9 10 9 10 Ret Ret Ret 6 9 6 128
10 Australia Cody Donald 8 7 6 7 5 6 2 3 Ret 5 5 9 116
11 Australia Cameron Shields 5 3 Ret 2 15 4 8 6 4 4 13 7 108
12 Australia Benjamin D'Alia 14 10 11 12 12 11 16 15 12 Ret 10 Ret 11 11 13 16 12 11 69
13 Australia Jake Donaldson 10 13 5 9 5 5 13 11 19 Ret Ret Ret 57
14 Australia Conor Nicholson 19 16 Ret 12 14 10 14 14 15 14 13 16 12 14 11 49
15 Australia Harrison Goodman 21 18 17 13 14 Ret 20 17 18 14 17 15 13 17 16 15 14 17 11 10 10 49
16 Australia Courtney Prince 4 14 4 8 10 7 5 5 5 DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ Wth Wth 9 8 8 10 8 9 43
17 New Zealand Callum Hedge 10 9 10 7 9 14 38
18 Australia Cody Burcher 12 13 11 17 12 12 7 7 10 8 7 8 37
19 Australia Paul Zsidy 20 17 18 14 13 Ret 22 20 17 16 15 14 Ret 20 18 17 16 18 13 13 12 35
20 Australia Adrian Lazzaro 19 Ret Ret Ret 11 6 Ret DNS 16 17
21 Australia Jackson Burton 15 19 14 14 14 9 9 9 Ret 13 11 14 14
22 Australia Bailey Grech 13 11 12 12
23 Australia Tommy Smith 17 DNS 15 12 15 11 Ret Wth Wth 11
24 Australia Samuel Dicker Ret 10 12 10
25 Australia Dan Holihan 21 Ret 20 14 12 13 9
26 Australia Andy Simpson Ret 16 14 2
27 Australia Christopher Slusarski 15 19 Ret 1
28 Australia Harri Jones 18 15 Ret 1
29 Australia Josh Behn 16 16 16 0
30 Australia John Blanchard Ret 16 11 Ret 18 17 0
31 Australia Gavin Dumas Ret 21 Ret 0
32 Australia Matt Roesler 17 22 19 0
33 Australia Paul Di Biase 16 23 Ret 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Australia James Dean 11 10 12
Australia Matthew Holmes 13 11 Ret
Australia Spencer Ackermann 11 DNS DNS
Australia Finlay Allen 15 19 13
Australia Blaine Grills 15 Ret DNS 12 17 15
Australia Nicholas Padjen 18 18 Ret
Pos. Driver Victoria (state)
WIN		 Queensland
QUE		 New South Wales
WAK		 Victoria (state)
SAN		 South Australia
BEN		 Victoria (state)
PHI		 New South Wales
SYD		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3

Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) standings

Pos. Driver Queensland
QUE		 Victoria (state)
SAN		 New South Wales
SYD		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Dylan Fahey 3 2 1 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 140
2 Australia Robert Rowe 4 4 3 8 6 5 3 4 3 120
3 Australia Jason Liddell 5 5 Ret 6 8 4 5 3 4 105
4 Australia Tim Hamilton 1 1 2 3 3 Ret 4 Ret DNS 100
5 Australia Josh Buchan 1 1 1 61
6 Australia Dave Wood 7 6 5 32
7 Australia Jimmy Bailey 30
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Australia Brendan Jones 1 2 1
Australia John Connelly 4 5 3
Australia Peter Fitzgerald 5 4 2
Australia Joshua Glinn 6 5 6
Australia Philip Marrinon 7 Ret 6
Australia Byron Thomas 9 7 7
Australia Harrison Blanchard 10 9 8
Pos. Driver Queensland
QUE		 Victoria (state)
SAN		 New South Wales
SYD		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3

References

  1. 1 2 2018 FFA National Formula Ford Series Sporting Regulations, formulaford.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ↑ 2018 Pointscore, formulaford.org.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ↑ "FORMULA FORD ANNOUNCE EXPANDED 2018 CALENDAR". Auto Action. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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