2026 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2026 Australian Formula Ford Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2026 Yokohama Tyres AASA Australian Formula Ford Championship)[1] is an ongoing motor racing championship for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It is the 57th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia. The championship commenced on March 13 at The Bend Motorsport Park and will conclude at Calder Park Raceway on November 7.

This season was initially the first to be run under AASA (Australian Auto-Sport Alliance) governance. However, amidst turmoil that lead to a mass exodus of racing categories from the alliance, the Formula Ford series would follow suit and break away following the fifth round at Queensland.[2] This year also saw the revival of the Australian Formula Ford Championship name, with it last having been run in 2013.[3]

Calendar

The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.[4] Midway through the calendar year, turmoil amidst the AASA would lead to the final two rounds being omitted from the schedule.[2]

Rd Circuit Dates Event Maps
1 Victoria (state) The Bend Motorsport Park
(West Circuit)		 13–15 March Hi-Tec Oils Super Series
2 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
(Druitt Circuit)		 25–26 April AASA Short Track Nationals
3 Queensland Queensland Raceway
(National Circuit)		 1–3 May Hi-Tec Oils Super Series
4 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
(Gardner Circuit)		 17–18 July Hi-Tec Oils Super Series
5 Queensland Queensland Raceway
(National Circuit)		 14–16 August AASA Race Series
6 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway
(National Circuit)		 25–27 September Hi-Tec Oils Super Series

Cancelled rounds

On August 19, the Formula Ford Association administrator Phil Marrinon announced that the series would break away from the AASA to join the newly-formed Hi-Tech Oils Super Series after the Queensland round. As a result, the final two rounds at Mallala and Calder Park would be omitted from the schedule.[2]

Circuit Dates
South Australia Mallala Motorsport Park
(Full Circuit)		 23–24 October
Victoria (state) Calder Park Raceway
(Original Circuit)		 6–7 November

Teams and drivers

Entrant Chassis No Driver Rounds
LR Racing Spectrum 011 4 Australia Lochlan Shearsmith 5
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 015 5 Australia Giuseppe Imbrogno 1–5
68 New Zealand Maxim Kirwan 5
Holinger Racing Spectrum 015 8 Australia Xavier Henderson[5] 1–5
Spectrum 014 14 Australia William Hickey 1–5
Spectrum 015 36 Australia Isaac Demellweek 1–5
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 011d 10 Australia Ryan DeBorre[6] 1–5
Spectrum 015 15 Australia Sam March 1–5
Spectrum 014 43 Australia Kaleb Balek 1–5
Versa Motorsport Spectrum 012b 16 Australia Hunter Salvatore 1–5
Petronas / Cooldrive 17 Australia Angus Baills 5
Sonic Motor Racing Services Mygale SJ18A 24 Australia Seth Burchartz[7] 1–5
BF Racing Mygale SJ11A 34 Australia Oli Wickham[8] 1–5
Marcos Ambrose Motorsport Spectrum 015 46 Australia Tabitha Ambrose[9] 1–5
Jamie Rowe Racing Spectrum 015 48 Australia Jamie Rowe[10] 1–4
William Lowing Motorsport Mygale SJ10A 53 Australia William Lowing 1–5
Kobi Williams Racing Spectrum 012 61 Australia Brad James 1–5
Spectrum 012b 333 Australia Rio Campbell 1–5
KDL Property Group Mygale SJ11A 77 Australia Jett Leicester 1–5
Mineeff Manufacturing Services Mygale SJ09A 151 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 1–5

Results and standings

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 1 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park Australia Jamie Rowe Australia Kaleb Belak Australia Jamie Rowe Jamie Rowe Racing
2 Australia Hunter Salvatore Australia Oli Wickham BF Racing
3 Australia Oli Wickham Australia Jamie Rowe Australia Oli Wickham BF Racing
4 Australia Isaac Demellweek Australia Isaac Demellweek Holinger Racing
2 1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Australia Oli Wickham Australia William Lowing Australia Oli Wickham BF Racing
2 Australia Isaac Demellweek Australia Seth Burchartz Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway Australia Oli Wickham Australia Hunter Salvatore Australia Oli Wickham BF Racing
2 Australia William Lowing Australia Oli Wickham BF Racing
3 Australia Seth Burchartz Australia Lachlan Mineeff Australia Lachlan Mineeff Mineeff Manufacturing Services
4 1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Australia Oli Wickham Australia Oli Wickham Australia Isaac Demellweek Holinger Racing
2 Australia Hunter Salvatore Australia Oli Wickham BF Racing
3 Australia William Lowing Australia Isaac Demellweek Australia William Lowing William Lowing Motorsport
4 Australia Oli Wickham Australia Seth Burchartz Sonic Motor Racing Services
5 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway Australia Seth Burchartz Australia Oli Wickham Australia William Lowing William Lowing Motorsport
2 Australia Xavier Henderson Australia William Lowing William Lowing Motorsport
3 Australia Seth Burchartz Australia Oli Wickham Australia Oli Wickham BF Racing
4 Australia Isaac Demellweek Australia Seth Burchartz Sonic Motor Racing Services
6 1 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway
2
3
7 1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park
2
3
8 1 Victoria (state) Calder Park Raceway
2
3

Championship standings

Pos. Driver South Australia
BEN		 New South Wales
SYD1		 Queensland
QUE1		 New South Wales
SYD2		 Queensland
QUE2		 Victoria (state)
WIN		 South Australia
MAL		 Victoria (state)
CAL		 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
1 Australia Seth Burchartz 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 10 2 8 3 3 1 2 5 2 1 690
2 Australia Oli Wickham 2 1 1 4 1 9 1 1 12 2 1 7 6 10 Ret 1 2 673
3 Australia Isaac Demellweek 3 4 2 1 8 8 3 2 3 1 2 15 Ret DNS 2 4 3 592
4 Australia Jamie Rowe 1 2 4 2 Ret 5 4 3 5 Ret 6 2 3 416
5 Australia William Lowing Ret DNS DNS DNS 3 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 8 1 2 1 1 3 5 409
6 Australia Lachlan Mineeff 8 5 7 Ret 11 6 6 4 1 5 Ret 6 4 6 9 5 6 368
7 Australia Hunter Salvatore 4 Ret 8 Ret 4 7 5 5 4 3 9 4 7 12 3 Ret 11 330
8 Australia Giuseppe Imbrogno Ret 12 6 5 5 Ret 14 8 Ret 6 5 8 10 3 4 6 5 306
9 Australia Kaleb Balek 6 Ret Ret 7 7 3 9 7 7 12 7 9 12 9 12 9 14 270
10 Australia Brad James Ret 7 12 11 9 13 8 9 10 10 4 9 Ret 5 Ret 7 7 266
11 Australia Sam March 11 6 5 6 10 10 10 Ret 6 9 13 5 5 7 Ret Ret 12 249
12 Australia Xavier Henderson 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 2 7 DNS Ret 11 10 11 14 13 6 14 10 202
13 Australia Tabitha Ambrose 10 8 10 8 13 Ret 13 13 8 13 11 13 12 14 8 12 16 170
14 Australia Jett Leicester 9 11 9 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS Ret 14 Ret 14 13 4 7 10 9 153
15 Australia William Hickey Ret 9 11 Ret 12 11 11 11 9 7 Ret 16 11 11 Ret 11 Ret 138
16 Australia Rio Campbell Ret DNS Ret 9 14 15 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 8 17 Ret 8 8 128
17 Australia Ryan DeBorre 12 10 13 10 16 14 15 14 11 15 12 17 15 15 11 13 13 113
18 Australia Lochlan Shearsmith 16 10 Ret 15 22
19 New Zealand Maxim Kirwan 8 Ret DNS DNS 14
20 Australia Angus Baills DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R4 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts
South Australia
BEN		 New South Wales
SYD1		 Queensland
QUE1		 New South Wales
SYD2		 Queensland
QUE2		 Victoria (state)
WIN		 South Australia
MAL		 Victoria (state)
CAL

References

  1. ↑ "Yokohama Tyres becomes the 2026 AASA Australian Formula Ford Championship naming rights partner". Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "Formula Ford announces immediate AASA exit". Speedcafe. 2026-08-19. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  3. ↑ "AASA TO TAKE OVER AUSTRALIAN FORMULA FORD CHAMPIONSHIP". formulaford.org.au. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  4. ↑ "Eight-round calendar for new-look Formula Ford". V8 Sleuth. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  5. ↑ "West Australian Xavier Henderson set for maiden national season". Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  6. ↑ "Supercars engineer's son to make Formula Ford debut". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-12. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  7. ↑ "Sonic returns to Formula Ford roots". V8 Sleuth. 2026-03-05. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  8. ↑ "Reigning GR Cup winner Oli Wickham to contest 2026 AASA Australian Formula Ford Championship". Hi-Tec Oils Super Series. 2026-02-16. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  9. ↑ "Ambrose reveals tribute livery for Formula Ford return". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  10. ↑ "AASA Combine concludes". AASA. 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
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