1995 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 1995 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship open to Formula Ford racing cars. [1] The championship was the 26th Australian series for Formula Fords, and the third to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. [2] The title was won by Jason Bright, driving a Van Diemen RF95. [3]

Contents

Calendar

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

Round [4] Circuit [4] Location, State [4] Date [4]
1 Sandown Melbourne, Victoria 5 February
2 Symmons Plains Launceston, Tasmania 26 February
3 Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 12 March
4 Phillip Island Phillip Island, Victoria 9 April
5 Lakeside Brisbane, Queensland 23 April
6 Eastern Creek Sydney, New South Wales 28 May
7 Mallala Mallala, South Australia 9 July
8 Oran Park Sydney, New South Wales 6 August

Points system

Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:

Position [5] 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points [5] 201614121086421

Results

Position [4] Driver [4] No. [6] Car [4] Entrant [6] San. [4] Sym. [4] Bat. [4] Phi. [4] Lak. [4] Eas. [4] Mal. [4] Ora. [4] Total [4]
1 Jason Bright 3 Van Diemen RF95Valvoline Australia362834364040108232
2Gavin Monaghan2 Van Diemen RF94The Anchorage Port Stephens283036142220420174
3 Mark Noske 4 Van Diemen RF95AMSA Team Agip2810-2232164016164
4 Mark Webber 14 Van Diemen RF95Yellow Pages Racing Team2026303682612-158
5David Harrington12 Van Diemen RF93David Harrington208-224261814112
6Dugal McDougall48 Van Diemen RF94Dugal McDougall-2061201230-89
7Mal Rose44 Van Diemen RF94Mal Rose4---28830-70
8Con Toparis  Van Diemen RF95AMSA Team Agip [3] 20-1816----54
9Ashley Cutchie8 Van Diemen RF93 [7] & Swift SC95K 1-248-161252
= Jason Bargwanna 18 Reynard FF88 Jason Bargwanna 6-18--1010852
11Daniel Orr79 Van Diemen RF92Daniel Orr---16-14-1646
12Steven Boulden  Van Diemen RF94 -268-----34
13Darren Pate49 Van Diemen RF95AMSA Team Agip64--6-11229
=Paul Stephenson41 Swift SC95KPaul Stephenson4-46105--29
15Cameron Partington  Van Diemen RF94 -22------22
16Adam Moore  Swift SC95K --------0
17Tim Grant72 Van Diemen RF95AMSA Team Agip-6--7-8-21
=Darren Edwards7 Spectrum 05BDarren Edwards-47---10-21
19 Todd Kelly 78 Van Diemen RF93Todd Kelly-------2020
20Scott Bargwanna50 Reynard FF90Scott Bargwanna----6-2614
21Peter Fitz-Gerald  Van Diemen RF92Peter FitzGerald---9--4-13
22Gary Gasatti24 Van Diemen RF95Fastlane Racing102------12
23Tremaine Dickinson98 [3] Swift SC93F & Van Diemen RF91 --1----1011
24Jason Hannagan  Van Diemen RF91 -------1010
25Justin Cotter  Swift SC93F -------66
26 David Besnard   Van Diemen RF90 -----4--4
27Richard Renato  Swift SC92F 3-------3
28Geoff Walters  Van Diemen RF94 ----2---2
=William Anderson  Van Diemen RF93William Anderson-------22
=Craig Bradshaw63 Van Diemen RF91Craig Bradshaw-------22
31Alan Cho  Van Diemen RF93 ----1---1
=Ray Stubber  Van Diemen RF95 -----1--1
=Neil Richardson28 Van Diemen RF90Neil Richardson------1-1

The "Dunlop Rookie of the Year" award was won by Mal Rose. [4]

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References

  1. Conditions for Australian Racing Titles, 1995 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-9 to 7-11
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. 1 2 3 Phil Branagan, Jason, Jason Burning Bright, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1995/96, pages 226-233
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1995 Fordcare Australian Formula Ford Championship – Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 10 May 2012
  5. 1 2 Points system determined by comparing race results published in Australian Motor Racing Year 1995/96, pages 283-284 to points table published in Australian Motor Racing Year 1995/96, page 233
  6. 1 2 Entry List, Round 7, Australian Formula Ford Championship, Official Programme, Mallala Raceway, 9 July 1995
  7. 1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995/96, page 283-284