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 Brendan Jones K 1, 6
Sonic Motor Racing Services
TanderSport
Mygale SJ10a 2 Max Vidau 1–4, 6
74 5
Mygale SJ11a 3 Courtney Prince 1–3, 6
32 5
Mygale SJ10a 4 Hunter McElrea 1, 3–4, 6
14 2
44 5
Mygale SJ15a 5 Hamish Ribarits 1, 3, 5–6
Mygale SJ12 28 James Westaway 6
Mygale SJ12 58 Angelo Mouzouris 1, 3–4
Anglo Motorsport Spirit WL11 3 Kane Coleman K 5
15 3
Spirit K08 4 Keith Brenan K 2
41 5
Spectrum 010 32 Simon Hodges K 3
Mygale SJ08 41 Dan Holihan K 1–3
Van Diemen RF91 91 Josh Behn K 2
Mygale SJ08 5
3 Amigos Racing Mondiale 4 Robert Rowe K 5
Zdisy Racing Spectrum 012 6 Paul Zsidy All
Spectrum 014b 60 Cody Donald 6
Spectrum 014 97 Liam McLellan 6
James Corbett Spirit K08 7 James Corbett K 3
The Torque Team Mygale SJ07a 7 Paul Milevskiy K 4
Penrite Oil/Modem Construction Mygale SJ11a 8 Jordan Boys 1–2
DYFA Plumbing Van Diemen 8 Dylan Fahey K 4
Don Holland Racing Swift DB-1 8 David Holland K 5
Aaron Cameron Racing Spectrum 014 9 Aaron Cameron 1, 3
Josh Jackson Racing Spectrum 07 9 Josh Jackson K 2
Team Soutar Motorsport Mygale SJ13 10 Zac Soutar All
Listec Race Cars Listec WIL-013 11 James Burge 2, 5
Listec WIL-013 42 Ryan Bjerke 1
Van Diemen 53 Mark Lowing 5
Listec WIL-05K 61 Alan Price 5
Colin Hill Engineering Mygale 14 Lachlan Mineeff 5
Dream Motorsport Mygale SJ13a 16 Cooper Murray All
Lachlan Gibbons Motorsport Mygale SJ07 18 Lachlan Gibbons 2, 5
Ultra Tune Hawthorn Mygale 19 Spencer Ackermann 1, 6
Jones Motorsport Spectrum 014d 21 Harri Jones All
Spectrum 06b 22 Douglas Williams K 1
Snap On Tools Van Diemen RF91 25 Karla Curtis K 4
Shell Mygale SJ09 29 Nathan Herne All
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 015 31 Jayden Ojeda All
Spectrum 015 48 Nicholas Carroll 1–3
Mygale SJ13a 60 Cody Donald 1–3
Spectrum 012b 85 Benjamin Reichstein 1–4
Spectrum 014 97 Liam McLellan 1–5
Van Diemen RF86 33 Frank Harris K 6
Jake Donaldson Racing Spectrum 011d 35 Jake Donaldson 5
Gary Goulding Vector TF94 36 Gary Goulding K 4
Van Diemen RF91 36 Mark Zellner K 6
Ellery Motorsport Spectrum 010 37 Alec Limmer K 3–4, 6
TanderSport Stealth 42 Leanne Tander K 6
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum 014 44 Jett Bennett 1–4, 6
Spectrum 012 57 Jackson Burton 2–3, 5
Nicholas Schembri Mygale SJ09 45 Nicholas Schembri 3
Van Diemen RF01 47 Adrian Wilkinson K 6
Spectrum 011b 50 Mark Samson K 6
Swift SC95K 52 Malcolm Coleman K 1
Spectrum 012 66 Benjamin D'Alia 1, 3
Fastlane Racing Stealth S3D 72 Bart Horsten 5–6
BF Racing Mygale SJ11a 73 Cameron Shields All
Mygale SJ03 76 Robert Suturkovski K 1, 6
Mygale SJ01a 77 James Garley K 1
Mygale SJ11 78 Andrew Petrou 1
Sam Sewell Van Diemen 80 Sam Sewell K 4
Donate Life Swift 93F 80 Jason Liddell K 5
Reichstein Motorsport Spectrum 012b 85 Benjamin Reichstein 5–6
Cadohaven Drainage & Excavation Van Diemen RF91 86 Shane Baumer K 2
Tim Hamilton Spectrum 010b 87 Tim Hamilton K 3–5
Autoware Van Diemen RF01 92 Mitchell Maddren K 2–4
Lazzaro Motorsport Spectrum 011 95 Adrian Lazzaro 1, 3, 5–6
Bailey Boys Racing Spectrum 06b 96 Jimmy Bailey K 4
Granite Consulting Spectrum 011b 98 Conor Nicholson 1, 3, 6
PLG Gearcutting Citation 99 John Connelly K 6
Manager Software Van Diemen RF92 511 Tony Chapman K 2

Race calendar

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

Round Circuit City / state Date Winning driver(s)
1 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 4–5 March Jayden Ojeda
2 Wakefield Park Raceway Goulburn, New South Wales 1–2 April Max Vidau
3 Winton Motor Raceway Winton, Victoria 19–21 May Aaron Cameron
4 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 8–9 July Cameron Shields
5 Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 16–17 September Cameron Shields
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 30 September–1 October Cameron Shields

Series standings

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

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

Notes

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

References