2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars.^[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian title.^[1] Promoted as the Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,^[2] it was the 32nd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia^[3] and the ninth to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.^[3]

The season was dominated by both Will Davison and Will Power, with both drivers winning 14 out of the 15 races completed. Nick Agland was the only other driver to win a race; taking victory at Sandown as both Davison and Power retired from proceedings. Their overwhelming success as compared to the rest of the field led to a year-long title fight that would be dubbed The Battle of the Will's. Davison secured pole position in all but one of the events, and in the penultimate round in Queensland, he secured the championship with a round to spare.

This season would see the emergence of future V8 Supercar champion, Jamie Whincup. Entering a privately-run entry, his pace improved considerably throughout the year and his consistency helped secure him third outright in the drivers standings. Long-time rival Mark Winterbottom would also make his debut in racing cars midway through the season with Borland Racing Developments.

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 05	5	Nick Agland	All
	Spectrum 05	41	Mark Winterbottom	6, 8
	Spectrum 06	71	Michael Caruso	1–7
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Van Diemen RF01	6	Will Davison	All
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Van Diemen RF01	17	Marcus Marshall	4–6, 8
Power Racing	Van Diemen RF95	7	Will Power	All
Factory Enterprises	Spectrum 06b	9	Justin Cotter	4–5, 7–8
JW Motorsport	Van Diemen RF94	10	Stuart Kostera	All
Hanger Racing	Spectrum 06b	11	Ty Hanger	1–3, 5–8
Barton Mower Motorsport	Van Diemen RF01	12	Barton Mawer	1–3
Fastlane Racing	Van Diemen RF94	13	Chris Dell	1–5, 8
	Van Diemen RF90	37	Ryan Hitzman	3
	Van Diemen RF94	38	Daniel Elliott	3, 5–6, 8
	Van Diemen RF94	50	Robby Henderson	3, 5–6
	Van Diemen RF92	62	Matt Fitzgerald	8
	Van Diemen RF91	63	Darren Drake	8
	Van Diemen RF92	82	David Cocciolone	3
	Van Diemen RF94	93	Paul Fiore	3
Brad Jones Racing	Van Diemen RF94	15	Andrew Jones	All
Simon Wheeler	Van Diemen RF98	16	Simon Wheeler	3
No Limit Racing	Van Diemen RF01	17	Marcus Marshall	1–3
Robert Jones	Van Diemen RF94	21	Robert Jones	4, 6
Black Cat Racing Products	Spectrum 07	22	Chris Templer	1–3
J&F Motors	Van Diemen RF97	24	Steven Grocl	1, 8
Daniel Reinhardt	Spectrum 06	28	Daniel Reinhardt	8
Bob's Panels	Mygale 98	29	Adrian McCurdy	1, 4, 8
Whincup Racing	Mygale SJ2000	30	Jamie Whincup	All
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Van Diemen RF93	31	Jack Lynch	1–5
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Van Diemen RF94	35	Andrew Tomlinson	5–6
Kurt Wimmer	Van Diemen RF95	32	Kurt Wimmer	7
Perth Brake Parts	Van Diemen RF92	33	Steve Baxter	1, 3
John Pettit	Swift FB90	33	John Pettit	5
Lowe Racing	Swift SC93K	34	Ash Lowe	1–2, 4–8
Mark Douglas	Van Diemen RF94	34	Mark Douglas	3
Michael Henderson	Swift SC95K	35	Michael Henderson	3
Chris Gilmour	Van Diemen RF96	36	Chris Gilmour	7
Craig Kermond	Van Diemen RF93	39	Craig Kermond	1
Sausage Software	Van Diemen RF94	40	Hart Mason	1–6
In Tune Racing	Swift SC95	42	John Houlder	2
Rupert Collins Plastics	Spectrum 06b	42	Adam Hickey	8
James Small Racing	Mygale SJ01	43	James Small	1, 3–6, 8
Matthew Cherry	Spectrum 06	44	Matthew Cherry	3
ESANDA	Van Diemen RF93	44	Geoff Calvert	8
Kai Heller	Van Diemen RF97	46	Kai Heller	3
Tim Wheeler	Van Diemen RF98	48	Tim Wheeler	3
Nick Torelli	Spectrum 06	49	Nick Torelli	1, 5
JV Crash	Ray 95	52	Jamie Carter	6
Nathan Lea Racing	Swift SC94K	53	Nathan Lea	2, 5
Tony Quinn	Vector MG96	53	Kent Quinn	7
Tony Quinn	Vector TF94	54	Klark Quinn	7
William Hall Motorsport	Spectrum 06	55	William Hall	3–4, 6
Fisher and Paykel Racing	Swift SC94F	56	Justin Watt	2, 5
Neil McFadyen Racing	Van Diemen RF96	59	Neil McFadyen	2, 5
Laminate Traders	Van Diemen RF96	60	Sam Oliver	1, 4, 8
Jordan Orsmby	Van Diemen RF93	61	Jordan Orsmby	8
G-Force Motorsport	Van Diemen RF96	63	Nick Cartledge	4
MGM Zifa Motorsports	Spectrum 06	65	Zarith Alfian	1–3
Sean Supanz	Van Diemen RF87	67	Sean Supanz	3
Luke Morton	Van Diemen RF94	69	Luke Morton	3
Nomad Racing	Spectrum	74	Mark McNally	3
Laurence Burford	Van Diemen RF92	75	Laurence Burford	2
Brian Sampson	Spectrum 06b	75	Kenny Habul	8
Clem Smith	Van Diemen	78	Graham Knuckey	6
Richard Chamberlain	Spectrum	79	Richard Chamberlain	6, 8
Michael Boyland	Van Diemen	80	Michael Boyland	6
Mineruanet Motorsport	Spectrum 06	83	Veijo Phillips	1–2, 4, 6–8
Tony LeMessurier	Van Diemen RF95	87	Tony LeMessurier	5, 7
Optima Motorsport	Van Diemen RF98	88	David Clark	1–2, 4–7
John McCowan	Van Diemen RF90	92	John McCowan	3
Greg Fahey	Van Diemen RF95	95	Kevin Miller	7

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series^[2] with two races per round.^[4]

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map
1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	25 March	Shell Championship Series	Eastern Creek Wanneroo Sandown Queensland Mallala Calder Park Phillip Island Oran Park
2	Eastern Creek Raceway	29 April	Shell Championship Series
3	Wanneroo Raceway	23–24 June	Shell Championship Series
3	Calder Park Raceway	15 July	Shell Championship Series
5	Oran Park Raceway	29 July	Shell Championship Series
6	Mallala Motor Sport Park	12 August	Konica V8 Supercar Series
7	Queensland Raceway	25–26 August	Shell Championship Series Queensland 500
8	Sandown Raceway	2 December	Shell Championship Series

Season summary


Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Round Winner
1	1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Will Power	Will Power	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Power
1	2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit		Will Power	Will Power	Power Racing	Will Power
2	1	Eastern Creek Raceway	Will Davison	Will Power	Will Power	Power Racing	Will Power
2	2	Eastern Creek Raceway		Will Power	Will Power	Power Racing	Will Power
3	1	Wanneroo Raceway	Will Davison	Will Davison	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Davison
3	2	Wanneroo Raceway		Will Power	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Davison
4	1	Calder Park Raceway	Will Davison	Will Davison	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Davison
4	2	Calder Park Raceway		Will Power	Will Power	Power Racing	Will Davison
5	1	Oran Park Raceway	Will Davison	Will Davison	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Davison
5	2	Oran Park Raceway		Will Davison	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Davison
6	1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Will Davison	Will Davison	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Davison
6	2	Mallala Motor Sport Park		Will Power	Will Power	Power Racing	Will Davison
7	1	Queensland Raceway	Will Davison	Marcus Marshall	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Davison
7	2	Queensland Raceway		Will Davison	Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Will Davison
8	1	Sandown Raceway	Will Davison	Nick Agland	Nick Agland	Borland Racing Developments	Nick Agland
8	2	Sandown Raceway	Race cancelled due to inclement weather				Nick Agland

Championship standings

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

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Points	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1


Pos.	Driver	PHI		EAS		WAN		CAL		ORA		MAL		QUE		SAN		Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Will Davison	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	Ret	C	266
2	Will Power	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	Ret	7	2	1	4	4	Ret	C	210
3	Jamie Whincup	3	3	3	3	8	Ret	3	7	Ret	8	6	3	5	3	2	C	146
4	Stuart Kostera	10	11	7	7	3	2	4	3	2	3	8	10	11	7	Ret	C	121
5	Nick Agland	19	12	4	4	6	14	Ret	Ret	4	5	4	6	3	12	1	C	108
6	Andrew Jones	4	4	6	6	5	5	Ret	Ret	7	6	21	5	8	6	6	C	104
7	Marcus Marshall	17	9	9	10	14	16	5	5	3	2	Ret	Ret	2	2	3	C	101
8	Chris Dell	5	5	Ret	11	21	Ret	Ret	DNS	5	4					7	C	48
9	David Clark	6	6	12	9	13	25	6	4	DSQ	15	10	19	7	9			47
10	Ty Hanger	7	10	8	8	9	8	9	12	8	10	7	7	9	Ret	Ret	C	42
11	Daniel Elliott	DNS	DNS			4	4			15	11	5	15			8	C	38
12	Robbie Henderson					7	6			6	Ret	3	12					36
=	Justin Cotter							Ret	8	19	9			6	5	4	C	36
14	Barton Mawer	12	8	5	5	15	9	DNS	DNS	11	Ret							26
15	James Small	8	7	13	13	12	Ret	10	6	Ret	16	15	Ret			Ret	C	19
16	Ash Lowe	18	13	10	Ret			7	9	10	13	9	11	10	8	11	C	17
17	Mark Winterbottom											Ret	13			5	C	10
18	Veijo Phillips	14	Ret	15	14			8	Ret			11	8	13	13	Ret	C	8
19	Steve Baxter	15	14			10	7											7
20	Jack Lynch	9	Ret	11	16	20	19	14	10	9	12							5
21	Richard Chamberlain											13	9			Ret	C	2
=	Daniel Reinhardt															9	C	2
23	David Cocciolone					18	10											1
=	Michael Caruso	22	15	14	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	13	14	12	10	14	11			1
=	Hart Mason	13	20	16	17	19	15	13	14	12	Ret	14	14	12	10			1
=	Darren Drake															10	C	1
-	Chris Templer	11	17	17	15	17	20											0
-	Steven Grocl	16	16													14	C	0
-	Sam Oliver	20	18					DNS	DNS							12	C	0
-	Craig Kermond	21	19															0
-	Adrian McCurdy	23	Ret					15	Ret							15	C	0
-	Nick Torelli	24	21							Ret	20							0
-	Zarith Alfian	Ret	Ret	Ret	22	22	21											0
-	Stuart Dedear	DNS	DNS															0
-	Justin Watt			18	19					14	17							0
-	Neil McFadyen			19	Ret					21	18							0
-	Laurence Burford			20	18													0
-	Nathan Lea			21	20					18	21							0
-	John Houlder			22	21													0
-	Matthew Cherry					11	12											0
-	William Hall					16	13	12	16			19	17					0
-	Ryan Hitzman					23	23											0
-	Mark Douglas					24	18											0
-	Paul Fiore					25	Ret											0
-	Tim Wheeler					26	22											0
-	Simon Wheeler					Ret	11											0
-	Kai Heller					Ret	17											0
-	Mark McNally					Ret	24											0
-	John McCowan					Ret	Ret											0
-	Luke Morton					Ret	Ret											0
-	Robert Jones							11	11			18	16					0
-	Nick Cartledge							16	15									0
-	Steve Beards							DNS	DNS									0
-	John Pettit									16	19							0
-	Andrew Tomlinson									17	22	16	18					0
-	Tony LeMessurier									Ret	DNS			17	17			0
-	David Burch									20	23							0
-	Jamie Carter											17	Ret					0
-	Michael Boyland											20	DNS					0
-	Chris Gilmour													15	15			0
-	Kurt Wimmer													16	16			0
-	Klark Quinn													18	14			0
-	Kent Quinn													Ret	18			0
-	Kevin Miller													19	19			0
-	Kenny Habul															13	C	0
-	Jordan Ormsby															16	C	0
-	Adam Hickey															17	C	0
-	Matt Fitzgerald															18	C	0
-	Geoff Calvert															19	C	0
Pos.	Driver	PHI		EAS		WAN		CAL		ORA		MAL		QUE		SAN		Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts

Notes

Australian Formula Ford regulations specified the use of the Ford Kent 1600 engine.^[5]
Race two of the final round was abandoned due to bad weather.^[2]

2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Calendar

Season summary

Championship standings

Notes

References and notes

External links

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