2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.^[1] The championship was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was promoted as the 2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship.^[1] It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as the 12th Australian Formula Ford Championship.^[2]

The championship was won by David Reynolds driving a Van Diemen RF04.^[3]

The following teams and drivers contested the 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams were Australian-registered.

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
BF Racing	Van Diemen RF03	2	Brett Francis	All
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Van Diemen RF04	3	Bryce Washington	1–7
	Van Diemen RF04	4	Michael Trimble	All
	Van Diemen RF04	5	James Small	All
	Van Diemen RF04	6	David Reynolds	All
Interpak Racing	Spectrum 09	7	Stephen Austin	1–2
Pettaras Press Racing	Van Diemen RF01	8	Anthony Preston	2, 6
QLD Group	Van Diemen RF93	9	Daniel Pappas	4
James Small Racing	Mygale SJ01	9	Troy Woolston	8
Maxim Constructions	Van Diemen RF01	10	Clayton Pyne	1–3, 6, 8
Mid Coast Ford	Van Diemen RF01	11	Joel Spychala	2, 6
Henderson Motorsport	Van Diemen RF01	12	Michael Henderson	3
Glenn McNally	Spectrum 06B	14	Glenn McNally	3, 7
Team Beta Racing	Van Diemen RF91	15	Grant Doulman	1–2, 6
HSE Mining/North City Holden	Van Diemen RF01	16	Mark Douglas	3
Fuchs Lubricants	Van Diemen RF92	16	Robert Storey	6
S&D Welch Removals	Mygale SJ98	17	Glenn Welch	1–2, 4, 6
Fastlane Racing	Van Diemen RF04	18	Dean Fiore	All
	Van Diemen RF90	31	Adrian Corp	1–3
	Van Diemen RF04	32	Nathan Caratti	1, 3, 8
	Van Diemen RF90	34	Craig Jorgensen	3
	Van Diemen RF93	40	Todd Fiore	3
Brad Jones Racing	Van Diemen RF04	20	Kim Jones	5
Aaron Caratti	Van Diemen RF92	22	Aaron Caratti	8
Sieders Racing Team	Stealth Van Diemen RF94	23	David Sieders	All
Ben Fitzgerald	Van Diemen RF01	24	Tim Slade	1–2
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 010	25	Tim Macrow	All
	Spectrum 010	26	Steve Owen	All
	Spectrum 09C	50	Brett Hobson	6
Minda Motorsport	Spectrum 07	27	Dominic Kennedy	1, 5, 7
Collex/Davies Craig	Spectrum 010	28	Cade Southall	1–2, 8
Triple F Racing	Van Diemen RF94	30	Paul Fiore	3
Thrifty Car Rentals	Van Diemen RF	30	Trent Usher	4
Tony LeMessurier	Van Diemen	37	Tristan Hughes	4, 6, 8
Arrow Karts	Spectrum 09	39	Shane Price	5, 7–8
Toshiba Mobile Computers	Ray 95	42	Samantha Reid	7
Peter George	Spectrum 07	44	Peter George	3
Alex Davison	Van Diemen RF01	44	James Davison	5, 8
IM Racing	Van Diemen RF01	45	Ian Moncrieff	2–8
Sign Point/Shell	Van Diemen RF98	46	Dale Wood	6, 8
Antunes Lawyers	Van Diemen RF94	48	Nathan Antunes	6
K&A Motorsport	Van Diemen RF01	50	Graham Knuckey	7
Net Velocity	Spectrum 07	55	William Hall	3
Tomahawk Management	Van Diemen RF96	60	Derryn Harrison	2
Tomahawk Management	Spectrum 06B	96	Wensley Carroll	2
Roman Krumins Motorsport	Vector MG096	61	Roman Krumins	4
Latitude Development Group	Spectrum 010	62	Andrew Thompson	All
Team Henderson	Spectrum 07	65	Andrew Goldie	3
Rachel Smeaton	Spectrum 07	72	Rachel Smeaton	1–2, 4–6
Nomad Racing	Spectrum 010	74	Mark McNally	All
Project Motorsports	Spectrum 09	77	Jason Liefting	All
Speco Thomas/VHT	Spectrum 06	78	Brian Sampson	8
O'Brien Motorsport	Van Diemen RF03	79	Shannon O'Brien	All
Subway D.C.	Van Diemen RF90	88	Justin Locke	3
Merkin Racing	Van Diemen RF90	90	Tim Davies	3
John McCowan	Van Diemen RF90	92	John McCowan	3
Port Kennedy Tyre & Brake Cent	Van Diemen RF96	94	Jason Youd	3
Varcon Office Solutions	Van Diemen RF02	95	Laurence Burford	2

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map
1	Wakefield Park Raceway	20–22 February	Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series	Eastern Creek Wanneroo Sandown Queensland Winton Mallala Wakefield Park Oran Park
2	Eastern Creek Raceway	2–4 April	V8 Supercar Championship Series
3	Barbagallo Raceway	11–13 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
4	Queensland Raceway	2–4 July	V8 Supercar Championship Series
5	Winton Motor Raceway	23–25 July	V8 Supercar Championship Series
6	Oran Park Raceway	13–15 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series
7	Mallala Motor Sport Park	20–22 August	Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series
8	Sandown Raceway	10–12 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary


Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Round Winner
1	1	Wakefield Park Raceway	Bryce Washington	David Reynolds	Brett Francis	BF Racing	Bryce Washington
	2			Brett Francis	Brett Francis	BF Racing
	3			Brett Francis	Tim Macrow	Borland Racing Developments
2	1	Eastern Creek Raceway	James Small	Michael Trimble	Michael Trimble	Sonic Motor Racing Services	James Small
	2			Brett Francis	James Small	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Steve Owen	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments
3	1	Wanneroo Raceway	Bryce Washington	Bryce Washington	Dean Fiore	Fastlane Racing	Dean Fiore
	2			David Reynolds	Dean Fiore	Fastlane Racing
	3			James Small	Dean Fiore	Fastlane Racing
4	1	Queensland Raceway	Steve Owen	David Reynolds	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments	Steve Owen
	2			Brett Francis	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Brett Francis	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments
5	1	Winton Motor Raceway	James Small	Jason Liefting	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments	Jason Liefting
	2			James Small	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Bryce Washington	Jason Liefting	Project Sports
6	1	Oran Park Raceway	Tim Macrow	David Sieders	Tim Macrow	Borland Racing Developments	Tim Macrow
	2			Tim Macrow	David Reynolds	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			David Sieders	Tim Macrow	Borland Racing Developments
7	1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	James Small	James Small	James Small	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Steve Owen
	2			Steve Owen	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments
	3			James Small	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments
8	1	Sandown Raceway	David Reynolds	Steve Owen	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments	David Reynolds
	2			Steve Owen	Steve Owen	Borland Racing Developments
	3			James Small	James Small	Sonic Motor Racing Services

Championship standings

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers at each race.^[1] An additional point was awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.^[1]

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	WAK			EAS			BAR			QUE			WIN			ORA			MAL			SAN			Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	David Reynolds	4	4	Ret	6	12	3	5	4	2	2	2	4	Ret	5	Ret	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	287
2	Tim Macrow	9	5	1	5	4	7	4	2	4	6	3	3	7	Ret	7	1	2	1	4	3	3	4	4	4	285
3	Steve Owen	Ret	14	19	22	9	1	Ret	Ret	15	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	9	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	Ret	247
4	Brett Francis	1	1	12	4	2	4	3	3	3	7	4	2	12	18	6	7	6	5	9	9	8	5	5	6	230
5	James Small	3	3	11	2	1	2	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	2	7	Ret	8	17	20	1	DSQ	7	16	6	1	170
6	Dean Fiore	7	8	18	8	5	16	1	1	1	3	5	6	5	13	2	10	8	9	11	7	4	3	3	5	167
7	Bryce Washington	2	2	4	9	Ret	12	2	Ret	DNS	4	8	5	11	8	8	5	14	Ret	5	5	11				128
8	Jason Liefting	14	16	3	14	8	10	6	6	6	8	6	11	3	4	1	Ret	Ret	17	10	4	9	DNS	8	Ret	122
9	Michael Trimble	5	13	13	1	3	20	8	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	7	4	2	Ret	11	12	11	7	12	10	7	10	3	108
10	David Sieders	6	11	6	15	11	9	Ret	Ret	DNS	5	15	8	10	3	Ret	13	7	6	6	6	Ret	Ret	9	7	89
11	Andrew Thompson	8	6	9	7	6	5	Ret	13	Ret	9	Ret	10	16	6	Ret	16	9	8	12	11	14	8	7	9	73
12	Anthony Preston				3	Ret	8										3	4	4							56
13	Shane Price													6	12	5				8	8	5	6	DNS	DNS	46
14	Shannon O'Brien	16	DNS	7	17	Ret	11	7	Ret	11	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	14	3	12	Ret	14	16	10	6	14	Ret	10	38
15	Clayton Pyne	15	DNS	DNS	12	7	14										6	5	7				19	15	8	36
16	Mark McNally	10	7	5	13	13	15	Ret	15	10	11	9	Ret	8	10	Ret	17	13	13	13	16	13	Ret	12	12	25
17	Joel Spychala				11	10	6										4	21	12							21
18	Glenn Welch	11	10	2	DNS	DNS	DNS				Ret	14	13				14	11	18							17
18	Mark Douglas							10	5	7																17
20	Todd Fiore							18	7	5																16
21	James Davison													14	11	4							DNS	DNS	DNS	12
22	Cade Southall	12	9	8	10	DNS	13																9	14	Ret	11
23	Nathan Caratti	17	DNS	14				23	12	8													10	Ret	13	6
23	Aaron Caratti							9	9	14													11	11	Ret	6
25	Ian Moncrieff				18	16	19	13	Ret	Ret	13	13	12	13	9	9	22	Ret	21	14	13	12	18	17	Ret	4
26	Dominic Kennedy	Ret	15	15										9	15	10				19	17	15				3
27	Paul Fiore							Ret	11	9																2
27	Daniel Pappas										12	11	9													2
29	Tim Slade	13	12	10	DNS	DNS	DNS																			1
29	William Hall							16	10	12																1
29	Tristan Hughes										10	Ret	Ret				21	18	15				15	16	15	1
29	Brett Hobson																15	10	Ret							1
29	Robert Storey																18	15	10							1
29	Troy Woolston																						13	13	11	1
-	Grant Doulman	18	DNS	18	19	14	DNS										20	19	16							0
-	Rachel Smeaton	19	DNS	DNS	23	19	22				16	17	14	15	17	12	23	20	22							0
-	Stephen Austin	20	DNS	17	16	15	17																			0
-	Derryn Harrison				21	18	21																			0
-	Wensley Carroll				20	17	23																			0
-	Laurence Burford				Ret	DNS	18																			0
-	Michael Henderson							11	Ret	DNS																0
-	Justin Locke							12	14	16																0
-	Craig Jorgensen							14	18	Ret																0
-	John McCowan							15	Ret	DNS																0
-	Glenn McNally							17	16	Ret										18	18	17				0
-	Tim Davies							19	Ret	18																0
-	Peter George							20	DNS	DNS																0
-	Jason Youd							21	20	19																0
-	Andrew Goldie							22	19	20																0
-	Adrian Corp							Ret	17	17																0
-	Trent Usher										14	12	Ret													0
-	Roman Krumins										15	16	Ret													0
-	Kim Jones													DNS	16	11										0
-	Dale Wood																19	16	19				12	18	14	0
-	Nathan Antunes																24	Ret	DNS							0
-	Samantha Reid																			15	14	16				0
-	Graham Knuckey																			17	15	Ret				0
-	Brian Sampson																						17	19	16	0
Pos.	Driver	WAK			EAS			BAR			QUE			WIN			ORA			MAL			SAN			Pts
Pos.	Driver																									Pts

2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Calendar

Season summary

Championship standings

References

External links

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