2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.^[1] Managed by Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd., it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship.^[1] It was the 38th national series for Formula Fords to be contested in Australia and the 15th series to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.^[2]

The championship was won by Tim Blanchard driving a Mygale SJ07A.

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Centenary Classic	Van Diemen RF06	2	Jonathan Grant	1–3, 5
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Mygale SJ07A	3	Tim Blanchard	All
	Mygale SJ07A	4	Glen Wood	All
	Mygale SJ07A	5	James Moffat	All
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 011b	8	Kristian Lindbom	All
	Spectrum 011b	45	Ashley Walsh	All
	Spectrum 011b	89	Joshua Scott	All
Escalate Management	Van Diemen RF06	11	Tony LeMessurier	1, 3
	Van Diemen RF06	11	Daniel Pappas	6, 8
	Van Diemen RF06	27	Victoria Whitley	4–5
Preston Motors Racing	Van Diemen RF06	13	James Bergmuller	1, 3–4, 6, 8
Doulman Industries Racing	Spirit WL06	15	Grant Doulman	1, 3–6, 8
Walkinshaw Racing	Spectrum 011b	16	Nick Percat	All
Anglo Motorsport	Spirit WL06	17	Luke Wood	All
Anglo Motorsport	Spirit WL07	41	Brad Lowe	1, 3–6
G-Force Motorsport	Mygale SJ07A	18	Asher Johnston	1, 6
G-Force Motorsport	Mygale SJ06	92	Taz Douglas	All
Team BRM	Van Diemen RF06	20	John Magro	1–5
	Van Diemen RF06	20	Lee Farrell	8
	Van Diemen RF06	99	Paul Pittam	1–4
Unit Clothing	Van Diemen RF06	20	Chris Reindler	6
E-Steel (Aust.) P/L	Spectrum 011	21	James Crozier	7–8
Cotton Painters	Spectrum 011	25	Daniel Cotton	All
Mozna Motors-Mygale	Mygale SJ08A	30	Trent Harrison	8
Orrcon - Pioneer Electronics	Van Diemen RF05	36	Michael Pereira	6
ComCorp Global Products	Spectrum 011	40	Trent Ulmer	1, 3–4
Toshiba Mobile Computers	Van Diemen RF03	42	Samantha Reid	1
Icon Motorsport	Spectrum 011b	43	Ben Morley	4
Excelerate Motorsport	Mygale SJ02	50	Mark Samson	3
MakoTrac International Racetrack	Van Diemen RF06	55	Tobia Kipper	All
	Spectrum 011	58	Troy Woodger	1
Affordable Mower Spares	Van Diemen RF06	62	Sam Sewell	1, 3–8
Minda Motorsport	Spectrum 011	66	Adam Graham	5–6, 8
No Sponsor Racing	Van Diemen RF04	74	Yudi Doyle	1, 3–4, 6, 8
Autobarn Virginia/Motul Oils	Spectrum 011b	77	Blake Varney	All

Calendar

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

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map
1	Adelaide Street Circuit	1–4 March	V8 Supercar Championship Series	Phillip Island Symmons Plains Wanneroo Sandown Queensland Eastern Creek Adelaide Winton
2	Wanneroo Raceway	23–25 March	V8 Supercar Championship Series
3	Winton Motor Raceway	18–20 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series
4	Eastern Creek Raceway	9–11 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
5	Queensland Raceway	19–22 July	V8 Supercar Championship Series
6	Sandown Raceway	14–16 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series
7	Symmons Plains Raceway	16–18 November	V8 Supercar Championship Series
8	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	29 November–1 December	V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary


Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Round Winner
1	1	Adelaide Street Circuit	Tim Blanchard	Nick Percat	Tim Blanchard	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Tim Blanchard
	2			Ashley Walsh	Tim Blanchard	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Ashley Walsh	Ashley Walsh	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2	1	Wanneroo Raceway	Ashley Walsh	Ashley Walsh	James Moffat	Sonic Motor Racing Services	James Moffat
	2			Joshua Scott	James Moffat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			James Moffat	Ashley Walsh	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	1	Winton Motor Raceway	Tim Blanchard	Ashley Walsh	Tim Blanchard	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Tim Blanchard
	2			Nick Percat	Tim Blanchard	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Ashley Walsh	Tim Blanchard	Sonic Motor Racing Services
4	1	Eastern Creek Raceway	Ashley Walsh	James Moffat	Ashley Walsh	Borland Racing Developments	Ashley Walsh
	2			Ashley Walsh	Ashley Walsh	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Ashley Walsh	Ashley Walsh	Borland Racing Developments
5	1	Queensland Raceway	Glen Wood	Ashley Walsh	Ashley Walsh	Borland Racing Developments	Ashley Walsh
	2			Ashley Walsh	Ashley Walsh	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Ashley Walsh	Ashley Walsh	Borland Racing Developments
6	1	Sandown Raceway	Joshua Scott	Joshua Scott	Ashley Walsh	Borland Racing Developments	Glen Wood
	2			Joshua Scott	Ashley Walsh	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Tim Blanchard	Glen Wood	Sonic Motor Racing Services
7	1	Symmons Plains Raceway	Joshua Scott	Joshua Scott	Kristian Lindbom	Borland Racing Developments	Kristian Lindbom
	2			Nick Percat	Kristian Lindbom	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Ashley Walsh	Nick Percat	Walkinshaw Racing
8	1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Ashley Walsh	James Moffat	James Moffat	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Tim Blanchard
	2			Ashley Walsh	Tim Blanchard	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Ashley Walsh	Tim Blanchard	Sonic Motor Racing Services

Points system

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

Championship results


Pos.	Driver	ADE			WAN			WIN			EAS			QUE			SAN			SYM			PHI			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	Tim Blanchard	1	1	3	4	4	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	4	5	5	16	2	13	2	2	4	3	1	1	346
2	Ashley Walsh	Ret	5	1	14	2	1	Ret	10	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10	6	Ret	2	Ret	2	2	297
3	James Moffat	3	2	2	1	1	3	5	2	Ret	2	6	4	6	3	4	10	12	6	8	5	5	1	4	3	275
4	Kristian Lindbom	4	3	4	2	6	5	4	3	3	5	Ret	DNS	2	2	8	3	Ret	8	1	1	3	5	Ret	4	252
5	Glen Wood	6	4	Ret	5	5	7	3	7	6	8	3	5	Ret	9	6	2	4	1	5	4	Ret	2	Ret	9	201
6	Joshua Scott	7	11	7	3	3	4	Ret	13	4	Ret	7	2	3	4	2	17	3	4	4	Ret	8	9	3	Ret	188
7	Nick Percat	2	Ret	12	10	10	14	2	5	2	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	7	16	Ret	4	5	2	3	3	1	Ret	5	5	167
8	Taz Douglas	Ret	8	Ret	9	14	8	Ret	4	Ret	6	4	14	Ret	8	3	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	4	Ret	Ret	75
9	Sam Sewell	10	19	13				10	Ret	13	Ret	18	10	5	7	7	5	10	Ret	7	6	6	6	Ret	Ret	66
10	Tobia Kipper	12	13	Ret	15	12	11	7	6	11	7	5	6	11	13	14	7	11	7	10	7	9	8	14	Ret	63
11	Grant Doulman	5	9	6				11	15	7	16	11	11	10	10	9	8	Ret	9				11	7	8	46
12	Brad Lowe	11	7	5				Ret	18	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	8	Ret							32
13	Adam Graham													9	6	12	Ret	7	3				17	9	Ret	32
14	Luke Wood	9	6	Ret	8	8	10	12	9	8	9	9	12	15	Ret	Ret	13	14	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	29
15	Michael Pereira																6	6	5							26
16	Jonathan Grant	8	20	10	7	9	6	14	19	DNS				8	12	13										25
17	Blake Varney	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	11	Ret	13	Ret	12	14	15	Ret	12	15	Ret	Ret	13	12	9	Ret	7	10	6	7	23
18	John Magro	13	14	Ret	6	7	9	Ret	14	10	10	14	Ret	13	11	11										18
19	James Bergmuller	18	10	Ret				9	11	17	15	16	15				11	Ret	Ret				7	11	6	17
20	Daniel Cotton	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	13	13	8	Ret	15	11	10	8	14	14	10	9	Ret	14	11	8	11	14	13	11	16
21	Trent Ulmer	15	Ret	14				6	8	9	12	13	13													14
22	Ben Morley										Ret	8	7													10
23	Samantha Reid	16	15	8																						4
24	Trent Harrison																						Ret	8	Ret	4
25	Tony LeMessurier	17	16	9				15	17	16																2
26	James Crozier																			13	9	12	13	15	Ret	2
27	Paul Pittam	20	12	Ret	11	Ret	12	16	12	14	13	12	9													2
28	Daniel Pappas																12	17	11				12	10	Ret	1
29	Lee Farrell																						15	Ret	10	1
-	Asher Johnston	14	Ret	11													14	16	Ret							0
-	Troy Woodger	19	18	Ret																						0
-	Yudi Doyle	Ret	17	15				Ret	16	18	17	17	16				15	18	Ret				18	12	Ret	0
-	Mark Samson							17	20	19																0
-	Victoria Whitley										18	19	17	16	17	15										0
-	Chris Reindler																18	15	Ret							0
Pos.	Driver	ADE			WAN			WIN			EAS			QUE			SAN			SYM			PHI			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

Note 1: All cars were required to use a 1600cc Ford Duratec engine.^[3]
Note 2: A 5-point penalty was imposed on Nick Percat at Eastern Creek (Round 4) due to a breach of the Sporting Regulations.^[4]

2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Calendar

Season summary

Points system

Championship results

References

External links

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