2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. The championship was the 40th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 17th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. It began on 26 March 2009 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and finished on 25 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds held across four different states and territories. Round 1 was contested over two races and all other rounds over three races.

South Australian driver Nick Percat dominated the championship, winning 12 of the 23 races. At the Hidden Valley Raceway round, Percat set a new record for the most races wins in the history of national level Formula Ford racing in Australia.

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

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Mygale SJ07A	2	Nick Percat	All
	Mygale SJ07A	3	Mitch Evans	All
	Mygale SJ09A	4	Geoff Uhrhane	All
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 011c	5	Luke Ellery	All
	Spectrum 011d	19	Scott Pye	All
	Spectrum 011d	71	Nathan Morcom	All
Evans Motorsport	Mygale SJ08A	6	Trent Harrison	1, 5, 7
TSR Racing	Mygale SJ07A	7	Martin Short	1–2, 5–7
Minda Motorsport	Spectrum 011b	8	Tom Tweedie	5
		10	Jesse Dixon	1–4, 6
		10	Bryce Moore
	Van Diemen RF06	24	James Crozier	1
	Spectrum 011c	25	Ben Walter	All
	Spectrum 011	48	Andrew Waite	1
	Spectrum 011b	74	Nicholas McBride	All
Synergy Motorsport	Spectrum 011c	9	Nick Simmons	All
	Spectrum 011b	15	Chaz Mostert	All
	Spectrum 011c	16	Ryan Simpson	All
The Cosmetic Medicine Centre	Van Diemen RF06	11	Roman Krumins	6
BF Racing	Mygale SJ08A	13	Nick Foster	1–2, 6, 8
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Comtec Spirit WL06	14	Nicholas Tanti	1–2
Brad Jones Racing	Mygale SJ09A	14	Tom Williamson	7
Team BRM	Mygale SJ09A	20	Richie Stanaway	1–5, 8
		20	Martin Short
		21	Ben Small	1–2
		21	John Magro	8
		22	Jordan Skinner	1–3, 5–6
			Joey Foster	4
			Andrew McFarland	7
Monza Motors-Mygale	Mygale SJ08A	30	Trent Harrison	1, 5, 7
National Surgical	Van Diemen RF04	32	Jon Mills	1–2, 4, 6
Berklee Australia	Van Diemen RF06	44	Roger I'Anson	1
Muzz Buzz	Spectrum 011d	45	Ashley Walsh	7–8
Mygale Australia	Mygale SJ08A	46	Andrew Beams	1
James Mann	Van Diemen RF04	51	James Mann	8
Refrigerated Rental & Sales	Spectrum 011c	63	Martin Swindells	1–2, 6, 8
King's Fibreglass	Spectrum 011b	77	Caleb Rayner	5, 7
Master Electricians Racing	Van Diemen RF06	87	Andre Borell	1–6, 8
Listec Racing	Listec Wil013	95	Glenn Welch	5
Activity Playgrounds	Spectrum 011b	98	Jake Chapman	1

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map
1	Albert Park Circuit	28–29 March	Australian Grand Prix V8 Supercar Championship Series	Phillip Island Symmons Plains Albert Park Sandown Queensland Surfers Paradise Hidden Valley Winton
2	Winton Motor Raceway	2–3 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
3	Symmons Plains Raceway	31 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series
4	Hidden Valley Raceway	19 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
5	Sandown Raceway	2 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
6	Queensland Raceway	23 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
7	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	13 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series
8	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	23–25 October	V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary


Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Albert Park Circuit	Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
1	2	Albert Park Circuit		Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2	1	Winton Motor Raceway	Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	2			Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	1	Symmons Plains Raceway	Chaz Mostert	Richie Stanaway	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	2			Richie Stanaway	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Nick Percat	Richie Stanaway	Team BRM
4	1	Hidden Valley Raceway	Nick Percat	Mitch Evans	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	2			Ryan Simpson	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
5	1	Sandown Raceway	Chaz Mostert	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	2			Chaz Mostert	Scott Pye	Borland Racing Developments
	3			Mitch Evans	Scott Pye	Borland Racing Developments
6	1	Queensland Raceway	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	2			Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Ryan Simpson	Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
7	1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Mitch Evans	Nick Percat	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	2			Luke Ellery	Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Nick Percat	Chaz Mostert	Synergy Motorsport
8	1	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	2			Ryan Simpson	Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
	3			Nick Foster	Ashley Walsh	Muzz Buzz

Championship standings


Pos.	Driver	ALB		WIN			SYM			DAR			SAN			QUE			PHI			SUR			Pen	Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pen	Pts
1	Nick Percat	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	11	5	6	2	-12	369
2	Mitch Evans	2	2	5	3	3	7	5	9	2	2	2	1	Ret	6	1	1	1	2	2	6	1	1	15	-10	297
3	Scott Pye	6	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	5	4	4	5	1	1	9	4	3	3	7	5	3	4	11		270
4	Chaz Mostert	3	3	2	2	2	DSQ	7	5	3	6	5	Ret	2	2	4	17	5	4	4	1	Ret	Ret	10		225
5	Ryan Simpson	7	8	9	8	8	4	4	4	6	3	3	9	6	4	6	7	4	6	6	Ret	8	5	6		178
6	Richie Stanaway	4	6	13	6	5	3	2	1	4	5	6	3	11	14							2	2	5	-10	164
7	Geoff Uhrhane	22	12	3	7	6	10	9	6	12	8	7	11	5	5	2	3	16	5	11	8	6	7	3		141
8	Ben Walter	Ret	DNS	6	5	7	5	6	Ret	10	12	Ret	7	13	9	5	5	9	7	14	Ret	11	9	7		88
9	Luke Ellery	11	9	10	9	9	9	12	8	9	7	9	Ret	9	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	8	2	14	8	4		75
10	Trent Harrison	8	Ret										4	4	7				Ret	5	3					58
11	Ashley Walsh																		Ret	Ret	9	4	3	1		48
12	Nick Simmons	12	11	19	15	18	Ret	11	7	8	9	10	13	7	Ret	Ret	8	6	10	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	16		41
13	Nathan Morcom	16	17	11	13	Ret	6	8	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	8	13	13	14	10	9	10	4	10	Ret	17		34
14	Martin Short	9	5	15	12	Ret							8	17	10	8	6	15	14	Ret	DNS					29
15	Tom Williamson																		12	3	7					20
16	Nicholas McBride	19	14	7	Ret	13	8	10	12	14	11	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	12	13	12	Ret	13	11	13		19
17	Jake Chapman	5	7																							16
18	Martin Swindells	13	10	12	10	10										Ret	9	7				Ret	Ret	DNS		11
18	Nick Foster	15	19	8	Ret	15										14	11	13				9	10	8		11
20	Caleb Rayner												14	10	8				15	9	Ret					7
21	Andre Borell	17	Ret	18	17	16	11	14	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	15	16	11	10	10	8				Ret	13	12		6
22	Jesse Dixon	14	16	16	14	12	Ret	13	10	13	10	11				11	DSQ	11								3
23	James Mann																					12	11	9		2
24	Roger I'Anson	10	18																							1
	Jordan Skinner	18	21	17	16	17	12	15	11				10	15	12	12	14	Ret								1
	Andrew McFarland																		16	15	10					1
-	Glenn Welch												12	12	Ret											0
-	Ben Small	Ret	20	14	11	11																				0
-	Jon Mills	21	Ret	20	18	19				16	13	13				15	Ret	14								0
-	John Magro																					Ret	13	14		0
-	Tom Tweedie												16	14	Ret											0
-	Nicholas Tanti	Ret	DNS	21	DNS	14																				0
-	Andrew Waite	Ret	15																							0
-	Roman Krumins															16	16	Ret								0
-	James Crozier	20	22																							0
-	Andrew Beams	Ret	DNS																							0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
-	Joey Foster									7	Ret	8
Pos.	Driver	ALB		WIN			SYM			DAR			SAN			QUE			PHI			SUR			Pen	Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pen	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Teams and drivers

Calendar

Season summary

Championship standings

References

External links

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