2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series

The 2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series was an Australian open-wheel racing series for FIA Formula 3 cars constructed and conforming to the regulations before and including 2011. The series began on 10 March 2018 at Winton Motor Raceway and concluded on 21 October 2018 at The Bend Motorsport Park.^[1] Organised by Formula Three Management Pty Ltd,^[2] it was the third running of the Australian Formula 3 Premier Series.

The series was won by Harri Jones^[3] driving a Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz.

Classes

The following teams and drivers contested the 2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series.^[4] All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Jason Hore Racing	Dallara F304	Opel-Spiess	2	Jason Hore^[5]	N	2–3
Gilmour Racing	Dallara F307	Mercedes	3	Richard Peasey^[6]	N	3
	Dallara F307		18	Chris Gilmour^[5]	P	2
	Dallara F311		73	Cameron Shields^[7]	P	All
R-Tek Motorsport	Dallara F304	Opel-Spiess	5	Andrew Roberts^[8]	N	All
	Dallara F307	Opel-Spiess	6	Roman Krumins^[9]	N	1–3, 5–6
	Dallara F311	Mercedes	8	Alex Barboutis^[10]	P	1
	Dallara F311	Mercedes	8	John Magro^[11]	P	4, 6
Jones Racing	Dallara F311	Mercedes	12	Harri Jones^[12]	P	All
Blake Varney Racing	Dallara F304	Opel-Spiess	16	Blake Varney^[13]	N	2–3
Ruff Racing	Dallara F307	Mercedes	22	Gerrit Ruff^[14]	N	1, 5–6
Wilson Team Racing	Dallara F307	Opel-Spiess	27	Shane Wilson^[10]	N	1, 3–6
Com Sec Racing	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	43	Rielly Brook^[13]	T	2
Flo Fast Racing	Dallara F304	Renault-Sodemo	66	Bruce McKenzie^[15]	N	1–3, 5
Shelby-James Motorsport	Dallara F398	Opel-Spiess	75	Ian Shelby-James^[16]	T	3–4
Ross McAlpine	Mygale M11	Mercedes	81	Ross McAlpine^[16]	P	3–4, 6

Icon	Class
P	Premier Class
N	National Class
T	Trophy Class

Competing cars were nominated into one of three classes:^[1]

Premier Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2011.
National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2007.
Trophy Class.

Round		Circuit	Date	Premier Class Winner	National Class Winner	Trophy Class Winner
1	1	Winton Motor Raceway	10 March	Cameron Shields^[15]	Roman Krumins^[15]	no competitors^[15]
	2		11 March	Harri Jones^[15]	Gerrit Ruff^[15]	no competitors^[15]
	3		11 March	Cameron Shields^[15]	Roman Krumins^[15]	no competitors^[15]
2	1	Queensland Raceway	21 April	Harri Jones^[13]	Jason Hore^[13]	Rielly Brook^[13]
	2		21 April	Cameron Shields^[13]	Roman Krumins^[13]	Rielly Brook^[13]
	3		22 April	Cameron Shields^[13]	Jason Hore^[13]	Rielly Brook^[13]
3	1	Morgan Park Raceway	9 June	Harri Jones^[16]	Richard Peasey^[16]	no finishers^[16]
	2		10 June	Harri Jones^[16]	Richard Peasey^[16]	no finishers^[16]
	3		10 June	Cameron Shields^[16]	Richard Peasey^[16]	no finishers^[16]
4	1	Sydney Motorsport Park	30 June	Harri Jones^[17]	Shane Wilson^[17]	no finishers^[17]
	2		1 July	Harri Jones^[17]	Shane Wilson^[17]	no finishers^[17]
	3		1 July	Harri Jones^[17]	Shane Wilson^[17]	no finishers^[17]
5	1	Wakefield Park	8 September	Harri Jones^[18]	Roman Krumins^[18]	no competitors^[18]
	2		9 September	Harri Jones^[18]	Roman Krumins^[18]	no competitors^[18]
	3		9 September	Cameron Shields^[18]	Roman Krumins^[18]	no competitors^[18]
6	1	The Bend Motorsport Park	20 October	Harri Jones^[19]	Roman Krumins^[19]	no competitors^[19]
	2		21 October	Harri Jones^[19]	Roman Krumins^[19]	no competitors^[19]
	3		21 October	Cameron Shields^[19]	Roman Krumins^[19]	no competitors^[19]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL	Pole
Race 1 and 2	12	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1
Race 3	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	1	1

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2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series

Classes

Calendar & race results

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

References

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