2018 Australian Formula Ford Series

The 2018 Australian Formula Ford Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford and Formula Ford 1600 Racing Cars.^[1] The series, which was organised by the Formula Ford Association Inc,^[1] was the 49th Australian Formula Ford Series.

The Formula Ford (Duratec) class was won by Hunter McElrea driving a Mygale SJ10A and the Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) class by Dylan Fahey driving a Van Diemen.^[2]

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Class	Rounds
Speco/VHT	Spectrum 011	1	Brendan Jones	K	4, 6
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Mygale SJ10a	2	Hunter McElrea		All
	Mygale SJ2011a	3	Courtney Prince		All
	Mygale SJ	4	Angelo Mouzouris		All
	Mygale SJ1Sa-00	5	Hamish Ribarits		All
Zsidy Racing	Spectrum 015	6	Paul Zsidy		All
DYFA Plumbing	Van Diemen FF	8	Paul Fahey	K	2, 7
Whodeany Racing	Spectrum 015	8	James Dean		6
Momentum Landscaping	Spectrum 07	9	Byron Thomas	K	4
Team Soutar Motorsport	Mygale SJ13	10	Zac Soutar		All
Fastlane Racing	Stealth S3D	12	Bart Horsten		1, 3–7
Fastlane Racing	Stealth S3D	55	Bailey Grech		1
Listec Race Cars	Listec Wil-05	13	Josh Buchan	K	7
Southern Star Truck Centre	Mygale SJ10a	14	Lachlan Mineeff		All
	Spectrum 015	14	Matthew Holmes		4
Kinetic Motorsport	Mygale SJ18a	16	Tommy Smith		1, 5–6
uAvionix Australia	Mygale	16	Finlay Allen		3
	Spectrum 014	17	Callum Hedge		2–3
Smashmasters Panel Beaters Geelong	Spectrum 06b	17	Peter Fitzgerald	K	4, 6
	Van Diemen	18	Dylan Fahey	K	4
	Mygale	19	Spencer Ackermann		4
Greg Woodrow	Mygale	20	Gavin Dumas		5
Jones Motorsport	Spectrum 014d	21	Harri Jones		1
	Spectrum 011b	21	Paul Di Biase		5
AEWA		24	Dave Wood	K	7
Sanyo GT Enterprises	Van Diemen RF86	26	George Thornton	K	6
	Mygale SJ2012	28	John Blanchard		4–5
BF Racing	Mygale SJ11a	29	Nathan Herne		All
	Mygale SJ12a	73	Cameron Shields		1–3, 5
	Mygale SJ09a	88	Harrison Goodman		All
Jake Donaldson Racing	Spectrum 011d	35	Jake Donaldson		1–4
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 012b	36	Cody Burcher		3–4, 6–7
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Mygale SJ09	40	Dan Holihan		3, 7
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Spectrum 011	91	Josh Behn		1
Genesis Offices	Mondiale M89S	41	Robert Rowe	K	2, 4, 7
	Van Diemen FA73	41	Andrew Barron	K	6
		42	Harrison Blanchard	K	4
TanderSport	Stealth 53D	42	Leanne Tander	K	6
TanderSport	Stealth 53D	55	Samuel Dicker		5
CHE Racing Team	Mygale SJ2012a	47	Tom Sargent		3–7
Black Swan Security	Spectrum 014	57	Jackson Burton		1, 3–4, 6
Gallagher Insurance/WDS	Listec WIL-013	58	Nicholas Padjen		3
Cody Donald Racing	Spectrum 014b	60	Cody Donald		1, 4–6
Moart/D'Alias Bakery/RGI	Spectrum 012	66	Benjamin D'Alia		1–6
SignFX Racing	Spectrum	68	Blaine Grills		4, 6
Philip Marrinon	Galloway HG5	70	Philip Marrinon	K	4, 6
Andy Simpson	Mygale SJ09	76	Andy Simpson		5
Jason Liddell	Swift SC93F	80	Jason Liddell	K	2, 4, 7
Tim Hamilton	Spectrum 010b	87	Tim Hamilton	K	2, 4, 7
	Spectrum	91	Christopher Slusarski		5
Joshua Glinn Racing		94	Joshua Glinn	K	7
Lazzaro Concrete Works	Spectrum 011	95	Adrian Lazzaro		1–3
Jimmy Bailey	Spectrum 06b	96	Jimmy Bailey	K	2
Liam McLellan	Spectrum 015	97	Liam McLellan		1, 3–6
Granite Consulting	Spectrum 011b	98	Conor Nicholson		4–7
PLG Gearcutting	Citation	99	John Connelly	K	4, 6
	Spectrum 011c	99	Matt Roslier		5

Calendar

The Formula Ford Association (FFA) announced a one-round calendar extension for the 2018 season. It also marked a return to the Supercars Championship support bill at The Bend Motorsport Park.^[3]

Round	Circuit	Dates	Map
1	Winton Motor Raceway (Winton, Victoria)	9-11 March	Winton Queensland Sandown The Bend Sydney Phillip Island Wakefield Park
2	Queensland Raceway (Willowbank, Queensland)	20-22 April
3	Wakefield Park Raceway (Goulburn, New South Wales)	25-27 May
4	Sandown Raceway (Melbourne, Victoria)	20-22 July
5	The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia)	24-26 August
6	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Phillip Island, Victoria)	28-30 September
7	Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek, New South Wales)	26-28 October

Designates Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) class rounds

Season summary

Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Winton Motor Raceway	Hunter McElrea	Liam McLellan	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2		Hamish Ribarits	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	Hunter McElrea	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2	1	Queensland Raceway	Hamish Ribarits	Nathan Herne	Hamish Ribarits	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2		Hamish Ribarits	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	Hunter McElrea	Hamish Ribarits	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	1	Wakefield Park Raceway	Hunter McElrea	Bart Horsten	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2		Hamish Ribarits	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	Hunter McElrea	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
4	1	Sandown Raceway	Hunter McElrea	Zac Soutar	Liam McLellan	Liam McLellan
2		Hunter McElrea	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	Nathan Herne	Zac Soutar	Team Soutar Motorsport
5	1	The Bend Motorsport Park	Hamish Ribarits	Cody Donald	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2		Hunter McElrea	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	Hunter McElrea	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
6	1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Hamish Ribarits	Nathan Herne	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2		Angelo Mouzouris	Hamish Ribarits	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	Tom Sargent	Hamish Ribarits	Sonic Motor Racing Services
7	1	Sydney Motorsport Park	Hamish Ribarits	Hamish Ribarits	Hamish Ribarits	Sonic Motor Racing Services
2		Hunter McElrea	Hunter McElrea	Sonic Motor Racing Services
3	Hamish Ribarits	Nathan Herne	BF Racing

Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	WIN			QUE			WAK			SAN			BEN			PHI			SYD			Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Hunter McElrea	1	1	1	3	1	8	1	1	1	8	1	3	1	1	1	1	Ret	5	3	1	7	321
2	Hamish Ribarits	3	2	2	1	2	1	3	2	3	4	3	13	3	5	6	4	1	1	1	2	14	306
3	Zac Soutar	7	6	7	6	4	2	11	10	10	2	4	1	5	7	3	2	3	3	9	5	4	239
4	Nathan Herne	6	12	3	4	3	Ret	9	8	6	3	13	5	7	6	5	3	2	2	2	3	1	236
5	Lachlan Mineeff	11	9	8	11	8	12	4	4	7	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	4	13	7	6	5	172
6	Angelo Mouzouris	9	5	13	7	7	9	6	7	8	5	2	4	Ret	12	8	Ret	9	6	5	11	2	159
7	Liam McLellan	2	4	10	5	6	3	17	12	Ret	1	6	2	9	4	4	6	15	7				158
8	Tom Sargent							10	Ret	15	18	7	7	6	2	2	10	6	4	4	4	3	138
9	Bart Horsten	12	8	9				2	3	2	6	Ret	9	10	9	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	9	6	128
10	Cody Donald	8	7	6							7	5	6	2	3	Ret	5	5	9				116
11	Cameron Shields	5	3	Ret	2	15	4	8	6	4				4	13	7							108
12	Benjamin D'Alia	14	10	11	12	12	11	16	15	12	Ret	10	Ret	11	11	13	16	12	11				69
13	Jake Donaldson	10	13	5	9	5	5	13	11	19	Ret	Ret	Ret										57
14	Conor Nicholson							19	16	Ret	12	14	10	14	14	15	14	13	16	12	14	11	49
15	Harrison Goodman	21	18	17	13	14	Ret	20	17	18	14	17	15	13	17	16	15	14	17	11	10	10	49
16	Courtney Prince	4	14	4	8	10	7	5	5	5	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	Wth	Wth	9	8	8	10	8	9	43
17	Callum Hedge				10	9	10	7	9	14													38
18	Cody Burcher							12	13	11	17	12	12				7	7	10	8	7	8	37
19	Paul Zsidy	20	17	18	14	13	Ret	22	20	17	16	15	14	Ret	20	18	17	16	18	13	13	12	35
20	Adrian Lazzaro	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	6	Ret	DNS	16													17
21	Jackson Burton	15	19	14				14	14	9	9	9	Ret				13	11	14				14
22	Bailey Grech	13	11	12																			12
23	Tommy Smith	17	DNS	15										12	15	11	Ret	Wth	Wth				11
24	Samuel Dicker													Ret	10	12							10
25	Dan Holihan							21	Ret	20										14	12	13	9
26	Andy Simpson													Ret	16	14							2
27	Christopher Slusarski													15	19	Ret							1
28	Harri Jones	18	15	Ret																			1
29	Josh Behn	16	16	16																			0
30	John Blanchard										Ret	16	11	Ret	18	17							0
31	Gavin Dumas													Ret	21	Ret							0
32	Matt Roesler													17	22	19							0
33	Paul Di Biase													16	23	Ret							0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	James Dean																11	10	12
	Matthew Holmes										13	11	Ret
	Spencer Ackermann										11	DNS	DNS
	Finlay Allen							15	19	13
	Blaine Grills										15	Ret	DNS				12	17	15
	Nicholas Padjen							18	18	Ret
Pos.	Driver	WIN			QUE			WAK			SAN			BEN			PHI			SYD			Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts

Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) standings

Pos.	Driver	QUE			SAN			SYD			Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Dylan Fahey	3	2	1	2	1	Ret	2	2	2	140
2	Robert Rowe	4	4	3	8	6	5	3	4	3	120
3	Jason Liddell	5	5	Ret	6	8	4	5	3	4	105
4	Tim Hamilton	1	1	2	3	3	Ret	4	Ret	DNS	100
5	Josh Buchan							1	1	1	61
6	Dave Wood							7	6	5	32
7	Jimmy Bailey										30
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	Brendan Jones				1	2	1
	John Connelly				4	5	3
	Peter Fitzgerald				5	4	2
	Joshua Glinn							6	5	6
	Philip Marrinon				7	Ret	6
	Byron Thomas				9	7	7
	Harrison Blanchard				10	9	8
Pos.	Driver	QUE			SAN			SYD			Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Pts

2018 Australian Formula Ford Series

Calendar

Season summary

Championship standings

Formula Ford 1600 (Kent) standings

References

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