1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship
The 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was the sixth iteration of the Australian Formula Ford Championship,[2]
The championship was won by Adam Macrow driving a Spectrum 06.[2] Singaporean-born Christian Murchison claimed Rookie of the Year honours.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series[3] with two races per round.[4]
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Round winner | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Victoria_(Australia).svg.png){kind=small} Sandown Raceway | 1 February | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Adam Macrow | |
| 2 |  Lakeside International Raceway | 29 March | Dugal McDougall | |
| 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 19 April | Adam Macrow Steve Owen | |
| 4 |  Winton Motor Raceway | 3 May | Adam Macrow | |
| 5 |  Mallala Motor Sport Park | 24 May | Adam Macrow | |
| 6 |  Wanneroo Raceway | 31 May |  Christian Murchison | |
| 7 | Calder Park Raceway | 21 June | Christian Jones Tim Leahey | |
| 8 | Oran Park Raceway | 2 August | Tim Leahey |
Results
Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | SAN | LAK | PHI | WIN | MAL | WAN | CAL | ORA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Macrow | 8 | Spectrum 06 | Team Arrow | 40 | 32 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 211 |
| 2 | Christian Jones | 6 | Spectrum 06b | OAMPS Insurance Group | 6 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 20 | 183 |
| 3 | Tim Leahey | 35 | Van Diemen RF98 | Fastlane Racing | 12 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 180 |
| 4 | Greg Ritter | 5 | Van Diemen RF98 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 10 | 10 | - | 28 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 109 |
| 5 | Christian Murchison | 18 | Van Diemen RF98 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | 16 | - | 28 | 40 | - | 14 | 98 |
| 6 | Dugal McDougall | 16 | Mygale SJ98 | Apache Constructors | 30 | 40 | - | 22 | 1 | - | - | - | 93 |
| 7 | Alex Davison | 40 | Van Diemen RF95 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 6 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 69 |
| 8 | Craig Zerner | 4 | Spectrum 06b | George Stockman | 8 | 14 | 14 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 62 |
| 9 | Steve Owen | 27 | Spectrum 06b | Team Arrow | 14 | - | 28 | - | 4 | - | 12 | - | 58 |
| 10 | Ashley Seward | 81 | Spectrum 06b | Ashley Seward | 16 | - | 14 | - | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 57 |
| 11 | Iccy Harrington | 45 | Mygale SJ98 | Apache Constructors | - | - | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 42 |
| 12 | Aaron McNally | 7 | Van Diemen RF97 | Aaron McNally | 28 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 |
| Justin Cotter | 9 | Van Diemen RF95 | Factory Enterprises | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 8 | 18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Owen Kelly | 47 | Spectrum 06b | S H Racing | - | - | 4 | 18 | - | 1 | 10 | - | 33 |
| 15 | Kerry Wade | 12 | Van Diemen RF94 | Kerry Wade | - | - | - | 3 | - | 24 | - | - | 27 |
| Tyler Mecklem | 95 | Van Diemen RF91 | TDK Australia | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | 10 | - | 27 | |
| 17 | Christian Jory | 90 | Swift SC93F | Christian Jory | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Ty Hanger | 55 | Swift SC93F | Ty Hanger | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 16 | |
| 19 | Will Power | 46 | Swift SC92F | Robert Power | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 15 |
| 20 | Robert Jones | 43 | Van Diemen RF94 | Car-Trek Racing | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Ray Stubber | 54 | Spectrum 06b | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | 14 | ||
| 22 | Stuart Kostera | 21 | Van Diemen RF95 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| 23 | Christopher Dell | 57 | Van Diemen RF96B | Christopher Dell | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 24 | Robert Miller | 29 | Van Diemen RF95 | Robert Miller | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Michael Simpson | 25 | Van Diemen RF96 | Michael Simpson | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 26 | Jim McKinnon | 70 | Van Diemen RF95 | Jim McKinnon | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Van Diemen RF94 | Leanne Ferrier | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| 28 | Chris Staff | 61 | Van Diemen RF92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| 29 | Dean Lindstrom | 24 | Van Diemen RF91 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Ben Savage | 36 | Spectrum 06b | Team Arrow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 31 | Ryan McLeod | 96 | Van Diemen RF91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Pos | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | SAN | LAK | PHI | WIN | MAL | WAN | CAL | ORA | Pts |
Note: Each car was required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[5]
Note: Only half points were awarded for Race 2 of Round 8 as the race was stopped prematurely due to an accident.[6]
References
- ^ Specific Conditions, Australian Formula Ford Championship, CAMS Manual of Motor Sports, 1998, page 7-11
- ^ a b Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
- ^ Records & Statistics for the 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 15 October 2009
- ^ 1998 AFFC Sporting Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 26 June 2009
- ^ 1998 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations, www.ozemail.com.au/~formford, as archived at web.archive.org on 5 October 1999
- ^ Macrow and Spectrum win Formula Ford Championship Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009
External links
- 1998 AFFC Entry List Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009
- 1998 AFFC Media Releases (including round reports) Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009
- Image of the Champion – Adam Macrow competing in the 1998 AFFC Retrieved from web.archive.org/web on 26 June 2009
