1994 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 1994 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 25th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and 2nd to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.
1994 saw the series debut of young Queanbeyan driver and future multiple Formula One Grand Prix winner Mark Webber. Driving an ex-Craig Lowndes Van Diemen RF93 his father had purchased for him, Webber finished 14th in the series.
Steven Richards, the son of multiple Bathurst and Australian Touring Car Champion Jim Richards, dominated the series winning six of the eight rounds in his Valvoline sponsored Van Diemen. Finishing second (also in a Van Diemen) was Gavin Monaghan, with Jason Bright finishing third in his Swift SC93F.
Van Diemen was easily the most popular chassis in the series with over 20 appearing on the grids. Swift Racing Cars supplied seven cars, while the lone Reynard in the field was driven by another future Bathurst winner, Jason Bargwanna.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Round winner | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales Amaroo Park | 27 February | Australia Gavin Monaghan | Phillip IslandAmaroo ParkSandownWannerooWintonMallalaLakesideOran Park |
| 2 | Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway | 6 March | New Zealand Steven Richards | |
| 3 | Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 10 April | Australia Gavin Monaghan | |
| 4 | Queensland Lakeside International Raceway | 24 April | New Zealand Steven Richards | |
| 5 | Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway | 15 May | New Zealand Steven Richards | |
| 6 | South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park | 26 June | New Zealand Steven Richards | |
| 7 | Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway | 3 July | New Zealand Steven Richards | |
| 8 | New South Wales Oran Park Raceway | 24 July | New Zealand Steven Richards |
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 | New South Wales AMA | Victoria (state) SAN | Victoria (state) PHI | Queensland LAK | Victoria (state) WIN | South Australia MAL | Western Australia WAN | New South Wales ORA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand Steven Richards | 4 | Van Diemen RF94 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 32 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 292 |
| 2 | Australia Gavin Monaghan | 5 | Van Diemen RF94 | Gavin Monaghan | 40 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 204 |
| 3 | Australia Jason Bright | 50 | Swift SC93F | Jason Bright | 26 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 189 |
| 4 | Australia Mark Noske | 11 | Van Diemen RF94 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 26 | - | 12 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 26 | - | 138 |
| 5 | Australia Cameron Partington | 13 | Van Diemen RF93 | Cameron Partington | 12 | 28 | 10 | 5 | - | 10 | 10 | 5 | 80 |
| 6 | Australia Mathew Martin | 15 | Swift SC94F | McGuigan Bros Wines | - | 13 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 8 | - | 12 | 75 |
| 7 | Australia Darren Edwards | 14 | Swift SC93F | Darren Edwards | 20 | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | 18 | 68 |
| 8 | Australia Ashley Cutchie | 18 | Van Diemen RF92 | Timezone | 4 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | 60 |
| 9 | Australia Dugal McDougall | 48 | Van Diemen RF93 | McDougall Motorsport | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 49 |
| 10 | Australia Stephen Boulden | 59 | Van Diemen RF91 | McDougall Motorsport | - | 2 | 12 | - | 16 | 8 | - | 8 | 46 |
| 11 | Australia Tim Wood | Swift SC92F | 16 | - | 4 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 42 | ||
| 12 | Australia David Harrington | 22 | Van Diemen RF93 | David Harrington | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | - | - | - | 34 |
| 13 | Australia Geoff Full | Van Diemen RF94 | - | 16 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | ||
| Australia Mark Webber | 38 | Van Diemen RF93 | Mark Webber | - | - | 14 | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | 30 | |
| 15 | Australia Michael Dutton | Swift SC93F | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 28 | ||
| 16 | Australia Ray Stubber | 58 | Van Diemen RF94 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 22 |
| 17 | Australia Paul Stephenson | 41 | Van Diemen RF92 | Paul Stephenson | - | - | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 16 |
| 18 | Australia Jason Bargwanna | Reynard 88F | Ugly Kid Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | |
| 19 | Australia Con Toparis | Swift SC94F | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | ||
| Australia Michael Henderson | Van Diemen RF90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | |||
| 21 | Australia Shaun Walker | Van Diemen RF91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | ||
| Australia Ricky Goddard | 66 | Van Diemen RF93 | Ricky Goddard | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
| 23 | Australia Leif Corben | Van Diemen RF90 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | ||
| Australia Gary Gosatti | 20 | Van Diemen RF94 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 7 | |
| 25 | Australia Peter Fitzgerald | 91 | Van Diemen RF92 | Peter Fitzgerald | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 26 | Australia Tim Dore | 77 | Van Diemen RF94 | Tim Dore | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Australia Wayne Boatwright | Swift SC93F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
| 28 | Australia David Gosatti | Van Diemen RF90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Australia John McCowan | Van Diemen RF90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Pos | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | New South Wales AMA | Victoria (state) SAN | Victoria (state) PHI | Queensland LAK | Victoria (state) WIN | South Australia MAL | Western Australia WAN | New South Wales ORA | Pts |
Further reading
- Phil Branagan, Richards the Lionheart, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 188-193