2000 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 2000 Australian Formula Ford Championship was open to drivers of racing cars complying with CAMS Formula Ford regulations. The title was contested over an eight round series, with two races per round.
The championship was won by Luke Youlden in a closely-fought battle with future V8 Supercar champion, Rick Kelly.
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Dates | Round winner | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 13 February | Australia Leanne Ferrier | Phillip IslandSandownMallalaWannerooCalder ParkEastern CreekQueenslandOran Park |
| 2 | Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway | 19 March | Australia Stuart Kostera Jr | |
| 3 | New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway | 30 April | Australia Luke Youlden Australia Nick Agland | |
| 4 | Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 7 May | Australia Luke Youlden Australia Owen Kelly | |
| 5 | Queensland Queensland Raceway | 2 July | Australia Rick Kelly | |
| 6 | New South Wales Oran Park Raceway | 30 July | Australia Stewart McColl | |
| 7 | Victoria (state) Calder Park Raceway | 20 August | Australia Stewart McColl Australia Will Davison | |
| 8 | South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park | 27 August | Australia Rick Kelly |
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 | Victoria (state) PHI | Western Australia WAN | New South Wales EAS | Victoria (state) PHI | Queensland QUE | New South Wales ORA | Victoria (state) CAL | South Australia MAL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Luke Youlden | 53 | Mygale SJ2000 | Dugal McDougall Motorsport | 28 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 28 | 171 |
| 2 | Australia Rick Kelly | 26 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Rick Kelly | 12 | 8 | - | 30 | 36 | 30 | 14 | 40 | 170 |
| 3 | Australia Leanne Ferrier | 7 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 40 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 135 |
| 4 | Australia Stewart McColl | 11 | Van Diemen RF98 | Kmart Racing | - | 26 | - | - | 30 | 40 | 36 | - | 132 |
| Australia Nick Agland | 56 | Spectrum 05 | Action Motorsport | 14 | 12 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 132 | |
| 6 | Australia Will Davison | 41 | Van Diemen RF95 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | 26 | - | - | 28 | - | - | 36 | 28 | 118 |
| 7 | Australia Will Power | 74 | Spectrum 07 | Robert Power | 24 | 26 | 12 | - | 12 | 4 | 16 | - | 94 |
| 8 | Australia Owen Kelly | 10 | Spectrum 07 | Owen Kelly | 8 | - | 14 | 32 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 72 |
| 9 | Australia Justin Cotter | 6 | Spectrum 06b | Factory Enterprises Pty Ltd | 12 | 2 | 10 | - | - | 22 | 24 | - | 70 |
| 10 | Australia Stuart Kostera Jr | 4 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Fastlane Racing | 1 | 40 | 8 | - | 16 | - | - | - | 65 |
| 11 | Australia Ty Hanger | 15 | Spectrum 06b | Hanger Racing | 7 | 14 | 12 | 8 | - | - | 2 | 10 | 53 |
| 12 | Australia Barton Mawer | 82 | Van Diemen RF94 | Barton Mawer | - | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 18 | - | 2 | 47 |
| 13 | Australia Chris Dell | 25 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Fastlane Racing | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 37 |
| 14 | Australia Daniel Orr | 40 | Van Diemen RF94 | Daniel Orr | 10 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | 12 | 34 |
| 15 | Australia Andrew Jones | 17 | Van Diemen RF94 | Brad Jones Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | 28 |
| 16 | Australia Simon Wheeler | 12 | Van Diemen RF98 | Fastlane Racing | - | 10 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| 17 | Australia Marcus Marshall | 30 | Spectrum 07 | Borland Racing Developments | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 22 |
| 18 | Australia Tom Ceveri | 16 | Van Diemen RF94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 16 | |
| 19 | Australia Greg Woodrow | 62 | Mygale SJ97 | Dugal McDougall Motorsport | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 20 | Australia Robert Jones | 21 | Van Diemen RF94 | Robert Jones | - | - | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| 21 | Australia Glen Hastings | 84 | Van Diemen RF94 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 22 | New Zealand Phil Hellebrekers | 20 | Spectrum 07 | Phil Hellebrekers | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | Australia Steven Grocl | 48 | Van Diemen RF97 | Steven Grocl | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 24 | Australia Chris Templer | 77 | Spectrum 07 | Chris Templer | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| Australia Peter Carr | 42 | Mygale SJ98 | P Carr | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | |
| 26 | Australia Stuart Dedear | 87 | Spectrum 06b | Worldexchange Bartercard Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Pos | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Victoria (state) PHI | Western Australia WAN | New South Wales EAS | Victoria (state) PHI | Queensland QUE | New South Wales ORA | Victoria (state) CAL | South Australia MAL | Pts |
External links
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2000 Edition
- www.camsmanual.com.au
- www.formulaford.com.au
- www.natsoft.com.au
- www.racetime.com.au
- Race Program, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 25-27/8/2000