2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars. Contested as the 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship. The championship, which was administered by Formula Ford Australia Inc., was the 36th Australian national series for Formula Fords and the 13th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.

The championship was won by Daniel Elliott driving a Van Diemen RF05 for Fastlane Racing.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams were Australian-registered.

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Van Diemen RF02	2	Australia Daniel Pappas	1
Van Diemen RF04	3	Australia David Sieders	All
Van Diemen RF04	4	Australia Dean Fiore	All
Project Motorsports	Spectrum 010	5	Australia Lee Holdsworth	All
Spectrum 010b	7	New Zealand Jason Liefting	All
Spectrum 09b	9	Australia Trent Harrison	8
Bosch Batteries	Spectrum 010	8	Australia Anthony Preston	All
Barrie Pinder	Van Diemen RF01	10	Australia Barrie Pinder	1
Mid Coast Ford	Van Diemen RF05	11	Australia Joel Spychala	All
Toll Freight/Sandover Pinder	Van Diemen RF01	12	Australia Michael Henderson	2
JB Motorsport	Van Diemen RF02	13	Australia James Bergmuller	1, 3–6, 8
Audi Centre Melbourne	Van Diemen RF01	14	Australia Leigh Pyke	1, 7
Nomad Racing	Spectrum 06B	14	Australia Glenn McNally	2
Spectrum 010	74	Australia Mark McNally	All
Ben Guest Motorsport	Van Diemen RF01	14	Australia Ben Guest	3, 6
Doulman Industries	Van Diemen RF94	15	Australia Grant Doulman	All
HSE Mining/North City Holden	Van Diemen RF01	16	Australia Mark Douglas	2
Resorts Racing	Van Diemen RF96	16	Australia Sam Sewell	3, 5
Sime Tyres	Van Diemen RF93	17	Australia Luke Wood	6
Fastlane Racing	Van Diemen RF92	20	Australia Daniel Ricciardo	8
Van Diemen RF04	32	Australia Nathan Caratti	All
Van Diemen RF05	36	Australia Daniel Elliott	All
Van Diemen RF90	92	Australia John McCowan	2
Borland Racing Developments	Van Diemen RF04	21	Australia Brett Hobson	All
Van Diemen RF01	45	Australia Ashley Walsh	5, 8
Spectrum 010	62	Australia Andrew Thompson	1–3
Spectrum 010b	71	Australia Paul Laskazeski	4, 6
Perkins Engineering	Van Diemen RF92	22	Australia Jack Perkins	1, 7
J.A.R. Racing	Mygale SJ97	23	Australia Jarrod Andrews	8
GK Martin	Spectrum 010b	24	Australia John Martin	3, 8
Percat Auto	Mygale SJ97	25	Australia Nick Percat	1
Adroit Internet Solutions	Spectrum 06b	25	Australia Terry Kerr	8
Minda Motorsport	Van Diemen RF01	25	Australia Nick Percat	1, 7
Van Diemen RF01	92	Australia Taz Douglas	4, 8
O'Brien Motorsport	Van Diemen RF03	26	Australia Shannon O'Brien	1–3, 5–8
Stubbies Workwear Racing	Spectrum 09	27	Australia Dane Rudolph	3
Spectrum 09	Australia Ben Morley	6
Spectrum 06B	66	Australia Derryn Harrison	6
Collex/Davies Craig	Van Diemen RF01	28	Australia Cade Southall	8
K-Tec	Van Diemen RF94	31	Australia Adrian Corp	2
Cisco Systems	Van Diemen RF03	31	Australia Craig Kermond	8
Drew Milne	Van Diemen RF01	33	Australia Drew Milne	1
Motorsports Training Australia	Van Diemen RF04	33	Australia Tim Berryman	3
Auto Exclusive Perth/B-TYPE	Van Diemen RF90	35	Australia Michael Epple	2
Escalate Management	Van Diemen RF93	37	Australia Tony LeMessurier	1, 3–5
Van Diemen RF95	Australia Tristan Hughes	6, 8
Drew Price Racing	Spectrum 010b	39	Australia Shane Price	All
Landscape Development	Van Diemen RF04	40	Australia Todd Fiore	8
Marshall Tyres	Van Diemen RF95	41	Australia Brad Lowe	6
Jayair/Sanden	Van Diemen RF04	41	Australia Tim Blanchard	8
Toshiba Mobile Computers	Van Diemen RF03	42	Australia Samantha Reid	1
Swift SC94	90	Australia David Reid	1
Power Solutions	Spectrum 07	45	Australia Trent Ulmer	7
G-Force Motorsport	Mygale SJ04	46	Australia Dale Wood	1, 3, 8
Chubb Fire/Intel Group	Van Diemen RF01	50	Australia Graham Knuckey	1
NIZZA Recruitment Services	Vector MG096	61	Australia Romain Krumins	5
Refrigerated Rentals & Sales	Van Diemen RF95	63	Australia Martin Swindells	5
Donut King	Van Diemen RF01	72	Australia Rachel Smeaton	3–5
Knowledge Plus	Mygale SJ97	84	Australia Asher Johnston	1
Subway D.C./Mills Records	Van Diemen RF90	88	Australia Justin Locke	2
Yellow Tail	Van Diemen RF01	91	Australia Aiden Zanotto	1, 3–4
Tuart Ridge Wines	Van Diemen RF96	94	Australia Jason Youd	2
Powerbuilt Tools	Van Diemen RF01	97	New Zealand Andy Knight	1, 5
Nexus Racing	Van Diemen RF93	99	Australia Damien Flack	5

Championship calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map
1	South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit	17-20 March	V8 Supercar Championship Series	Eastern CreekWannerooSandownQueenslandMallalaAdelaideOran Park
2	Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway	6-8 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series
3	New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway	27-29 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series
4	New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway	8-10 July	HPDC V8 Supercar Series
5	Queensland Queensland Raceway	22-24 July	V8 Supercar Championship Series
6	New South Wales Oran Park Raceway	12-14 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series
7	South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park	19-21 August	HPDC V8 Supercar Series
8	Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway	9-11 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary

Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit	Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia David Sieders	Australia Daniel Elliott	Fastlane Racing	Australia Daniel Elliott
2		Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Daniel Elliott	Fastlane Racing
3	Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Daniel Elliott	Fastlane Racing
2	1	Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway	Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Daniel Elliott	Fastlane Racing	Australia Daniel Elliott
2		Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Daniel Elliott	Fastlane Racing
3	Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Daniel Elliott	Fastlane Racing
3	1	New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway	Australia David Sieders	Australia Shannon O'Brien	Australia Shannon O'Brien	O'Brien Motorsport	Australia David Sieders
2		Australia Joel Spychala	New Zealand Jason Liefting	Project Motorsports
3	Australia Anthony Preston	Australia Shane Price	Drew Price Racing
4	1	New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway	Australia David Sieders	New Zealand Jason Liefting	Australia David Sieders	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Australia Shane Price
2		Australia David Sieders	Australia Shane Price	Drew Price Racing
3	Australia Shane Price	Australia Shane Price	Drew Price Racing
5	1	Queensland Queensland Raceway	Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Shannon O'Brien	Australia Shannon O'Brien	O'Brien Motorsport	Australia Shannon O'Brien
2		Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Shannon O'Brien	O'Brien Motorsport
3	Australia Shannon O'Brien	Australia Shannon O'Brien	O'Brien Motorsport
6	1	New South Wales Oran Park Raceway	Australia Brad Lowe	Australia Shannon O'Brien	Australia Brad Lowe	Marshall Tyres	Australia Shannon O'Brien
2		Australia Brad Lowe	Australia Shannon O'Brien	O'Brien Motorsport
3	Australia Grant Doulman	Australia Shannon O'Brien	O'Brien Motorsport
7	1	South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park	Australia Shane Price	Australia Shannon O'Brien	Australia Shane Price	Drew Price Racing	Australia David Sieders
2		Australia Daniel Elliott	Australia Shane Price	Drew Price Racing
3	Australia David Sieders	Australia David Sieders	Sonic Motor Racing Services
8	1	Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway	Australia John Martin	Australia Nathan Caratti	Australia John Martin	GK Martin P/L	Australia John Martin
2		Australia Dean Fiore	Australia John Martin	GK Martin P/L
3	Australia David Sieders	Australia Shane Price	Drew Price Racing

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race with an additional point awarded to the driver earning pole position for Race 1 at each round.

Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	South Australia ADE	Western Australia BAR	New South Wales EAS1	New South Wales EAS2	Queensland QUE	New South Wales ORA	South Australia MAL	Victoria (state) SAN	Pts
R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Australia Daniel Elliott	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	10	Ret	Ret	3	2	2	2	6	2	3	2	2	6	7	6	10	307
2	Australia Shane Price	5	4	2	5	4	9	7	3	1	3	1	1	Ret	7	5	10	15	7	1	1	Ret	4	2	1	260
3	Australia David Sieders	3	7	5	6	5	8	3	5	2	1	2	2	7	4	6	15	Ret	16	3	3	1	8	5	Ret	236
4	Australia Dean Fiore	4	3	6	Ret	9	6	2	2	14	Ret	6	Ret	3	5	4	9	7	17	Ret	6	2	2	3	7	192
5	Australia Shannon O'Brien	11	9	14	3	6	7	1	DSQ	Ret				1	1	1	2	1	1	12	5	4	Ret	DNS	DNS	168
6	New Zealand Jason Liefting	15	8	9	4	3	3	5	1	Ret	2	4	4	6	Ret	Ret	4	16	10	9	13	3	11	Ret	Ret	154
7	Australia Nathan Caratti	8	5	4	Ret	13	5	17	DSQ	11	4	7	12	4	3	3	13	9	8	5	15	Ret	6	10	Ret	115
8	Australia Mark McNally	14	14	11	2	2	2	12	Ret	12	6	Ret	9	Ret	8	7	8	6	Ret	4	4	Ret	9	16	12	106
9	Australia Brett Hobson	2	2	3	9	11	17	Ret	12	6	5	5	7	5	Ret	DNS	16	Ret	13	Ret	10	9	Ret	DNS	Ret	95
10	Australia John Martin							13	8	3													1	1	4	71
11	Australia Lee Holdsworth	16	17	13	8	10	11	10	11	5	Ret	3	5	11	Ret	8	17	12	9	7	7	7				67
12	Australia Joel Spychala	10	12	Ret	7	8	10	6	6	8	7	9	8	9	6	9	11	11	14	Ret	14	10	15	18	19	59
13	Australia Paul Laskaseski										Ret	8	6				3	4	2							52
14	Australia Grant Doulman	21	Ret	19	10	12	Ret	16	DNS	16	8	Ret	11	10	10	10	5	5	5	6	9	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	48
15	Australia Brad Lowe																1	3	4							47
=	Australia Dale Wood	12	13	Ret				11	9	7													5	4	2	47
17	Australia Andrew Thompson	6	6	7	Ret	7	4	9	Ret	9																46
18	Australia Ben Guest							8	7	4							7	8	6							42
19	Australia Anthony Preston	Ret	10	8	Ret	15	12	18	10	19	9	Ret	10	8	17	Ret	14	13	12	Ret	8	5	19	13	6	33
20	Australia Jack Perkins	13	15	12																Ret	12	8	3	15	5	28
21	Australia Cade Southall																						DNS	11	3	14
22	Australia Daniel Pappas	7	11	10																						7
=	Australia Terry Kerr																						10	7	11	7
24	Australia Tristan Hughes													14	9	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	10	17	11	Ret	Ret	9	5
25	Australia Trent Ulmer																			8	11	12				4
=	Australia Taz Douglas																						13	8	18	4
=	Australia Todd Fiore																						Ret	DNS	8	4
28	New Zealand Andy Knight	9	Ret	15										12	Ret	DNS										2
=	Australia Ben Morley																12	10	11							2
=	Australia Tim Blanchard																						14	9	Ret	2
31	Australia Tony LeMessurier	20	19	21				19	17	18	10	11	14													1
=	Australia James Bergmuller	25	Ret	Ret				Ret	Ret	Ret	11	10	13	17	12	12	18	Ret	Ret				Ret	DNS	Ret	1
-	Australia Asher Johnston	17	20	16																						0
-	Australia Samantha Reid	18	23	20																						0
-	Australia Graham Knuckey	19	22	Ret																						0
-	Australia David Reid	22	21	18																						0
-	Australia Leigh Pyke	23	18	17																11	Ret	14				0
-	Australia Drew Milne	24	24	23																						0
-	Australia Barrie Pinder	Ret	25	22																						0
-	Australia Aiden Zanotto	Ret	16	Ret																						0
-	Australia Nick Percat	Ret	Ret	Ret																Ret	16	13				0
-	Australia Justin Locke				11	Ret	DNS																			0
-	Australia Michael Epple				12	Ret	DNS																			0
-	Australia Adrian Corp				13	17	13																			0
-	Australia Jason Youd				14	Ret	16																			0
-	Australia Glenn McNally				15	16	14																			0
-	Australia Mark Douglas				Ret	14	Ret																			0
-	Australia Michael Henderson				Ret	DNS	DNS																			0
-	Australia John McCowan				Ret	Ret	15																			0
-	Australia Sam Sewell							15	15	17				13	15	Ret										0
-	Australia Aidan Zanotto							14	14	13																0
-	Australia Dane Rudolph							20	13	15																0
-	Australia Tim Berryman							21	16	Ret																0
-	Australia Rachel Smeaton							22	18	20	12	Ret	15	19	16	14										0
-	Australia Trent Usher													15	13	11										0
-	Australia Damien Flack													16	11	13										0
-	Australia Roman Krumins													18	14	Ret										0
-	Australia Martin Swindells													Ret	DSQ	Ret										0
-	Australia Ashley Walsh													Ret	DNS	DNS							12	14	Ret	0
-	Australia Derryn Harrison																19	17	18							0
-	Australia Luke Wood																21	14	15							0
-	Australia Jarrod Andrews																						21	20	17	0
-	Australia Brett Holdsworth																						20	21	15	0
-	Australia Daniel Ricciardo																						17	Ret	16	0
-	Australia Craig Kermond																						16	17	13	0
-	Australia Trent Harrison																						18	19	14	0
Pos.	Driver	South Australia ADE	Western Australia BAR	New South Wales EAS1	New South Wales EAS2	Queensland QUE	New South Wales ORA	South Australia MAL	Victoria (state) SAN	Pts

Notes

All cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as published by CAMS. These regulations specified the use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.
Shannon O'Brien was excluded from Round 3 and suspended from Round 4 for technical infringements.
Shane Price was penalised 10 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 3.
Nathan Caratti was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4.
Anthony Preston was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4.
The table shows nett points after these penalties were applied.