2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. Managed by Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd., it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship. It was the 38th national series for Formula Fords to be contested in Australia and the 15th series to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.
The championship was won by Tim Blanchard driving a Mygale SJ07A.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Chassis | No | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centenary Classic | Van Diemen RF06 | 2 | Australia Jonathan Grant | 1–3, 5 |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ07A | 3 | Australia Tim Blanchard | All |
| Mygale SJ07A | 4 | Australia Glen Wood | All | |
| Mygale SJ07A | 5 | Australia James Moffat | All | |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 011b | 8 | Australia Kristian Lindbom | All |
| Spectrum 011b | 45 | Australia Ashley Walsh | All | |
| Spectrum 011b | 89 | Australia Joshua Scott | All | |
| Escalate Management | Van Diemen RF06 | 11 | Australia Tony LeMessurier | 1, 3 |
| Van Diemen RF06 | Australia Daniel Pappas | 6, 8 | ||
| Van Diemen RF06 | 27 | Australia Victoria Whitley | 4–5 | |
| Preston Motors Racing | Van Diemen RF06 | 13 | Australia James Bergmuller | 1, 3–4, 6, 8 |
| Doulman Industries Racing | Spirit WL06 | 15 | Australia Grant Doulman | 1, 3–6, 8 |
| Walkinshaw Racing | Spectrum 011b | 16 | Australia Nick Percat | All |
| Anglo Motorsport | Spirit WL06 | 17 | Australia Luke Wood | All |
| Spirit WL07 | 41 | Australia Brad Lowe | 1, 3–6 | |
| G-Force Motorsport | Mygale SJ07A | 18 | Australia Asher Johnston | 1, 6 |
| Mygale SJ06 | 92 | Australia Taz Douglas | All | |
| Team BRM | Van Diemen RF06 | 20 | Australia John Magro | 1–5 |
| Van Diemen RF06 | Republic of Ireland Lee Farrell | 8 | ||
| Van Diemen RF06 | 99 | Australia Paul Pittam | 1–4 | |
| Unit Clothing | Van Diemen RF06 | 20 | Australia Chris Reindler | 6 |
| E-Steel (Aust.) P/L | Spectrum 011 | 21 | Australia James Crozier | 7–8 |
| Cotton Painters | Spectrum 011 | 25 | Australia Daniel Cotton | All |
| Mozna Motors-Mygale | Mygale SJ08A | 30 | Australia Trent Harrison | 8 |
| Orrcon - Pioneer Electronics | Van Diemen RF05 | 36 | Australia Michael Pereira | 6 |
| ComCorp Global Products | Spectrum 011 | 40 | Australia Trent Ulmer | 1, 3–4 |
| Toshiba Mobile Computers | Van Diemen RF03 | 42 | Australia Samantha Reid | 1 |
| Icon Motorsport | Spectrum 011b | 43 | Australia Ben Morley | 4 |
| Excelerate Motorsport | Mygale SJ02 | 50 | Australia Mark Samson | 3 |
| MakoTrac International Racetrack | Van Diemen RF06 | 55 | Australia Tobia Kipper | All |
| Spectrum 011 | 58 | Australia Troy Woodger | 1 | |
| Affordable Mower Spares | Van Diemen RF06 | 62 | Australia Sam Sewell | 1, 3–8 |
| Minda Motorsport | Spectrum 011 | 66 | Australia Adam Graham | 5–6, 8 |
| No Sponsor Racing | Van Diemen RF04 | 74 | Australia Yudi Doyle | 1, 3–4, 6, 8 |
| Autobarn Virginia/Motul Oils | Spectrum 011b | 77 | Australia Blake Varney | All |
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.
Season summary
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 a bonus point awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.
Championship results
| Pos. | Driver | South Australia ADE | Western Australia WAN | Victoria (state) WIN | New South Wales EAS | Queensland QUE | Victoria (state) SAN | Tasmania SYM | Victoria (state) PHI | 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 Tim Blanchard | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 346 |
| 2 | Australia Ashley Walsh | Ret | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 297 |
| 3 | Australia James Moffat | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 275 |
| 4 | Australia Kristian Lindbom | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 252 |
| 5 | Australia Glen Wood | 6 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 9 | 201 |
| 6 | Australia Joshua Scott | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 188 |
| 7 | Australia Nick Percat | 2 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 7 | 16 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 167 |
| 8 | Australia Taz Douglas | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 75 |
| 9 | Australia Sam Sewell | 10 | 19 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 18 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 66 | |||
| 10 | Australia Tobia Kipper | 12 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 63 |
| 11 | Australia Grant Doulman | 5 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 46 | ||||||
| 12 | Australia Brad Lowe | 11 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 4 | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 8 | Ret | 32 | |||||||||
| 13 | Australia Adam Graham | 9 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 17 | 9 | Ret | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Australia Luke Wood | 9 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 14 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 29 |
| 15 | Australia Michael Pereira | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Australia Jonathan Grant | 8 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 19 | DNS | 8 | 12 | 13 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Australia Blake Varney | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 18 | Australia John Magro | 13 | 14 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||
| 19 | Australia James Bergmuller | 18 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | 6 | 17 | |||||||||
| 20 | Australia Daniel Cotton | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 |
| 21 | Australia Trent Ulmer | 15 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Australia Ben Morley | Ret | 8 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Australia Samantha Reid | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Australia Trent Harrison | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Australia Tony LeMessurier | 17 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Australia James Crozier | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Australia Paul Pittam | 20 | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Australia Daniel Pappas | 12 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Republic of Ireland Lee Farrell | 15 | Ret | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Australia Asher Johnston | 14 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| - | Australia Troy Woodger | 19 | 18 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Australia Yudi Doyle | Ret | 17 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 12 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| - | Australia Mark Samson | 17 | 20 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Australia Victoria Whitley | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| - | Australia Chris Reindler | 18 | 15 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | South Australia ADE | Western Australia WAN | Victoria (state) WIN | New South Wales EAS | Queensland QUE | Victoria (state) SAN | Tasmania SYM | Victoria (state) PHI | 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 |
- Note 1: All cars were required to use a 1600cc Ford Duratec engine.
- Note 2: A 5-point penalty was imposed on Nick Percat at Eastern Creek (Round 4) due to a breach of the Sporting Regulations.