2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. It was the 41st national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 18th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship, which was promoted as the "2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship", began on 26 March 2010 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and ended on 21 November at Sandown Raceway after eight rounds. Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship.
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum driver Chaz Mostert won the title with a dominant season performance. The Queensland driver secured the title at Round 7 and won a total of five rounds during the series. Individual race wins were achieved by Mostert (14), Nick Foster (3), Ashley Walsh (2), Ryan Simpson (2) and Geoff Uhrhane (1).
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered, excepting New Zealanders Nick Cassidy, Martin Short and Ben Barker, who was British-registered.
| Team | Chassis | No | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ10a | 2 | Australia Geoff Uhrhane | All |
| 7 | Australia Josh Hunter | 8 | ||
| 11 | Australia Cam Waters | |||
| 13 | Australia Nick Foster | All | ||
| 16 | Australia Ryan Simpson | 1–5 | ||
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 011c | 4 | Australia Andrew McFarland | 1–2 |
| Spectrum 012 | 45 | Australia Ashley Walsh | All | |
| 76 | Australia Ben Jurczak | 2–8 | ||
| Spectrum 011b | 77 | Australia Caleb Rayner | All | |
| simPRO Master Electricians Racing | Mygale SJ10a | 5 | Australia Andre Borell | All |
| Evans Motorsport Group | Mygale SJ10A | 6 | Australia Adam Graham | 1–4 |
| New Zealand Nick Cassidy | 5 | |||
| Australia Trent Harrison | 6–8 | |||
| Mygale SJ11A | 94 | Australia Matthew Hart | 7–8 | |
| Brad Jones Racing | Mygale SJ09a | 8 | Australia Tom Williamson | All |
| 9 | Australia Zac Schonberger | 2–5 | ||
| Linde Material Handling | Mygale SJ06a | 11 | Australia Cam Waters | |
| CAMS Rising Stars Minda Motorsport | Spectrum 011b | 12 | Australia Liam Sager | 3–6 |
| Spectrum 011c | 49 | Australia Jack Le Brocq | All | |
| Spectrum 011b | 55 | Australia Garry Jacobson | 1–2, 4, 6–7 | |
| Spectrum 011d | 83 | Australia Matthew Brabham | All | |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 012 | 15 | Australia Chaz Mostert | All |
| Spectrum 011b | 17 | Australia Stefan Borsato | 4–5 | |
| Spectrum 011c | 22 | Australia Shae Davies | ||
| Spectrum 011 | 25 | Australia Daniel Cotton | 1 | |
| Spectrum 012 | 71 | Australia Nathan Morcom | All | |
| G-Force Events Crabtrees Real Estate | Mygale SJ07a | 20 | Australia Greg Woodrow | 1 |
| Shae Davies Racing BF Racing | Van Diemen RF06 | 22 | Australia Shae Davies | |
| Howard Racing | Spectrum 011 | 27 35 | Australia Sam Howard | 4–6 |
| Mygale SJ08a Spectrum 011 | 37 | Australia Jack Howard | 5–6 | |
| Team BRM | Mygale SJ09a | 30 | Australia Tom Goess | All |
| 31 | New Zealand Martin Short | 1–4 | ||
| United Kingdom Ben Barker | 5 | |||
| 32 | Australia Jon Mills | 1–2, 4–7 | ||
| HMT Racing | Spectrum 011d | 33 | Australia Robert Hackwood | 1, 6 |
| Rob Spence Motorsport | Spectrum 011c | 35 | Australia Cameron Spence | 1, 3 |
| Widex Australia | Mygale SJ07a | 47 | Australia Williams Vass | 1 |
| McDonald's Chelsea Heights | Spectrum 011d | 66 | Australia Jesse Fenech | 3, 8 |
| Marshalls & Dent Lawyers | Spectrum 011b | 74 | Australia Nick McBride | 1, 3 |
| Speco/VHT Motor Improvements | Spectrum 011 | 78 | Australia Brendan Jones | 1 |
| TanderSport | Stealth S3D | 91 | Australia Pete Major | 8 |
Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford Duratec engines, as mandated by the championship regulations.
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Round winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Park Street Circuit | 28–29 March | Chaz Mostert |
| 2 | Queensland Raceway | 1–2 May | Nicholas Foster |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | 14–16 May | Ashley Walsh |
| 4 | Hidden Valley Raceway | 18–20 June | Chaz Mostert |
| 5 | Townsville Street Circuit | 9–11 July | Chaz Mostert |
| 6 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 22–24 October | Chaz Mostert |
| 7 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 13–14 November | Geoff Uhrhane |
| 8 | Sandown Raceway | 19–21 November | Chaz Mostert |
Note: Rounds were contested over three races, with the exception of Round 1 which was staged over two races.
Season summary
Points
Championship points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the top ten classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Victoria (state) ALB | Queensland QUE | New South Wales WIN | Northern Territory DAR | Queensland TOW | Queensland SUR | Tasmania SYM | Victoria (state) SAN | Pen | Pts | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. Driver Victoria (state) ALB Queensland QUE New South Wales WIN Northern Territory DAR Queensland TOW Queensland SUR Tasmania SYM Victoria (state) SAN Pen Pts R1 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Australia Chaz Mostert 1 2 16 4 1 2 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 5 1 1 1 361 2 Australia Geoff Uhrhane 7 3 2 Ret 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 Ret 8 4 3 3 3 1 2 2 4 3 -5 269 3 Australia Nick Foster 2 9 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 Ret Ret 7 2 4 8 2 1 4 3 4 263 4 Australia Ashley Walsh 4 8 4 Ret 2 1 1 5 6 2 5 2 2 3 Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 5 2 2 -15 232 5 Australia Ryan Simpson 3 1 19 6 5 5 6 3 4 1 4 3 4 -5 150 6 Australia Cam Waters Ret 10 13 9 9 9 9 11 Ret 11 7 4 5 2 6 2 5 3 Ret Ret 7 6 115 7 Australia Adam Graham 6 4 7 2 6 6 5 6 5 7 92 8 Australia Tom Williamson 11 Ret 8 8 Ret 16 11 17 7 6 Ret 16 6 6 Ret 7 6 7 8 3 5 9 88 9 Australia Trent Harrison 5 4 5 4 4 4 Ret 11 8 72 10 Australia Nathan Morcom 5 7 6 6 11 11 10 12 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 6 7 Ret 9 13 59 11 Australia Ben Jurczak 5 3 3 10 11 Ret Ret 10 Ret 14 Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 13 10 Ret 7 10 5 -5 53 12 Australia Andre Borell 8 6 5 5 15 15 12 7 13 Ret 11 9 13 8 9 16 14 8 10 12 15 15 51 13 Australia Jack Le Brocq 9 11 Ret 11 16 17 16 8 9 10 6 5 15 10 5 6 10 Ret 9 Ret 14 Ret 49 14 Australia Matthew Brabham 16 15 9 Ret 7 7 7 Ret 16 Ret 13 10 Ret 15 10 8 16 11 11 8 19 Ret 30 15 New Zealand Nick Cassidy 8 6 3 26 16 Australia Jesse Fenech 13 14 13 6 6 7 22 17 Australia Caleb Rayner 13 Ret 12 10 12 8 Ret 13 17 12 12 7 7 Ret DNS 11 12 9 DNS 9 8 10 -5 21 18 Australia Matthew Hart 9 5 6 11 12 11 20 19 New Zealand Martin Short Ret 17 10 18 8 10 8 9 12 9 14 20 Australia Tom Goess 18 13 15 15 Ret 20 15 15 11 8 10 8 9 Ret 11 15 15 14 12 10 13 12 12 21 Australia Shae Davies 12 17 14 11 7 9 11 Ret DNS DNS 16 14 8 22 Australia Garry Jacobson 10 14 11 16 Ret 14 13 9 8 Ret Ret 13 13 7 Australia Cameron Spence 12 18 19 17 0 Australia Andrew McFarland 14 Ret 14 12 0 Australia Jack Howard 16 14 Ret 14 Ret 12 0 Australia Zac Schonberger 16 20 13 19 21 18 16 18 16 18 17 11 0 Australia Daniel Cotton 17 0 Australia Stefan Borsato 14 19 15 15 15 12 0 Australia Jon Mills 21 18 18 17 18 20 17 19 18 Ret 14 15 Ret Ret 15 14 0 Australia Josh Hunter Ret 17 16 0 Australia Brendan Jones 19 0 United Kingdom Ben Barker DNS 11 Ret 0 Australia Robert Hackwood 20 13 16 17 0 Australia Pete Major 13 18 DNS 0 Australia Williams Vass 22 0 Australia Greg Woodrow Ret 0 23 Australia Liam Sager 14 12 14 Ret 15 Ret 9 13 14 Ret 13 10 -5 -2 24 Australia Sam Howard 10 Ret 14 17 12 10 Ret 12 14 -5 -3 = Australia Nick McBride 15 17 18 19 -5 -3 Pos. Driver Victoria (state) ALB Queensland QUE New South Wales WIN Northern Territory DAR Queensland TOW Queensland SUR Tasmania SYM Victoria (state) SAN Pen Pts R1 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R1 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| 1 | Australia Chaz Mostert | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 361 | |
| 2 | Australia Geoff Uhrhane | 7 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 269 |
| 3 | Australia Nick Foster | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 263 | |
| 4 | Australia Ashley Walsh | 4 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -15 | 232 |
| 5 | Australia Ryan Simpson | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 150 | |||||||||
| 6 | Australia Cam Waters | Ret | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 115 | |
| 7 | Australia Adam Graham | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 92 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Australia Tom Williamson | 11 | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 16 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 88 | |
| 9 | Australia Trent Harrison | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia Nathan Morcom | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 59 | |
| 11 | Australia Ben Jurczak | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 5 | -5 | 53 | |
| 12 | Australia Andre Borell | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 51 | |
| 13 | Australia Jack Le Brocq | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 49 | |
| 14 | Australia Matthew Brabham | 16 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Ret | 30 | |
| 15 | New Zealand Nick Cassidy | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Australia Jesse Fenech | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Australia Caleb Rayner | 13 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 12 | 9 | DNS | 9 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Australia Matthew Hart | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | New Zealand Martin Short | Ret | 17 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Australia Tom Goess | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
| 21 | Australia Shae Davies | 12 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 16 | 14 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Australia Garry Jacobson | 10 | 14 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Australia Cameron Spence | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Andrew McFarland | 14 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Howard | 16 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Zac Schonberger | 16 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Australia Daniel Cotton | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Stefan Borsato | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jon Mills | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| Australia Josh Hunter | Ret | 17 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Brendan Jones | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Ben Barker | DNS | 11 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Robert Hackwood | 20 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Pete Major | 13 | 18 | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Williams Vass | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Greg Woodrow | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Australia Liam Sager | 14 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 10 | -5 | -2 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Australia Sam Howard | 10 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 14 | -5 | -3 | |||||||||||||
| = | Australia Nick McBride | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | -5 | -3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Victoria (state) ALB | Queensland QUE | New South Wales WIN | Northern Territory DAR | Queensland TOW | Queensland SUR | Tasmania SYM | Victoria (state) SAN | Pen | Pts | ||||||||||||||
| R1 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||||
| Colour | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silver | Second place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green | Points classification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | Did not start (DNS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Withdrew (WD) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race cancelled (C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Excluded (EX) |
Note: Race 2 at the Albert Park Street Circuit, was stopped due to a serious crash on lap 2 involving Caleb Rayner. The race was abandoned and no championship points were awarded.