The 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 43rd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 20th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship was contested over an eight round series which began on 16 March at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 18 November at Winton Motor Raceway. Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the series, which was officially known as the "2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship for the Ford Fiesta Cup".

The championship was won by Jack Le Brocq driving a Mygale SJ12A for the CAMS Rising Stars / Minda Motorsport team.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.

TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ12A2Garry Jacobson
Mygale SJ11A3Rhett Noonan
Mygale SJ08A4Anton de Pasquale
21
Anglo MotorsportMygale SJ10A6Jonathan Venter
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 0147Shae Davies
Spectrum 01219Ash Quiddington
44Scott Andrews
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01410Scott Andrews
Spectrum 01410Liam Sager
Spectrum 01222Matt Campbell
Spectrum 01427Sam Power
62Mathew Hart
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ10A12Liam Sager
Mygale SJ10A48Jake Fouracre
Mygale SJ06A88Greg Holloway
CAMS Rising Stars Minda MotorsportMygale SJ11A14Macauley Jones
Mygale SJ12A49Jack Le Brocq
Mygale SJ11A96David Sera
Super Charge BatteriesSpectrum 011b17Luke Fraser
Crabtrees Real EstateMygale SJ07A20Gavin Dumas
Richter RacingSpectrum 011b21Dylan Richter
Team BRMMygale SJ12A30Tom Goess
Mygale SJ09A32Jon Mills
Mygale SJ11A41Simon Hodge
Mygale SJ12A
State Fleet ServicesSpectrum 011c36Matthew Roesler
BF RacingMygale SJ11A94Jordan Lloyd

All cars were fitted with a 1600cc Ford Duratec engine, as required by the regulations.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round. All races were held in Australia.

RoundCircuitDateRound winnerCar
1Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit15–18 MarchJack Le BrocqMygale SJ12A
2Symmons Plains Raceway30 March–1 AprilGarry JacobsonMygale SJ12A
3Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit18–20 MayJack Le BrocqMygale SJ12A
4Townsville Street Circuit6–8 JulyJack Le BrocqMygale SJ12A
5Queensland Raceway3–5 AugustMathew HartSpectrum 014
6Sandown Raceway14–16 SeptemberGarry JacobsonMygale SJ12A
7Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst4–7 OctoberJack Le BrocqMygale SJ12A
8Winton Motor Raceway16–18 NovemberAnton de PasqualeMygale SJ08A

Points system

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.DriverVictoria (state) MELTasmania SYMVictoria (state) PHIQueensland TOWQueensland QUEVictoria (state) SANNew South Wales BATVictoria (state) WINPen.Pts
Pos. Driver Victoria (state) MEL Tasmania SYM Victoria (state) PHI Queensland TOW Queensland QUE Victoria (state) SAN New South Wales BAT Victoria (state) WIN Pen. 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 Jack Le Brocq 1 2 1 4 4 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 406 2 Mathew Hart 2 1 5 2 2 2 1 5 2 7 Ret 2 1 1 1 2 4 Ret 2 7 2 2 4 4 330 3 Garry Jacobson 3 3 2 1 1 4 2 4 3 Ret DNS DNS 4 3 2 1 2 1 DNS DNS DNS 239 4 Shae Davies DNS Ret Ret 3 3 1 5 2 5 Ret Ret 5 3 4 4 4 3 3 DNS DNS DNS 5 5 5 202 5 Macauley Jones 7 Ret 12 10 Ret 8 4 6 4 3 5 Ret Ret 5 5 8 6 5 9 5 4 3 3 3 173 6 Sam Power Ret 5 4 7 Ret 7 9 7 Ret 4 2 4 Ret 6 6 9 7 7 3 2 5 9 8 6 -5 159 7 Anton de Pasquale 7 9 8 5 Ret Ret 5 8 4 5 3 3 1 1 1 157 8 Simon Hodge 6 7 8 9 Ret DNS 10 8 6 2 3 3 9 7 8 7 10 11 8 Ret 9 Ret 10 Ret -10 91 9 Jonathan Venter 4 4 3 5 4 8 4 11 7 82 10 Liam Sager 8 Ret 6 6 6 3 10 4 6 −5 58 11 Rhett Noonan 11 Ret 9 8 7 9 6 11 10 Ret 6 Ret 8 Ret 9 11 9 9 12 10 11 7 7 8 −5 53 12 Matt Campbell 6 7 6 6 Ret 12 6 9 10 41 13 Tom Goess Ret 8 11 5 5 6 32 14 Scott Andrews 9 6 7 8 3 7 −10 30 15 Trent Harrison 6 5 6 26 16 Luke Marquis 6 6 7 22 = David Sera Ret 10 9 10 12 7 10 11 8 11 6 8 −5 22 18 Jordan Lloyd 7 9 10 7 8 Ret 18 19 Jake Fouracre 5 9 13 12 20 Greg Holloway Ret 11 14 DNS 8 7 10 21 Hamish Hardeman 12 Ret 10 8 12 11 5 21 Jayden Wallis 10 9 9 5 23 Dylan Richter 10 10 Ret 11 10 Ret 14 14 13 2 24 Ash Quiddington Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 11 11 11 10 −5 −1 – Gavin Dumas Ret 12 15 0 – Jon Mills 12 Ret 16 0 – Luke Fraser Ret 11 13 0 – Sam Breen 13 12 12 0 – William Hall DNS 13 13 13 12 12 0 – Matthew Roesler 15 13 14 0 Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pen. Pts Victoria (state) MEL Tasmania SYM Victoria (state) PHI Queensland TOW Queensland QUE Victoria (state) SAN New South Wales BAT Victoria (state) WINColour 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)
R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3
1Jack Le Brocq121445311111223312111422406
2Mathew Hart2152221527Ret211124Ret272244330
3Garry Jacobson332114243RetDNSDNS432121DNSDNSDNS239
4Shae DaviesDNSRetRet331525RetRet5344433DNSDNSDNS555202
5Macauley Jones7Ret1210Ret846435RetRet55865954333173
6Sam PowerRet547Ret797Ret424Ret66977325986-5159
7Anton de Pasquale7985RetRet584533111157
8Simon Hodge6789RetDNS1086233978710118Ret9Ret10Ret-1091
9Jonathan Venter443548411782
10Liam Sager8Ret66631046−558
11Rhett Noonan11Ret987961110Ret6Ret8Ret91199121011778−553
12Matt Campbell6766Ret12691041
13Tom GoessRet81155632
14Scott Andrews967837−1030
15Trent Harrison65626
16Luke Marquis66722
=David SeraRet10910127101181168−522
18Jordan Lloyd791078Ret18
19Jake Fouracre591312
20Greg HollowayRet1114DNS8710
21Hamish Hardeman12Ret10812115
21Jayden Wallis10995
23Dylan Richter1010Ret1110Ret1414132
24Ash QuiddingtonRetRet10Ret811111110−5−1
–Gavin DumasRet12150
–Jon Mills12Ret160
–Luke FraserRet11130
–Sam Breen1312120
–William HallDNS13131312120
–Matthew Roesler1513140
Pos.DriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3Pen.Pts
Victoria (state) MELTasmania SYMVictoria (state) PHIQueensland TOWQueensland QUEVictoria (state) SANNew South Wales BATVictoria (state) WIN
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Note: The driver who attained pole position for race one of the round is indicated by bold font applied to his race one result.

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