2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship
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The 2019 CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship (initially known for sponsorship purposes as the CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship and later as the CAMS Payce Australian Formula 4 Championship) was the fifth season of the Australian Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing competition for open-wheel racing cars complying with Formula 4 regulations, which were created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for entry-level open-wheel championships. Teams and drivers competed in eighteen races at four venues, starting on 14 March and ending on 14 July.
Teams and drivers
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia AGI Sport | 1 | Australia Jayden Ojeda | 1 |
| 7 | Australia Christian Mansell | 3–4 | |
| 12 | Australia Josh Smith | 1 | |
| 23 | Australia Luis Leeds | All | |
| 39 | Australia Antonio Astuti | All | |
| 57 | Australia Jackson Burton | 1 | |
| Australia Team BRM | 5 | Australia Ryan Suhle | All |
| 15 | Australia Lochie Hughes | All | |
| 16 | Australia Tommy Smith | 1–2, 5–6 | |
| 26 | Australia Harry Hayek | 3–4 | |
| 69 | Australia Brenton Griguol | 1 | |
| 76 | Australia Emerson Harvey | All | |
| New Zealand MTEC Motorsport | 9 | New Zealand Taylor Cockerton | 1 |
| 99 | New Zealand Ryan Yardley | 1 | |
| Australia Patrizicorse | 11 | Australia Jackson Walls | All |
| 29 | Australia Aaron Zerefos | 1 | |
| Australia Junior Racing Development | 14 | Australia Matt Holmes | 1 |
| 31 | Australia Heath Collinson | 1 | |
| United Kingdom Rossoverde Racing | 21 | United Kingdom Christian Lester | 1 |
| Australia Tank Motorsport | 68 | Australia Dylan Thomas | 1 |
Calendar
All rounds were held in Australia. For the first time the series supported the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. The remaining events supported the Shannons Nationals.
Points system
Championship points were awarded in each race as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | MEL | SYD | PHI1 | PHI2 | BEN1 | BEN2 | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver MEL SYD PHI1 PHI2 BEN1 BEN2 Points 1 Australia Luis Leeds 1 9 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 365 2 Australia Lochie Hughes 3 5 4 2 Ret 2 4 1 DNS 2 6 3 4 1 2 1 3 2 266 3 Australia Ryan Suhle 2 8 3 DNS 1 3 2 Ret 1 4 1 6 2 2 6 3 2 6 250 4 Australia Antonio Astuti 6 1 15 3 5 4 DSQ 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 Ret 4 3 207 5 Australia Jackson Walls Ret 6 10 5 3 5 6 Ret 5 6 5 5 7 5 1 Ret DNS Ret 125 6 Australia Emerson Harvey 13 14 14 6 4 6 Ret 4 4 7 7 8 5 7 7 Ret 6 5 112 7 Australia Tommy Smith 9 4 8 4 6 7 6 6 4 4 5 4 106 8 Australia Harry Hayek 3 3 7 5 8 4 66 9 Australia Jayden Ojeda 5 Ret 1 35 10 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton 7 3 5 31 11 New Zealand Ryan Yardley 10 2 6 27 12 Australia Jackson Burton 4 10 7 19 13 Australia Dylan Thomas 12 7 11 6 14 Australia Josh Smith 8 Ret 9 6 15 Australia Matt Holmes 11 Ret 12 0 16 Australia Brenton Griguol 14 11 17 0 17 Australia Heath Collinson Ret 12 13 0 18 United Kingdom Christian Lester Ret 13 16 0 19 Australia Aaron Zerefos 15 15 18 0 Drivers ineligible for championship points – Australia Christian Mansell 5 6 6 Ret 4 7 – Pos Driver MEL SYD PHI1 PHI2 BEN1 BEN2 Points | 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) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap † — Did not finish, but classified | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Australia Luis Leeds | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 365 |
| 2 | Australia Lochie Hughes | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 1 | DNS | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 266 |
| 3 | Australia Ryan Suhle | 2 | 8 | 3 | DNS | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 250 |
| 4 | Australia Antonio Astuti | 6 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 207 |
| 5 | Australia Jackson Walls | Ret | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 125 |
| 6 | Australia Emerson Harvey | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 112 |
| 7 | Australia Tommy Smith | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 106 | ||||||
| 8 | Australia Harry Hayek | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Australia Jayden Ojeda | 5 | Ret | 1 | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Zealand Taylor Cockerton | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | New Zealand Ryan Yardley | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Australia Jackson Burton | 4 | 10 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Australia Dylan Thomas | 12 | 7 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | Australia Josh Smith | 8 | Ret | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Australia Matt Holmes | 11 | Ret | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Australia Brenton Griguol | 14 | 11 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Australia Heath Collinson | Ret | 12 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | United Kingdom Christian Lester | Ret | 13 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Australia Aaron Zerefos | 15 | 15 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Drivers ineligible for championship points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Australia Christian Mansell | 5 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 7 | – | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | MEL | SYD | PHI1 | PHI2 | BEN1 | BEN2 | Points | ||||||||||||
| 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) |