The 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.[1] 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.[1] 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".[1]
The championship was won by Jack LeBrocq driving a Mygale SJ12A for the CAMS Rising Stars / Minda Motorsport team.
[edit] Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship.
All cars were fitted with a 1600cc Ford Duratec engine, as required by the regulations.[2]
[edit] Calendar
The championship contested over an eight round series with three races per round.[3]
[edit] 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.[1] An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round.[1]
[edit] Results
| Pos. |
Driver [3] |
ALB 1 |
ALB 2 |
ALB 3 |
SYM 1 |
SYM 2 |
SYM 3 |
PHI 1 |
PHI 2 |
PHI 3 |
TOW 1 |
TOW 2 |
TOW 3 |
QLD 1 |
QLD 2 |
QLD 3 |
SAN 1 |
SAN 2 |
SAN 3 |
BAT 1 |
BAT 2 |
BAT 3 |
WIN 1 |
WIN 2 |
WIN 3 |
Pen. [3] |
Points [3] |
| 1 |
Jack Lebrocq |
1st |
2nd |
1st |
4th |
4th |
5th |
3rd |
1st |
1st |
1st |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
2nd |
3rd |
3rd |
1st |
2nd |
|
|
|
4th |
2nd |
2nd |
|
406 |
| 2 |
Mathew Hart |
2nd |
1st |
5th |
2nd |
2nd |
2nd |
1st |
5th |
2nd |
7th |
Ret |
2nd |
1st |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
4th |
Ret |
|
|
|
2nd |
4th |
4th |
|
330 |
| 3 |
Garry Jacobson |
3rd |
3rd |
2nd |
1st |
1st |
4th |
2nd |
4th |
3rd |
Ret |
DNS |
DNS |
4th |
3rd |
2nd |
1st |
2nd |
1st |
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|
239 |
| 4 |
Shae Davies |
DNS |
Ret |
Ret |
3rd |
3rd |
1st |
5th |
2nd |
5th |
Ret |
Ret |
5th |
3rd |
4th |
4th |
4th |
3rd |
3rd |
|
|
|
5th |
5th |
5th |
|
202 |
| 5 |
Macauley Jones |
7th |
Ret |
12th |
10th |
Ret |
8th |
4th |
6th |
4th |
3rd |
5th |
Ret |
Ret |
5th |
5th |
8th |
6th |
5th |
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|
|
3rd |
3rd |
3rd |
|
173 |
| 6 |
Sam Power |
Ret |
5th |
4th |
7th |
Ret |
7th |
9th |
7th |
Ret |
4th |
2nd |
4th |
Ret |
6th |
6th |
9th |
7th |
7th |
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|
|
9th |
8th |
6th |
-5 |
159 |
| 7 |
Anton De Pasquale |
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|
7th |
9th |
8th |
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|
5th |
Ret |
Ret |
5th |
8th |
4th |
|
|
|
1st |
1st |
1st |
|
157 |
| 8 |
Simon Hodge |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
Ret |
DNS |
10th |
8th |
6th |
2nd |
3rd |
3rd |
9th |
7th |
8th |
7th |
10th |
11th |
|
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Ret |
10th |
Ret |
-10 |
91 |
| 9 |
Jonathan Venter |
4th |
4th |
3rd |
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5th |
4th |
8th |
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|
82 |
| 10 |
Liam Sager |
8th |
Ret |
6th |
6th |
6th |
3rd |
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−5 |
58 |
| 11 |
Rhett Noonan |
11th |
Ret |
9th |
8th |
7th |
9th |
6th |
11th |
10th |
Ret |
6th |
Ret |
8th |
Ret |
9th |
11th |
9th |
9th |
|
|
|
7th |
7th |
8th |
−5 |
53 |
| 12 |
Matt Campbell |
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6th |
7th |
6th |
6th |
Ret |
12th |
|
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|
41 |
| 13 |
Tom Goess |
Ret |
8th |
11th |
5th |
5th |
6th |
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32 |
| 14 |
Scott Andrews |
9th |
6th |
7th |
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8th |
3rd |
7th |
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−10 |
30 |
| 15 |
Trent Harrison |
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6th |
5th |
6th |
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26 |
| 16 |
Luke Marquis |
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6th |
6th |
7th |
|
22 |
| 17 |
David Sera |
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Ret |
10th |
9th |
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|
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10th |
12th |
7th |
10th |
11th |
8th |
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−5 |
22 |
| 18 |
Jordan Lloyd |
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7th |
9th |
10th |
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18 |
| 19 |
Jake Fouracre |
5th |
9th |
13th |
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12 |
| 20 |
Greg Holloway |
Ret |
11th |
14th |
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DNS |
8th |
7th |
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10 |
| 21 |
Hamish Hardeman |
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12th |
Ret |
10th |
|
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|
8th |
12th |
11th |
|
5 |
| 21 |
Jayden Wallis |
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10th |
9th |
9th |
|
5 |
| 23 |
Dylan Richter |
10th |
10th |
Ret |
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11th |
10th |
Ret |
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2 |
| 24 |
Ash Quiddington |
Ret |
Ret |
10th |
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Ret |
8th |
11th |
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11th |
11th |
10th |
−5 |
−1 |
| – |
Gavin Dumas |
Ret |
12th |
15th |
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0 |
| – |
Jon Mills |
12th |
Ret |
16th |
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0 |
| – |
Luke Fraser |
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Ret |
11th |
13th |
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0 |
| – |
Sam Breen |
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13th |
12th |
12th |
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0 |
| – |
William Hall |
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DNS |
13th |
13th |
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0 |
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| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Finished, in points |
| Blue |
Finished, no points |
| Not classified (NC) |
| Purple |
Did not finish (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 participate |
| Excluded (EX) |
|
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Garry Jacobson
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit[4]
Symmons Plains Raceway
Townsville Street Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit
