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The 2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship, with Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] The Championship began on the 27th of March at Sandown Raceway and ended on the 18th of October at Wakefield Park after seven rounds across three states.[2] The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 3 Championship, was won by Jon Collins.

CAMS removed the Gold Star award from the Australian Formula 3 Championship for 2015.[3] The move ended a 58-year tradition, the award being the third oldest continually awarded CAMS title after the Australian Grand Prix and Australian Hillclimb Championship.

Race Calendar

Jon Collins & Ricky Capo at Winton in 2015
Jon Collins won the championship driving a Dallara F311 (2011/Latest Spec Chassis) Mercedes-Benz
Ricky Capo placed second driving a Dallara F311 (2011/Latest Spec Chassis) Mugen-Honda

The Championship was contested over a seven round series.[2]

Round [2] Circuit Date Format Championship Class
winner 		National Class
winner 		Kumho Cup
winner
1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway 27–29 March Three races Ricky Capo
Dallara F311
Mugen Honda 		Luke Spalding
Dallara F307
Mercedes-Benz 		Andrew Roberts
Dallara F304
Spiess-Opel
2 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 22–24 May Three races Jon Collins
Dallara F311
Mercedes-Benz 		Luke Spalding
Dallara F307
Mercedes-Benz 		not present
3 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway 12–14 June Three races Jon Collins
Dallara F311
Mercedes-Benz 		Luke Spalding
Dallara F307
Mercedes-Benz 		not present
4 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park 3–5 July Three races Jon Collins
Dallara F311
Mercedes-Benz 		Luke Spalding
Dallara F307
Mercedes-Benz 		Shane Wilson
Dallara F304
Spiess-Opel
5 Queensland Queensland Raceway 7–9 August Three races Jon Collins
Dallara F311
Mercedes-Benz 		Luke Spalding
Dallara F307
Mercedes-Benz 		Paul Scott
Dallara F304
Renault-Sodemo
6 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 18–20 September Three races Tim Macrow
Dallara F307
Mercedes-Benz 		Paul Scott
Dallara F304
Renault-Sodemo 		not present
7 New South Wales Wakefield Park 16–18 October Four races Ricky Capo
Dallara F311
Mugen Honda 		Andrew Wlodek
Dallara F307
Mugen Honda 		Ross McAlpine
Dallara F304
Renault-Sodemo

Note:

  • Mount Panorama was removed from the calendar after being included for the last three years.
  • Hidden Valley was removed from the calendar after being included for the last four years
  • The results for each round of the Championship were determined by the results of the final race of the round.[1]
  • The Kumho Cup was contested only at Rounds 1,4,5 and 7.[1]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2015 Australian Formmula 3 Championship.

Team Class Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
Bob Johns racing/Gilmour Racing Championship Dallara F311 Volkswagen 3 Australia Chris Gilmour 5
R-Tek Motorsport Championship Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 8 Australia Roland Legge 4-7
Dallara F307 6 1
National Australia Dennie Rumble 2,4
Australia Roman Krumins 5
Spiess-Opel 7 Australia Nathan Kumar All
Kumho cup Dallara F304 9 Australia Andrew Roberts 1
Australia Keegan Brain 5
Wiltec Industries Khumo cup Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 13 Australia Shane Wilson 4-5,7
Trent Shirvington Championship Mygale M11 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 14 Australia Trent Shirvington All
Gilmour Racing Championship Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 17 Australia Jon Collins All
National Dallara F307 23 Australia Luke Spalding 1-5
Harvest Motorsport Championship Mygale M11 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 46 Australia Shane Ryding 1-3,5,7
Ross McAlpine Khumo cup Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 81 Australia Ross McAlpine 4,7
Ellery Motorsport Enterprises Championship Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 83 Australia Luke Ellery 4
Alpine Motorsport Championship Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 88 Australia Tim Macrow 6
National Australia Dennie Rumble 7
Paul Scott Khumo cup Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 89 Australia Paul Scott 5
National 6
Wlodek Racing National Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 91 Australia Andrew Wlodek 4,7
Ricky Capo Racing Championship Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda 92 Australia Ricky Capo All

Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of four classes:[1]

  • Australian Formula 3 Championship – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2011.[1]
  • National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2007.[1]
  • Kumho Cup Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004.[1]
  • Invitational Class.[1]

Points system

Championship points were awarded in each class as follows:[1]

  • One point to the driver placed in the highest grid position in each class for the first race at each round.[1]
  • 12–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing positions in each class in each of the first two races at each round.[1]
  • 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten finishing positions in each class in the third race at each round and in the fourth race at the Wakfield Park round.[1]
  • One point to the driver that achieved the fastest lap time in each class in each race of the championship.[1]

Championship Standings

  Championship Class        
Position Driver [4] No.[5] Car [5] Competitor / Team [5] Points [4]
1 Jon Collins [6] 17 Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz Gilmour Racing ?
2 Ricky Capo 92 Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda Ricky Capo Racing ?
3 Trent Shirvington 14 Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz Trent Shirvington 163
4 Roland Legge 6
8 		Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz 		R-Tek Motorsport 135
5 Shane Ryding 46 Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz Harvest Motorsport 97
6 Tim Macrow 88 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Alpine Motorsport 48
7 Chris Gilmour 3 Dallara F311 Volkswagen Bobby Johns Racing/Gilmour Racing 24
8 Luke Ellery 85 Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz Ellery Motorsport Enterprises 18
  National Class        
Position Driver No. Car Competitor / Team Points
1 Luke Spalding 23 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Gilmour Racing 231
2 Nathan Kumar 7 Dallara F307 Spiess-Opel R-Tek Motorsport 115
3 Dennie Rumble 6 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz R-Tek Motorsport 100
4 Andrew Wlodek 91 Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda Wlodek Racing 62
5 Paul Scott 89 Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo Paul Scott 38
6 Roman Krumins 6 Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz R-Tek Motorsport 36
  Kumho Cup        
Position Driver [7] No. Car Competitor / Team Points
1 Shane Wilson 13 Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel Wiltec Industries 127
2 Ross McAlpine 81 Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo Ross McAlpine 89
3 Andrew Roberts 9 Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel R-Tek Motorsport 48
Paul Scott 89 Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo Paul Scott 48
5 Keegan Brain 9 Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel R-Tek Motorsport 20

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 2015 CAMS Australian Formula 3 Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ a b c 2015 Championship Schedule, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ CAMS parks Gold Star as F3 fields dwindle, www.speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ a b Latest Results, 2015 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship, www.formula3.com.au Archived January 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b c Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au
  6. ^ Tom Howard, Friday 11th November, 2016, Appeal dismissal hands Collins 2015 Aus F3 title, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved 11 November 2016
  7. ^ Kumho Cup standings were not included in the championship results as published at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2013-12-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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