2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.[1] Contested as the 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,[2] it was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship.[2] The championship, which was administered by Formula Ford Australia Inc.,[2] was the 36th Australian national series for Formula Fords and the 13th to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.[3]

The championship was won by Daniel Elliott driving a Van Diemen RF05 [3] for Fastlane Racing.[4]

## Championship calendar

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The championship was contested over an eight-round series with three races per round.[4]

Round [4] | Circuit [4] | State  | Date [4] | Winning driver [4] | Car [5]

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1  | Adelaide Parklands Circuit | South Australia | 17-20 March  | Daniel Elliott  | Van Diemen RF05
2  | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 6-8 May  | Daniel Elliott  | Van Diemen RF05
3  | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 27-29 May  | David Sieders  | Van Diemen RF04
4  | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 8-10 June  | Shane Price  | Spectrum 010b
5  | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 22-24 July  | Shannon O'Brien  | Van Diemen RF03
6  | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | New South Wales | 12-14 August  | Shannon O'Brien  | Van Diemen RF03
7  | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 19-21 August  | David Sieders  | Van Diemen RF04
8  | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victioria | 9-11 September  | John Martin | Spectrum 010b

## Points system

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Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race with an additional point awarded to the driver earning pole position for Race 1 at each round.[5]

## Championship standings

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Position [5] | Driver [5] | No. [5] | Car [5] | Entrant [6] | Ade. [5] | Bar. [5] | Que. [5] | Eas. [5] | Eas. [5] | Ora. [5] | Mal. [5] | San. [5] | Total [5]

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1  | Daniel Elliott  | 36  | Van Diemen RF05  | Fastlane Racing  | 61  | 61  | 27  | 14  | 49  | 40  | 40  | 15  | 307
2  | Shane Price | 39  | Spectrum 010b  | Caltex Havoline  | 38  | 24  | 32  | 54  | 16  | 7  | 41  | 48  | 260
3  | David Sieders  | 3  | Van Diemen RF04  | All-Trans Trucks | 30  | 22  | 43  | 53  | 26  | \-  | 48  | 14  | 236
4  | Dean Fiore | 4  | Van Diemen RF04  | Landscape Developments  | 34  | 10  | 36  | 8  | 36  | 8  | 24  | 36  | 192
5  | Shannon O'Brien  | 79 [6] & 26  | Van Diemen RF03  | Shannon O'Brien  | 2  | 28  | \-  | \-  | 60  | 56  | 22  | \-  | 168
6  | Jason Liefting  | 7  | Spectrum 010b  | Project Motorsport  | 6  | 40  | 32  | 40  | 8  | 12  | 16  | \-  | 154
7  | Nathan Caratti  | 32  | Van Diemen RF04  | Fastlane Racing  | 26  | 10  | \-  | 16  | 40  | 4  | 10  | 9  | 115
8  | Mark McNally | 74  | Van Diemen RF05  | Nomad Racing / Fastlane  | \-  | 48  | \-  | 10  | 10  | 12  | 24  | 2  | 106
9  | Brett Hobson  | 21  | Spectrum 010b  | CAMS Rising Star | 46  | 2  | 8  | 26  | 10  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 95
10  | John Martin | 24  | Spectrum 010b  | GK Martin P/L  | \-  | \-  | 18  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 53  | 71
11  | Lee Holdsworth | 5  | Spectrum 010 [6] | TTM Group  | \-  | 5  | 12  | 24  | 4  | 4  | 18  | \-  | 67
12  | Joel Spychala  | 11  | Van Diemen RF05  | Mid Coast Ford  | 1  | 11  | 22  | 12  | 12  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 59
13  | Paul Laskaseski  | 71  | Spectrum 010b  | CAMS Rising Star | \-  | \-  | \-  | 12  | \-  | 40  | \-  | \-  | 52
14  | Grant Doulman  | 15  | Van Diemen RF93  | Driwash Racing  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 4  | 3  | 30  | 10  | \-  | 48
15  | Brad Lowe  | 41  | Van Diemen RF95  | Marshall Tyres  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 47  | \-  | \-  | 47
Dale Wood | 46  | Mygale SJ04  | Andy's Earthmovers / G-Force Mygale  | \-  | \-  | 9  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 38  | 47
17  | Andrew Thompson | 62  | Spectrum 010  | Latitude Development Group  | 22  | 18  | 6  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 46
18  | Ben Guest  | 14  | Van Diemen RF01  | Ben Guest Motorsport  | \-  | \-  | 24  | \-  | \-  | 18  | \-  | \-  | 42
19  | Anthony Preston  | 8  | Spectrum 010  | Bosch Batteries  | 5  | \-  | 1  | 1  | 4  | \-  | 14  | 8  | 33
20  | Jack Perkins | 22  | Stealth Van Diemen RF92  | Perkins Engineering | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 24  | 28
21  | Cade Southall  | 28  | Van Diemen RF01  | Collex/Davies Craig  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14  | 14
22  | Daniel Pappas  | 2  | Van Diemen RF02  | VIP Petfoods  | 7  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7
Terry Kerr  | 25  | Spectrum 06b  | Adroit Internet Solutions  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 7  | 7
24  | Tristan Hughes  | 37  | Stealth Van Diemen RF95  | Escalate Management  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 1  | 2  | 5
25  | Trent Ulmer  | 45  | Spectrum 07  | Power Solutions  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | \-  | 4
Taz Douglas | 92  | Van Diemen RF01  | Minda Motorsport / Caterpillar  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 4
Todd Fiore  | 40  | Van Diemen RF04  | Landscape Developments  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 4
28  | Andy Knight  | 97  | Van Diemen RF93  | Powerbuilt Tools / Latimer Hotel  | 2  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2
Ben Morley  | 27  | Spectrum 09  | Stubbies Workwear Racing  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 2
Tim Blanchard | 41  | Van Diemen RF04  | Jayair / Sanden  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 2
31  | Tony LeMessurier  | 37  | Stealth Van Diemen RF95  | Escalate Management  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1
James Bergmuller  | 13  | Van Diemen RF02  | JB Motorsport  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1

### Notes

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* All cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as published by CAMS.[2] These regulations specified the use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[7]
* Shannon O'Brien was excluded from Round 3 and suspended from Round 4 for technical infringements.[5]
* Shane Price was penalised 10 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 3.[5]
* Nathan Caratti was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4. [5]
* Anthony Preston was penalised 2 championship points as a result of an incident in Round 4.[5]
* The table shows nett points after these penalties were applied.[5]

## References

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1. ^ CAMS Australian Championships, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2005, Page 17-2
2. ^ a b c d 2005 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
3. ^ a b Records, Titles and Awards, Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
4. ^ a b c d e f Grant Rowley, Formula Ford 2005: Chasing Tails, The Annual - Australian Motor Sport, Number 1/2005, pages 66–75
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 2005 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
6. ^ a b c Race Results Archive, 2005, www.natsoft.biz Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ Specifications of Automobiles, Formula Ford, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-23

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