2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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The 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. The championship was the 40th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 17th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. It began on 26 March 2009 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and finished on 25 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds held across four different states and territories. Round 1 was contested over two races and all other rounds over three races.

South Australian driver Nick Percat dominated the championship, winning 12 of the 23 races. At the Hidden Valley Raceway round, Percat set a new record for the most races wins in the history of national level Formula Ford racing in Australia.

## Points[edit]

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 each round.[1]

## Teams and drivers[edit]

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

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Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ07A  | 2  |  Nick Percat
3  |  Mitch Evans
Mygale SJ09A  | 4  |  Geoff Uhrhane
CAMS Rising Star | Spectrum 011c  | 5  |  Luke Ellery
Spectrum 011d  | 19  |  Scott Pye
Spectrum 011d  | 71  |  Nathan Morcom
Evans Motorsport  | Mygale SJ08A  | 6  |  Trent Harrison
TSR Racing  | Mygale SJ07A  | 7  |  Martin Short
Minda Motorsport  | Spectrum 011b  | 8  |  Tom Tweedie
10  |  Jesse Dixon
Bryce Moore
Van Diemen RF06  | 24  |  James Crozier
Spectrum 011c  | 25  |  Ben Walter
Spectrum 011  | 48  |  Andrew Waite
Spectrum 011b  | 74  |  Nicholas McBride
Synergy Motorsport  | Spectrum 011c  | 9  |  Nick Simmons
Spectrum 011b  | 15  |  Chaz Mostert
Spectrum 011c  | 16  |  Ryan Simpson
The Cosmetic Medicine Centre  | Van Diemen RF06  | 11  |  Roman Krumins
BF Racing  | Mygale SJ08A  | 13  |  Nicholas Foster
Anglo Australian Motorsport  | Comtec Spirit WL06  | 14  |  Nicholas Tanti
Brad Jones Racing | Mygale SJ09A  | 14  |  Tom Williamson
Team BRM | Mygale SJ09A  | 20  |  Richie Stanaway
Martin Short
21  |  Ben Small
John Magro
22  |  Jordan Skinner
Joey Foster
Andrew McFarland
Monza Motors-Mygale | Mygale SJ08A  | 30  |  Trent Harrison
National Surgical  | Van Diemen RF04  | 32  |  Jon Mills
Berklee Australia  | Van Diemen RF06  | 44  |  Roger I'Anson
Muzz Buzz  | Spectrum 011d  | 45  |  Ashley Walsh
Mygale Australia  | Mygale SJ08A  | 46  |  Andrew Beams
James Mann  | Van Diemen RF04  | 51  |  James Mann
Refrigerated Rental & Sales  | Spectrum 011c  | 63  |  Martin Swindells
King's Fibreglass  | Spectrum 011b  | 77  |  Caleb Rayner
Master Electricians Racing  | Van Diemen RF06  | 87  |  Andre Borell
Listec Racing | Listec Wil013  | 95  |  Glenn Welch
Activity Playgrounds  | Spectrum 011b  | 98  |  Jake Chapman

## Race calendar and results[edit]

Event  | Circuit  | Date  | Pole position  | Race 1 winner  | Race 2 winner  | Race 3 winner

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1  |  Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit[2] | 28–29 March  |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat | no third race
2  |  Winton Motor Raceway[3] | 2–3 May  |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat
3  |  Symmons Plains Raceway[4] | 31 May  |  Chaz Mostert |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat |  Richie Stanaway
4  |  Hidden Valley Raceway[5] | 19 June  |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat
5  |  Sandown Raceway[6] | 2 August  |  Chaz Mostert |  Mitch Evans |  Scott Pye |  Scott Pye
6  |  Queensland Raceway | 23 August  |  Mitch Evans |  Tim Macrow |  Mitch Evans |  Mitch Evans
7  |  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 13 September  |  Mitch Evans |  Nick Percat |  Nick Percat |  Chaz Mostert
8  |  Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 23–25 October  |  Mitch Evans |  Mitch Evans |  Mitch Evans |  Ashley Walsh

## Drivers' championship standings[edit]

| Pos  | Driver  | ALB 1 | ALB 2 | WIN 1 | WIN 2 | WIN 3 | SYM 1 | SYM 2 | SYM 3 | HID 1 | HID 2 | HID 3 | SAN 1 | SAN 2 | SAN 3 | QLD 1 | QLD 2 | QLD 3 | PHI 1 | PHI 2 | PHI 3 | SUR 1 | SUR 2 | SUR 3 | Pen.  | Pts

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1  | Nick Percat | 1 | 1  | 1 | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 1 | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 5  | 6  | 2  | 12  | 369
2  | Mitch Evans | 2  | 2  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | Ret  | 6  | 1 | 1  | 1  | 2 | 2  | 6  | 1 | 1  | 15  | 10  | 297
3  | Scott Pye | 6  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 11  |  | 270
4  | Chaz Mostert | 3  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | DSQ  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 6  | 5  | Ret  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 17  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 10  |  | 225
5  | Ryan Simpson  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 8  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 9  | 6  | 4  | 6  | 7  | 4  | 6  | 6  | Ret  | 8  | 5  | 6  |  | 178
6  | Richie Stanaway | 4  | 6  | 13  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 3  | 11  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 10  | 164
7  | Geoff Uhrhane  | 22  | 12  | 3  | 7  | 6  | 10  | 9  | 6  | 12  | 8  | 7  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 16  | 5  | 11  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 3  |  | 141
8  | Ben Walter  | Ret  | DNS  | 6  | 5  | 7  | 5  | 6  | Ret  | 10  | 12  | Ret  | 7  | 13  | 9  | 5  | 5  | 9  | 7  | 14  | Ret  | 11  | 9  | 7  |  | 88
9  | Luke Ellery  | 11  | 9  | 10  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 8  | 9  | 7  | 9  | Ret  | 9  | Ret  | 7  | Ret  | Ret  | 8  | 8  | 2  | 14  | 8  | 4  |  | 75
10  | Trent Harrison  | 8  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 4  | 7  |  |  |  | Ret  | 5  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 58
11  | Ashley Walsh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 9  | 4  | 3  | 1  |  | 48
12  | Nick Simmons  | 12  | 11  | 19  | 15  | 18  | Ret  | 11  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 13  | 7  | Ret  | Ret  | 8  | 6  | 10  | Ret  | Ret  | 7  | Ret  | 16  |  | 41
13  | Nathan Morcom | 16  | 17  | 11  | 13  | Ret  | 6  | 8  | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | 12  | Ret  | 8  | 13  | 13  | 14  | 10  | 9  | 10  | 4  | 10  | Ret  | 17  |  | 34
14  | Martin Short  | 9  | 5  | 15  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 17  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 15  | 14  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  | 29
15  | Tom Williamson  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 3  | 7  |  |  |  |  | 20
16  | Nicholas McBride  | 19  | 14  | 7  | Ret  | 13  | 8  | 10  | 12  | 14  | 11  | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | 12  | 13  | 12  | Ret  | 13  | 11  | 13  |  | 19
17  | Jake Chapman  | 5  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16
18  | Martin Swindells  | 13  | 10  | 12  | 10  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 9  | 7  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | DNS  |  | 11
Nicholas Foster  | 15  | 19  | 8  | Ret  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 11  | 13  |  |  |  | 9  | 10  | 8  |  | 11
20  | Caleb Rayner  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 10  | 8  |  |  |  | 15  | 9  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 7
21  | Andre Borell  | 17  | Ret  | 18  | 17  | 16  | 11  | 14  | Ret  | 15  | Ret  | Ret  | 15  | 16  | 11  | 10  | 10  | 8  |  |  |  | Ret  | 13  | 12  |  | 6
22  | Jesse Dixon | 14  | 16  | 16  | 14  | 12  | Ret  | 13  | 10  | 13  | 10  | 11  |  |  |  | 11  | DSQ  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
23  | James Mann  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 11  | 9  |  | 2
24  | Roger I'Anson  | 10  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Jordan Skinner  | 18  | 21  | 17  | 16  | 17  | 12  | 15  | 11  |  |  |  | 10  | 15  | 12  | 12  | 14  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Andrew McFarland  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | 15  | 10  |  |  |  |  | 1
| Glenn Welch  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Ben Small  | Ret  | 20  | 14  | 11  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Jon Mills  | 21  | Ret  | 20  | 18  | 19  |  |  |  | 16  | 13  | 13  |  |  |  | 15  | Ret  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| John Magro  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 13  | 14  |  | 0
| Tom Tweedie  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | 14  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Nicholas Tanti  | Ret  | DNS  | 21  | DNS  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Andrew Waite  | Ret  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Roman Krumins  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | 16  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| James Crozier  | 20  | 22  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Andrew Beams  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
| Joey Foster |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | Ret  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (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)

## References[edit]

1. ^ 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations as archived at www.webcitation.org
2. ^ "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 29/03/2009 2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 29 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
3. ^ "Winton Motor Raceway 03/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5 & 6". National Software. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
4. ^ "Symmons Plains International Raceway 31/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7 & 8". natsoft.com.au. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
5. ^ "Hidden Valley Raceway 21/06/2009 2009 Skycity Triple Crown – V8 Supercar Championship Series". natsoft.com.au. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
6. ^ "Sandown International Motor Raceway 02/08/2009 Norton 360 Sandown Challenge – Races 13 & 14". natsoft.com.au. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

## External links[edit]

* Official Australian Formula Ford website
* 2009 Racing Results Archive Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
* 2009 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations As archived at www.webcitation.org
* 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Complete Pointscore As archived at www.webcitation.org
* Reports and images from the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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