2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship


The 2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. It was the 41st national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 18th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship, which was promoted as the "2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship", began on 26 March 2010 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and ended on 21 November at Sandown Raceway after eight rounds. Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship.
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum driver Chaz Mostert won the title with a dominant season performance. The Queensland driver secured the title at Round 7 and won a total of five rounds during the series. Individual race wins were achieved by Mostert, Nick Foster, Ashley Walsh, Ryan Simpson and Geoff Uhrhane.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered, excepting New Zealanders Nick Cassidy, Martin Short and Ben Barker, who was British-registered.
TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ10a2Geoff Uhrhane
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ10a7Josh Hunter
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ10a11Cameron Waters
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ10a13Nicholas Foster
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ10a16Ryan Simpson
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 011c4Andrew McFarland
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 01245Ashley Walsh
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 01276Ben Jurczak
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 011b77Caleb Rayner
simPRO
Master Electricians Racing		Mygale SJ10a5Andre Borell
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ10A6Adam Graham
Nick Cassidy
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ10A6Trent Harrison
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ11A94Matthew Hart
Brad Jones RacingMygale SJ09a8Tom Williamson
Brad Jones RacingMygale SJ09a9Zac Schonberger
Linde Material HandlingMygale SJ06a11Cameron Waters
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport		Spectrum 011b12Liam Sager
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport		Spectrum 011c49Jack Le Brocq
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport		Spectrum 011b55Garry Jacobson
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport		Spectrum 011d83Matthew Brabham
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01215Chaz Mostert
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 011b17Stefan Borsato
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 011c22Shae Davies
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01125Daniel Cotton
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01271Nathan Morcom
G-Force Events
Crabtrees Real Estate		Mygale SJ07a20Greg Woodrow
Shae Davies Racing
BF Racing		Van Diemen RF0622Shae Davies
Howard RacingSpectrum 01127
35		Sam Howard
Howard RacingMygale SJ08a
Spectrum 011		37Jack Howard
Team BRMMygale SJ09a30Tom Goess
Team BRMMygale SJ09a31Martin Short
Ben Barker
Team BRMMygale SJ09a32Jon Mills
HMT RacingSpectrum 011d33Robert Hackwood
Rob Spence MotorsportSpectrum 011c35Cameron Spence
Widex AustraliaMygale SJ07a47Williams Vass
McDonald's Chelsea HeightsSpectrum 011d66Jesse Fenech
Marshalls & Dent LawyersSpectrum 011b74Nicholas McBride
Speco/VHT
Motor Improvements		Spectrum 01178Brendan Jones
TanderSportStealth S3D91Pete Major

Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford Duratec engines, as mandated by the championship regulations.

Calendar

Note: Rounds were contested over three races, with the exception of Round 1 which was staged over two races.

Points

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 the first race at each round.

Results

Note: Race 2 at the Albert Park Street Circuit, was stopped due to a serious crash on lap 2 involving Caleb Rayner. The race was abandoned and no championship points were awarded.