2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship


The 2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 42nd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 19th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship was contested over an eight-round series which began on 17 March 2011 at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit and ended on 13 November at Symmons Plains Raceway. Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the series, which was officially known as the "2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship for the Ford Fiesta Cup".
Sonic Motor Racing Services driver Cameron Waters dominated the championship with a winning margin of 74 points over second placed Jack Le Brocq. Waters recorded seven race wins to Le Brocq's four, whilst third placed Nick Foster won six races. Other race winners were Matthew Brabham, who only contested a partial season in 2011, Daniel Erickson, Tom Williamson in the factory-supported Spectrum, Trent Harrison and Liam Sager.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered, excepting Nick Cassidy and Andre Heimgartner, who were New Zealander-registered.
TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ11a2Nicholas Foster
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ10a3Cameron Waters
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ08a4Garry Jacobson
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ10a83Matthew Brabham
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ11A5Nick Cassidy
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ11A5Jordan Lloyd
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ11A5Andre Borell
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ10A6Adam Graham
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ10A6Andre Borell
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ11A7Elliot Barbour
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ10A66Jesse Fenech
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ11A94Jordan Lloyd
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Mygale SJ10a7Elliott Barbour
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Mygale SJ11a8Tom Williamson
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Mygale SJ10a11Callum Mitchell
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Mygale SJ11a12Trent Harrison
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Mygale SJ11a49Jack Le Brocq
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport
Mygale SJ11a54Jon Collins
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 0128Tom Williamson
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 01223Daniel Erickson
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 01227Shae Davies
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 01266Jesse Fenech
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 01266Daniel Erickson
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 012b77Caleb Rayner
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 011d99Daniel Ramerman
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01210Liam Sager
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 011c17Sam Power
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 011c27Shae Davies
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01262Mathew Hart
TandersportStealth S311D15Rhett Noonan
TandersportStealth S311D16Peter Major
Anglo MotorsportMygale SJ10a18Jonathan Venter
Richter RacingSpectrum 011b21Dylan Richter
Team BRMMygale SJ09a30Tom Goess
Team BRMMygale SJ09a31Andre Heimgartner
Team BRMMygale SJ11a41Simon Hodge
National SurgicalMygale SJ09a32Jon Mills
M. Roesler ServicesSpectrum 011c36Matthew Roesler
Pick and PaylessMygale SJ0737Josh Hunter
Mike O’Donnell RacingSpectrum 011b39Mike O’Donnell
Race SolutionsMygale SJ11a42Samantha Reid
Brad Jones RacingMygale SJ09a69Zac Schonberger
Listec Race CarsListec WiL 01395Glenn Welch

Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford Duratec engines, as mandated by the 2011 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations.

Calendar

All races were held in Australia.
RoundCircuitDateRound winnerCar
1Adelaide Parklands Circuit18–20 MarchTom WilliamsonSpectrum 012
2Winton Motor Raceway20–22 MayMatthew BrabhamMygale SJ10a
3Eastern Creek Raceway15–17 JulyCameron WatersMygale SJ10a
4Queensland Raceway19–21 AugustCameron WatersMygale SJ10a
5Sandown Raceway9–11 SeptemberJack Le BrocqMygale SJ11a
6Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit16–18 SeptemberCameron WatersMygale SJ10a
7Surfers Paradise Street Circuit21–23 OctoberJack Le BrocqMygale SJ11a
8Symmons Plains Raceway11–13 NovemberNick FosterMygale SJ11a

Note: Round 1 was contested over two races and all other rounds were contested over three 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