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1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition

Motor racing competition

Adam Macrow Rookie of the Year: Christian Murchison

The 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It was the sixth iteration of the Australian Formula Ford Championship,

The championship was won by Adam Macrow driving a Spectrum 06. Singaporean-born Christian Murchison claimed Rookie of the Year honours.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with two races per round.

RoundCircuitDatesRound winnerMap12345678
Victoria Sandown Raceway1 FebruaryAUS Adam Macrow{{location map+float=noneAustraliawidth=350caption=places=
Queensland Lakeside International Raceway29 MarchAUS Dugal McDougall
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit19 AprilAUS Adam Macrow
AUS Steve Owen
New South Wales Winton Motor Raceway3 MayAUS Adam Macrow
South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park24 MayAUS Adam Macrow
Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway31 MaySIN Christian Murchison
Victoria Calder Park Raceway21 JuneAUS Christian Jones
AUS Tim Leahey
New South Wales Oran Park Raceway2 AugustAUS Tim Leahey

Results

Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints
201614121086421
PosDriverNo.CarEntrantVictoria
SANQueensland
LAKVictoria
PHIVictoria
WINSouth Australia
MALWestern Australia
WANVictoria
CALNew South Wales
ORAPts121121833180410959869376986295810571142123535143315272717161619152014142212238246626552832911310.5PosDriverNo.CarEntrantVictoria
SANQueensland
LAKVictoria
PHIVictoria
WINSouth Australia
MALWestern Australia
WANVictoria
CALNew South Wales
ORAPts
AUS Adam Macrow8Spectrum 06Team Arrow40322840406718
AUS Christian Jones6Spectrum 06bOAMPS Insurance Group620241732303420
AUS Tim Leahey35Van Diemen RF98Fastlane Racing122624424303426
AUS Greg Ritter5Van Diemen RF98Garry Rogers Motorsport1010-281642813
SIN Christian Murchison18Van Diemen RF98Fastlane Racing--16-2840-14
AUS Dugal McDougall16Mygale SJ98Apache Constructors3040-221---
AUS Alex Davison40Van Diemen RF95Sonic Motor Racing Services61--1682810
AUS Craig Zerner4Spectrum 06bGeorge Stockman8141426----
AUS Steve Owen27Spectrum 06bTeam Arrow14-28-4-12-
AUS Ashley Seward81Spectrum 06bAshley Seward16-14-410211
AUS Iccy Harrington45Mygale SJ98Apache Constructors--1814424-
AUS Aaron McNally7Van Diemen RF97Aaron McNally287------
AUS Justin Cotter9Van Diemen RF95Factory Enterprises1-161-818
AUS Owen Kelly47Spectrum 06bS H Racing--418-110-
AUS Kerry Wade12Van Diemen RF94Kerry Wade---3-24--
AUS Tyler Mecklem95Van Diemen RF91TDK Australia----16110-
AUS Christian Jory90Swift SC93FChristian Jory--88----
AUS Ty Hanger55Swift SC93FTy Hanger-26---8-
AUS Will Power46Swift SC92FRobert Power-14-----1
AUS Robert Jones43Van Diemen RF94Car-Trek Racing-14------
AUS Ray Stubber54Spectrum 06b-----14--
AUS Stuart Kostera21Van Diemen RF95-----12--
AUS Christopher Dell57Van Diemen RF96BChristopher Dell8-------
AUS Robert Miller29Van Diemen RF95Robert Miller6-------
AUS Michael Simpson25Van Diemen RF96Michael Simpson-6------
AUS Jim McKinnon70Van Diemen RF95Jim McKinnon--1--4--
AUS Leanne Ferrier42Van Diemen RF94Leanne Ferrier-------5
AUS Chris Staff61Van Diemen RF92-------3
AUS Dean Lindstrom24Van Diemen RF911-------
AUS Ben Savage36Spectrum 06bTeam Arrow------1-
AUS Ryan McLeod96Van Diemen RF91-------0.5

Note: Each car was required to use a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.

Note: Only half points were awarded for Race 2 of Round 8 as the race was stopped prematurely due to an accident.

References

References

  1. ''Specific Conditions, Australian Formula Ford Championship'', CAMS Manual of Motor Sports, 1998, page 7-11
  2. [https://www.webcitation.org/6R6iap8Hn?url=http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2014-1.pdf ''Australian Titles'', docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014]
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091015103625/http://www.formulaford.com.au/content/records/1998.php ''Records & Statistics for the 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship'', www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 15 October 2009]
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/19991005085514/http://www.ozemail.com.au/~formford/scrut/regs.htm 1998 AFFC Sporting Regulations] Retrieved from web.archive.org on 26 June 2009
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/19991005122604/http://www.ozemail.com.au/~formford/scrut/techs.htm 1998 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations, www.ozemail.com.au/~formford, as archived at web.archive.org on 5 October 1999]
  6. [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~formford/media/100898.html Macrow and Spectrum win Formula Ford Championship] Retrieved from members.ozemail.com.au on 26 June 2009
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