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2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition

Will Davison Rookie of the Year: Jamie Whincup

The 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian title. it was the 32nd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the ninth to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.

The season was dominated by both Will Davison and Will Power, with both drivers winning 14 out of the 15 races completed. Nick Agland was the only other driver to win a race; taking victory at Sandown as both Davison and Power retired from proceedings. Their overwhelming success as compared to the rest of the field led to a year-long title fight that would be dubbed The Battle of the Will's. Davison secured pole position in all but one of the events, and in the penultimate round in Queensland, he secured the championship with a round to spare.

This season would see the emergence of future V8 Supercar champion, Jamie Whincup. Entering a privately-run entry, his pace improved considerably throughout the year and his consistency helped secure him third outright in the drivers standings. Long-time rival Mark Winterbottom would also make his debut in racing cars midway through the season with Borland Racing Developments.

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 05	5	AUS Nick Agland	All
Spectrum 05	41	AUS Mark Winterbottom	6, 8
Spectrum 06	71	AUS Michael Caruso	1–7
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Van Diemen RF01	6	AUS Will Davison	All
Van Diemen RF01	17	AUS Marcus Marshall	4–6, 8
Power Racing	Van Diemen RF95	7	AUS Will Power	All
Factory Enterprises	Spectrum 06b	9	AUS Justin Cotter	4–5, 7–8
JW Motorsport	Van Diemen RF94	10	AUS Stuart Kostera	All
Hanger Racing	Spectrum 06b	11	AUS Ty Hanger	1–3, 5–8
Barton Mower Motorsport	Van Diemen RF01	12	AUS Barton Mawer	1–3
Fastlane Racing	Van Diemen RF94	13	AUS Chris Dell	1–5, 8
Van Diemen RF90	37	AUS Ryan Hitzman	3
Van Diemen RF94	38	AUS Daniel Elliott	3, 5–6, 8
Van Diemen RF94	50	NZL Robby Henderson	3, 5–6
Van Diemen RF92	62	NZL Matt Fitzgerald	8
Van Diemen RF91	63	NZL Darren Drake	8
Van Diemen RF92	82	AUS David Cocciolone	3
Van Diemen RF94	93	AUS Paul Fiore	3
Brad Jones Racing	Van Diemen RF94	15	AUS Andrew Jones	All
Simon Wheeler	Van Diemen RF98	16	AUS Simon Wheeler	3
No Limit Racing	Van Diemen RF01	17	AUS Marcus Marshall	1–3
Robert Jones	Van Diemen RF94	21	AUS Robert Jones	4, 6
Black Cat Racing Products	Spectrum 07	22	AUS Chris Templer	1–3
J&F Motors	Van Diemen RF97	24	AUS Steven Grocl	1, 8
Daniel Reinhardt	Spectrum 06	28	AUS Daniel Reinhardt	8
Bob's Panels	Mygale 98	29	AUS Adrian McCurdy	1, 4, 8
Whincup Racing	Mygale SJ2000	30	AUS Jamie Whincup	All
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Van Diemen RF93	31	AUS Jack Lynch	1–5
Van Diemen RF94	35	AUS Andrew Tomlinson	5–6
Kurt Wimmer	Van Diemen RF95	32	AUS Kurt Wimmer	7
Perth Brake Parts	Van Diemen RF92	33	AUS Steve Baxter	1, 3
John Pettit	Swift FB90	33	AUS John Pettit	5
Lowe Racing	Swift SC93K	34	AUS Ash Lowe	1–2, 4–8
Mark Douglas	Van Diemen RF94	34	AUS Mark Douglas	3
Michael Henderson	Swift SC95K	35	AUS Michael Henderson	3
Chris Gilmour	Van Diemen RF96	36	AUS Chris Gilmour	7
Craig Kermond	Van Diemen RF93	39	AUS Craig Kermond	1
Sausage Software	Van Diemen RF94	40	AUS Hart Mason	1–6
In Tune Racing	Swift SC95	42	AUS John Houlder	2
Rupert Collins Plastics	Spectrum 06b	42	AUS Adam Hickey	8
James Small Racing	Mygale SJ01	43	AUS James Small	1, 3–6, 8
Matthew Cherry	Spectrum 06	44	AUS Matthew Cherry	3
ESANDA	Van Diemen RF93	44	AUS Geoff Calvert	8
Kai Heller	Van Diemen RF97	46	AUS Kai Heller	3
Tim Wheeler	Van Diemen RF98	48	AUS Tim Wheeler	3
Nick Torelli	Spectrum 06	49	AUS Nick Torelli	1, 5
JV Crash	Ray 95	52	AUS Jamie Carter	6
Nathan Lea Racing	Swift SC94K	53	AUS Nathan Lea	2, 5
Tony Quinn	Vector MG96	53	AUS Kent Quinn	7
Vector TF94	54	AUS Klark Quinn	7
William Hall Motorsport	Spectrum 06	55	AUS William Hall	3–4, 6
Fisher and Paykel Racing	Swift SC94F	56	AUS Justin Watt	2, 5
Neil McFadyen Racing	Van Diemen RF96	59	AUS Neil McFadyen	2, 5
Laminate Traders	Van Diemen RF96	60	AUS Sam Oliver	1, 4, 8
Jordan Orsmby	Van Diemen RF93	61	AUS Jordan Orsmby	8
G-Force Motorsport	Van Diemen RF96	63	AUS Nick Cartledge	4
MGM Zifa Motorsports	Spectrum 06	65	MYS Zarith Alfian	1–3
Sean Supanz	Van Diemen RF87	67	AUS Sean Supanz	3
Luke Morton	Van Diemen RF94	69	AUS Luke Morton	3
Nomad Racing	Spectrum	74	AUS Mark McNally	3
Laurence Burford	Van Diemen RF92	75	AUS Laurence Burford	2
Brian Sampson	Spectrum 06b	75	AUS Kenny Habul	8
Clem Smith	Van Diemen	78	AUS Graham Knuckey	6
Richard Chamberlain	Spectrum	79	AUS Richard Chamberlain	6, 8
Michael Boyland	Van Diemen	80	AUS Michael Boyland	6
Mineruanet Motorsport	Spectrum 06	83	AUS Veijo Phillips	1–2, 4, 6–8
Tony LeMessurier	Van Diemen RF95	87	AUS Tony LeMessurier	5, 7
Optima Motorsport	Van Diemen RF98	88	AUS David Clark	1–2, 4–7
John McCowan	Van Diemen RF90	92	AUS John McCowan	3
Greg Fahey	Van Diemen RF95	95	AUS Kevin Miller	7

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map	1	2	3	3
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	25 March	Shell Championship Series	{{location map+	float=none	Australia	width=350	caption=	places=
New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway	29 April	Shell Championship Series
Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway	23–24 June	Shell Championship Series
Victoria Calder Park Raceway	15 July	Shell Championship Series
New South Wales Oran Park Raceway	29 July	Shell Championship Series
South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park	12 August	Konica V8 Supercar Series
Queensland Queensland Raceway	25–26 August	Shell Championship Series
Queensland 500
Victoria Sandown Raceway	2 December	Shell Championship Series

Season summary

Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	AUS Will Power	AUS Will Power	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Will Power
AUS Will Power	AUS Will Power	Power Racing
New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Power	AUS Will Power	Power Racing	AUS Will Power
AUS Will Power	AUS Will Power	Power Racing
Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Will Davison
AUS Will Power	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Victoria Calder Park Raceway	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Will Davison
AUS Will Power	AUS Will Power	Power Racing
New South Wales Oran Park Raceway	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Will Davison
AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services
South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Will Davison
AUS Will Power	AUS Will Power	Power Racing
Queensland Queensland Raceway	AUS Will Davison	AUS Marcus Marshall	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Will Davison
AUS Will Davison	AUS Will Davison	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Victoria Sandown Raceway	AUS Will Davison	AUS Nick Agland	AUS Nick Agland	Borland Racing Developments	AUS Nick Agland

Championship standings

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

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole	Points
20	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1

Pos.	Driver	New South Wales
PHI	New South Wales
EAS	Western Australia
WAN	Victoria
CAL	New South Wales
ORA	South Australia
MAL	Queensland
QUE	Victoria
SAN	Pts	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	1	266	2	210	3	146	4	121	5	108	6	104	7	101	8	48	9	47	10	42	11	38	12	36	=	36	14	26	15	19	16	17	17	10	18	8	19	7	20	5	21	2	=	2	23	1	=	1	=	1	=	1	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos.	Driver	New South Wales
PHI	New South Wales
EAS	Western Australia
WAN	Victoria
CAL	New South Wales
ORA	South Australia
MAL	Queensland
QUE	Victoria
SAN	Pts	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
AUS Will Davison	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	Ret	C
AUS Will Power	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	Ret	7	2	1	4	4	Ret	C
AUS Jamie Whincup	3	3	3	3	8	Ret	3	7	Ret	8	6	3	5	3	2	C
AUS Stuart Kostera	10	11	7	7	3	2	4	3	2	3	8	10	11	7	Ret	C
AUS Nick Agland	19	12	4	4	6	14	Ret	Ret	4	5	4	6	3	12	1	C
AUS Andrew Jones	4	4	6	6	5	5	Ret	Ret	7	6	21	5	8	6	6	C
AUS Marcus Marshall	17	9	9	10	14	16	5	5	3	2	Ret	Ret	2	2	3	C
AUS Chris Dell	5	5	Ret	11	21	Ret	Ret	DNS	5	4					7	C
AUS David Clark	6	6	12	9	13	25	6	4	DSQ	15	10	19	7	9
AUS Ty Hanger	7	10	8	8	9	8	9	12	8	10	7	7	9	Ret	Ret	C
AUS Daniel Elliott	DNS	DNS			4	4			15	11	5	15			8	C
NZL Robbie Henderson					7	6			6	Ret	3	12
AUS Justin Cotter							Ret	8	19	9			6	5	4	C
AUS Barton Mawer	12	8	5	5	15	9	DNS	DNS	11	Ret
AUS James Small	8	7	13	13	12	Ret	10	6	Ret	16	15	Ret			Ret	C
AUS Ash Lowe	18	13	10	Ret			7	9	10	13	9	11	10	8	11	C
AUS Mark Winterbottom											Ret	13			5	C
AUS Veijo Phillips	14	Ret	15	14			8	Ret			11	8	13	13	Ret	C
AUS Steve Baxter	15	14			10	7
AUS Jack Lynch	9	Ret	11	16	20	19	14	10	9	12
AUS Richard Chamberlain											13	9			Ret	C
AUS Daniel Reinhardt															9	C
AUS David Cocciolone					18	10
AUS Michael Caruso	22	15	14	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	13	14	12	10	14	11
AUS Hart Mason	13	20	16	17	19	15	13	14	12	Ret	14	14	12	10
NZL Darren Drake															10	C
AUS Chris Templer	11	17	17	15	17	20
AUS Steven Grocl	16	16													14	C
AUS Sam Oliver	20	18					DNS	DNS							12	C
AUS Craig Kermond	21	19
AUS Adrian McCurdy	23	Ret					15	Ret							15	C
AUS Nick Torelli	24	21							Ret	20
MYS Zarith Alfian	Ret	Ret	Ret	22	22	21
AUS Stuart Dedear	DNS	DNS
AUS Justin Watt			18	19					14	17
AUS Neil McFadyen			19	Ret					21	18
AUS Laurence Burford			20	18
AUS Nathan Lea			21	20					18	21
AUS John Houlder			22	21
AUS Matthew Cherry					11	12
AUS William Hall					16	13	12	16			19	17
AUS Ryan Hitzman					23	23
AUS Mark Douglas					24	18
AUS Paul Fiore					25	Ret
AUS Tim Wheeler					26	22
AUS Simon Wheeler					Ret	11
AUS Kai Heller					Ret	17
AUS Mark McNally					Ret	24
AUS John McCowan					Ret	Ret
AUS Luke Morton					Ret	Ret
AUS Robert Jones							11	11			18	16
AUS Nick Cartledge							16	15
AUS Steve Beards							DNS	DNS
AUS John Pettit									16	19
AUS Andrew Tomlinson									17	22	16	18
AUS Tony LeMessurier									Ret	DNS			17	17
AUS David Burch									20	23
AUS Jamie Carter											17	Ret
AUS Michael Boyland											20	DNS
AUS Chris Gilmour													15	15
AUS Kurt Wimmer													16	16
AUS Klark Quinn													18	14
AUS Kent Quinn													Ret	18
AUS Kevin Miller													19	19
AUS Kenny Habul															13	C
AUS Jordan Ormsby															16	C
AUS Adam Hickey															17	C
NZL Matt Fitzgerald															18	C
AUS Geoff Calvert															19	C

Notes

Australian Formula Ford regulations specified the use of the Ford Kent 1600 engine.
Race two of the final round was abandoned due to bad weather.

References and notes

References

Australian Title Conditions. 2001 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-10 & 7-11
Promoted as the Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship,[https://web.archive.org/web/20020609173645/http://www.formulaford.com.au/nationalcompetition/2001.htm Final Pointscore, 2001 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
Records, Titles & Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
link. (6 July 2011 Retrieved on 18 July 2001)
2001 Formula Ford Handbook, Formula Ford Association Inc, page 5

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