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2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition

Nick Percat

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

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.

Teams and drivers

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

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services	Mygale SJ07A	2	AUS Nick Percat	All
3	NZL Mitch Evans	All
Mygale SJ09A	4	AUS Geoff Uhrhane	All
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 011c	5	AUS Luke Ellery	All
Spectrum 011d	19	AUS Scott Pye	All
Spectrum 011d	71	AUS Nathan Morcom	All
Evans Motorsport	Mygale SJ08A	6	AUS Trent Harrison	1, 5, 7
TSR Racing	Mygale SJ07A	7	NZL Martin Short	1–2, 5–7
Minda Motorsport	Spectrum 011b	8	AUS Tom Tweedie	5
10	AUS Jesse Dixon	1–4, 6
AUS Bryce Moore
Van Diemen RF06	24	AUS James Crozier	1
Spectrum 011c	25	AUS Ben Walter	All
Spectrum 011	48	NZL Andrew Waite	1
Spectrum 011b	74	AUS Nicholas McBride	All
Synergy Motorsport	Spectrum 011c	9	AUS Nick Simmons	All
Spectrum 011b	15	AUS Chaz Mostert	All
Spectrum 011c	16	AUS Ryan Simpson	All
The Cosmetic Medicine Centre	Van Diemen RF06	11	AUS Roman Krumins	6
BF Racing	Mygale SJ08A	13	AUS Nick Foster	1–2, 6, 8
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Comtec Spirit WL06	14	AUS Nicholas Tanti	1–2
Brad Jones Racing	Mygale SJ09A	14	AUS Tom Williamson	7
Team BRM	Mygale SJ09A	20	NZL Richie Stanaway	1–5, 8
NZL Martin Short
21	AUS Ben Small	1–2
AUS John Magro	8
22	AUS Jordan Skinner	1–3, 5–6
GBR Joey Foster	4
AUS Andrew McFarland	7
Monza Motors-Mygale	Mygale SJ08A	30	AUS Trent Harrison	1, 5, 7
National Surgical	Van Diemen RF04	32	AUS Jon Mills	1–2, 4, 6
Berklee Australia	Van Diemen RF06	44	AUS Roger I'Anson	1
Muzz Buzz	Spectrum 011d	45	AUS Ashley Walsh	7–8
Mygale Australia	Mygale SJ08A	46	AUS Andrew Beams	1
James Mann	Van Diemen RF04	51	AUS James Mann	8
Refrigerated Rental & Sales	Spectrum 011c	63	AUS Martin Swindells	1–2, 6, 8
King's Fibreglass	Spectrum 011b	77	AUS Caleb Rayner	5, 7
Master Electricians Racing	Van Diemen RF06	87	AUS Andre Borell	1–6, 8
Listec Racing	Listec Wil013	95	AUS Glenn Welch	5
Activity Playgrounds	Spectrum 011b	98	AUS Jake Chapman	1

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map	1	2
New South Wales Albert Park Circuit	28–29 March	*Australian Grand Prix
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New South Wales Winton Motor Raceway	2–3 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway	31 May	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway	19 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Victoria Sandown Raceway	2 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Queensland Queensland Raceway	23 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	13 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	23–25 October	V8 Supercar Championship Series

Season summary

Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap
Victoria Albert Park Circuit	AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
New South Wales Winton Motor Raceway	AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway	AUS Chaz Mostert	NZL Richie Stanaway	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
NZL Richie Stanaway	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Nick Percat	NZL Richie Stanaway	Team BRM
Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway	AUS Nick Percat	NZL Mitch Evans	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Ryan Simpson	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Victoria Sandown Raceway	AUS Chaz Mostert	NZL Mitch Evans	NZL Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Chaz Mostert	AUS Scott Pye	Borland Racing Developments
NZL Mitch Evans	AUS Scott Pye	Borland Racing Developments
Queensland Queensland Raceway	NZL Mitch Evans	NZL Mitch Evans	NZL Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
NZL Mitch Evans	NZL Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Ryan Simpson	NZL Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	NZL Mitch Evans	AUS Nick Percat	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Luke Ellery	AUS Nick Percat	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Nick Percat	AUS Chaz Mostert	Synergy Motorsport
Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	NZL Mitch Evans	NZL Mitch Evans	NZL Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Ryan Simpson	NZL Mitch Evans	Sonic Motor Racing Services
AUS Nick Foster	AUS Ashley Walsh	Muzz Buzz

Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Victoria
ALB	New South Wales
WIN	Tasmania
SYM	Northern Territory
DAR	Victoria
SAN	Queensland
QUE	Victoria
PHI	Queensland
SUR	Pen	Pts	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	1	369	2	297	3	270	4	225	5	178	6	164	7	141	8	88	9	75	10	58	11	48	12	41	13	34	14	29	15	20	16	19	17	16	18	11	11	20	7	21	6	22	3	23	2	24	1	1	1	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	Pos.	Driver	Victoria
ALB	New South Wales
WIN	Tasmania
SYM	Northern Territory
DAR	Victoria
SAN	Queensland
QUE	Victoria
PHI	Queensland
SUR	Pen	Pts	R1	R2	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
AUS 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
NZL 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
AUS 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
AUS 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
AUS 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
NZL Richie Stanaway	4	6	13	6	5	3	2	1	4	5	6	3	11	14							2	2	5	-10
AUS 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
AUS 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
AUS 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
AUS Trent Harrison	8	Ret										4	4	7				Ret	5	3
AUS Ashley Walsh																		Ret	Ret	9	4	3	1
AUS 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
AUS 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
NZL Martin Short	9	5	15	12	Ret							8	17	10	8	6	15	14	Ret	DNS
AUS Tom Williamson																		12	3	7
AUS 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
AUS Jake Chapman	5	7
AUS Martin Swindells	13	10	12	10	10										Ret	9	7				Ret	Ret	DNS
AUS Nick Foster	15	19	8	Ret	15										14	11	13				9	10	8
AUS Caleb Rayner												14	10	8				15	9	Ret
AUS Andre Borell	17	Ret	18	17	16	11	14	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	15	16	11	10	10	8				Ret	13	12
AUS Jesse Dixon	14	16	16	14	12	Ret	13	10	13	10	11				11	DSQ	11
AUS James Mann																					12	11	9
AUS Roger I'Anson	10	18
AUS Jordan Skinner	18	21	17	16	17	12	15	11				10	15	12	12	14	Ret
nowrap	AUS Andrew McFarland																		16	15	10
AUS Glenn Welch												12	12	Ret
AUS Ben Small	Ret	20	14	11	11
AUS Jon Mills	21	Ret	20	18	19				16	13	13				15	Ret	14
AUS John Magro																					Ret	13	14
AUS Tom Tweedie												16	14	Ret
AUS Nicholas Tanti	Ret	DNS	21	DNS	14
NZL Andrew Waite	Ret	15
AUS Roman Krumins															16	16	Ret
AUS James Crozier	20	22
AUS Andrew Beams	Ret	DNS
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
GBR Joey Foster									7	Ret	8

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090930132024/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/sportregs/2009_Aust_FFord_SportRegs_2.pdf 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations as archived at www.webcitation.org]

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