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The 1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars. It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title. It was the 30th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and seventh to be contested under the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.
The championship was won by Greg Ritter driving a Mygale SJ98 Ford.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date |
| 1 | Eastern Creek | New South Wales | 28 March |
| 2 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 2 May |
| 3 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 16 May |
| 4 | Sandown | Victoria | 27 June |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 11 July |
| 6 | Calder Park | Victoria | 25 July |
| 7 | Winton | Victoria | 22 August |
| 8 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 5 September |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Eas. | Bar. | Phi. | San. | Que. | Cal. | Win. | Ora. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Ritter | 4 | Mygale SJ98 Ford | Inspired Racing | 22 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 198 |
| 2 | Steve Owen | 9 | Spectrum 07 Ford | Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins | 20 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 196 |
| 3 | Alex Davison | 7 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | OAMPS Insurance / Wynn's Australia | 18 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 196 |
| 4 | Stuart Kostera | 22 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | 1 | 40 | 10 | 20 | - | 22 | 16 | 26 | 135 |
| 5 | Christian Murchison | 5 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | Fastlane Racing | 3 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 123 |
| 6 | Justin Cotter | 70 | Spectrum 06B Ford | Factory Enterprises | - | 1 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 12 | - | - | 85 |
| 7 | Leanne Ferrier | 42 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | 12 | 6 | 2 | 22 | - | 9 | 32 | 83 |
| 8 | Tyler Mecklem | 16 | Van Diemen RF91 Ford | TDK Australia | 15 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 12 | 76 |
| 9 | Ashley Seward | 10 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Ashley Seward | 4 | 18 | - | 18 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 63 |
| 10 | Owen Kelly | 14 | Spectrum 07 Ford | Owen Kelly | - | - | 9 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 62 |
| 11 | Stewart McColl | 38 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Stewart McColl | 30 | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | 48 |
| 12 | LeRoy Stevenson | 8 | Spectrum 07 Ford Van Diemen RF91 Ford |
L Stevenson & Fastlane Racing | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 39 |
| 13 | Simon Wheeler | 86 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | 6 | - | - | - | 10 | 16 | 1 | 33 |
| 14 | Kerry Wade | 15 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Kerry Wade | - | - | - | 6 | - | 18 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Ty Hanger | 18 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Ty Hanger | 15 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 22 |
| 16 | Tom Ceveri | 67 | Van Diemen RF95 Ford | Mike Ceveri | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| 17 | Andrew Jones | 81 | Van Diemen RF96 Ford | Kym Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| 18 | Drew Kruck | 36 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | D Kruck | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Will Power | 74 | Swift SC92F Ford | Robert Power | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 20 | Jim McKinnon | 25 | Spectrum 07 Ford | George Stockman | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3.5 |
| 21 | Scott March | 27 | Spectrum 07 Ford | George Stockman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Christian Jory | 17 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Trading Post | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Robert Jones | 20 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Car-Tek Racing Pty Ltd | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 24 | Sam Oliver | 80 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Sam Oliver | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Phil Hellebrekers | 71 | Spectrum 07 Ford | Phil Hellebrekers | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Note:
- All cars were required to use a designated Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.
- Race 1 of Round 1 at Eastern Creek was stopped prematurely due to an incident and only half points were awarded for that race.
References
- 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-11 to 7-12
- 1999 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 2-30
- Records, Titles and Awards, 2000 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- ^ 1999 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 24 September 2009. Archived 26 September 2009.
- ^ 1999 Formula Ford Handbook, Formula Ford Association Inc., February 1999
- Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- 1999 Final Pointscore, Formula Ford Association Inc, 15 September 1999
- ^ Program, Winton Motor Raceway, Sunday, August 22, 1999
- Aaron Noonan, It's Mygale, 1999 Shell Championship Series Review Magazine, pages 108-109