2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship


The 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 43rd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 20th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship was contested over an eight round series which began on 16 March at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 18 November at Winton Motor Raceway. Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed as the Category Manager by CAMS for the series, which was officially known as the "2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship for the Ford Fiesta Cup".
The championship was won by Jack Le Brocq driving a Mygale SJ12A for the CAMS Rising Stars / Minda Motorsport team.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.
TeamChassisNoDriver
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ12A2Garry Jacobson
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ11A3Rhett Noonan
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ08A4Anton de Pasquale
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesMygale SJ08A21Anton de Pasquale
Anglo MotorsportMygale SJ10A6Jonathan Venter
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 0147Shae Davies
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 01219Ash Quiddington
Borland Racing DevelopmentsSpectrum 01244Scott Andrews
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01410Scott Andrews
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01410Liam Sager
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01222Matt Campbell
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01427Sam Power
Synergy MotorsportSpectrum 01462Mathew Hart
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ10A12Liam Sager
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ10A48Jake Fouracre
Evans Motorsport GroupMygale SJ06A88Greg Holloway
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport		Mygale SJ11A14Macauley Jones
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport		Mygale SJ12A49Jack Le Brocq
CAMS Rising Stars
Minda Motorsport		Mygale SJ11A96David Sera
Super Charge BatteriesSpectrum 011b17Luke Fraser
Crabtrees Real EstateMygale SJ07A20Gavin Dumas
Richter RacingSpectrum 011b21Dylan Richter
Team BRMMygale SJ12A30Tom Goess
Team BRMMygale SJ09A32Jon Mills
Team BRMMygale SJ11A41Simon Hodge
Team BRMMygale SJ12A41Simon Hodge
State Fleet ServicesSpectrum 011c36Matthew Roesler
BF RacingMygale SJ11A94Jordan Lloyd

All cars were fitted with a 1600cc Ford Duratec engine, as required by the regulations.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round. All races were held in Australia.
RoundCircuitDateRound winnerCar
1Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit15–18 MarchJack Le BrocqMygale SJ12A
2Symmons Plains Raceway30 March–1 AprilGarry JacobsonMygale SJ12A
3Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit18–20 MayJack Le BrocqMygale SJ12A
4Townsville Street Circuit6–8 JulyJack Le BrocqMygale SJ12A
5Queensland Raceway3–5 AugustMathew HartSpectrum 014
6Sandown Raceway14–16 SeptemberGarry JacobsonMygale SJ12A
7Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst4–7 OctoberJack Le BrocqMygale SJ12A
8Winton Motor Raceway16–18 NovemberAnton de PasqualeMygale SJ08A

Points system

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

Note: The driver who attained pole position for race one of the round is indicated by bold font applied to his race one result.