2013 Australian Drivers' Championship
# 2013 Australian Drivers' Championship

The 2013 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title, the winner of which was awarded the 2013 CAMS Gold Star. It was the 57th Australian Drivers' Championship and the ninth to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. The championship began on 29 March at the Mount Panorama Circuit and ended on 17 November at Sandown Raceway after seven rounds across five different states and territories. Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship.

With nine victories and nine second places, Tim Macrow won his second Australian Drivers' Championship title by 32 points ahead of seven-time race winner John Magro, while Nick Foster rounded out the top three placings, with two race victories to his name. The only other race winners during the season were Nathan Morcom and James Winslow, who each won a race at the Mount Panorama round.

## Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series.

| Round | Circuit | Date | Format | Winning driver | Car |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | 29–31 March | Two races | James Winslow | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz |
| 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 5–7 April | Three races | Tim Macrow | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz |
| 3 | Hidden Valley Raceway | 14–15 June | Three races | Nick Foster | Mygale M08 Mercedes-Benz |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 12–14 July | Three races | John Magro | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | 2–4 August | Three races | Tim Macrow | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz |
| 6 | Phillip Island | 20–22 September | Three races | John Magro | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz |
| 7 | Sandown Raceway | 15–17 November | Three races | John Magro | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz |

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2013 Australian Drivers' Championship.

| Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team BRM | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 1 | James Winslow | 1 |
| Team BRM | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 2 | Tim Macrow | 2–7 |
| Team BRM | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 3 | John Magro | All |
| Team BRM | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 4 | Jordan Oon | 1–6 |
| Team BRM | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 4 | Simon Hodge | 7 |
| Team BRM | Gold Star | Mygale M08 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 5 | Nick Foster | All |
| R-Tek Motorsport | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 6 | Nathan Morcom | 1–5 |
| R-Tek Motorsport | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 6 | Jack Le Brocq | 6 |
| R-Tek Motorsport | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 7 | Steel Giuliana | 1–4 |
| R-Tek Motorsport | National | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 8 | Todd Hazelwood | All |
| R-Tek Motorsport | National | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 9 | Jon Collins | All |
| Astuti Motorsport | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | Sodemo-Renault | 11 | Nick McBride | 1 |
| Gilmour Racing | National | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 16 | Arrie Maree | All |
| Gilmour Racing | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 17 | Ben Gersekowski | All |
| Tim Macrow Racing | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | Spiess-Opel | 25 | Tim Macrow | 1 |
| Erebus Academy | Gold Star | Mygale M08 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 36 | Jack Le Brocq | 1–2 |
| Erebus Academy | Gold Star | Mygale M08 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 36 | Andre Heimgartner | 3 |
| Harvest Motorsport | Gold Star | Mygale M08 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 46 | Aiden Wright | 6 |
| AGI Sport | National | Dallara F304 | Renault | 66 | Nathan Gotch | 4 |
| BF Racing | Gold Star | Dallara F308 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 93 | Hayden Cooper | 1–3 |

## Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of three classes:

* Australian Formula 3 Championship – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2011.
* National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004.
* Invitational Class.

## Points system

Outright championship points were awarded as follows:

* One point was awarded to the driver placed in the highest grid position for the first race at each round.
* 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing positions in each race of a round which comprised two races.
* 12–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing position in the first two races of a round which comprised three races.
* 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten finishing position in the third race of a round which comprised three races.
* One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest lap time in each race.

Points towards the National Class award were allocated on the same basis as used for the outright championship.

## Results

### Australian Drivers' Championship

| Pos. | Driver | BAT 1 | BAT 2 | SYM 1 | SYM 2 | SYM 3 | HID 1 | HID 2 | HID 3 | SMP 1 | SMP 2 | SMP 3 | QLD 1 | QLD 2 | QLD 3 | PHI 1 | PHI 2 | PHI 3 | SAN 1 | SAN 2 | SAN 3 | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tim Macrow | DNS | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 238 |
| 2 | John Magro | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 206 |
| 3 | Nick Foster | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | DSQ | 2 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 150 |
| 4 | Ben Gersekowski | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 4 | 4 | 118 |
| 5 | Jordan Oon | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | 104 |
| 6 | Nathan Morcom | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 95 |
| 7 | Jack Le Brocq | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | 66 |
| 8 | Arrie Maree | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | DNS | 56 |
| 9 | Todd Hazelwood | 10 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 55 |
| 10 | Steel Giuliania | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 7 | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 53 |
| 11 | Jon Collins | 9 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 51 |
| 12 | James Winslow | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27.5 |
| 13 | Simon Hodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 14 | Andre Heimgartner | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 15 | Hayden Cooper | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 16 | Nick McBride | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5.5 |
| 17 | Aiden Wright | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | DNS | | | | 5 |
| 18 | Nathan Gotch | | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

Race 2 at the Mount Panorama round was stopped due to rain after eight of the scheduled thirteen laps had been completed and half points were awarded.

### National Class

The National Class award was won by Arrie Maree (247 points) from Todd Hazelwood (214.5), Jon Collins (192) and Nathan Gotch (24).

### Invitation Class

No drivers earned points in the Invitation Class at any round.

