2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship
# 2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. It was the 41st national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 18th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship, which was promoted as the "2010 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship", began on 26 March 2010 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and ended on 21 November at Sandown Raceway after eight rounds. Australian Formula Ford Management Pty. Ltd. was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship.

Synergy Motorsport Spectrum driver Chaz Mostert won the title with a dominant season performance. The Queensland driver secured the title at Round 7 and won a total of five rounds during the series. Individual race wins were achieved by Mostert (14), Nick Foster (3), Ashley Walsh (2), Ryan Simpson (2) and Geoff Uhrhane (1).

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered, excepting New Zealanders Nick Cassidy, Martin Short and Ben Barker, who was British-registered.

| Team | Chassis | No | Driver |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ10a | 2 | Geoff Uhrhane |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ10a | 7 | Josh Hunter |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ10a | 11 | Cameron Waters |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ10a | 13 | Nicholas Foster |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ10a | 16 | Ryan Simpson |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 011c | 4 | Andrew McFarland |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 012 | 45 | Ashley Walsh |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 012 | 76 | Ben Jurczak |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 011b | 77 | Caleb Rayner |
| simPRO Master Electricians Racing | Mygale SJ10a | 5 | Andre Borell |
| Evans Motorsport Group | Mygale SJ10A | 6 | Adam Graham Nick Cassidy |
| Evans Motorsport Group | Mygale SJ10A | 6 | Trent Harrison |
| Evans Motorsport Group | Mygale SJ11A | 94 | Matthew Hart |
| Brad Jones Racing | Mygale SJ09a | 8 | Tom Williamson |
| Brad Jones Racing | Mygale SJ09a | 9 | Zac Schonberger |
| Linde Material Handling | Mygale SJ06a | 11 | Cameron Waters |
| CAMS Rising Stars Minda Motorsport | Spectrum 011b | 12 | Liam Sager |
| CAMS Rising Stars Minda Motorsport | Spectrum 011c | 49 | Jack Le Brocq |
| CAMS Rising Stars Minda Motorsport | Spectrum 011b | 55 | Garry Jacobson |
| CAMS Rising Stars Minda Motorsport | Spectrum 011d | 83 | Matthew Brabham |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 012 | 15 | Chaz Mostert |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 011b | 17 | Stefan Borsato |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 011c | 22 | Shae Davies |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 011 | 25 | Daniel Cotton |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 012 | 71 | Nathan Morcom |
| G-Force Events Crabtrees Real Estate | Mygale SJ07a | 20 | Greg Woodrow |
| Shae Davies Racing BF Racing | Van Diemen RF06 | 22 | Shae Davies |
| Howard Racing | Spectrum 011 | 27 35 | Sam Howard |
| Howard Racing | Mygale SJ08a Spectrum 011 | 37 | Jack Howard |
| Team BRM | Mygale SJ09a | 30 | Tom Goess |
| Team BRM | Mygale SJ09a | 31 | Martin Short Ben Barker |
| Team BRM | Mygale SJ09a | 32 | Jon Mills |
| HMT Racing | Spectrum 011d | 33 | Robert Hackwood |
| Rob Spence Motorsport | Spectrum 011c | 35 | Cameron Spence |
| Widex Australia | Mygale SJ07a | 47 | Williams Vass |
| McDonald's Chelsea Heights | Spectrum 011d | 66 | Jesse Fenech |
| Marshalls & Dent Lawyers | Spectrum 011b | 74 | Nicholas McBride |
| Speco/VHT Motor Improvements | Spectrum 011 | 78 | Brendan Jones |
| TanderSport | Stealth S3D | 91 | Pete Major |

Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford Duratec engines, as mandated by the championship regulations.

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Round winner |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Albert Park Street Circuit | 28–29 March | Chaz Mostert |
| 2 | Queensland Raceway | 1–2 May | Nicholas Foster |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | 14–16 May | Ashley Walsh |
| 4 | Hidden Valley Raceway | 18–20 June | Chaz Mostert |
| 5 | Townsville Street Circuit | 9–11 July | Chaz Mostert |
| 6 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 22–24 October | Chaz Mostert |
| 7 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 13–14 November | Geoff Uhrhane |
| 8 | Sandown Raceway | 19–21 November | Chaz Mostert |

Note: Rounds were contested over three races, with the exception of Round 1 which was staged over two races.

## 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 the first race at each round.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | ALB 1 | QLD 1 | QLD 2 | QLD 3 | WIN 1 | WIN 2 | WIN 3 | HID 1 | HID 2 | HID 3 | TOW 1 | TOW 2 | TOW 3 | SUR 1 | SUR 2 | SUR 3 | SYM 1 | SYM 2 | SYM 3 | SAN 1 | SAN 2 | SAN 3 | Points Penalty | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chaz Mostert | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 361 |
| 2 | Geoff Uhrhane | 7 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 269 |
| 3 | Nicholas Foster | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 263 |
| 4 | Ashley Walsh | 4 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -15 | 232 |
| 5 | Ryan Simpson | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | -5 | 150 |
| 6 | Cameron Waters | Ret | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | | 115 |
| 7 | Adam Graham | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 92 |
| 8 | Tom Williamson | 11 | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 16 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | | 88 |
| 9 | Trent Harrison | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 8 | | 72 |
| 10 | Nathan Morcom | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 13 | | 59 |
| 11 | Ben Jurczak | | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 5 | -5 | 53 |
| 12 | Andre Borell | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | | 51 |
| 13 | Jack Le Brocq | 9 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | 49 |
| 14 | Matthew Brabham | 16 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | Ret | | 30 |
| 15 | Nick Cassidy | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 16 | Jesse Fenech | | | | | 13 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 7 | | 22 |
| 17 | Caleb Rayner | 13 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 12 | 9 | DNS | 9 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Matthew Hart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | 20 |
| 19 | Martin Short | Ret | 17 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 20 | Tom Goess | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | | 12 |
| 21 | Shae Davies | | 12 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 16 | 14 | | 8 |
| 22 | Garry Jacobson | 10 | 14 | 11 | 16 | | | | Ret | 14 | 13 | | | | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | | | | | 7 |
| | Cameron Spence | 12 | | | | 18 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Andrew McFarland | 14 | Ret | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jack Howard | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Zac Schonberger | | 16 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Cotton | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Stefan Borsato | | | | | | | | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jon Mills | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | | | | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| | Josh Hunter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 16 | | 0 |
| | Brendan Jones | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ben Barker | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Robert Hackwood | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pete Major | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 18 | DNS | | 0 |
| | Williams Vass | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Greg Woodrow | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Liam Sager | | | | | 14 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | -5 | -2 |
| 24 | Sam Howard | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | -5 | -3 |
| = | Nicholas McBride | 15 | | | | 17 | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -5 | -3 |
| 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) |

Note: Race 2 at the Albert Park Street Circuit, was stopped due to a serious crash on lap 2 involving Caleb Rayner. The race was abandoned and no championship points were awarded.

