2013 Australian Formula Ford Championship
# 2013 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2013 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 44th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 21 to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. CAMS filled the role of Category Manager for the championship. The championship was contested over a seven round series which began on 5 April at the Symmons Plains International Raceway and ended on 8 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. It was won by Anton de Pasquale, driving a Mygale SJ13a.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2013 Australian Formula Ford Championship. Each car was powered by a 1600cc Ford Duratec engine, as mandated by the category regulations. All drivers were Australian-registered.

| Team | Chassis | No | Driver |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ13a | 2 | Anton de Pasquale |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ12a | 3 | Simon Hodge |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ10a | 4 | Luke Maquis |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ12a | 7 | Christian Morina |
| Anglo Motorsport | Mygale SJ10a | 6 | Jonathan Venter |
| Hamish Hardeman Motorsport | Mygale SJ10a | 10 | Hamish Hardeman |
| Minda Motorsport CAMS Rising Stars | Mygale SJ12a | 12 | Jayden Wallis |
| Minda Motorsport CAMS Rising Stars | Mygale SJ13a | 14 | Macauley Jones |
| Minda Motorsport CAMS Rising Stars | Mygale SJ11a | 91 | Sam Breen |
| Minda Motorsport CAMS Rising Stars | Mygale SJ11a | 98 | Liam Sager |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 011c | 15 | Tom Grech |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 014 | 31 | James Golding |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 012 | 19 | Ash Quiddington |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 014 | 22 | Matt Campbell |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 014 | 27 | Sam Power |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 011b | 74 | Trent Grubel |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 014 | 88 | Greg Holloway |
| Ellery Motorsport Enterprises | Spectrum 012 | 24 | Nick Ellen |
| RMS Performance Engineering | Spectrum 012 | 33 | Callan Sayers |
| Evans Motorsport Group | Mygale SJ11a | 34 | Chelsea Angelo |
| Evans Motorsport Group | Mygale SJ13a | 49 | Thomas Randle |
| Evans Motorsport Group | Mygale SJ10a | 97 | Liam McAdam |
| WKTS Racing | Spectrum 011c | 81 | Wade Scott |
| Quadrant Creative | Spectrum 011b | 87 | Tim Hamilton |
| BF Racing | Mygale SJ11a | 94 | Jordan Lloyd |

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series.

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 5–7 April | Anton de Pasquale | Matt Campbell | Sam Power | Synergy Motorsport | Anton de Pasquale |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 5–7 April | | Simon Hodge | Ash Quiddington | Synergy Motorsport | Anton de Pasquale |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 5–7 April | | Ash Quiddington | Sam Power | Synergy Motorsport | Anton de Pasquale |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | 5–7 April | | Macauley Jones | Anton de Pasquale | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Anton de Pasquale |
| 2 | Townsville Street Circuit | 5–7 July | Liam Sager | Luke Marquis | Macauley Jones | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |
| 2 | Townsville Street Circuit | 5–7 July | | Macauley Jones | Macauley Jones | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |
| 2 | Townsville Street Circuit | 5–7 July | | Luke Marquis | Macauley Jones | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | 27–28 July | Macauley Jones | Liam Sager | Macauley Jones | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | 27–28 July | | Macauley Jones | Liam Sager | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | 27–28 July | | Liam Sager | Macauley Jones | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | 23–25 August | Anton de Pasquale | Anton de Pasquale | Anton de Pasquale | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Anton de Pasquale |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | 23–25 August | | Macauley Jones | Anton de Pasquale | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Anton de Pasquale |
| 4 | Winton Motor Raceway | 23–25 August | | Anton de Pasquale | Anton de Pasquale | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Anton de Pasquale |
| 5 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 25–27 October | Sam Power | Anton de Pasquale | Liam Sager | Minda Motorsport | Liam Sager |
| 5 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 25–27 October | | Liam Sager | Liam Sager | Minda Motorsport | Liam Sager |
| 5 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | 25–27 October | | Liam Sager | Liam Sager | Minda Motorsport | Liam Sager |
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 23–24 November | Hamish Hardeman | Anton de Pasquale | Anton de Pasquale | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Anton de Pasquale |
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 23–24 November | | Anton de Pasquale | Anton de Pasquale | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Anton de Pasquale |
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 23–24 November | | Anton de Pasquale | Anton de Pasquale | Sonic Motor Racing Services | Anton de Pasquale |
| 7 | Homebush Street Circuit | 6–8 December | Liam Sager | Liam Sager | Liam Sager | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |
| 7 | Homebush Street Circuit | 6–8 December | | Anton de Pasquale | Liam Sager | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |
| 7 | Homebush Street Circuit | 6–8 December | | Liam Sager | Macauley Jones | Minda Motorsport | Macauley Jones |

## 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 achieving the fastest lap in qualifying at each round of the championship.

The results for each round of the Series were determined by the number of points scored by each driver at that round. The driver gaining the highest points total over the seven rounds was declared the winner of the Championship.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | SYM | SYM | SYM | SYM | TOW | TOW | TOW | QLD | QLD | QLD | WIN | WIN | WIN | SUR | SUR | SUR | PHI | PHI | PHI | SYD | SYD | SYD | Pen. | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anton de Pasquale | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | −5 | 326 |
| 2 | Liam Sager | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Ret | | 266 |
| 3 | Sam Power | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 265 |
| 4 | Macauley Jones | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | −5 | 261 |
| 5 | Simon Hodge | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Ret | | 152 |
| 6 | Jordan Lloyd | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 10 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | 132 |
| 7 | Thomas Randle | | | | | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | | 131 |
| 8 | Luke Marquis | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | −5 | 128 |
| 9 | Matt Campbell | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | | 67 |
| 10 | James Golding | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | 9 | 2 | 3 | | | | −5 | 63 |
| 11 | Ash Quiddington | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 8 | −5 | 62 |
| 12 | Jayden Wallis | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | −10 | 51 |
| 13 | Chelsea Angelo | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | 37 |
| 14 | Hamish Hardeman | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 9 | 8 | | | | 12 | 8 | 7 | | | | | 16 |
| 15 | Sam Breen | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | −5 | 16 |
| 16 | Wade Scott | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | Ret | | | | 11 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 17 | Jonathan Venter | 8 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 18 | Nicholas Rowe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | 7 | | 8 |
| 19 | Liam McAdam | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | | | | | 6 |
| 20 | Tom Grech | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 12 | | | | 10 | 9 | 11 | | | | | 3 |
| 21 | Jake Spencer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | 9 | | 3 |
| | Callan Sayers | 12 | 11 | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Trent Grubel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | Ret | | | | 13 | 13 | 12 | | 0 |
| | Greg Holloway | | | | | | | | 12 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jacob Parsons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | 11 | | 0 |
| | Tim Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Nick Ellen | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Caitlin Wood | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 14 | | 0 |
| | Christian Morina | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 15 | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | SYM | SYM | SYM | SYM | TOW | TOW | TOW | QLD | QLD | QLD | WIN | WIN | WIN | SUR | SUR | SUR | PHI | PHI | PHI | SYD | SYD | SYD | Pen. | Points |
| 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) |
