2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship
The 2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a national championship, with Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] The Championship began on 27 March at Sandown Raceway and ended on 18 October at Wakefield Park after seven rounds across three states.[2] The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 3 Championship, was won by Gilmour Racing's Jon Collins by 1 point over Ricky Capo after both were excluded from the final race of the year.
CAMS removed the Gold Star award from the Australian Formula 3 Championship for 2015.[3] The move ended a 58-year tradition, the award being the third oldest continually awarded CAMS title after the Australian Grand Prix and Australian Hillclimb Championship.
Teams and drivers[edit]
The following teams and drivers contested the 2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.
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Classes[edit]
Competing cars were nominated into one of four classes:[1]
- 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 2005 and 31 December 2011.[1]
- 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 2007.[1]
- Kumho Cup 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.[1]
- Invitational Class.[1]
Points system[edit]
Championship points were awarded in each class as follows:[1]
- One point to the driver placed in the highest grid position in each class for the first race at each round.[1]
- 12–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing positions in each class in each of the first two races at each round.[1]
- 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten finishing positions in each class in the third race at each round and in the fourth race at the Wakfield Park round.[1]
- One point to the driver that achieved the fastest lap time in each class in each race of the championship.[1]
Race calendar[edit]
The Championship was contested over a seven-round series.[2] All races were held in Australia.
| Round[2] | Circuit | Date | Format | Championship Class winner |
National Class winner |
Kumho Cup winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandown Raceway | 27–29 March | Three races | Ricky Capo | Luke Spalding | Andrew Roberts |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 22–24 May | Three races | Jon Collins | Luke Spalding | not present |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | 12–14 June | Three races | Jon Collins | Luke Spalding | not present |
| 4 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 3–5 July | Three races | Jon Collins | Luke Spalding | Shane Wilson |
| 5 | Queensland Raceway | 7–9 August | Three races | Jon Collins | Luke Spalding | Paul Scott |
| 6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 18–20 September | Three races | Tim Macrow | Paul Scott | not present |
| 7 | Wakefield Park | 16–18 October | Four races | Trent Shirvington | Andrew Wlodek | Ross McAlpine |
Note:
- Mount Panorama was removed from the calendar after being included for the last three years.
- Hidden Valley was removed from the calendar after being included for the last four years
- The results for each round of the Championship were determined by the results of the final race of the round.[1]
- The Kumho Cup was contested only at Rounds 1,4,5 and 7.[1]
Championship Standings[edit]
| Championship Class | ||||
| Position | Driver[4] | Car.[5] | Competitor / Team[5] | Points[4] |
| 1 | Jon Collins | Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz | Gilmour Racing | 257 |
| 2 | Ricky Capo[6] | Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda | Modena Engineering | 256 |
| 3 | Trent Shirvington | Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz | Trent Shirvington | 163 |
| 4 | Roland Legge | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz |
R-Tek Motorsport | 135 |
| 5 | Shane Ryding | Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz | Harvest Motorsport | 97 |
| 6 | Tim Macrow | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz | Alpine Motorsport | 48 |
| 7 | Chris Gilmour | Dallara F311 Volkswagen | Bobby Johns Racing/Gilmour Racing | 24 |
| 8 | Luke Ellery | Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz | Ellery Motorsport Enterprises | 18 |
| National Class | ||||
| Position | Driver | Car | Competitor / Team | Points |
| 1 | Luke Spalding | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz | Gilmour Racing | 231 |
| 2 | Nathan Kumar | Dallara F307 Spiess-Opel | R-Tek Motorsport | 115 |
| 3 | Dennie Rumble | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz | R-Tek Motorsport | 100 |
| 4 | Andrew Wlodek | Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda | Wlodek Racing | 62 |
| 5 | Paul Scott | Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo | Paul Scott | 38 |
| 6 | Roman Krumins | Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz | R-Tek Motorsport | 36 |
| Kumho Cup | ||||
| Position | Driver[7] | Car | Competitor / Team | Points |
| 1 | Shane Wilson | Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel | Wiltec Industries | 127 |
| 2 | Ross McAlpine | Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo | Ross McAlpine | 89 |
| 3 | Andrew Roberts | Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel | R-Tek Motorsport | 48 |
| Paul Scott | Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo | Paul Scott | 48 | |
| 5 | Keegan Brain | Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel | R-Tek Motorsport | 20 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 2015 CAMS Australian Formula 3 Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c 2015 Championship Schedule, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ CAMS parks Gold Star as F3 fields dwindle, www.speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b Latest Results, 2015 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship, www.formula3.com.au Archived 10 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au
- ^ Tom Howard, Friday 11 November 2016, Appeal dismissal hands Collins 2015 Aus F3 title, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved 11 November 2016
- ^ Kumho Cup standings were not included in the championship results as published at "The official website of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship Series :: Welcome". Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2013.