2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship

The 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship open to Australian Formula 3 cars.[1] The championship, which was the fourth Australian Formula 3 Championship,[2] was organised and administered by Formula 3 Australia Inc.[1]

Western Australian racer Karl Reindler took a narrow three point championship victory driving a Dallara F301 for South Australian based motor racing team, Team BRM. Reindler took the win over Queensland driver Chris Gilmour.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series.[3]

Rd Circuit State Date Format
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit SA 18–21 March Two races
2 Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit NSW 16–18 April Two races
3 Sandown International Motor Raceway Vic 14–16 May Two races
4 Winton Motor Raceway Vic 18–20 June Two races
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway NSW 16–18 July Two races
6 Wakefield Park NSW 6–8 August Two races
7 Mallala Motor Sport Park SA 17–19 September Two races
8 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Qld 21–24 October Three races

Classes

Cars competed in two classes:.[1]

  • The Australian Formula 3 Championship class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2001.[1]
  • The Yokohama Formula 3 Australia Trophy class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998.[1]

Points system

Championship class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to top ten placed Championship class drivers in each race. One additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the Championship class at each race and one additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest Championship class race lap in each race.[1]

Trophy class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to top ten placed Trophy class drivers in each race. One additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the Trophy class at each race and one additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest race Trophy class race lap in each race.[1]

Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the recognized engine manufacturers of cars classified as finishers in each race, irrespective of class.[1]

  • 1st Place points were awarded to the manufacturer of the engine of the race winning car.[1]
  • 2nd Place points were awarded to the manufacturer of the engine of the best placed car with a brand of engine other than that of the race winning car.[1]
  • 3rd Place points were awarded to the manufacturer of the engine of the best placed car with a brand of engine other than that awarded 1st Place or 2nd Place points for the race, and so forth.[1]

Results

Australian Formula 3 Championship
Pos. Driver [4] No.[5] Car [3] Entrant [5] Adelaide Oran Pk Sandown Winton Eastern Ck Wakefield Pk Mallala Surfers Paradise Points [4]
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Karl Reindler 19 Dallara F301 Spiess Opel Bronte Rundle 12 21 8 12 12 12 10 16 22 22 20 21 14 8 10 12 6 238
2 Chris Gilmour 17 Dallara F301 Spiess Opel Chris Gilmour 15 13 12 20 21 21 20 12 10 15 10 15 15 20 - 8 8 235
3 Ian Dyk 23 Dallara F301 Spiess Opel David Borg 22 15 22 1 10 9 15 21 15 8 17 1 6 12 NE NE NE 174
4 John Pettit 2 Dallara F396 Spiess Opel Bob Johns 6 10 10 10 8 15 10 8 12 12 8 10 8 10 12 11 11 171
5 Aaron Caratti 22 Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo Aaron Caratti - - - - - 10 - - 8 10 12 12 10 15 15 - 15 107
6 Marcus Marshall 4 Dallara F301 Spiess Opel Bronte Rundle 10 - NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 22 20 20 72
7 Daniel Pappas 6 Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo Glenn Russell Coombs 8 8 6 - 16 4 12 10 6 - NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 70
8 Chris Alajajian 28 Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo Rudolf Masi NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 4 6 NE NE NE NE 8 15 12 45
9 Peter Hackett 28 Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo Rudolf Masi - - 15 16 6 6 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 43
10 Tim Slade 4 Dallara F301 Spiess Opel Bronte Rundle NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 8 NE NE NE 28
11 Kenny Habul 75 Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo Rudolf Masi NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 6 6 - 12
12 Danielle Argiro 27 Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo Rudolf Masi NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 4 4 4 12
13 Maher Algadri 70 Dallara F301 Mugen Honda PHR Scuderia 3 6 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 9
14 David Borg 28 Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo Rudolf Masi 4 - NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 4

Yokohama Formula 3 Australia Trophy
Pos. Driver [4] No.[5] Car [3] Entrant [5] Adelaide Oran Pk Sandown Winton Eastern Ck Wakefield Pk Mallala Surfers Paradise Points [4]
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Nic Jordan 3 Dallara F398 Spiess Opel AMS Group NE NE 22 22 21 22 22 22 21 22 22 22 22 22 15 - 21 298
2 Bevan Carrick 60 Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota Cooltemp Pty Ltd 15 - 15 15 10 10 15 12 12 8 15 15 15 15 22 13 - 207
3 Bill Maddocks 88 Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota Bill Maddocks 12 12 12 12 6 - 10 15 10 15 10 12 12 12 8 10 10 178
4 Michael Navybox 5 Dallara F396 Fiat Novamotor Michael Navybox 10 15 NE NE 12 12 12 10 NE NE 12 10 NE NE 12 20 15 140
5 Heath Eustace 87 Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota Scud Racing - - - 10 4 6 8 8 6 10 8 - NE NE NE NE - 60
6 Craig Rundle 3 Dallara F398 Spiess Opel Bronte Rundle 22 22 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 44
7 Brian Cook 24 Dallara F396 Renault Sodemo Sam Astuti NE NE NE NE 15 - - - 16 12 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 43
8 Graeme Holmes 21 Dallara F398 Fiat Novamotor Graeme Holmes NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 10 15 12 37
9 Glen Hastings 9 Dallara F396 Mugen Honda Glen Coombs NE NE NE NE 1 15 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 16
10 Rod Anderson 37 Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota Rod Anderson - - - - 8 8 - - - - NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 16
11 David Choon 11 Dallara F396 Fiat Novamotor David Choon NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 8 6 NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 14
12 Kevin Miller 9 Dallara F396 Mugen Honda Glen Coombs NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 6 - 8 14

Australian Formula 3 Engine Manufacturers Championship
Pos. Manufacturer [6] Adelaide Oran Pk Sandown Winton Eastern Ck Wakefield Pk Mallala Surfers Paradise Points [6]
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R3
1 Spiess Opel 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 340
2 Renault Sodemo 15 15 12 - 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 - 15 222
3 TOM'S Toyota 10 10 10 12 8 6 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 8 176
4 Alfa Romeo Novamotor 12 - 15 15 12 12     12 12 10 10     12 15 10 147
5 Fiat Novamotor 6 12     10 8 10 10 8 8         8 12 12 104
6 Mugen Honda 8 8     - 10                 6 - 6 38
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References
  1. Sporting Regulations for the 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship Retrieved on 1 June 2011
  2. Records, Titles & Awards, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. 2004 Full race results Retrieved on 1 June 2011
  4. Australian Formula 3 Championship points table Retrieved on 1 June 2011
  5. 2004 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz Archived 2009-09-26 at WebCite Retrieved on 1 June 2011
  6. Australian Formula 3 Engine Manufacturers Championship points table Retrieved on 1 June 2011
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