2024 Australian Formula Ford Series

The 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series is a motor racing competition sanctioned by Motorsport Australia for duratec formula ford racing cars held in Australia.^[1] The series represents the 54th season of the Australian Formula Ford Championship. It is recognised as a prominent developmental series for up-and-coming drivers who often advance to higher levels of motorsport. The winner of the series is rewarded with a test day in the DJR gen 3 Supercar.

Synergy Motorsport Spectrum driver Eddie Beswick won the title with a consistent season performance.^[2] The Sydney-based driver secured the title in Race 2 of the final round and won a total of three races and one round. Individual race wins were achieved by Kobi Williams (4), Jack Bussey (4), Harrison Sellars (4), Eddie Beswick (3). Liam Loiacono (3), Cody Maynes-Rutty (1) and Zak Lobko (1).

Teams and drivers


Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Round
Synergy Motorsport	Spectrum 014	30	Eddie Beswick	All
	Spectrum 014	69	Cody Maynes-Rutty	All
	Spectrum 012	17	Kyle Cotter	1,3,5-6
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 014b	74	Jack Bussey	All
	Spectrum 015	23	Joe Fawcett	All
	Spectrum 014	11	Fraser Hie	1,4-7
	Spectrum 015	48	Jamie Roe	2-3,6-7
	Spectrum 012	96	Bailey Collins	1,6-7
	Spectrum 015	6	Paul Zsidy	2-3
Privateer/Borland Racing Development	Spectrum 012	94	Kobi Williams	All
CHE Racing Team	Mygale SJ12	29	Imogen Radburn	All
	Mygale SJ13	27	Daniel Frougas	All
	Mygale SJ10	47	Lachlan Strickland	All
BF Racing	Mygale SJ2011a	43	Liam Loiacono	All
	Mygale SJ2012	88	Lachlan Evenett	2-7
	Mygale SJ09a	97	Oli Loiacono	4
Altatek	Spectrum 015	13	Harrison Sellars	All
	Spectrum 015	41	Matt Holmes	5
	Spectrum 015	88	Dominic Carosa	1
Gforce Motorsport	Mygale SJ11a	55	Nico Mendez	1
Gforce Motorsport	Mygale SJ2018a	24	Seth Burchartz	6
Zero7 Motorsport	Mygale SJ15a	91	Logan Eveleigh	1-6
PGS Kinetic Motorsport	Mygale SJ10a	42	Carly Fleming	6-7
Apogee Motorsport Services	Spectrum 012	56	Ethan Fitzgerald	6-7
Anglo Motorsport	Spirit WL11	81	Byron Lutelu	3
MC Corsa	Spirit WL06	12	Michel Stephan	3
Privateer/Listec Racing Cars	Mygale SJ10a	53	William Lowing	1,3-4
Privateer	Mygale SJ13	7	Zak Lobko	1-5
Privateer/CoolDrive Auto Parts	Mygale SJ2012	3	Jarrod Hurst	6-7
Privateer	Mygale SJ09a	14	Adrian Sarkis	3
Privateer	Van Diemen RF06	80	Jason Liddel	1,3
Privateer	Spectrum 014	43	Kaleb Belak	3, 7
Privateer	Mygale SJ09	5	Lachie Mineeff	2-3
Privateer	Spectrum 015	5	Giuseppe Imbrogno	6-7

Calendar

The 2024 Calendar comprised 21 races across 7 rounds.^[1] Bathurst made a return to the national calendar as well as a consecutive year racing with supercars at Symmons Plains. The calendar also featured a double header following Symmons Plains at Sandown.


Round	Location	Date
1	Mount Panorama Circuit	March 29–31
2	Winton Motor Raceway	April 26–28
3	Sydney Motorsport Park	May 24–26
4	Morgan Park Raceway	June 14–16
5	Symmons Plains Raceway	August 16–18
6	Sandown International Motor Raceway	August 23–25
7	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	October 4–6

Points

Championship points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–11–10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top fifteen classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round. Non-national competitors are not considered in the point score. E.g. A national competitor will move up three spots if three state competitors finish in front of them in a race.^[1]

Format

Drivers head out for a single qualifying session that determines the grid for race 1. Following race 1 the finishing order after penalties are applied is the starting order for race 2. The same applies to race 3 of the results of race 2.^[1]

Results

Race Results
Pos.	Driver	Bat 1	Bat 2	Bat 3	Win 1	Win 2	Win 3	Syd 1	Syd 2	Syd 3	Mor 1	Mor 2	Mor 3	Sym 1	Sym 2	Sym 3	San 1	San 2	San 3	PI 1	PI 2	PI 3	Points Penalty	Points^[3]
1	Eddie Beswick	3	2	1	14	5		2	1	3	2	2	5	5	1	12	2	2	5	14	8	9		257
2	Kobi Williams	13	4	2	3	12		1	2	1	4	5	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	9	8	1	1	2		244
3	Jack Bussey	6	17	7	1	13		5	5	4	3	3	8	1	2	1	10	6	10	5	6	1		236
4	Liam Loiacono	5	15	6	6	3		3	6	15	1	1	1	2	8	Ret	9	5	6	2	3	3		234
5	Harrison Sellars	1	12	8	2	2		10	8	6	7	Ret	12	6	4	4	1	1	1	11	4	5		228
6	Cody Maynes-Rutty	2	1	3	11	6		13	3	2	Ret	7	2	8	Ret	5	3	3	2	4	2	4		227
7	Daniel Frougas	4	3	4	9	4		6	14	9	6	6	4	10	7	3	7	8	4	8	10	7		194
8	Joe Fawcett	9	6	5	5	11		11	18	11	Ret	8	7	7	6	2	5	4	3	Ret	9	Ret		152
9	Lachlan Stricklan	Ret	8	10	8	7		9	7	7	8	Ret	9	15	9	6	8	10	7	12	15	10		131
10	Lachlan Evenett				Ret	16		7	9	5	5	4	6	4	5	13	4	7	Ret	3	11	Ret		127
11	Imogen Radburn	12	7	Ret	Ret	9		12	15	12	9	11	10	13	12	8	12	12	11	13	12	11		97
12	Zak Lobko	7	Ret	11	4	1		4	4	Ret	Ret	9	Ret											77
13	Fraser Hie	Ret	WD	WD							11	10	11	12	11	10	11	11	12	7	5	8		77
14	Kyle Cotter	10	5	9				14	16	13				11	13	9	14	Ret	14					54
15	Logan Eveleigh	Ret	11	Ret	12	8		17	11	16	10	Ret	Ret	14	10	7	Ret	Ret	19				-10	43
16	William Lowing	8	Ret	WD				8	10	8	WD	WD	WD											30
17	Matt Holmes													9	14	11								14
18	Lachlan Mineeff				13	10		DNS	13	Ret														14
19	Domenic Carosa	14	13	12																				11
20	Jamie Rowe				7	14		20	12	10							13	DNQ	13	6	14	17		11
21	Nico Mendez	Ret	9	Ret																				7
-	Bailey Collins	11	10	Ret													6	18	9	15	7	6		0
-	Paul Zsidy				10	15		19	20	19														0
-	Ethan Fitzgerald																15	13	Ret	9	19	12		0
-	Oli Loiacono										12	Ret	WD											0
-	Seth Burchartz																16	15	16					0
-	Carly Fleming																18	17	15	18	18	16		0
-	Jarrod Hurst																19	16	18	16	16	14		0
-	Giuseppe Imbrogno																17	14	17	10	13	13		0
-	Adrian Sarkis							15	17	14														0
-	Jason Liddel	15	14	13				DNS	Ret	21														0
-	Kaleb Belak							16	Ret	18										17	17	15		0
-	Micheal Stephen							21	Ret	WD														0
-	Byron Lutelu							18	19	17														0

Note: Winton race 3 was cancelled after a big crash involving Daniel Frougas and Jack Bussey^[4]

Pole Position Winners^[3]
Round	Driver	Team
1	Jack Bussey	Borland Racing Developments
2	Jack Bussey	Borland Racing Developments
3	Kobi Williams	Privateer/Borland Racing Development
4	Liam Loiacono	BF Racing
5	Kobi Williams	Privateer/Borland Racing Development
6	Harrison Sellars	Altatek
7	Liam Loiacono	BF Racing

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Round Winners^[3]
Round	Winner	Second place	Third Place
1	Eddie Beswick	Cody Maynes-Rutty	Daniel Frougas
2	Zak Lobko	Harrison Sellars	Liam Loiacono
3	Kobi Williams	Eddie Beswick	Jack Bussey
4	Liam Loiacono	Eddie Beswick	Kobi Williams
5	Jack Bussey	Joe Fawcett	Eddie Beswick
6	Harrison Sellars	Cody Maynes-Rutty	Eddie Beswick
7	Kobi Williams	Liam Loiacono	Jack Bussey

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series Sporting Regulations. Motorsport Australia. 25 June 2024. p. 17.
^ "Beswick clinches Formula Ford title". Auto Action. 7 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2024 Australian Formula Ford Series Pointscore" (PDF). 22 October 2024.
^ OBrien, Garry (2024-04-28). "Formula Ford split in half at Winton Motor Raceway". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.

[:0-1] 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series Sporting Regulations. Motorsport Australia. 25 June 2024. p. 17.

[2] "Beswick clinches Formula Ford title". Auto Action. 7 October 2024.

[:1-3] "2024 Australian Formula Ford Series Pointscore" (PDF). 22 October 2024.

[4] OBrien, Garry (2024-04-28). "Formula Ford split in half at Winton Motor Raceway". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2024-12-14.

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