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

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The following teams and drivers contested the 2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship. All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Class Rounds
Bob Johns Racing/Gilmour Racing Dallara F311 Volkswagen 3 Chris Gilmour C 5
R-Tek Motorsport Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 8 Roland Legge C 4-7
Dallara F307 6 1
Dennie Rumble N 2,4
Roman Krumins N 5
Spiess-Opel 7 Nathan Kumar N All
Dallara F304 9 Andrew Roberts K 1
Keegan Brain K 5
Wiltec Industries Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 13 Shane Wilson K 4-5,7
Trent Shirvington Mygale M11 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 14 Trent Shirvington C All
Gilmour Racing Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 17 Jon Collins C All
Dallara F307 23 Luke Spalding N 1-5
Harvest Motorsport Mygale M11 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 46 Shane Ryding C 1-3,5,7
Ross McAlpine Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 81 Ross McAlpine K 4,7
Ellery Motorsport Enterprises Dallara F311 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 83 Luke Ellery C 4
Alpine Motorsport Dallara F307 HWA-Mercedes-Benz 88 Tim Macrow C 6
Dennie Rumble N 7
Paul Scott Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 89 Paul Scott K 5
N 6
Wlodek Racing Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 91 Andrew Wlodek N 4,7
Ricky Capo Racing Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda 92 Ricky Capo C All
Icon Class
C Championship
N National Class
K Kumho Class

Classes

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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

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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

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Jon Collins & Ricky Capo at Winton in 2015
Jon Collins won the championship driving a Dallara F311 (2011/Latest Spec Chassis) Mercedes-Benz
Ricky Capo placed second driving a Dallara F311 (2011/Latest Spec Chassis) Mugen-Honda

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

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  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

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c 2015 Championship Schedule, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ CAMS parks Gold Star as F3 fields dwindle, www.speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ a b Latest Results, 2015 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship, www.formula3.com.au Archived 10 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au
  6. ^ Tom Howard, Friday 11 November 2016, Appeal dismissal hands Collins 2015 Aus F3 title, www.speedcafe.com Retrieved 11 November 2016
  7. ^ 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.
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