2018 Australian Formula 4 Championship
The 2018 CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship (initially known for sponsorship purposes as the CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship and later as the CAMS Payce Australian Formula 4 Championship)[1] is the fourth Australian Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing competition for open-wheel racing cars complying with Formula 4 regulations, which were created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for entry-level open-wheel championships. Teams and drivers are competing in twenty-one races at six venues, starting on 7 April and ending on 4 November.[2]
Entries
Team | No | Drivers | Rounds |
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AGI Sport | 5 | Ryan Suhle | All |
31 | Jayden Ojeda | All | |
50 | Ardie Jonic | 2–7 | |
Patrizicorse | 11 | Jackson Walls | All |
Team BRM | 12 | Josh Smith | All |
15 | Lochie Hughes | All | |
16 | Thomas Smith | All | |
27 | Zayd Tones | All | |
73 | Cameron Shields | 1–5 | |
78 | Aaron Love | All | |
Astuti Motorsport | 38 | Antonio Astuti | 1–2, 4–7 |
Source:[3] |
Calendar
The 2018 championship will be held across seven rounds in Australia and New Zealand and will support the Supercars Championship and Shannons Nationals.
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Symmons Plains Raceway (Launceston, Tasmania) |
7 April | Cameron Shields | Cameron Shields | Cameron Shields | Team BRM |
R2 | 8 April | Cameron Shields | Ryan Suhle | AGI Sport | |||
R3 | Cameron Shields | Jayden Ojeda | Cameron Shields | Team BRM | |||
2 | R4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Phillip Island, Victoria) |
2 June | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport |
R5 | 3 June | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |||
R6 | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |||
3 | R7 | Queensland Raceway (Ipswich, Queensland) |
21 July | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport |
R8 | 22 July | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |||
R9 | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |||
4 | R10 | Winton Motor Raceway (Winton, Victoria) |
1 September | Ryan Suhle | Ryan Suhle | Ryan Suhle | AGI Sport |
R11 | Lochie Hughes | Lochie Hughes | Team BRM | ||||
R12 | Ryan Suhle | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |||
5 | R13 | 2 September | Cameron Shields | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |
R14 | Jayden Ojeda | Aaron Love | Team BRM | ||||
R15 | Cameron Shields | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |||
6 | R16 | Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek, New South Wales) |
22 September | Ryan Suhle | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport |
R17 | 23 September | Ryan Suhle | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |||
R18 | Ryan Suhle | Jayden Ojeda | Jayden Ojeda | AGI Sport | |||
7 | R19 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) |
3 November | Ryan Suhle | |||
R20 | 4 November | ||||||
R21 | Ryan Suhle | ||||||
Source[2] |
Calendar changes
- The championship will visit New Zealand for the first time, with the final round of the championship to be held at Pukekohe Park Raceway.[2]
- The championship will make its debut at Winton Motor Raceway.[2]
- The championship will return to Symmons Plains Raceway after a one-year absence.[2]
- The Sandown, Barbagallo and Surfers Paradise rounds were discontinued.[2]
Championship standings
- Points are awarded as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' standings
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Bold – Pole |
References
- ^ Howard, Tom (1 June 2018). "Australian F4 reveals new title sponsor". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "2018 Calendar". Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "FOUR SEASONS OF FORMULA 4". Australian Formula 4. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.