2019 Australian Formula 4 Championship

The 2019 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] was the fifth season of the 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 competed in eighteen races at four venues, starting on 14 March and ending on 14 July.[2]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Rounds
AGI Sport 1 Jayden Ojeda[3] 1
7 Christian Mansell[4] 3–4
12 Josh Smith[5] 1
23 Luis Leeds[6] All
39 Antonio Astuti[7] All
57 Jackson Burton[8] 1
Team BRM 5 Ryan Suhle[9] All
15 Lochie Hughes[9] All
16 Tommy Smith[9] 1–2, 5–6
26 Harry Hayek[4] 3–4
69 Brenton Griguol[10] 1
76 Emerson Harvey[11] All
MTEC Motorsport 9 Taylor Cockerton[12] 1
99 Ryan Yardley[12] 1
Patrizicorse 11 Jackson Walls[13] All
29 Aaron Zerefos[14] 1
Junior Racing Development 14 Matt Holmes[15] 1
31 Heath Collinson[15] 1
Rossoverde Racing 21 Christian Lester[14] 1
Tank Motorsport 68 Dylan Thomas[16] 1

Calendar

All rounds were held in Australia. For the first time the series supported the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.[17] The remaining events supported the Shannons Nationals.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
(Melbourne, Victoria)
15 March Luis Leeds Jayden Ojeda Luis Leeds AGI Sport
R2 16 March Antonio Astuti Antonio Astuti AGI Sport
R3 17 March Jayden Ojeda Jayden Ojeda Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
2 R4 Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)
18 May Luis Leeds Luis Leeds Luis Leeds AGI Sport
R5 19 May Luis Leeds Ryan Suhle Team BRM
R6 Luis Leeds Ryan Suhle Luis Leeds AGI Sport
3 R7 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)
7 June Luis Leeds Luis Leeds Luis Leeds AGI Sport
R8 8 June Luis Leeds Lochie Hughes Team BRM
R9 Luis Leeds Antonio Astuti Ryan Suhle Team BRM
4 R10 Luis Leeds Luis Leeds Luis Leeds AGI Sport
R11 Luis Leeds Ryan Suhle Team BRM
R12 9 June Luis Leeds Luis Leeds Luis Leeds AGI Sport
5 R13 The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)
12 July Lochie Hughes Ryan Suhle Luis Leeds AGI Sport
R14 13 July Ryan Suhle Lochie Hughes Team BRM
R15 Lochie Hughes Jackson Walls Jackson Walls Patrizicorse
6 R16 14 July Ryan Suhle Lochie Hughes Lochie Hughes Team BRM
R17 Antonio Astuti Luis Leeds AGI Sport
R18 Luis Leeds Luis Leeds Luis Leeds AGI Sport

Points system

Championship points were awarded in each race as follows:[18]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Championship standings

Pos Driver MEL SYD PHI1 PHI2 BEN1 BEN2 Points
1 Luis Leeds 1 9 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 365
2 Lochie Hughes 3 5 4 2 Ret 2 4 1 DNS 2 6 3 4 1 2 1 3 2 266
3 Ryan Suhle 2 8 3 DNS 1 3 2 Ret 1 4 1 6 2 2 6 3 2 6 250
4 Antonio Astuti 6 1 15 3 5 4 DSQ 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 Ret 4 3 207
5 Jackson Walls Ret 6 10 5 3 5 6 Ret 5 6 5 5 7 5 1 Ret DNS Ret 125
6 Emerson Harvey 13 14 14 6 4 6 Ret 4 4 7 7 8 5 7 7 Ret 6 5 112
7 Tommy Smith 9 4 8 4 6 7 6 6 4 4 5 4 106
8 Harry Hayek 3 3 7 5 8 4 66
9 Jayden Ojeda 5 Ret 1 35
10 Taylor Cockerton 7 3 5 31
11 Ryan Yardley 10 2 6 27
12 Jackson Burton 4 10 7 19
13 Dylan Thomas 12 7 11 6
14 Josh Smith 8 Ret 9 6
15 Matt Holmes 11 Ret 12 0
16 Brenton Griguol 14 11 17 0
17 Heath Collinson Ret 12 13 0
18 Christian Lester Ret 13 16 0
19 Aaron Zerefos 15 15 18 0
Drivers ineligible for championship points
Christian Mansell 5 6 6 Ret 4 7
Pos Driver MEL SYD PHI1 PHI2 BEN1 BEN2 Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

Notes

References

  1. ^ Howard, Tom (1 June 2018). "Australian F4 reveals new title sponsor". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Going Around The Bend in 2019". 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "One more time for champion Ojeda". 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Double Time at Phillip Island". 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Josh Smith makes the move to AGI". 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Luis Leeds The Way At AGI Sport". 11 February 2019.
  7. ^ "AGI reunite with Antonio Astuti". 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Grand Debut For Jackson Burton At AGI Sport". 25 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Australian F4: Team BRM sign runner up Ryan Suhle". F1 Feeder Series. February 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Team BRM reunite with experience". 18 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Team BRM expands to five with Emerson Harvey". 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  12. ^ a b "MTEC cross the Tasman to Formula 4". 1 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Jackson Walls Aiming High in 2019". 26 February 2019.
  14. ^ a b "A Grand Start to 2019". 11 March 2019.
  15. ^ a b "JRD double-up for Formula 4 comeback". 1 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Independent Dylan Thomas makes his F4 debut". 9 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Formula 4's Grand Start to 2019". 18 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. ^ 2018 CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship certified by FIA - Sporting Regulations V2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org