The 1994 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.1994 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 164-165 It was the 25th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and 2nd to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-26.
1994 saw the series debut of young Queanbeyan driver and future multiple Formula One Grand Prix winner Mark Webber. Driving an ex-Craig Lowndes Van Diemen RF93 his father had purchased for him, Webber finished 14th in the series.
Steven Richards, the son of multiple Bathurst and Australian Touring Car Champion Jim Richards, dominated the series winning six of the eight rounds in his Valvoline sponsored Van Diemen. Finishing second (also in a Van Diemen) was Gavin Monaghan, with Jason Bright finishing third in his Swift SC93F.
Van Diemen was easily the most popular chassis in the series with over 20 appearing on the grids. Swift Racing Cars supplied seven cars, while the lone Reynard in the field was driven by another future Bathurst winner, Jason Bargwanna.
Calendar The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.1994 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 285-286 1994 Australian Ford Ford Championship Records & Stats Retrieved from www.formulaford.com.au on 27 September 2009. Archived 2009-09-30.
Round Circuit Dates Round winner Map 1 Amaroo Park 27 February Gavin Monaghan 2 Sandown Raceway 6 March Steven Richards 3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10 April Gavin Monaghan 4 Lakeside International Raceway 24 April Steven Richards 5 Winton Motor Raceway 15 May Steven Richards 6 Mallala Motor Sport Park 26 June Steven Richards 7 Wanneroo Raceway 3 July Steven Richards 8 Oran Park Raceway 24 July Steven Richards
Results Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
+ Pos Driver No. Car Entrant AMA SAN PHI LAK WIN MAL WAN ORA Pts 1 Steven Richards 4 Van Diemen RF94 Garry Rogers Motorsport 32 40 20 40 40 40 40 40 292 2 Gavin Monaghan 5 Van Diemen RF94 Gavin Monaghan 40 14 36 8 32 22 22 30 204 3 Jason Bright 50 Swift SC93F Jason Bright 26 13 22 10 28 30 32 28 189 4 Mark Noske 11 Van Diemen RF94 Garry Rogers Motorsport 26 - 12 32 24 18 26 - 138 5 Cameron Partington 13 Van Diemen RF93 Cameron Partington 12 28 10 5 - 10 10 5 80 6 Mathew Martin 15 Swift SC94F McGuigan Bros Wines - 13 6 28 8 8 - 12 75 7 Darren Edwards 14 Swift SC93F Darren Edwards 20 - - - - 30 - 18 68 8 Ashley Cutchie 18 Van Diemen RF92 Timezone 4 32 8 12 4 - - - 60 9 Dugal McDougall 48 Van Diemen RF93 McDougall Motorsport 4 6 8 22 - 8 - 1 49 10 Stephen Boulden 59 Van Diemen RF91 McDougall Motorsport - 2 12 - 16 8 - 8 46 11 Tim Wood Swift SC92F 16 - 4 22 - - - - 42 12 David Harrington 22 Van Diemen RF93 David Harrington 1 8 2 3 20 - - - 34 13 Geoff Full Van Diemen RF94 - 16 14 - - - - - 30 Mark Webber 38 Van Diemen RF93 Mark Webber - - 14 - 12 - 4 - 30 15 Michael Dutton Swift SC93F - - 2 - - - - 26 28 16 Ray Stubber 58 Van Diemen RF94 Fastlane Racing - - - - - - 22 - 22 17 Paul Stephenson 41 Van Diemen RF92 Paul Stephenson - - 11 - - 1 - 4 16 18 Jason Bargwanna Reynard 88F Ugly Kid Racing - - - - - - - 14 14 19 Con Toparis Swift SC94F - 12 - - - - - - 12 Michael Henderson Van Diemen RF90 - - - - - - 12 - 12 21 Shaun Walker Van Diemen RF91 - - - - - - 10 - 10 Ricky Goddard 66 Van Diemen RF93 Ricky Goddard - - - - - 10 - - 10 23 Leif Corben Van Diemen RF90 1 - - 4 2 - - - 7 Gary Gosatti 20 Van Diemen RF94 Fastlane Racing - - - - - 1 6 - 7 25 Peter Fitzgerald 91 Van Diemen RF92 Peter Fitzgerald - 2 4 - - - - - 6 26 Tim Dore 77 Van Diemen RF94 Tim Dore 2 - - - - - - - 2 Wayne Boatwright Swift SC93F 2 - - - - - - - 2 28 David Gosatti Van Diemen RF90 - - - - - - 1 - 1 John McCowan Van Diemen RF90 - - - - - - 1 - 1 Pos Driver No. Car Entrant AMA SAN PHI LAK WIN MAL WAN ORA Pts
References
Further reading Phil Branagan, Richards the Lionheart, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 188–193