2017 Australian Formula 4 Championship

The 2017 CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship was the third 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 twenty-one races at six venues, starting on 8 April and ending on 22 October.[1]

Teams and drivers

Ryan Suhle placed fourth in the championship driving for Zagame Motorsport Juniors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2017 Australian Formula 4 Championship.[2]

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds
AGI Sport[2][3] 4 Australia Sage Murdoch[3] R 5–7
44 1–4
21 Australia Harley Haber[3] R 1–3, 6
76 Australia Zakkary Best[4] R All
97 Australia Nick Rowe[5] All
Zagame Motorsport Juniors[2][6] 5 Australia Ryan Suhle[6] R All
7 Australia Tyler Everingham[6] All
96 Australia Luis Leeds[7] 7
Team BRM[2] 11 Australia Zane Morse[2] R All
27 Australia Simon Fallon[2] All
30 New Zealand Liam Lawson[8] R All
73 Australia Cameron Shields[9] All
78 Australia Aaron Love[10] R All
91 Australia Josh Denton[11] 1–4
JRD Development[2][12] 61 Australia Jordan Mazzaroli[12] R All
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Calendar

All rounds supported the Supercars Championship, with the exceptions of rounds one, two and four that featured within the Shannons Nationals.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Sandown Raceway, Melbourne 8 April Australia Nick Rowe Australia Josh Denton Australia Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R2 New Zealand Liam Lawson Australia Josh Denton Team BRM
R3 New Zealand Liam Lawson Australia Cameron Shields New Zealand Liam Lawson Team BRM
2 R1 9 April Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Nick Rowe New Zealand Liam Lawson Team BRM
R2 Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3 Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe AGI Sport
3 R1 Barbagallo Raceway, Perth 6 May Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe Australia Cameron Shields Team BRM
R2 7 May Australia Josh Denton New Zealand Liam Lawson Team BRM
R3 Australia Nick Rowe Australia Cameron Shields Australia Cameron Shields Team BRM
4 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island 27 May Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Cameron Shields Australia Ryan Suhle Zagame Motorsport Juniors
R2 Australia Nick Rowe Australia Tyler Everingham Zagame Motorsport Juniors
R3 28 May Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Simon Fallon Team BRM
5 R1 Queensland Raceway, Ipswich 29 July Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R2 Australia Nick Rowe Australia Cameron Shields Team BRM
R3 30 July Australia Nick Rowe Australia Cameron Shields Australia Nick Rowe AGI Sport
6 R1 Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek 19 August Australia Cameron Shields Australia Nick Rowe Australia Cameron Shields Team BRM
R2 20 August Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3 Australia Cameron Shields Australia Cameron Shields Australia Nick Rowe AGI Sport
7 R1 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise 21 October Australia Nick Rowe Australia Simon Fallon New Zealand Liam Lawson Team BRM
R2 Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3 22 October Australia Nick Rowe Australia Nick Rowe New Zealand Liam Lawson Team BRM

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.

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

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver SAN1 SAN2 BAR PHI QLD SYD SUR Points
1 Australia Nick Rowe 1 4 5 3 1 1 4 2 2 4 3 Ret 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 378
2 New Zealand Liam Lawson 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 9 3 10 7 10 4 6 6 6 3 1 4 1 300
3 Australia Cameron Shields Ret Ret 2 2 3 5 1 5 1 2 8 3 2 1 7 1 2 2 11 Ret 6 276
4 Australia Ryan Suhle 3 3 3 9 7 4 8 6 Ret 1 12 2 4 2 2 5 3 5 5 3 9 230
5 Australia Tyler Everingham 6 5 10 Ret 9 9 2 4 3 10 1 5 5 7 3 3 5 4 6 5 7 196
6 Australia Simon Fallon 11 6 6 Ret Ret 10 7 11 6 6 5 1 7 10 4 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 3 134
7 Australia Zane Morse Ret 10 13 7 8 7 10 7 7 5 2 8 9 8 5 Ret 4 9 8 2 8 118
8 Australia Josh Denton 4 1 4 8 11 8 5 3 4 Ret 11 4 106
9 Australia Aaron Love 7 8 8 6 10 3 9 9 5 7 6 Ret 8 9 8 9 Ret 10 4 Ret 5 101
10 Australia Zak Best 8 Ret 11 5 4 Ret 13 10 10 9 9 6 6 6 10 8 7 7 9 6 11 83
11 Australia Jordan Mazzaroli     5 7 7 Ret 5 Ret 6 8 11 8 7 9 11 11 9 Ret 8 8 10 7 Ret 73
12 Australia Sage Murdoch 10 Ret 12 10 Ret 11 12 13 8 Ret 4 Ret 3 5 Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 8 10 60
13 Australia Harley Haber 9 9 9 4 6 6 11 12 12 7 Ret 12 40
14 Australia Luis Leeds 7 Ret 4 18
Pos Driver SAN1 SAN2 BAR PHI QLD SYD SUR Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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

References

  1. ^ "2017 Calendar Announced". 30 November 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The Driver Lineups So Far". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "AGI Sport Recruit Two New Racers". 14 November 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "AGI Sport confirms third Formula 4 driver". 13 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Rowe, Lawson confirmed for F4 campaigns". 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Zagame Motorsport To Make Formula 4 Debut". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ^ "CAMS and Castrol, the perfect mix". 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. ^ "LAWSON CONFIRMED FOR AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 4 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE". 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Cameron Shields Signs With Team BRM". 18 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Aaron Love Follows His Brother To Team BRM". 22 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Formula 4 Does The Double At Sandown". 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Jordan Mazzaroli signs with Junior Racing Development". 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.