2006 Australian Drivers' Championship

2006 Australian Drivers' Championship
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2006 Australian Drivers’ Champion Ben Clucas at the Mallala round of the championship

The 2006 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Formula 3 cars.^[1] The title was contested over an eight round, 16 race series,^[2] with the winner being awarded the 2006 CAMS Gold Star.^[1] The series was organised and administered by Formula 3 Australia Inc. and was officially known as the “2006 Khumo Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship for the Australian Drivers' Championship”.^[3] It is recognised by CAMS as the 50th Australian Drivers' Championship^[4] and as the 6th Australian Formula 3 Championship.^[5]

British driver Ben Clucas dominated the series driving a Team BRM Dallara F304-Spiess Opel.^[6] Clucas won eleven of the twelve races he contested, finishing 52 points ahead of Tim Macrow (Dallara F301-Spiess Opel). Michael Trimble finished third in the points standings, driving a Dallara F304-Renault. Macrow was the only driver to defeat Clucas for a race win before the British driver left the series after Round 6 with an unassailable lead in the points. Macrow also won three of the other four races with Trimble winning the first of the two races held at Queensland Raceway.

Calendar

Tim Macrow placed 2nd in the championship

Michael Trimble placed 3rd in the championship

Chris Gilmour placed 4th in the championship

Leanne Tander placed 5th in the championship

The championship was contested over an eight round series with two races per round.^[2]

Rd^[2]	Circuit^[2]	State	Date^[2]
1	Wakefield Park Raceway	New South Wales	3–5 March
2	Symmons Plains International Raceway	Tasmania	7–9 April
3	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Victoria	19–21 May
4	Mallala Motor Sport Park	South Australia	23–25 June
5	Eastern Creek International Raceway	New South Wales	7–9 July
6	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Victoria	18–20 August
7	Queensland Raceway, Ipswich	Queensland	29–30 September
8	Oran Park Raceway	New South Wales	8–9 October

Class structure

Cars competed in three classes:^[3]

Formula 3 Championship: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004^[3]
Formula 3 National Class: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001^[3]
Formula 3 Trophy Class: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998^[3]

The relevant FIA Formula 3 regulations were subject to specific amendments for Australian competition, as outlined in the championship regulations.^[3]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions in each class in each race.^[3] One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time in each class for each race and one point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each class in each race, but only if that driver was classified as a finisher in the race.^[3]

Championship results

					Wakefield Pk.		Symmons Pl.		Phillip Island		Mallala		Eastern Ck.		Phillip Island		Qld. Raceway		Oran Park		Total
Position	Driver^[7]	No.^[8]	Car^[9]	Entrant^[8]	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points^[7]
	Championship Class
1	Ben Clucas	4 & 84	Dallara F304 Spiess	Gawler Farm Machinery	22	21	22	12	22	21	22	21	22	21	22	21	-	-	-	-	249
2	Tim Macrow	25 60	Dallara F301 Spiess Dallara F304 Spiess	Tim Macrow Racing Scud Racing	10	12	10	6	12	12	15	13	12	16	0	1	16	21	20	21	197
3	Michael Trimble	10	Dallara F304 Renault	Astuti Motorsport	12	15	12	22	15	16	12	15	15	12	15	10	20	0	-	-	191
4	Chris Gilmour	60 & 17	Dallara F304 Spiess	Gilmour Racing	3	10	6	10	8	8	8	10	6	8	10	12	8	12	16	15	150
5	Leanne Tander	42	Dallara F304 Spiess	Fleetcare TanderSport	6	8	8	8	10	10	10	0	8	6	12	15	-	-	11	6	118
6	Chris Alajajian	22	Dallara F304 Renault	Jack Hillerman	15	7	15	15	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	0	10	82
7	Stuart Kostera	24 & 29	Dallara F304 Renault	PHR Scuderia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	8	6	11	16	12	13	74
8	Andy Knight	11	Dallara F304 Renault	Astuti Motorsport	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	8	12	10	-	-	30
9	Daniel Pappas	10	Dallara F304 Renault	Astuti Motorsport	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	16
10	Stephen Borness	7	Dallara F301 Fiat	Adnet Technology	8	4	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16
11	Maher Algadri	23	Dallara F304 Renault	Audi Centre Melbourne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0	-	-	-	-	6	6	15
12	Jason Vince	3	Dallara F304 Spiess	Kings Transport	4	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15
13	Laurent LePage	3	Dallara F304 Spiess	Kings Transport	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14
14	Matt Sofi	2	Dallara F301 Fiat	Transwest Insurance Brokers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	0	6	0	-	-	12
15	David Borg	24	Dallara F304 Renault	Insight F3	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
	National Class
1	Ricky Occhipinti	32	Dallara F301 Spiess	Formula Uno Racing	20	16	22	2	21	22	16	20	1	17	22	22	-	-	-	-	201
2	Tim Berryman	33	Dallara F301 Spiess	Berryman Racing	17	21	-	-	-	-	12	15	21	20	0	15	-	-	22	22	165
3	Chris Barry	6	Dallara F301 Spiess	PRB Australia	12	12	-	-	15	0	-	-	15	12	-	-	1	0	15	15	97
4	John Boothman	12	Dallara F301 Fiat	John Boothman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	12	-	-	12	12	51
5	Stuart Kostera	70	Dallara F301 Mugen	PHR Scuderia	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	35
6	Maher Algadri	70	Dallara F301 Mugen	PHR Scuderia	-	-	15	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	35
	Trophy Class
1	Graeme Holmes	21	Dallara F398 Toyota	Decentralised Demountables	-	-	-	-	22	22	22	1	22	22	22	22	-	-	22	22	199
2	Lauren Gray	87	Dallara F396 Toyota	Softelm Pty Ltd	22	22	12	12	10	8	10	15	12	15	12	12	1	1	15	15	194
3	Bill Maddocks	88	Dallara F396 Toyota	Softelm Pty Ltd	-	-	16	15	12	10	12	20	15	12	15	15	1	0	10	12	165
4	Rod Anderson	37	Dallara F396 Toyota	Hack, Anderson & Thomas	-	-	21	22	15	12	15	13	-	-	0	10	-	-	12	10	130
5	Ian Haines	68	Dallara F398 Toyota	Ian Haines	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	21	-	-	41
6	Brian Sampson	78	Dallara F396 Toyota	Speco VHT	-	-	-	-	0	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15

References

1 2 CAMS Australian Championships, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 17-2
1 2 3 4 5 Grant Rowley, Stars and Stripes, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 2/2006, pages 84-90
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sporting Regulations for the 2006 Australian Formula 3 Championship Retrieved on 15 July 2011
↑ www.camsmanual.com.au > About CAMS > Titles – CAMS Gold Star Retrieved on 15 July 2011
↑ www.camsmanual.com.au > About CAMS > Titles – Australian Titles Retrieved on 15 July 2011
↑ "Gold Star Winners - 1957 - 2009". formula3.com.au. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
1 2 2006 Championship Standings Retrieved on 15 July 2011
1 2 Natsoft Race Results Archive 2006 Retrieved on 15 July 2011
↑ 2006 Race Results Retrieved on 15 July 2011

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