# 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series

The 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series is a motor racing competition sanctioned by Motorsport Australia for duratec formula ford racing cars held in Australia. The series represents the 54th season of the Australian Formula Ford Championship. It is recognised as a prominent developmental series for up-and-coming drivers who often advance to higher levels of motorsport. The winner of the series is rewarded with a test day in the DJR gen 3 Supercar.
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum driver Eddie Beswick won the title with a consistent season performance. The Sydney based driver secured the title in Race 2 of the final round and won a total of three races and one round. Individual race wins were achieved by Kobi Williams (4), Jack Bussey (4), Harrison Sellars (4), Eddie Beswick (3). Liam Loiacono (3), Cody Maynes-Rutty (1) and Zak Lobko (1).

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Chassis | No | Driver | Round |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 014 | 30 | Eddie Beswick | All |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 014 | 69 | Cody Maynes-Rutty | All |
| Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 012 | 17 | Kyle Cotter | 1,3,5-6 |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 014b | 74 | Jack Bussey | All |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 015 | 23 | Joe Fawcett | All |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 014 | 11 | Fraser Hie | 1,4-7 |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 015 | 48 | Jamie Roe | 2-3,6-7 |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 012 | 96 | Bailey Collins | 1,6-7 |
| Borland Racing Developments | Spectrum 015 | 6 | Paul Zsidy | 2-3 |
| Privateer/Borland Racing Development | Spectrum 012 | 94 | Kobi Williams | All |
| CHE Racing Team | Mygale SJ12 | 29 | Imogen Radburn | All |
| CHE Racing Team | Mygale SJ13 | 27 | Daniel Frougas | All |
| CHE Racing Team | Mygale SJ10 | 47 | Lachlan Strickland | All |
| BF Racing | Mygale SJ2011a | 43 | Liam Loiacono | All |
| BF Racing | Mygale SJ2012 | 88 | Lachlan Evenett | 2-7 |
| BF Racing | Mygale SJ09a | 97 | Oli Loiacono | 4 |
| Altatek | Spectrum 015 | 13 | Harrison Sellars | All |
| Altatek | Spectrum 015 | 41 | Matt Holmes | 5 |
| Altatek | Spectrum 015 | 88 | Dominic Carosa | 1 |
| Gforce Motorsport | Mygale SJ11a | 55 | Nico Mendez | 1 |
| Gforce Motorsport | Mygale SJ2018a | 24 | Seth Burchartz | 6 |
| Zero7 Motorsport | Mygale SJ15a | 91 | Logan Eveleigh | 1-6 |
| PGS Kinetic Motorsport | Mygale SJ10a | 42 | Carly Fleming | 6-7 |
| Apogee Motorsport Services | Spectrum 012 | 56 | Ethan Fitzgerald | 6-7 |
| Anglo Motorsport | Spirit WL11 | 81 | Byron Lutelu | 3 |
| MC Corsa | Spirit WL06 | 12 | Michel Stephan | 3 |
| Privateer/Listec Racing Cars | Mygale SJ10a | 53 | William Lowing | 1,3-4 |
| Privateer | Mygale SJ13 | 7 | Zak Lobko | 1-5 |
| Privateer/CoolDrive Auto Parts | Mygale SJ2012 | 3 | Jarrod Hurst | 6-7 |
| Privateer | Mygale SJ09a | 14 | Adrian Sarkis | 3 |
| Privateer | Van Diemen RF06 | 80 | Jason Liddel | 1,3 |
| Privateer | Spectrum 014 | 43 | Kaleb Belak | 3, 7 |
| Privateer | Mygale SJ09 | 5 | Lachie Mineeff | 2-3 |
| Privateer | Spectrum 015 | 5 | Giuseppe Imbrogno | 6-7 |

## Calendar

The 2024 Calendar comprised 21 races across 7 rounds. Bathurst made a return to the national calendar aswell as a consecutive year racing with supercars at Symmons Plains. The calendar also featured a double header following Symmons Plains at Sandown.
| Round | Location | Date |
| 1 | Mount Panorama Circuit | March 29-31 |
| 2 | Winton Motor Raceway | April 26-28 |
| 3 | Sydney Motorsport Park | May 24-26 |
| 4 | Morgan Park Raceway | June 14-16 |
| 5 | Symmons Plains Raceway | August 16-18 |
| 6 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | August 23-25 |
| 7 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | October 4-6 |

## Points

Championship points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–11–10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top fifteen classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round. Non-national competitors are not considered in the point score. E.g. A national competitor will move up three spots if three state competitors finish infront of them in a race.

## Format

Drivers head out for a single qualifying session that determines the grid for race 1. Following race 1 the finishing order after penalties are applied is the starting order for race 2. The same applies to race 3 of the results of race 2.

## Results

Race Results :
| Pos. | Driver | Bat 1 | Bat 2 | Bat 3 | Win 1 | Win 2 | Syd 1 | Syd 2 | Syd 3 | Mor 1 | Mor 2 | Mor 3 | Sym 1 | Sym 2 | Sym 3 | San 1 | San 2 | San 3 | PI 1 | PI 2 | PI 3 | Points Penalty | Points |
| 1 | Eddie Beswick | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 9 | | 257 |
| 2 | Kobi Williams | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 244 |
| 3 | Jack Bussey | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 236 |
| 4 | Liam Loiacono | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 234 |
| 5 | Harrison Sellars | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | | 228 |
| 6 | Cody Maynes-Rutty | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | 227 |
| 7 | Daniel Frougas | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | | 194 |
| 8 | Joe Fawcett | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | | 152 |
| 9 | Lachlan Stricklan | Ret | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 10 | | 131 |
| 10 | Lachlan Evenett | | | | Ret | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 11 | Ret | | 127 |
| 11 | Imogen Radburn | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | | 97 |
| 12 | Zak Lobko | 7 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 77 |
| 13 | Fraser Hie | Ret | WD | WD | | | | | | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | | 77 |
| 14 | Kyle Cotter | 10 | 5 | 9 | | | 14 | 16 | 13 | | | | 11 | 13 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 14 | | | | | 54 |
| 15 | Logan Eveleigh | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 19 | | | | -10 | 43 |
| 16 | William Lowing | 8 | Ret | WD | | | 8 | 10 | 8 | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 17 | Matt Holmes | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 18 | Lachlan Mineeff | | | | 13 | 10 | DNS | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 19 | Domenic Carosa | 14 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 20 | Jamie Rowe | | | | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | 13 | DNQ | 13 | 6 | 14 | 17 | | 11 |
| 21 | Nico Mendez | Ret | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| - | Bailey Collins | 11 | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 6 | | 0 |
| - | Paul Zsidy | | | | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ethan Fitzgerald | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 12 | | 0 |
| - | Oli Loiacono | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | WD | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Seth Burchartz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| - | Carly Fleming | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | | 0 |
| - | Jarrod Hurst | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | | 0 |
| - | Giuseppe Imbrogno | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 13 | | 0 |
| - | Adrian Sarkis | | | | | | 15 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jason Liddel | 15 | 14 | 13 | | | DNS | Ret | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Kaleb Belak | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 17 | 15 | | 0 |
| - | Micheal Stephen | | | | | | 21 | Ret | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Byron Lutelu | | | | | | 18 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
Pole Position Winners :
| Round | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Jack Bussey | Borland Racing Developments |
| 2 | Jack Bussey | Borland Racing Developments |
| 3 | Kobi Williams | Privateer/Borland Racing Development |
| 4 | Liam Loiacono | BF Racing |
| 5 | Kobi Williams | Privateer/Borland Racing Development |
| 6 | Harrison Sellars | Altatek |
| 7 | Liam Loiacono | BF Racing |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
Round Winners :
| Round | Winner | Second place | Third Place |
| 1 | Eddie Beswick | Cody Maynes-Rutty | Daniel Frougas |
| 2 | Zak Lobko | Harrison Sellars | Liam Loiacono |
| 3 | Kobi Williams | Eddie Beswick | Jack Bussey |
| 4 | Liam Loiacono | Eddie Beswick | Kobi Williams |
| 5 | Jack Bussey | Joe Fawcett | Eddie Beswick |
| 6 | Harrison Sellars | Cody Maynes-Rutty | Eddie Beswick |
| 7 | Kobi Williams | Liam Loiacono | Jack Bussey |