# 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2003 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars. It was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Championship. The title, which was the eleventh Australian Formula Ford Championship, was won by Neil McFadyen driving a Van Diemen RF94.

## Race calendar

The championship was contested over eight rounds with two races per round.
| Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver |
| 1 | 11–13 April | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Tony Pugliese |
| 2 | 2–4 May | Eastern Creek International Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Tony Pugliese |
| 3 | 23–25 May | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Glen Hastings |
| 4 | 6–8 June | Barbagallo Raceway | Wanneroo, Western Australia | Glen Hastings |
| 5 | 18–20 July | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Glen Hastings |
| 6 | 15–17 August | Oran Park Motorsport Park | Sydney, New South Wales | Neil McFadyen |
| 7 | 30–31 August | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | Neil McFadyen |
| 8 | 12–14 September | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | James Small |
Round placings were based on the addition of championship points awarded in both races.

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each race.
An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round.

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Phi | Eas | Win | Bar | Que | Ora | Mal | San | Total |
| 1 | Neil McFadyen | 59 | Van Diemen RF94 | Speedzone / Tankworld / Antune | 17 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 223 |
| 2 | Glen Hastings | 5 | Van Diemen RF01 | Valvoline / Cummins / Repco | 8 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 206 |
| 2 | Tony Pugliese | 3 | Van Diemen RF01 | Valvoline / Cummins / Repco | 20 | 41 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 16 | 20 | 206 |
| 4 | Brett Francis | 2 | Van Diemen RF02 | Bryce Francis Automotive | 10 | 32 | - | 28 | 30 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 150 |
| 5 | Bryce Washington | 9 | Van Diemen RF03 | Adrad Radiators | 1 | - | 20 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 111 |
| 6 | Tim Macrow | 11 | Spectrum 09 | Bosch Batteries | 12 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | - | 92 |
| 7 | Justin Cotter | 4 | Spectrum 09 | Factory Enterprises | 14 | 14 | 10 | - | 22 | - | - | - | 60 |
| 7 | Ian Dyk | 45 | Van Diemen RF98 | Selleys RP7 / Dulux / Pettaras Press | - | 14 | - | - | - | 12 | 6 | 28 | 60 |
| 9 | Michael Trimble | 15 | Van Diemen RF01 | Sonic Motor Racing Services | - | 8 | 24 | 10 | 4 | - | 6 | - | 52 |
| 10 | James Small | 12 | Mygale SJ01 | James Small | 2 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 51 |
| 11 | Adam Macrow | 50 | Spectrum 09 | Just Cars Magazine | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | 28 |
| 12 | David Reynolds | 96 | Van Diemen RF02 | Lart-Equip / Nexus Consulting | 6 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Dean Fiore | 18 | Van Diemen RF94 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 14 | Kurt Wimmer | 32 | Van Diemen RF02 | Wimmer Softdrinks | - | 1 | 2 | - | 16 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
| 15 | Cade Southall | 28 | Van Diemen RF94 | Collex Davies Craig | 4 | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| 16 | Anthony Preston | 19 | Van Diemen RF01 | Simon Derrick | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
| 16 | Mark Ceveri | 8 | Van Diemen RF95 | Thrifty-Link Hardware | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 13 |
| 18 | John Petit | 33 | Van Diemen RF93 | Corporate Fleet Control | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 11 |
| 18 | Daniel Pappas | 57 | Van Diemen RF93 | QLD Group / Nirvana Body | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 20 | Paul Fiore | 30 | Van Diemen RF92 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| 20 | Clayton Pyne | 36 | Van Diemen RF01 | Dowling Real Estate / Hawks Nest | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 22 | Tim Slade | 24 | Van Diemen RF92 | Steel Building Systems | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 23 | Adam Hickey | 43 | Spectrum 06B | Rupert Collins Plastics | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Adam Graham | 66 | Spectrum 09B | Supercheap Auto | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 24 | David Sieders | 23 | Van Diemen RF94 | Anglo Australian Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Steve Baxter | 33 | Van Diemen RF92 | Steve Baxter | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |

### Avon Rookie of the Year

* The Avon Rookie of the Year title was awarded to Bryce Washington.