# 2005 Australian Formula 4000 Championship

The 2005 Australian Formula 4000 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 4000 racing cars.
This was the first title to be contested under the Australian Formula 4000 Championship name although the category had competed for the Australian Drivers' Championship under its previous Formula Holden and Formula Brabham names from 1989 to 2002 and then as Formula 4000 in 2003 and 2004.

## Calendar

The title was contested over a six-round series with two races per round.
* Round 1, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 20–22 May
* Round 2, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 1–3 July
* Round 3, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South Wales, 22–24 July
* Round 4, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 19–21 August
* Round 5, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 16–18 September
* Round 6, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 11–13 November

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race. A bonus point was allocated to the driver setting pole position at each round and to the driver achieving the fastest lap in each race.

## Results

| Pos | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1/Q | R1/R1 | R1/R2 | R2/Q | R2/R1 | R2/R2 | R3/Q | R3/R1 | R3/R2 | R4/Q | R4/R1 | R4/R2 | R5/Q | R5/R1 | R5/R2 | R6/Q | R6/R1 | R6/R2 | Total |
| 1 | Peter Hackett | 1 | Reynard 96D Holden | Ralt Australia | - | - | - | - | 12 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 21 | - | 21 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 201 |
| 2 | Ty Hanger | 48 | Reynard 95D Holden | Pluim Interiors | 1 | 12 | - | 1 | 21 | 16 | - | 16 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - | 16 | 15 | - | 15 | 15 | 174 |
| 3 | Derek Pingel | 8 | Reynard 95D Holden | Aust Lifestyle Management | - | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | 12 | - | 8 | 10 | - | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 12 | 122 |
| 4 | Ben Crighton | 2 | Reynard 95D Holden | Ralt Australia | - | 8 | 12 | - | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 66 |
| 5 | Terry Clearihan | 27 | Reynard 92D Holden | NNS / Braddon Automart | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | 6 | - | 52 |
| 6 | Les Crampton | 74 | Reynard 97D Holden | Hocking Motorsport | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | Neil McFadyen | 1 | Reynard 96D Holden | John Herman | - | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 |
| 8 | Mark West | 50 | Reynard 98D Holden | Just Parts Magazine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 10 | 27 |
| 9 | Ash Lowe | 18 | Lola T93-50 Holden | Archerfield Speed Karts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| | Christian Murchison | 74 | Reynard 97D Holden | Hocking Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | 24 |
| 11 | Sam Dale | 12 | Reynard 94D Holden | Mumbo Racing | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 24 |
| 12 | Stephen Borness | 17 | Reynard 96D Holden | Mantis Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 13 | Ricky Occhipinti | 32 | Reynard 97D Holden | Ricky Occhipinti | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| 14 | Chris Farrell | 17 | Reynard 96D Holden | Mantis Racing | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| 15 | Ray Hanger | 44 | Reynard 92D Holden | Ray Hanger | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| 16 | Bob Muir | 77 | Reynard 94D Holden | Guardian Loan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 17 | Bob Power | 48 | Ralt RT23 Holden | NJIS Party Hire | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 18 | Matthew Fox | 24 | Reynard 91D Holden | Mumbo Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | Brendan Julius | 24 | Reynard Holden | Mumbo Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 20 | Mark Ellis | 17 | Reynard 96D Holden | Christopher Farrell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |