# 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford cars. It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian title. Promoted as the Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, it was the 32nd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the ninth to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name.
The championship was won by Will Davison driving a Van Diemen RF01.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.
| Rd. | Circuit | State | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 25 March | Will Power | Van Diemen RF95 Ford |
| 2 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 29 April | Will Power | Van Diemen RF95 Ford |
| 3 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 23–24 June | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 4 | Calder Park Raceway | Victoria | 15 July | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 5 | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | New South Wales | 29 July | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 6 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 12 August | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 7 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 25–26 August | Will Davison | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 8 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 2 December | Nick Agland | Spectrum 05 Ford |

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis for the first ten positions in each race. One additional point was awarded for pole position at each round.

## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | No | Car | Entrant | Phi. | Eas. | Bar. | Cal. | Ora. | Mal. | Que. | San. | Total |
| 1 | Will Davison | 6 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 36 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 41 | – | 266 |
| 2 | Will Power | 7 | Van Diemen RF95 Ford | Robert Power | 37 | 40 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 210 |
| 3 | Jamie Whincup | 30 | Mygale SJ00 Ford | Whincup Racing | 28 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 146 |
| 4 | Stuart Kostera | 10 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | JW Motorsport | 1 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 6 | – | 121 |
| 5 | Nick Agland | 5 | Spectrum 05 Ford | Bosch Batteries | – | 24 | 8 | – | 22 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 108 |
| 6 | Andrew Jones | 15 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Ozemail Racing | 24 | 16 | 20 | – | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 104 |
| 7 | Marcus Marshall | 17 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | No Limit Property Developments | 2 | 3 | – | 20 | 30 | – | 32 | 14 | 101 |
| 8 | Christopher Dell | 13 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | CRG Race Centre | 20 | – | – | – | 22 | – | – | 6 | 48 |
| 9 | David Clark | 88 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Optima Motorsport | 16 | 2 | – | 20 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 47 |
| 10 | Ty Hanger | 11 | Spectrum 06B Ford | Hanger Racing | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | – | 42 |
| 11 | Daniel Elliott | 38 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | – | – | 24 | – | – | 10 | – | 4 | 38 |
| 12 | Robbie Henderson | 50 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | – | – | 14 | – | 8 | 14 | – | – | 36 |
| = | Justin Cotter | 9 | Spectrum 06B Ford | Factory Enterprises Racing | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | 18 | 12 | 36 |
| 14 | Barton Mawer | 12 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Barton Mawer Motorsport | 4 | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 26 |
| 15 | James Small | 43 | Mygale SJ01 Ford | James Small Racing | 10 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| 16 | Ash Lowe | 34 | Swift SC94K Ford | Lowe Racing | – | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 17 |
| 17 | Mark Winterbottom | 41 | Spectrum 06B Ford | Bosch Batteries | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | Veijo Phillips | 83 | Spectrum 06 Ford | Mopar Motors | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | 8 |
| 19 | Steve Baxter | 33 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | S Baxter | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| 20 | Jack Lynch | 31 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | Anglo Australian Motorsport | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 21 | Richard Chamberlain | 79 | Spectrum 06 Ford | Richard Chamberlain | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| = | Daniel Reinhardt | 28 | Spectrum 06 Ford | Daniel Reinhardt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | David Cocciolone | 82 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | Fastlane Racing | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| = | Michael Caruso | 71 | Spectrum 06 Ford | Ford Scholarship Team | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| = | Hart Mason | 40 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Sausage-Serious Business | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| = | Darren Drake | 63 | Van Diemen RF91 Ford | Fastlane Racing | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |