Welcome to the Worlds Most Cost-Effective Formula 3 Championship
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Welcome to the worlds most cost-effective Formula 3 Championship. Welcome to the Formula 3 The quest to win a title steeped in history and But go back before the 2005 season and big won by some of the biggest names in Austral- names now fill the list of successes in The long and Australian Drivers asian motorsport. Australian Formula 3. Karl Reindler, Michael Championship. Caruso, Will Power – all now elite in their In 2005, the ADC went international as chosen fields be it domestically, or twisting Fifty-four years ago, Australian racing legend Formula 3 – now Australia’s premier ‘wings internationally. Bib Stilwell took his Ferrari 500 to victories at and slicks’ category – took custodianship of Caversham, Albert Park, Lowood, Mount the Gold Star. The 2011 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Cham- road to the Panorama, Port Wakefield and Phillip Island, pionship – as it has been for six years now – to win the very first Australian Drivers Champi- Since then drivers from eleven different coun- is a mix. A mix of the worlds pre-eminent onship. tries have come to do battle in Australia’s junior development formulae in Formula 3, top starts fastest cars on Australia’s best circuits. Four and Australia’s most storied racing award. With it, Bib won the now coveted CAMS Gold Britons have now won the title, Ben Clucas, Star award, affirming his position as the best James Winslow, Joey Foster and Ben Barker It’s a combination that has delivered intense ‘top level’ open-wheel driver in Australia. all etching themselves on a now 54-year old racing, fantastic entertainment, and the skills here. cup. young drivers need to develop their careers As the years have passed the cars, circuits forward. and drivers have changed – but the competi- But Australia’s finest have stood up to the Formula 3. tion remains the same. challenge, Aaron Caratti and Tim Macrow the two to have tasted the title. Kumho Tyres - Proud sponsor of the Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship Bigger Events, More exposure. Great tracks. The Formula 3 Australian Drivers Round 1 - Winton Raceway, VIC (V8 Supercars) May 20 - 22 Championship takes in a mixture of V8 Round 2 - Hidden Valley, NT (V8 Supercars) June 17 - 19 Supercar Championship Events, plus Shannons Nationals rounds where Round 3 - Eastern Creek, NSW (Shannons Nationals) July 14 - 17 Formula 3 is the headline category. Round 4 - Morgan Park, QLD (Shannons Nationals) Aug 12 - 14 Round 5 - Sandown Raceway, VIC (Shannons Nationals) Sep 9 - 11 This mix gives F3 the best of both worlds and Round 6 - Phillip Island, VIC (Shannons Nationals) Nov 4 - 6 allows for our own ‘marquee’ Events at Round 7 - Symmons Plains, TAS (V8 Supercars) Nov 11-13 Shannons Nationals rounds whilst also befitting from the additional exposure that goes with the V8 Supercar package. *total anticipated crowd attendance - 200,000. 2009 - 32,000. Details about attendance figures and TV broadcasts can be found further in this document. The raw costs of Formula 3. Formula 3 Australia is the most cost-effective way of THE COSTS: FORMULA 3 going international-spec wings and slicks racing in Australasia - it’s as simple as that. Average Vehicle purchase price; $55,000 (F399/00/01 Dallara), $70,000 (F302/03/04 Dallara), $85-90,000 (F307 Dallara) In fact, Formula 3 is little more expensive than a full season of National Formula Ford, with a majority of operating costs Running Costs: identical, vehicle purchase prices very similar and entry fees substantially cheaper. On average, ‘fixed’ round by round costs generally amount to between $9,000 - $15,000 per round inclusive, depending on the level of investment the competitor desires, or is able, to input. This Lease drive packages are of course available with our include entry fees ($1500 / round), tyres ($1600 / round), fuel (Average = $600/ Round), amortising professional teams (see pages 10-11) or vehicles can be run the cost of an engine rebuild and all parts costs over eight rounds. by owner-drivers or family teams with great success. Formula 3 Management can happily provide a more detailed rundown of ‘raw’ prices of all Whilst there is some technical knowledge required components required to run a Formula 3 car on request. ‘Lease Drives’ are readily available with information and support is freely available from within the prices on request from our teams however generally range between $185,000 - $200,000 Formula 3 community. For a full season. Graduates of Australian F3. Formula 3 is known around the world as a development formula and in Australia, it’s no different. An elite group of Aussie F3 alumni have headed either overseas or into V8 Supercar racing after their time in the championship. V8 Supercar team owners love F3 graduates thanks to the engineering base they develop racing the cars. European team owners love them because the cars driven in Australia are the same as those raced overseas, so the learning curve is reduced at a third of the price. The list of names below are just a select bunch of drivers to have raced in Australian Formula 3 before moving up the motorsport ladder either here or abroad. Bruno Senna - went on to win in British F3, GP2 and full season in Formula 1 with Hispania Racing. Now Lotus Renault GP reserve driver. Will Power - Tested F1, now full-time driver for Team Penske in IndyCar Racing. Mitch Evans - signed to race for MW (Webber) Arden in GP3 Series. Karl Reindler - British F3, now full time driver for BJR in V8 Supercar. Michael Caruso - Fujitsu V8SC race winner, now full time driver for GRM in V8’s. Tim Slade - Fujitsu V8’s, now full-time V8 Supercar driver for Stone Bros. Racing. Walter Grumbuller - now a regular frontrunner in the British F3 Championship. Marcus Marshall - Carrera Cup race winner, V8 Supercar endure regular Marco Mapelli - winner in GT & Ferrari Challenge racing in Europe John Pettit - went to the US to engineer teams in Atlantic and Indy Lights. Christian Jones - Asian Formula 3 Championship winner, A1GP AUS driver. Nathan Caratti - regular race winner in MINI Challenge Ben Barker - Carrera Cup Australia (2011) Ben Clucas - success in European GT racing. James Winslow - won Asian F3 and Formula V6 titles, Indy Lights driver in USA. Chris Alajajian - Fujitsu race winner, MINI Challenge champion. Tom Tweedie - Now racing Fujitsu V8SC series in 2011. James Manderson - Euro F3, then engineering role with top Formula 1 teams. Leanne Tander - Bathurst & PI V8SC Enduro’s, Touring Car Masters Race winner. Peter Hackett - Australian GT and F4000 winner. Tim Macrow - Invited to test Atlantics in US, Raced GT in Europe. F3 team owner. BRUNO SENNA - won his first ever car race in Australian Formula 3, at Albert Park in 2006. Modelled on successful international Championship (Gold Star) Class series, the 2011 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship will continue with The Championship class is made up of its new race format successfully the latest cars eligible to compete in Aus- introduced in 2010. tralia, the 2005-2007 specification Dal- lara (or Mygale) Formula 3 chassis. Qualifying will be held in two parts. The first 15 minute session sets grid All cars entered in each race, irrespec- positions seven and backwards, with the tive of class, can score points towards top six cars progressing to a 10-minute the outright championship, rewarding shootout called the “Quick Six”, to high-achievement in older model cars. decide Pole Position and the first three F307 Dallara’s run at 540kg according to rows. Formula 3’s technical regulations. There is one bonus point available for Formula 3 National Class pole position in each class. The National class allows older vehicles, Race one is a 20 minute sprint race, built from 1999 – 2004 to race for their with 12 Points being awarded to the own trophies at each race and in the winner in each class, 8 for second, 7 for overall season. third and so on. Race two is also a 20 minute sprint race, with starting This allows beginner drivers to learn the positions being based on the finishing ropes before progressing to the champi- order of race one. Point’s allocation is onship class at a more affordable budget identical to race one. entry point. The Feature race decides the weekend A regulation change for 2011 will see results and features a grid generated by National Class (2004) specification cars the combined points score of races one run at 540kg. and two. One bonus point is available in each race for setting the fastest lap. The National class also encompasses the Forpark Australia Scholarship (See All cars are eligible to score points for overleaf) the outright F3ADC title, however only F399/00/01 – F302/03/04 cars can score points in the Forpark Scholarship Class. More track time, more racing. $50,000 to take a career further thanks to Forpark Aust. Around the world Formula 3 has been However this need has now been Eligible drivers will compete in the full This will ensure each driver competing in responsible for developing the driving addressed. 2011 National Class championship as a the National Class has an equal chance to skills of thousands of young drivers to 'contracted driver' and as such will be win the Forpark Scholarship. prepare them for a career in In partnership with Forpark Australia, required to fulfil the relevant terms and motorsport. Formula 3 Management will in 2011 conditions that accompany that status, i.e. Drivers will be judged on the following introduce the first ever Scholarship the driver must compete in all rounds of criteria (Full criteria to be published and In Australia, things are no different.