2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship

2015 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 2015 Australian Formula 3 Championship was an Austrailian motor racing competition for cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations.^[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Championship, with Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.^[1] The championship began on the 27th of March at Sandown Raceway and ended on the 18th of October at Wakefield Park after seven rounds across three states.^[2] The title, which was the 15th Australian Formula 3 Championship, was won by Ricky Capo.

CAMS removed the Gold Star award from the Australian Formula 3 Championship for 2015.^[3] The move ended a 58-year tradition, the award being the third oldest continually awarded CAMS title after the Australian Grand Prix and Australian Hillclimb Championship.

Race Calendar

Jon Collins & Ricky Capo Winton 2015

Ricky Capo wins the Championship by four points driving a Dallara F311 (2011/Latest Spec Chassis) Mugen-Honda

Jon Collins finished second in the Championship driving a Dallara F311 (2011/Latest Spec Chassis) Mercedes-Benz

The Championship was contested over a seven round series.^[2]

Round [2]	Circuit	Date	Format	Championship Class winner	National Class winner	Kumho Cup winner
1	Sandown Raceway	27–29 March	Three races	Ricky Capo Dallara F311 Mugen Honda	Luke Spalding Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Andrew Roberts Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel
2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	22–24 May	Three races	Jon Collins Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Luke Spalding Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	not present
3	Winton Motor Raceway	12–14 June	Three races	Jon Collins Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Luke Spalding Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	not present
4	Sydney Motorsport Park	3–5 July	Three races	Jon Collins Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Luke Spalding Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Shane Wilson Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel
5	Queensland Raceway	7–9 August	Three races	Jon Collins Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Luke Spalding Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Paul Scott Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo
6	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	18–20 September	Three races	Tim Macrow Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Paul Scott Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo	not present
7	Wakefield Park	16–18 October	Four races	Ricky Capo Dallara F311 Mugen Honda	Andrew Wlodek Dallara F307 Mugen Honda	Ross McAlpine Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo

Note:

• Mount Panorama was removed from the calendar after being included for the last three years.

• The results for each round of the Championship were determined by the results of the final race of the round.^[1]

• The Kumho Cup was contested only at Rounds 1,4,5 and 7.^[1]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2015 Australian Formmula 3 Championship.

Team	Class	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Rounds
Bob Johns racing/Gilmour Racing	Championship	Dallara F311	Volkswagen	3	Chris Gilmour	5
R-Tek Motorsport	Championship	Dallara F311	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	8	Roland Legge	4-7
		Dallara F307		6		1
	National				Dennie Rumble	2,4
					Roman Krumins	5
			Spiess-Opel	7	Nathan Kumar	All
	Kumho cup	Dallara F304		9	Andrew Roberts	1
					Keegan Brain	5
Wiltec Industries	Khumo cup	Dallara F304	Spiess-Opel	13	Shane Wilson	4-5,7
Trent Shirvington	Championship	Mygale M11	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	14	Trent Shirvington	All
Gilmour Racing	Championship	Dallara F311	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	17	Jon Collins	All
	National	Dallara F307		23	Luke Spalding	1-5
Harvest Motorsport	Championship	Mygale M11	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	46	Shane Ryding	1-3,5,7
Ross McAlpine	Khumo cup	Dallara F304	Renault-Sodemo	81	Ross McAlpine	4,7
Ellery Motorsport Enterprises	Championship	Dallara F311	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	83	Luke Ellery	4
Alpine Motorsport	Championship	Dallara F307	HWA-Mercedes-Benz	88	Tim Macrow	6
	National				Dennie Rumble	7
Paul Scott	Khumo cup	Dallara F304	Renault-Sodemo	89	Paul Scott	5
	National					6
Wlodek Racing	National	Dallara F307	Mugen-Honda	91	Andrew Wlodek	4,7
Ricky Capo Racing	Championship	Dallara F311	Mugen-Honda	92	Ricky Capo	All

Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of four classes:^[1]

• Australian Formula 3 Championship – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2011.^[1]
• National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2007.^[1]
• Kumho Cup Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004.^[1]
• Invitational Class.^[1]

Points system

Championship points were awarded in each class as follows:^[1]

• One point to the driver placed in the highest grid position in each class for the first race at each round.^[1]
• 12–9–8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the first ten finishing positions in each class in each of the first two races at each round.^[1]
• 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten finishing positions in each class in the third race at each round and in the fourth race at the Wakfield Park round.^[1]
• One point to the driver that achieved the fastest lap time in each class in each race of the championship.^[1]

Championship Standings

	Championship Class
Position	Driver [4]	No.[5]	Car [5]	Competitor / Team [5]	Points [4]
1	Ricky Capo	92	Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda	Ricky Capo Racing	276
2	Jon Collins	17	Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Gilmour Racing	272
3	Trent Shirvington	14	Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz	Trent Shirvington	163
4	Roland Legge	6 8	Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	R-Tek Motorsport	135
5	Shane Ryding	46	Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz	Harvest Motorsport	97
6	Tim Macrow	88	Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Alpine Motorsport	48
7	Chris Gilmour	3	Dallara F311 Volkswagen	Bobby Johns Racing/Gilmour Racing	24
8	Luke Ellery	85	Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz	Ellery Motorsport Enterprises	18
	National Class
Position	Driver	No.	Car	Competitor / Team	Points
1	Luke Spalding	23	Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	Gilmour Racing	231
2	Nathan Kumar	7	Dallara F307 Spiess-Opel	R-Tek Motorsport	115
3	Dennie Rumble	6	Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	R-Tek Motorsport	100
4	Andrew Wlodek	91	Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda	Wlodek Racing	62
5	Paul Scott	89	Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo	Paul Scott	38
6	Roman Krumins	6	Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz	R-Tek Motorsport	36
	Kumho Cup
Position	Driver [6]	No.	Car	Competitor / Team	Points
1	Shane Wilson	13	Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel	Wiltec Industries	127
2	Ross McAlpine	81	Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo	Ross McAlpine	89
3	Andrew Roberts	9	Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel	R-Tek Motorsport	48
	Paul Scott	89	Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo	Paul Scott	48
5	Keegan Brain	9	Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel	R-Tek Motorsport	20

See also

• Australian Drivers' Championship
• Australian Formula 3

References

1. 2015 CAMS Australian Formula 3 Championship Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
2. 2015 Championship Schedule, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
3. CAMS parks Gold Star as F3 fields dwindle, www.speedcafe.com, as archived at web.archive.org
4. Latest Results, 2015 Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship, www.formula3.com.au
5. Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au
6. Kumho Cup standings were not included in the championship results as published at http://www.formula3.com.au/results.asp

External links

• Official website
• Online race results at www.natsoft.com.au
• Shannons Nationals
• 2015 Results, www.formula3.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org on 29 December 2015