2017 Australian Formula 4 Championship

The 2017 CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship was the third Australian Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing competition for open-wheel racing cars complying with Formula 4 regulations, which were created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for entry-level open-wheel championships. Teams and drivers competed in twenty-one races at six venues, starting on 8 April and ending on 22 October.

Teams and drivers

Ryan Suhle placed fourth in the championship driving for Zagame Motorsport Juniors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2017 Australian Formula 4 Championship.

Team No. Drivers Status Rounds
AGI Sport 4 Sage Murdoch R 5–7
44 1–4
21 Harley Haber R 1–3, 6
76 Zakkary Best R All
97 Nick Rowe All
Zagame Motorsport Juniors 5 Ryan Suhle R All
7 Tyler Everingham All
96 Luis Leeds 7
Team BRM 11 Zane Morse R All
27 Simon Fallon All
30 Liam Lawson R All
73 Cameron Shields All
78 Aaron Love R All
91 Josh Denton 1–4
JRD Development 61 Jordan Mazzaroli R All
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Calendar

All rounds supported the Supercars Championship, with the exceptions of rounds one, two and four that featured within the Shannons Nationals.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Sandown Raceway, Melbourne 8 April Nick Rowe Josh Denton Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R2 Liam Lawson Josh Denton Team BRM
R3 Liam Lawson Cameron Shields Liam Lawson Team BRM
2 R1 9 April Ryan Suhle Nick Rowe Liam Lawson Team BRM
R2 Nick Rowe Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3 Ryan Suhle Nick Rowe Nick Rowe AGI Sport
3 R1 Barbagallo Raceway, Perth 6 May Nick Rowe Nick Rowe Cameron Shields Team BRM
R2 7 May Josh Denton Liam Lawson Team BRM
R3 Nick Rowe Cameron Shields Cameron Shields Team BRM
4 R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island 27 May Ryan Suhle Cameron Shields Ryan Suhle Zagame Motorsport Juniors
R2 Nick Rowe Tyler Everingham Zagame Motorsport Juniors
R3 28 May Ryan Suhle Ryan Suhle Simon Fallon Team BRM
5 R1 Queensland Raceway, Ipswich 29 July Nick Rowe Nick Rowe Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R2 Nick Rowe Cameron Shields Team BRM
R3 30 July Nick Rowe Cameron Shields Nick Rowe AGI Sport
6 R1 Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek 19 August Cameron Shields Nick Rowe Cameron Shields Team BRM
R2 20 August Nick Rowe Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3 Cameron Shields Cameron Shields Nick Rowe AGI Sport
7 R1 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise 21 October Nick Rowe Simon Fallon Liam Lawson Team BRM
R2 Nick Rowe Nick Rowe AGI Sport
R3 22 October Nick Rowe Nick Rowe Liam Lawson Team BRM

Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' standings

Pos Driver SAN1 SAN2 BAR PHI QLD SYD SUR Points
1 Nick Rowe 1 4 5 3 1 1 4 2 2 4 3 Ret 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 378
2 Liam Lawson 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 9 3 10 7 10 4 6 6 6 3 1 4 1 300
3 Cameron Shields Ret Ret 2 2 3 5 1 5 1 2 8 3 2 1 7 1 2 2 11 Ret 6 276
4 Ryan Suhle 3 3 3 9 7 4 8 6 Ret 1 12 2 4 2 2 5 3 5 5 3 9 230
5 Tyler Everingham 6 5 10 Ret 9 9 2 4 3 10 1 5 5 7 3 3 5 4 6 5 7 196
6 Simon Fallon 11 6 6 Ret Ret 10 7 11 6 6 5 1 7 10 4 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 3 134
7 Zane Morse Ret 10 13 7 8 7 10 7 7 5 2 8 9 8 5 Ret 4 9 8 2 8 118
8 Josh Denton 4 1 4 8 11 8 5 3 4 Ret 11 4 106
9 Aaron Love 7 8 8 6 10 3 9 9 5 7 6 Ret 8 9 8 9 Ret 10 4 Ret 5 101
10 Zak Best 8 Ret 11 5 4 Ret 13 10 10 9 9 6 6 6 10 8 7 7 9 6 11 83
11 Jordan Mazzaroli     5 7 7 Ret 5 Ret 6 8 11 8 7 9 11 11 9 Ret 8 8 10 7 Ret 73
12 Sage Murdoch 10 Ret 12 10 Ret 11 12 13 8 Ret 4 Ret 3 5 Ret 4 Ret 11 Ret 8 10 60
13 Harley Haber 9 9 9 4 6 6 11 12 12 7 Ret 12 40
14 Luis Leeds 7 Ret 4 18
Pos Driver SAN1 SAN2 BAR PHI QLD SYD SUR Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

References

  1. ^ "2017 Calendar Announced". 30 November 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The Driver Lineups So Far". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "AGI Sport Recruit Two New Racers". 14 November 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "AGI Sport confirms third Formula 4 driver". 13 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Rowe, Lawson confirmed for F4 campaigns". 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Zagame Motorsport To Make Formula 4 Debut". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ^ "CAMS and Castrol, the perfect mix". 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. ^ "LAWSON CONFIRMED FOR AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 4 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE". 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Cameron Shields Signs With Team BRM". 18 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Aaron Love Follows His Brother To Team BRM". 22 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Formula 4 Does The Double At Sandown". 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  12. ^ a b "Jordan Mazzaroli signs with Junior Racing Development". 22 December 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.