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2018 Australian Formula 4 Championship

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The 2018 CAMS Australian Formula 4 Championship (initially known for sponsorship purposes as the CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship and later as the CAMS Payce Australian Formula 4 Championship)[1] was the fourth 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 7 April and ending on 4 November.[2]

The championship was won by Jayden Ojeda.[3]

Entries

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The following drivers contested the championship. The following Australian-registered teams and drivers contested the championship.

Team No Drivers Rounds
AGI Sport 5 Australia Ryan Suhle All
31 Australia Jayden Ojeda All
50 Australia Ardie Jonic 2–7
Patrizicorse 11 Australia Jackson Walls All
Team BRM 12 Australia Josh Smith All
15 Australia Lochie Hughes All
16 Australia Tommy Smith All
27 Australia Zayd Tones All
73 Australia Cameron Shields 1–5
78 Australia Aaron Love All
Astuti Motorsport 38 Australia Antonio Astuti 1–2, 4–7
Source:[4]

Each entry utilised a Mygale M14-F4 chassis and a Ford engine.[5]

Calendar

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The 2018 championship was held across seven rounds in Australia and New Zealand, supporting the Supercars Championship and the Shannons Nationals.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Australia Symmons Plains Raceway
(Launceston, Tasmania)
7 April Australia Cameron Shields Australia Cameron Shields Australia Cameron Shields Team BRM
R2 8 April Australia Cameron Shields Australia Ryan Suhle AGI Sport
R3 Australia Cameron Shields Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Cameron Shields Team BRM
2 R4 Australia Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)
2 June Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
R5 3 June Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
R6 Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
3 R7 Australia Queensland Raceway
(Ipswich, Queensland)
21 July Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
R8 22 July Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
R9 Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
4 R10 Australia Winton Motor Raceway
(Winton, Victoria)
1 September Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Ryan Suhle AGI Sport
R11 Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Lochie Hughes Team BRM
R12 Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
5 R13 2 September Australia Cameron Shields Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
R14 Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Aaron Love Team BRM
R15 Australia Cameron Shields Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
6 R16 Australia Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales)
22 September Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
R17 23 September Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
R18 Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
7 R19 New Zealand Pukekohe Park Raceway
(Pukekohe, Auckland Region)
3 November Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Ryan Suhle AGI Sport
R20 4 November Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
R21 Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport
Source[2]

Calendar changes

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Points system

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Championship points were awarded in each race as follows:[6]

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

Championship standings

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Pos Driver SYM PHI QLD WIN1 WIN2 SYD PUK Points
1 Australia Jayden Ojeda 4 Ret 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 9 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 412
2 Australia Ryan Suhle 2 1 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 1 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 2 1 2 2 354
3 Australia Aaron Love 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 5 1 4 2 2 3 3 4 4 307
4 Australia Cameron Shields 1 2 1 2 2 Ret 2 4 2 2 2 4 7 2 2 242
5 Australia Lochie Hughes 5 4 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 1 5 4 Ret 5 4 5 4 5 3 5 224
6 Australia Jackson Walls 7 6 8 7 Ret 4 7 8 5 6 4 9 3 9 10 5 3 Ret 9 5 3 148
7 Australia Zayd Tones 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 Ret 10 9 5 7 7 6 5 6 8 9 137
8 Australia Tommy Smith 9 8 5 11 8 7 10 9 9 8 7 7 8 7 9 6 9 8 4 6 6 99
9 Australia Josh Smith 8 7 10 9 10 8 8 7 8 5 Ret 6 11 8 6 8 8 6 10 10 7 86
10 Australia Antonio Astuti 10 9 9 8 7 9 9 5 8 6 6 8 10 7 9 8 9 8 72
11 Australia Ardie Jonic 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 8 11 10 Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 7 7 10 35
Pos Driver SYM PHI QLD WIN1 WIN2 SYD PUK 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
† — Did not finish, but classified

References

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  1. ^ Howard, Tom (1 June 2018). "Australian F4 reveals new title sponsor". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2018 Calendar". Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ 2018 Championship - Points after Round Seven, www.formula4.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ "FOUR SEASONS OF FORMULA 4". Australian Formula 4. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ 2018 CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship certified by FIA - Technical Regulations V2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. ^ 2018 CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship certified by FIA - Sporting Regulations V2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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