The 2006 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Formula 3 cars.[1] The title was contested over an eight-round, 16 race series,[2] with the winner being awarded the 2006 CAMS Gold Star.[1] The series was organised and administered by Formula 3 Australia Inc. and was officially known as the "2006 Khumo Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship for the Australian Drivers' Championship".[3] It is recognised by CAMS as the 50th Australian Drivers' Championship[4] and as the 6th Australian Formula 3 Championship.[5]
2006 Australian Drivers' Champion Ben Clucas at the Mallala round of the championship
British driver Ben Clucas dominated the series driving a Team BRMDallara F304-Spiess Opel.[6] Clucas won eleven of the twelve races he contested, finishing 52 points ahead of Tim Macrow (Dallara F301-Spiess Opel). Michael Trimble finished third in the points standings, driving a Dallara F304-Renault. Macrow was the only driver to defeat Clucas for a race win before the British driver left the series after Round 6 with an unassailable lead in the points. Macrow also won three of the other four races with Trimble winning the first of the two races held at Queensland Raceway.
Tim Macrow placed 2nd in the championshipMichael Trimble placed 3rd in the championshipChris Gilmour placed 4th in the championshipLeanne Tander placed 5th in the championship
The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.[2]
Formula 3 Championship: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004[3]
Formula 3 National Class: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001[3]
Formula 3 Trophy Class: Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998[3]
The relevant FIA Formula 3 regulations were subject to specific amendments for Australian competition, as outlined in the championship regulations.[3]
Points systemedit
Points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first ten positions in each class in each race.[3] One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time in each class for each race and one point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each class in each race, but only if that driver was classified as a finisher in the race.[3]
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2006, australian, drivers, championship, previous, 2005, next, 2007, cams, sanctioned, national, motor, racing, title, open, formula, cars, title, contested, over, eight, round, race, series, with, winner, being, awarded, 2006, cams, gold, star, series, organi. 2006 Australian Drivers Championship Previous 2005 Next 2007 The 2006 Australian Drivers Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title open to Formula 3 cars 1 The title was contested over an eight round 16 race series 2 with the winner being awarded the 2006 CAMS Gold Star 1 The series was organised and administered by Formula 3 Australia Inc and was officially known as the 2006 Khumo Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship for the Australian Drivers Championship 3 It is recognised by CAMS as the 50th Australian Drivers Championship 4 and as the 6th Australian Formula 3 Championship 5 2006 Australian Drivers Champion Ben Clucas at the Mallala round of the championshipBritish driver Ben Clucas dominated the series driving a Team BRM Dallara F304 Spiess Opel 6 Clucas won eleven of the twelve races he contested finishing 52 points ahead of Tim Macrow Dallara F301 Spiess Opel Michael Trimble finished third in the points standings driving a Dallara F304 Renault Macrow was the only driver to defeat Clucas for a race win before the British driver left the series after Round 6 with an unassailable lead in the points Macrow also won three of the other four races with Trimble winning the first of the two races held at Queensland Raceway Contents 1 Calendar 2 Class structure 3 Points system 4 Championship results 5 ReferencesCalendar edit nbsp Tim Macrow placed 2nd in the championship nbsp Michael Trimble placed 3rd in the championship nbsp Chris Gilmour placed 4th in the championship nbsp Leanne Tander placed 5th in the championshipThe championship was contested over an eight round series with two races per round 2 Rd 2 Circuit 2 State Date 2 1 Wakefield Park Raceway New South Wales 3 5 March2 Symmons Plains International Raceway Tasmania 7 9 April3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 19 21 May4 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia 23 25 June5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales 7 9 July6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria 18 20 August7 Queensland Raceway Ipswich Queensland 2 3 September 7 8 Oran Park Raceway New South Wales 28 29 October 7 Class structure editCars competed in three classes 3 Formula 3 Championship Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2004 3 Formula 3 National Class Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001 3 Formula 3 Trophy Class Cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998 3 The relevant FIA Formula 3 regulations were subject to specific amendments for Australian competition as outlined in the championship regulations 3 Points system editPoints were awarded on a 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 basis for the first ten positions in each class in each race 3 One point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest qualifying time in each class for each race and one point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each class in each race but only if that driver was classified as a finisher in the race 3 Championship results edit Wakefield Pk Symmons Pl Phillip Island Mallala Eastern Ck Phillip Island Qld Raceway Oran Park TotalPosition Driver 8 No 9 Car 10 Entrant 9 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Points 8 Championship Class 1 Ben Clucas 4 amp 84 Dallara F304 Spiess Gawler Farm Machinery 22 21 22 12 22 21 22 21 22 21 22 21 2492 Tim Macrow 2560 Dallara F301 SpiessDallara F304 Spiess Tim Macrow RacingScud Racing 10 12 10 6 12 12 15 13 12 16 0 1 16 21 20 21 1973 Michael Trimble 10 Dallara F304 Renault Astuti Motorsport 12 15 12 22 15 16 12 15 15 12 15 10 20 0 1914 Chris Gilmour 60 amp 17 Dallara F304 Spiess Gilmour Racing 3 10 6 10 8 8 8 10 6 8 10 12 8 12 16 15 1505 Leanne Tander 42 Dallara F304 Spiess Fleetcare TanderSport 6 8 8 8 10 10 10 0 8 6 12 15 11 6 1186 Chris Alajajian 22 Dallara F304 Renault Jack Hillerman 15 7 15 15 10 10 0 10 827 Stuart Kostera 24 amp 29 Dallara F304 Renault PHR Scuderia 4 4 8 6 11 16 12 13 748 Andy Knight 11 Dallara F304 Renault Astuti Motorsport 0 8 12 10 309 Daniel Pappas 10 Dallara F304 Renault Astuti Motorsport 8 8 1610 Stephen Borness 7 Dallara F301 Fiat Adnet Technology 8 4 2 2 1611 Maher Algadri 23 Dallara F304 Renault Audi Centre Melbourne 3 0 6 6 1512 Jason Vince 3 Dallara F304 Spiess Kings Transport 4 3 4 4 1513 Laurent LePage 3 Dallara F304 Spiess Kings Transport 6 8 1414 Matt Sofi 2 Dallara F301 Fiat Transwest Insurance Brokers 6 0 6 0 1215 David Borg 24 Dallara F304 Renault Insight F3 3 3 6 National Class 1 Ricky Occhipinti 32 Dallara F301 Spiess Formula Uno Racing 20 16 22 2 21 22 16 20 1 17 22 22 2012 Tim Berryman 33 Dallara F301 Spiess Berryman Racing 17 21 12 15 21 20 0 15 22 22 1653 Chris Barry 6 Dallara F301 Spiess PRB Australia 12 12 15 0 15 12 1 0 15 15 974 John Boothman 12 Dallara F301 Fiat John Boothman 15 12 12 12 515 Stuart Kostera 70 Dallara F301 Mugen PHR Scuderia 21 14 356 Maher Algadri 70 Dallara F301 Mugen PHR Scuderia 15 20 35 Trophy Class 1 Graeme Holmes 21 Dallara F398 Toyota Decentralised Demountables 22 22 22 1 22 22 22 22 22 22 1992 Lauren Gray 87 Dallara F396 Toyota Softelm Pty Ltd 22 22 12 12 10 8 10 15 12 15 12 12 1 1 15 15 1943 Bill Maddocks 88 Dallara F396 Toyota Softelm Pty Ltd 16 15 12 10 12 20 15 12 15 15 1 0 10 12 1654 Rod Anderson 37 Dallara F396 Toyota Hack Anderson amp Thomas 21 22 15 12 15 13 0 10 12 10 1305 Ian Haines 68 Dallara F398 Toyota Ian Haines 20 21 416 Brian Sampson 78 Dallara F396 Toyota Speco VHT 0 15 15References edit a b CAMS Australian Championships 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport page 17 2 a b c d e Grant Rowley Stars and Stripes The Annual Australian Motorsport Number 2 2006 pages 84 90 a b c d e f g h Sporting Regulations for the 2006 Australian Formula 3 Championship Retrieved on 15 July 2011 www camsmanual com au gt About CAMS gt Titles CAMS Gold Star Archived 30 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 July 2011 www camsmanual com au gt About CAMS gt Titles Australian Titles Archived 30 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 July 2011 Gold Star Winners 1957 2009 formula3 com au Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 10 June 2010 a b The Series Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Series Archived from the original on 19 August 2006 Retrieved 3 August 2019 a b 2006 Championship Standings Retrieved on 15 July 2011 a b Natsoft Race Results Archive 2006 Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 July 2011 2006 Race Results Retrieved on 15 July 2011 nbsp 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