2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship
{{Short description|Racing competition in Australia}}
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|title = Australian Formula Ford Championship
|link = Australian Formula Ford Championship
|year = 2004
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The 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cams.com.au/bulletins/B04-002%202004%20Formula%20Ford%20Championship%20Sporting%20Regulations.pdf |title=2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org |access-date=2005-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050623215559/http://www.cams.com.au/bulletins/B04-002%202004%20Formula%20Ford%20Championship%20Sporting%20Regulations.pdf |archive-date=2005-06-23 |url-status=dead }} The championship was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was promoted as the 2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship. It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as the 12th Australian Formula Ford Championship.Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
The championship was won by David Reynolds driving a Van Diemen RF04.{{Cite web |url=http://www.formulaford.com.au/nationalcompetition/2004.htm |title=2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship - Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org |access-date=2004-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041013225111/http://www.formulaford.com.au/nationalcompetition/2004.htm |archive-date=2004-10-13 |url-status=dead }}
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.
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| Circuit[http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results/ Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > 2004] Retrieved 3 April 2019 | State |
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| 20–22 February | Bryce Washington |
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| Eastern Creek International Raceway | 2–4 April | James Small |
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| 11–13 June |
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| 2–4 July |
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| Victoria | 23–25 July | Jason Liefting |
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| Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | 13–15 August |
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| 20–22 August |
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| Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 10–12 September |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers at each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.
Standings
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| 1
| align="center" | 6 | Van Diemen RF04 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 38 | align="center" | 44 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 52 | align="center" | 48 | align="center" | 49 | align="center" | 287 |
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| 2
| align="center" | 25 | Spectrum 010 | align="center" | 32 | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 57 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 285 |
| 3
| align="center" | 26 | Spectrum 010 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 61 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | 54 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 247 |
| 4
| Brett Francis | align="center" | 2 | Van Diemen RF03 | VIP Petfoods / BF Racing | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 40 | align="center" | 42 | align="center" | 34 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 34 | align="center" | 230 |
| 5
| James Small | align="center" | 5 | Van Diemen RF04 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 53 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 27 | align="center" | 30 | align="center" | 170 |
| 6
| align="center" | 18 | Van Diemen RF04 | Landscape Developments / Fleetcare | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 60 | align="center" | 32 | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 167 |
| 7
| Bryce Washington | align="center" | 3 | Van Diemen RF04 | ADRAD / Sonic Motorsport | align="center" | 45 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 128 |
| 8
| Jason Liefting | align="center" | 77 | Project Sports | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 46 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 122 |
| 9
| Michael Trimble | align="center" | 5 | Van Diemen RF04 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 34 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 108 |
| 10
| David Sieders | align="center" | 23 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 89 |
| 11
| align="center" | 62 | Spectrum 010 | Latitude Development Group | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 73 |
| 12
| Anthony Preston | align="center" | 8 | Van Diemen RF01 | Pettaras Press Racing | align="center" | - | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 38 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 56 |
| 13
| align="center" | 39 | Spectrum 09 | Arrow Karts | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 46 |
| 14
| Shannon O'Brien | align="center" | 79 | Van Diemen RF03 | Shannon O'Brien | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 38 |
| 15
| Clayton Pyne | align="center" | 10 | Van Diemen RF01 | Maxim Constructions | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 36 |
| 16
| align="center" | 74 | Spectrum 010 | Nomad Racing | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 25 |
| 17
| Joel Spychala | align="center" | 11 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Mid Coast Ford | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 21 |
| rowspan=2 | 18
| Glenn Welch | align="center" | 17 | Mygale SJ98 | S&D Welch Removals | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 17 |
| Mark Douglas
| align="center" | 16 | Van Diemen RF01 | HSE Mining / North City Holden | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 17 |
| 20
| Todd Fiore | align="center" | 40 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | Fastlane Racing | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 16 |
| 21
| align="center" | 44 | Van Diemen RF95 | Alex Davison | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 |
| 22
| Cade Southall | align="center" | 28 | Van Diemen RF01 | Collex / Davies Craig | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 11 |
| rowspan=2 | 23
| Nathan Caratti | align="center" | 32 | Van Diemen RF04 | Fastlane Racing | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 6 |
| Aaron Caratti
| align="center" | 22 | Stealth Van Diemen RF92 | Aaron Caratti | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 6 |
| 25
| Ian Moncrieff | align="center" | 45 | Van Diemen RF01 | Brisbane Bullets / VIP Petfoods | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 |
| 26
| Dominic Kennedy | align="center" | 27 | Van Diemen RF01 | Minda Motorsport | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 |
| rowspan=2 | 27
| Paul Fiore | align="center" | 30 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Landscape Developments / Fleetcare | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 |
| Daniel Pappas
| align="center" | 9 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | QLD Group | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 |
| rowspan=6 | 29
| align="center" | 24 | Van Diemen RF01 | Ben Fitzgerald | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
| William Hall
| align="center" | 55 | Spectrum 06 | Net Velocity | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
| Tristan Hughes
| align="center" | 37 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | Tony Lemessurier | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
| Brett Hobson
| align="center" | 50 | Spectrum 09c | CAMS Driver Development Program | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
| Robert Storey
| align="center" | 16 | Van Diemen RF92 | Fuchs Lubricants / Transtar Express | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
| Troy Woolston
| align="center" | 9 | Mygale SJ01 | James Small Racing | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1 |
All competing cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as defined by CAMS. These regulations specified the mandatory use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.Formula Ford, 2004 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-34
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