2024 Australian Formula Ford Series


The 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series is a motor racing competition sanctioned by Motorsport Australia for duratec formula ford racing cars held in Australia. The series represents the 54th season of the Australian Formula Ford Championship. It is recognised as a prominent developmental series for up-and-coming drivers who often advance to higher levels of motorsport. The winner of the series is rewarded with a test day in the DJR gen 3 Supercar.
Synergy Motorsport Spectrum driver Eddie Beswick won the title with a consistent season performance. The Sydney-based driver secured the title in Race 2 of the final round and won a total of three races and one round. Individual race wins were achieved by Kobi Williams, Jack Bussey, Harrison Sellars, Eddie Beswick. Liam Loiacono, Cody Maynes-Rutty and Zak Lobko.

Calendar

The 2024 Calendar comprised 21 races across 7 rounds. Bathurst made a return to the national calendar as well as a consecutive year racing with supercars at Symmons Plains. The calendar also featured a double header following Symmons Plains at Sandown.
RoundLocationDate
1Mount Panorama CircuitMarch 29–31
2Winton Motor RacewayApril 26–28
3Sydney Motorsport ParkMay 24–26
4Morgan Park RacewayJune 14–16
5Symmons Plains RacewayAugust 16–18
6Sandown International Motor RacewayAugust 23–25
7Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitOctober 4–6

Points

Championship points were awarded on a 20–16–14–12–11–10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top fifteen classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the first race at each round. Non-national competitors are not considered in the point score. E.g. A national competitor will move up three spots if three state competitors finish in front of them in a race.

Format

Drivers head out for a single qualifying session that determines the grid for race 1. Following race 1 the finishing order after penalties are applied is the starting order for race 2. The same applies to race 3 of the results of race 2.