Category | Open Wheel Racing Formula Ford |
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Country | Australia |
Inaugural season | 1970 |
Engine suppliers | 1.6 litre Ford Duratec |
Tyre suppliers | Yokohama |
Drivers' champion | Eddie Beswick |
Official website | formulaford.com.au |
Current season |
The Australian Formula Ford Championship is an Australian motor racing competition for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars, held annually since 1970. From 1970 until 1992 it was a national series and from 1993 until 2013 the series was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian Formula Ford Championship.[1] From 2014[2] to 2018[3] it reverted to national series status. The Australian Formula Ford Championship name was then applied to the series by the Formula Ford Association from 2019.[4]
Australian Formula Ford is renowned for producing future champions in other categories with many V8 Supercar drivers and Australian international open-wheeler drivers having had a background in the category.