2018 Australian Formula 4 Championship

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]

2018 Australian Formula 4 Championship
Previous: 2017 Next: 2019
Parent series:
Supercars Championship

The championship was won by Jayden Ojeda.[3]

Entries

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

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

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

Calendar

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

Calendar changes

Points system

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
Pos Driver SYM PHI QLD WIN1 WIN2 SYD PUK Points
1 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 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 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 Cameron Shields 1 2 1 2 2 Ret 2 4 2 2 2 4 7 2 2 242
5 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 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 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 Thomas Smith 9 8 5 11 8 7 10 9 9 8 7 7 8 7 9 6 9 8 4 6 6 99
9 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 Antonio Astuti 10 9 9 8 7 9 9 5 8 6 6 8 10 7 9 8 9 8 72
11 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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified

References
  1. Howard, Tom (1 June 2018). "Australian F4 reveals new title sponsor". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "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. 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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