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The 2019 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 fifth season of the 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 eighteen races at four venues, starting on 14 March and ending on 14 July.[2]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Rounds
Australia AGI Sport 1 Australia Jayden Ojeda[3] 1
7 Australia Christian Mansell[4] 3–4
12 Australia Josh Smith[5] 1
23 Australia Luis Leeds[6] All
39 Australia Antonio Astuti[7] All
57 Australia Jackson Burton[8] 1
Australia Team BRM 5 Australia Ryan Suhle[9] All
15 Australia Lochie Hughes[9] All
16 Australia Tommy Smith[9] 1–2, 5–6
26 Australia Harry Hayek[4] 3–4
69 Australia Brenton Griguol[10] 1
76 Australia Emerson Harvey[11] All
New Zealand MTEC Motorsport 9 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton[12] 1
99 New Zealand Ryan Yardley[12] 1
Australia Patrizicorse 11 Australia Jackson Walls[13] All
29 Australia Aaron Zerefos[14] 1
Australia Junior Racing Development 14 Australia Matt Holmes[15] 1
31 Australia Heath Collinson[15] 1
United Kingdom Rossoverde Racing 21 United Kingdom Christian Lester[14] 1
Australia Tank Motorsport 68 Australia Dylan Thomas[16] 1

Calendar

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All rounds were held in Australia. For the first time the series supported the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.[17] The remaining events supported the Shannons Nationals.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
(Melbourne, Victoria) 		15 March Australia Luis Leeds Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport
R2 16 March Australia Antonio Astuti Australia Antonio Astuti Australia AGI Sport
R3 17 March Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia AGI Sport
2 R4 Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek, New South Wales) 		18 May Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport
R5 19 May Australia Luis Leeds Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Team BRM
R6 Australia Luis Leeds Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport
3 R7 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria) 		7 June Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport
R8 8 June Australia Luis Leeds Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Team BRM
R9 Australia Luis Leeds Australia Antonio Astuti Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Team BRM
4 R10 Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport
R11 Australia Luis Leeds Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Team BRM
R12 9 June Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport
5 R13 The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia) 		12 July Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport
R14 13 July Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Team BRM
R15 Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Jackson Walls Australia Jackson Walls Australia Patrizicorse
6 R16 14 July Australia Ryan Suhle Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Lochie Hughes Australia Team BRM
R17 Australia Antonio Astuti Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport
R18 Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia Luis Leeds Australia AGI Sport

Points system

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Championship points were awarded in each race as follows:[18]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Championship standings

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Pos Driver MEL SYD PHI1 PHI2 BEN1 BEN2 Points
1 Australia Luis Leeds 1 9 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 365
2 Australia Lochie Hughes 3 5 4 2 Ret 2 4 1 DNS 2 6 3 4 1 2 1 3 2 266
3 Australia Ryan Suhle 2 8 3 DNS 1 3 2 Ret 1 4 1 6 2 2 6 3 2 6 250
4 Australia Antonio Astuti 6 1 15 3 5 4 DSQ 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 Ret 4 3 207
5 Australia Jackson Walls Ret 6 10 5 3 5 6 Ret 5 6 5 5 7 5 1 Ret DNS Ret 125
6 Australia Emerson Harvey 13 14 14 6 4 6 Ret 4 4 7 7 8 5 7 7 Ret 6 5 112
7 Australia Tommy Smith 9 4 8 4 6 7 6 6 4 4 5 4 106
8 Australia Harry Hayek 3 3 7 5 8 4 66
9 Australia Jayden Ojeda 5 Ret 1 35
10 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton 7 3 5 31
11 New Zealand Ryan Yardley 10 2 6 27
12 Australia Jackson Burton 4 10 7 19
13 Australia Dylan Thomas 12 7 11 6
14 Australia Josh Smith 8 Ret 9 6
15 Australia Matt Holmes 11 Ret 12 0
16 Australia Brenton Griguol 14 11 17 0
17 Australia Heath Collinson Ret 12 13 0
18 United Kingdom Christian Lester Ret 13 16 0
19 Australia Aaron Zerefos 15 15 18 0
Drivers ineligible for championship points
– Australia Christian Mansell 5 6 6 Ret 4 7 –
Pos Driver MEL SYD PHI1 PHI2 BEN1 BEN2 Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Howard, Tom (1 June 2018). "Australian F4 reveals new title sponsor". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Going Around The Bend in 2019". 19 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "One more time for champion Ojeda". 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Double Time at Phillip Island". 6 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Josh Smith makes the move to AGI". 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Luis Leeds The Way At AGI Sport". 11 February 2019.
  7. ^ "AGI reunite with Antonio Astuti". 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Grand Debut For Jackson Burton At AGI Sport". 25 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Australian F4: Team BRM sign runner up Ryan Suhle". F1 Feeder Series. February 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Team BRM reunite with experience". 18 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Team BRM expands to five with Emerson Harvey". 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  12. ^ a b "MTEC cross the Tasman to Formula 4". 1 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Jackson Walls Aiming High in 2019". 26 February 2019.
  14. ^ a b "A Grand Start to 2019". 11 March 2019.
  15. ^ a b "JRD double-up for Formula 4 comeback". 1 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Independent Dylan Thomas makes his F4 debut". 9 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Formula 4's Grand Start to 2019". 18 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. ^ 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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