The 1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford racing cars.1996 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-10 & 7-11 It was the 27th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 4th to be sanctioned as an Australian Formula Ford Championship.2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4 The series was promoted as the 1996 Ford Racing Slick 50 Australian Formula Ford Championship.Final Pointscore sheet, 1996 Ford Racing Slick 50 Australian Formula Ford Championship
The championship was won by David Besnard driving a Van Diemen RF96.
Calendar The title was contested over an eight-round series, with two races per round.Race result sheets, 1996 Ford Racing Slick 50 Australian Formula Ford Championship Round Circuit Dates Round winner Map 1 Eastern Creek Raceway 27 January Rich Fowler 2 Sandown Raceway 4 February Jason Bargwanna John Blanchard 3 Mount Panorama Circuit 25 February Justin Cotter 4 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 14 April David Besnard 5 Lakeside International Raceway 12 May David Besnard 6 Wanneroo Raceway 28 May Jason Bargwanna 7 Mallala Motor Sport Park 2 June David Besnard Marcos Ambrose 8 Oran Park Raceway 16 June David Besnard
Results Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
+ Pos Driver No. Car Entrant EAS SAN BAT PHI LAK WAN MAL ORA Pts 1 David Besnard 84 Van Diemen RF96 David Besnard 18 16 28 40 40 20 36 32 230 2 Jason Bargwanna 10 Spectrum 05c Team Arrow 22 34 24 10 30 36 14 20 190 3 John Blanchard 49 Van Diemen RF95 Australian Motor Sport Academy 3 34 21 8 30 14 18 28 156 4 Marcos Ambrose 50 Swift SC95K Swift Racing Cars 11 32 22 - - 14 36 1 116 5 Iccy Harrington 5 Van Diemen RF96 David Harrington 23 22 8 4 6 - 28 12 103 6 Daniel Orr 11 Spectrum 05cVan Diemen RF92 Team ArrowDaniel Orr - 18 18 30 - - 10 10 86 7 Justin Cotter 71 & 25 Swift SC93F Justin Cotter - 4 32 12 14 4 - 8 74 8 Dugal McDougall 6 Mygale SR95 Dugal McDougall - - - 24 18 14 - 16 72 9 Scott Bargwanna 20 Van Diemen RF95 Scott Bargwanna - 16 11 6 2 12 - 8 55 10 Rich Fowler 86 Van Diemen RF94 Tradelink Plumbing Supplies 25 - - 10 1 10 - - 46 11 Christian Jones 27 Van Diemen RF95 Australian Motor Sport Academy - 1 6 16 12 6 - 4 45 12 Todd Kelly 19 Van Diemen RF93 Todd Kelly 10 - - - 1 16 - 16 43 13 Darren Pate 13 Van Diemen RF95 Australian Motor Sport Academy - 5 4 5 16 1 - 10 41 14 Kerry Wade 61 Van Diemen RF92 Kerry Wade - - - - - 18 8 4 30 15 Ashley Cutchie 9 Swift SC95K Swift Racing Cars - - - 8 14 - - - 22 16 Paul Stephenson 14 Van Diemen RF93 Paul Stephenson 18 - 2 - - - - - 20 17 Garth Tander 96 Van Diemen RF95 Fastlane Racing - - - - - 10 2 6 18 18 Brett Burvill 73 Van Diemen RF92 Fastlane Racing - - - - - 1 14 - 15 19 Dean Lindstrom 31 Van Diemen RF91 Dean Lindstrom - - - 13 - - 1 - 14 20 Cameron Partington 15 Van Diemen RF94 Reef City Ford 1 4 4 - 2 - - 2 13 21 Garry Gosatti 22 Van Diemen RF94 Fastlane Racing - - - - - - 12 - 12 Mark Lowing 53 Swift SC93F Mark Lowing - - 6 - - - - 6 12 23 Michael Dutton 26 Swift SC94F Stephen Austin 8 - - - - - - - 8 24 David Clark 35 Van Diemen RF95 Australian Motor Sport Academy - - - - - 6 - - 6 David Clinton 81 Van Diemen RF92 David Clinton - - - - - - 6 - 6 26 Geoff Foster 82 Van Diemen RF95 Fastlane Racing - - - - - 4 - - 4 27 Cameron Shearer 48 Mygale SR95 Dugal McDougall - - - - - - - 2 2 28 Brendan Richards 30 Van Diemen RF95 Brendan Richards - - - - - - 1 - 1 William Anderson 90 Van Diemen RF94 William Anderson - - - - - - - 1 1 30 Ben Morley 43 Reynard 88 Roadchill Express 0.5 - - - - - - - 0.5 Pos Driver No. Car Entrant EAS SAN BAT PHI LAK WAN MAL ORA Pts
References
External links 1996 Australian Formula Ford Championship results table Image of David Besnard and his Van Diemen RF96
Further reading 1996 Championship Results, Motor Racing Australia, January / February 1997, page 85