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) 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.
The championship was won by Jayden Ojeda.2018 Championship - Points after Round Seven, www.formula4.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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 Tommy Smith All 27 Zayd Tones All 73 1–5 78 Aaron Love All 38 Antonio Astuti 1–2, 4–7 Source:
Each entry utilised a Mygale M14-F4 chassis and a Ford engine.2018 CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship certified by FIA - Technical Regulations V2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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 1 1 Symmons Plains Raceway(Launceston, Tasmania) 7 April Team BRM R2 8 April Ryan Suhle AGI Sport R3 Jayden Ojeda Team BRM 2 R4 (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 Jayden Ojeda Jayden Ojeda AGI Sport R14 Jayden Ojeda Aaron Love Team BRM R15 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
Calendar changes The championship visited New Zealand for the first time, with the final round of the championship to be held at Pukekohe Park Raceway. The championship made its debut at Winton Motor Raceway. The championship returned to Symmons Plains Raceway after a one-year absence. The Sandown, Barbagallo and Surfers Paradise rounds were discontinued.
Points system Championship points were awarded in each race as follows:2018 CAMS PAYCE Australian Formula 4 Championship certified by FIA - Sporting Regulations V2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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 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 Tommy 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
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest lap† — Did not finish, but classified
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