The 2025 Australian Formula Open: Driven by FRCA was a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This was the third season of the Australian Formula Open series, which was originally founded by two-time Australian Gold Star winner Tim Macrow in 2023 as a direct successor to the Australian Formula 3 championship.
When AFO's original organizers launched the AU3 Championship for 2025, the AFO moniker was taken over mid-year by the organizers of the NSW Formula Car Championship, an open formula championship run since 2011 as one of Motorsport Australia's State Championships. That saw that championship effectively be rebranded under the AFO guise.
The championship was run over five weekends from February to October. Performer Australia's Michael Doherty won the Drivers' Championship title at the penultimate race of the season.
Teams and drivers All teams and drivers were Australian-registered. TeamNo.DriverCarRoundsBaker Motorsport - Team Penrite1Rodney BakerDallara F399AllRMS Racing3Robert SviderskasMantis M2-001AllGenesis Offices4Robert RoweDallara F3084TWS Motorsport14Trent ShirvingtonMygale M111M Roesler MotorsportMatthew RoeslerTatuus FT-504CO Machining21Graeme HolmesDallara F32–5Sydney Photo Booth / AGI Sport23Lawrence KatsidisDallara F304AllApollo Patios24Nathan BeerDallara F305/71–3, 5Phil Morrow Racing25Phil MorrowDallara F305/71, 3, 5CPL37Ben TurnerDallara F34Formula Race Car Association41Greg MuddleDallara F3051–4Performer Australia42Michael DohertyPerformer P1000All72Shane VarleyPerformer P10001–2, 4–5Douglas Barry Specials44Douglas BarryReynard 92D1–4ARB Bundaberg51Ron BennetDallara F399/014Eagle Transportation Pty Ltd55Glenn LynchDallara F3971, 33 Amigos Racing76Jeffrey SeniorDallara F3023–4SMJ Plastering95Shayne MorrowDallara F300/011, 5Raven Gruppe666Adam SavicStohr F1000AllPrivateer73Simon BedfordDallara F34–588Andrew FitzpatrickMygale M14-F41655Abhishek JainSwift 20152Source:
Race calendar The 2025 calendar was announced in early January 2024 - still under the guise of the NSW Formula Car Challenge. Compared to 2024, two events at One Raceway were added while Sydney Motorsport Park only hosted two instead of three rounds. A sixth event at Morgan Park Raceway was also part of the first version of the calendar, but was later removed. RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1R1 One Raceway, Goulburn22 FebruaryNSW Production Touring CarsNSW Improved Production ChampionshipNew South Wales Formula Ford ChampionshipR223 FebruaryR32R1 Winton Motor Raceway, Winton10 MayNSW Production Touring CarsNSW Improved Production ChampionshipVictorian Improved Production ChampionshipNew South Wales Formula Ford ChampionshipR211 MayR33R1 Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek26 JulyAustralian Formula Ford ChampionshipNSW Production Touring CarsNSW Improved Production ChampionshipSuperSports NSW State ChampionshipR2R34R127 SeptemberNSW Production Touring CarsNSW Improved Production ChampionshipSuperSports NSW State ChampionshipNSW Sports Sedan State ChampionshipR228 SeptemberR35R1 One Raceway, Goulburn18 OctoberNSW Sports Sedan State ChampionshipSuperSports NSW State ChampionshipNew South Wales Formula Ford ChampionshipR219 OctoberR3
Race results RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1R1 One RacewayTrent ShirvingtonTrent ShirvingtonTrent ShirvingtonTWS MotorsportR2Trent ShirvingtonTrent ShirvingtonTWS MotorsportR3Rodney BakerRodney BakerBaker Motorsport - Team Penrite2R1 Winton Motor RacewayMichael DohertyRodney BakerRodney BakerBaker Motorsport - Team PenriteR2Michael DohertyMichael DohertyPerformer AustraliaR3Michael DohertyMichael DohertyPerformer Australia3R1 Sydney Motorsport ParkDouglas BarryMichael DohertyMichael DohertyPerformer AustraliaR2Michael DohertyMichael DohertyPerformer AustraliaR3race cancelled after delays to race weekend schedule4R1Rodney BakerDouglas BarryMichael DohertyPerformer AustraliaR2Rodney BakerRodney BakerBaker Motorsport - Team PenriteR3Robert RoweDouglas BarryDouglas Barry Specials5R1 One RacewayRodney BakerRodney BakerMichael DohertyPerformer AustraliaR2Rodney BakerRodney BakerBaker Motorsport - Team PenriteR3Graeme HolmesGraeme HolmesCO Machining
Championship standings Points were awarded as follows: Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints251815121086421 PosDriverONE1WINSYD1SYD2ONE2PtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31Michael Doherty65421111C1231362542Rodney Baker5211Ret243C41221Ret2213Lawrence Katsidis33644464CRet98Ret521284Graeme HolmesWDWDWD22CRet694211015Shane Varley10810Ret239543451006Adam Savic9101133Ret87C8107Ret84707Nathan Beer267WDWDWDDNS9CRet63578Douglas BarryDNSRet5WDWDWD7DNSCRet31569Trent Shirvington11Ret5010Jeffrey Senior35C7754711Andrew Fitzpatrick4424212Greg Muddle11Ret3DNSRetWD98C3WDWD3613Glenn Lynch77856C3414Robert SviderskasRetDNSDNSDNS5510RetCRet12Ret8RetWD2515Ron Bennet54Ret2216Simon Bedford1011106772217Matthew Roesler6862018Robert Rowe2RetRet1819Shayne Morrow8995RetRet1820Phil MorrowRetRetDNSRetDNSC79Ret8—Abhishek JainWDWDWD0—Ben TurnerWDWDWD0PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsONE1WINSYD1SYD2ONE2Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
† — Did not finish, but classified
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