2024 Australian Formula Open
The 2024 Giti Australian Formula Open is a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This is the second season of the championship, founded by two-time Australian Gold Star winner Tim Macrow in 2023 as a direct successor to the Australian Formula 3 championship.[1]
Isaac McNeill, driving for Volante Rosso, won the AFO4 Class title after he won every race he took part in throughout the first five of the seven rounds.
Teams and drivers
[edit]The championship is structured in four classes. AFO1 encompasses all Formula 3 machinery, with several chassis and engine manufacturers represented. AFO2 caters to Toyota Racing Series, Formula Renault and older F3 cars. AFO3 serves all other invitational entries, while AFO4 is reserved for Formula 4 cars.[2][3] All cars run on Giti tires, and all drivers and teams are Australian-registered.[4]
Team | No. | Car | Driver | Rounds |
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AFO1 entries | ||||
Tim Macrow Racing | 1 | Dallara F312 | Trent Grubel | 1, 4 |
9 | Dallara F308/11 | Miles Bromley | 1–5 | |
21 | Dallara F308/11 | Ryan MacMillan | 1–5 | |
22 | Dallara F308/11 | Beau Russell | 1–5 | |
Ruff Racing | 3 | Mygale M11 | Gerrit Ruff | 1 |
Gilmour Racing | Dallara F307 | Chris Gilmour | 5 | |
17 | Dallara F308/11 | Kyle Evans | 1–5 | |
TWS Motorsport | 14 | Mygale M11 | Trent Shirvington | 3 |
GK Racing | 23 | Dallara F304 | George Kantzios | 1–4 |
99 Motorsport | 99 | Dallara F308/11 | Ryan Astley | 1 |
AFO2 entries | ||||
State Fleet Services | 4 | Tatuus FT-50 | Matthew Roesler | 1–2, 4 |
GK Racing | 23 | Dallara F304 | George Kantzios | 5 |
DiBiase Carpentry | 27 | Tatuus FT-50 | Paul DiBiase | 4[a] |
Gerrit Ruff | ||||
TCM Race Services | 53 | Tatuus FT-50 | Matthew Woodland | 1, 4 |
Jetforms.com.au | 93 | Tatuus FT-50 | Christopher Slusarski | 1, 4 |
AFO3 entries | ||||
Tim Macrow Racing | 16 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Chris Huang | 3–4 |
AFO4 entries | ||||
Volante Rosso | 11 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Isaac McNeill | 1–3, 5 |
Tim Macrow Racing | 25 | Mygale M14-F4 | Joanne Ciconte | 1 |
Ryan Sorensen | 5 | |||
43 | Mygale M14-F4 | Jayden Hamilton | 1–3, 5 | |
AGI Sport | 40 | Mygale M14-F4 | Tim Bodyle | 3 |
BF Racing | 88 | Mygale M14-F4 | Lachlan Evennett | 4 |
Sources: [5][6][7][8][9] |
Race calendar
[edit]The 2024 calendar was first announced on 23 November 2023. It is planned to consist of seven rounds across six circuits mainly situated in southeast Australia, one more than in 2023 as a second round at Sydney Motorsport Park was added.[10]
Race results
[edit]Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | AFO1 winner | AFO2 winner | AFO3 winner | AFO4 winner | |
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1 | R1 | ![]() | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | Christopher Slusarski | no entries | Isaac McNeill |
R2 | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | Matthew Roesler | Isaac McNeill | ||||
R3 | Ryan MacMillan | Kyle Evans | Christopher Slusarski | Isaac McNeill | ||||
2 | R1 | ![]() | Ryan MacMillan | Miles Bromley | Miles Bromley | Matthew Roesler | Isaac McNeill | |
R2 | Ryan MacMillan | Miles Bromley | Matthew Roesler | Isaac McNeill | ||||
R3 | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | Matthew Roesler | Isaac McNeill | ||||
3 | R1 | ![]() | Beau Russell | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | no entries | Chris Huang | Isaac McNeill |
R2 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | no classified finishers | Isaac McNeill | ||||
R3 | Ryan MacMillan | Miles Bromley | Chris Huang | Isaac McNeill | ||||
4 | R1 | ![]() | Ryan MacMillan | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | Christopher Slusarski | Chris Huang | Lachlan Evennett |
R2 | Trent Grubel | Beau Russell | Christopher Slusarski | Chris Huang | Lachlan Evennett | |||
R3 | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | Christopher Slusarski | Chris Huang | Lachlan Evennett | |||
5 | R1 | ![]() | Miles Bromley | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | George Kantzios | no entries | Isaac McNeill |
R2 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | George Kantzios | Isaac McNeill | ||||
R3 | Ryan MacMillan | Ryan MacMillan | no classified finishers | Isaac McNeill | ||||
6 | R1 | ![]() | ||||||
R2 | ||||||||
R3 | ||||||||
7 | R1 | ![]() | ||||||
R2 | ||||||||
R3 |
Standings
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]Cars classified as finished in race 1 and 2 are awarded points by the following structure:[11]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL | R1 PP |
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Points | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The third race of the weekend, the longer Feature Race, awards more points:[11]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | FL |
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Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Overall standings
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Standings by class[edit]
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
References
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- ^ "AFO ANNOUNCES GITI TIRE AS NAMING RIGHTS PARTNER". Australian Formula Open. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Champion and debutants star in opening round of Giti AFO at Sandown". Australian Formula Open. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Giti AFO heads to Winton Raceway for Round 2". Australian Formula Open. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Sydney Motorsport Park plays host to first NSW event for 2024". Australian Formula Open. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "AUS Formula Open on Instagram: "ROUND 4 ENTRY LIST"". Instagram. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 Shannons SpeedSeries Round 5 Eventelec Race Queensland - QUEENSLAND RACEWAY IPSWICH: 2024 Giti Australian Formula Open Series - Qualifying".
- ^ "2024 Australian Formula Open calendar released". Australian Formula Open. Archived from the original on 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2023-03-11). "The story behind Australian racing's slicks-and-wings survival route". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
Notes
[edit]- ^ DiBiase sustained an injury and had to withdraw after second practice. Ruff replaced him for the rest of round 4.