2005 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 2005 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....

 sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Formula 3
Australian Formula 3
The Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship is a motor racing championship for FIA Formula Three racing cars and is now the official Australian Drivers' Championship. Growing out of Australian Formula 2 racing into a series for the first time in 1999, it has grown into the premier Australian...

 regulations. It was the first time Formula 3 had contested the Australian Drivers' Championship, with Formula Holden/Formula Brabham/Formula 4000
Formula Holden
Formula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category.-History:Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8 litre Buick V6 engine as it was then utilised in the new versions of the Holden Commodore...

 being demoted from ADC status after 16 years. The title was contested over an eight round, 16 race series with the winner awarded the 2005 CAMS Gold Star. The series, which was officially known as the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship for the Australian Drivers’ Championship, was organised and administered by Formula 3 Australia Inc. It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 49th Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship is a motor racing championship which has been contested annually since 1957 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category as determined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. Since 2005 this category has been Formula...

  and as the fifth Australian Formula 3 Championship.

Aaron Caratti
Aaron Caratti
Aaron Caratti is an Australian racing driver. He progressed from karting to the Australian Formula Ford Championship before graduating to the Australian Formula 3 series where he became champion in 2005. Since then he has competed with moderate success in sports cars.-Career results:-References:...

 won the series driving a Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304-Renault
Sodemo Moteurs
Sodemo Moteurs is a motor vehicle engine tuning company based in Magny-Cours, near Nevers, France owned by Guillaume Maillard.Formed in 1981 and based within the ground of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Sodemo is most associated with the tuning of Renault engines for performance and motor...

.. Caratti won eight of the 16 races and finished 32 points ahead of nearest rival, Michael Trimble (Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304). The margin to third place was again 32 points with Chris Alajajian
Chris Alajajian
Chris Alajajian is an Australian race car driver.In 2004 he won the Australian Production Car Championship, becoming the youngest ever driver to win an Australian championship...

 (Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304-Renault
Sodemo Moteurs
Sodemo Moteurs is a motor vehicle engine tuning company based in Magny-Cours, near Nevers, France owned by Guillaume Maillard.Formed in 1981 and based within the ground of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Sodemo is most associated with the tuning of Renault engines for performance and motor...

) filling the position. In addition to Caratti's eight race wins, Trimble took four wins and Alajajian two with single victories being taken by returning former F3 champion Michael Caruso (Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...

) and Ian Dyk
Ian Dyk
Ian Dyk , is an Australian race driver. Starting in Motocross in 1991, he started karting in 1996 and has progressed to Formula Ford, Formula Three, Porsche Carrera Cup and A1 Grand Prix....

 (Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Opel
Spiess Tuning
Spiess Tuning is the common identity of Siegfried Spiess Motorenbau GmbH, a motor vehicle engine tuning company based in Ditzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany...

).

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight round series with two races per round.
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Rd Circuit State Date
1 Wakefield Park Raceway New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

26-27 February
2 Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

16-17 April
3 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...

Victoria 21-22 May
4 Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway
Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located near Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.The circuit plays host to V8 Supercars, the Australian Superbike Championship, Drifting as well as club level racing and ride days....

Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

2-3 July
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

23-24 July
6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...

Victoria 20-21 August
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

4-6 November
5 Eastern Creek International Raceway New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

3-4 December

Class structure

Cars competed in two classes:
  • Formula 3 Championship - for cars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1st January 1995 and 31st December 2004.
  • Formula 3 Trophy Class - for cars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1st January 1995 and 31st December 1998.


The relevant FIA Formula 3 regulations were subject to specific amendments for Australian competition, as outlined in the championship regulations.

Points system

Formula 3 Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten Championship class places in each race. One bonus point was awarded to the driver attaining pole position for the Championship class for each race. One bonus point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest Championship class race lap in each race, provided that the driver was a classified finisher in that race.

Trophy Class points were awarded on the same basis as Formula 3 Championship points.

Championship results

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          Wakefield Park Mallala Phillip Island Qld Raceway Eastern Creek Phillip Island Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Total
Position Driver No. Car Entrant R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2  
1 Aaron Caratti
Aaron Caratti
Aaron Caratti is an Australian racing driver. He progressed from karting to the Australian Formula Ford Championship before graduating to the Australian Formula 3 series where he became champion in 2005. Since then he has competed with moderate success in sports cars.-Career results:-References:...

23 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Renault Sodemo
Astuti Competition
David Borg
16 17 - 20 20 15 21 22 22 22 22 22 8 15 - - 242
2 Michael Trimble 20
10
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Spiess Opel
Team BRM
Astuti Motorsport
12 20 15 10 15 20 16 - 10 10 15 15 10 - 21 21 210
3 Chris Alajajian 22 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Renault Sodemo
Jack Hillerman Smash 21 12 11 13 4 - 12 15 15 15 - - 13 20 16 11 178
4 Chris Gilmour 17 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Spiess Opel
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Spiess Opel
Chris Gilmour 6 10 8 8 10 - 8 10 12 12 12 10 4 12 12 8 142
5 Tim Macrow 7 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Spiess Opel
Tim Macrow Racing - - 13 5 13 8 10 12 - - - 6 6 - - - 73
6 Leanne Tander
Leanne Tander
-Leanne Tander is an Australian racecar driver having raced cars such as Formula Ford, Formula 3 and V8 Supercars.- Career :...

27
42
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Alfa Romeo
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304
Picollo Scuderia Corse
Garth Tander Racing
- - - - 8 8 - - - - - - 3 10 8 15 52
7 Michael Caruso 27 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...

Picollo Scuderia Corse 8 - 20 15 - - - - - - - - 2 3 - - 48
8 Neil McFadyen 8
59
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304
Team BRM - - - - - - - - - - 10 12 16 4 - - 42
9 Mat Sofi 2 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...

Benchmark Motorsport 3 3 - - - - - - 8 8 4 - - - - - 26
10 Ricky Occhipinti 32 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Spiess Opel
Formula Uno Racing - 4 6 6 - 10 - - - - - - - - - - 26
11 Tim Slade
Tim Slade
Tim Slade in Hornsby NSW is an Australian V8 Supercar racing driver.-Early career:Slade first appeared at a national level racing Formula 3. During the 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship Slade in his rookie season with Team BRM he won his first race with the team making a one-off appearance at...

8 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Spiess Opel
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Spiess Opel
Bronte Rundle 10 8 4 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
12 James Cressey 8 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304
Gawler Farm Machinery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 12 22
13 Ian Dyk 4 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304
Gawler Farm Machinery - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 1 - - 21
14 Karl Reindler
Karl Reindler
Karl Reindler is a racing driver from Perth, Western Australia. Reindler will compete in the V8 Supercar series in 2010.Reindler won the 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship, beating Chris Gilmour by only 3 points....

1 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Spiess Opel
Bronte Rundle - - - - 7 12 - - - - - - - - - - 19
15 Stephen Borness 27 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...

Celebrity Racing - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - 6 6 18
16 Sam Abay 25
10
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Spiess Opel
Astuti Competition 2 - - - - - 6 8 - - - - - - - - 16
17 David Borg 24 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...

David Borg - - - - - - 2 - 6 3 - - - - - - 11
18 Cody Liebel 96 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...

Picollo Scuderia Corse 1 1 3 2 - - - - - 4 - - - - - - 11
19 Nathan Caratti 24 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Renault Sodemo
David Borg - - - - - - 4 6 - - - - 1 - - - 11
20 Nic Jordan 3 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Spiess Opel
Bronte Rundle 4 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
21 Daynom Templeman 27 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301
Rudolf Masi - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8
23 Bevan Carrick 60 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304 Spiess Opel
Cool Temp Pty Ltd - - - - - - 3 4 - - - - - - - - 7
24 John Pettit 58 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Renault Sodemo
Kevin Miller - - - - 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - 7
25 Nigel Stones 58 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Renault Sodemo
Property Solutions Group - - - - - - - - 4 2 - - - - - - 6
26 John Boothman 12 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301
JB Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4
4 Michael Ho 9 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304
Team BRM - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 4
28 Greg Fahey 58 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301
Kevin Miller - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
29 Kevin Miller 58 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301 Renault Sodemo
Kevin Miller - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
30 Andrew Mill 58 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F301
Property Solutions Group Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2
31 Jeffrey Lee 9 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F304
Team BRM - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1
  Kumho Tyres Trophy Class Series                                        
          Wakefield Park Mallala Phillip Island Qld Raceway Eastern Creek Phillip Island Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Total
Position Driver No. Car Entrant R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2  
1 Bill Maddocks 88 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F396 TOMS Toyota
Bill Maddocks 12 15 - - 22 13 15 21 15 12 15 15 - - 15 12 182
2 Graeme Holmes 21 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F398 Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...

Graeme Holmes - - 15 15 - 21 - - 14 22 - - 22 22 21 16 167
3 Marc Williams 4 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F398 Spiess Opel
Bronte Rundle 15 12 22 22 - - 21 1 - - 22 22 - - 1 21 160
4 Rod Anderson 37 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F396 TOMS Toyota
Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 95/96
Rod Anderson - - - 12 15 - - - 20 15 12 12 15 15 - - 116
5 Lauren Gray 87 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F396 Toyota
Softelm Pty Limited - - - - - - 12 15 10 6 10 10 - - 12 12 88
6 John Boothman 12 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F396 Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...

John Boothman - - - - 12 15 - - - - - - 12 12 - - 51
7 Tim Berryman 5 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F396 Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...

Michael Navybox 22 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44
8 Ian Haines 68 Dallara
Dallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

 F397 Mugen Honda
Hair on the Edge - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - 8
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