2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series

The 2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series was an Australian open-wheel racing series for FIA Formula 3 cars constructed and conforming to the regulations before and including 2011. The series began on 10 March 2018 at Winton Motor Raceway and concluded on 21 October 2018 at The Bend Motorsport Park.^[1] Organised by Formula Three Management Pty Ltd,^[2] it was the third running of the Australian Formula 3 Premier Series.

The series was won by Harri Jones^[3] driving a Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2018 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series.^[4] All teams and drivers were Australian-registered.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Class Rounds Jason Hore Racing Dallara F304 Opel-Spiess 2 Jason Hore[5] N 2–3 Gilmour Racing Dallara F307 Mercedes 3 Richard Peasey[6] N 3 18 Chris Gilmour[5] P 2 Dallara F311 73 Cameron Shields[7] P All R-Tek Motorsport Dallara F304 Opel-Spiess 5 Andrew Roberts[8] N All Dallara F307 6 Roman Krumins[9] N 1–3, 5–6 Dallara F311 Mercedes 8 Alex Barboutis[10] P 1 John Magro[11] P 4, 6 Jones Racing Dallara F311 Mercedes 12 Harri Jones[12] P All Blake Varney Racing Dallara F304 Opel-Spiess 16 Blake Varney[13] N 2–3 Ruff Racing Dallara F307 Mercedes 22 Gerrit Ruff[14] N 1, 5–6 Wilson Team Racing Dallara F307 Opel-Spiess 27 Shane Wilson[10] N 1, 3–6 Com Sec Racing Tatuus FR2.0 Renault 43 Rielly Brook[13] T 2 Flo Fast Racing Dallara F304 Renault-Sodemo 66 Bruce McKenzie[15] N 1–3, 5 Shelby-James Motorsport Dallara F398 Opel-Spiess 75 Ian Shelby-James[16] T 3–4 Ross McAlpine Mygale M11 Mercedes 81 Ross McAlpine[16] P 3–4, 6

Icon Class P Premier Class N National Class T Trophy Class

Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of three classes:^[1]

• Premier Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2011.
• National Class – for automobiles constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2007.
• Trophy Class.

Calendar & race results

The series was contested over six rounds.^[1] All rounds were held in Australia.

Round		Circuit	Date	Premier Class Winner	National Class Winner	Trophy Class Winner
1	1	Winton Motor Raceway	10 March	Cameron Shields[15]	Roman Krumins[15]	no competitors[15]
	2		11 March	Harri Jones[15]	Gerrit Ruff[15]	no competitors[15]
	3			Cameron Shields[15]	Roman Krumins[15]	no competitors[15]
2	1	Queensland Raceway	21 April	Harri Jones[13]	Jason Hore[13]	Rielly Brook[13]
	2			Cameron Shields[13]	Roman Krumins[13]	Rielly Brook[13]
	3		22 April	Cameron Shields[13]	Jason Hore[13]	Rielly Brook[13]
3	1	Morgan Park Raceway	9 June	Harri Jones[16]	Richard Peasey[16]	no finishers[16]
	2		10 June	Harri Jones[16]	Richard Peasey[16]	no finishers[16]
	3			Cameron Shields[16]	Richard Peasey[16]	no finishers[16]
4	1	Sydney Motorsport Park	30 June	Harri Jones[17]	Shane Wilson[17]	no finishers[17]
	2		1 July	Harri Jones[17]	Shane Wilson[17]	no finishers[17]
	3			Harri Jones[17]	Shane Wilson[17]	no finishers[17]
5	1	Wakefield Park	8 September	Harri Jones[18]	Roman Krumins[18]	no competitors[18]
	2		9 September	Harri Jones[18]	Roman Krumins[18]	no competitors[18]
	3			Cameron Shields[18]	Roman Krumins[18]	no competitors[18]
6	1	The Bend Motorsport Park	20 October	Harri Jones[19]	Roman Krumins[19]	no competitors[19]
	2		21 October	Harri Jones[19]	Roman Krumins[19]	no competitors[19]
	3			Cameron Shields[19]	Roman Krumins[19]	no competitors[19]

Championship standings

Points system

Points for are awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	FL	Pole
Race 1 and 2	12	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1
Race 3	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	1

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver WIN QLD MOR SYD WAK BEN Pts Premier 1 Harri Jones 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 243 2 Cameron Shields 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 239 3 Ross McAlpine Ret 8 9 6 Ret DNS 5 Ret 6 47 4 John Magro 3 2 2 DNS DNS DNS 32 5 Alexander Barboutis 3 3 3 28 6 Chris Gilmour 3 6 3 28 National 1 Roman Krumins 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 205 2 Andrew Roberts DNS Ret DNS 6 7 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 Ret 6 4 5 133 3 Shane Wilson 5 6 6 7 9 7 4 4 4 6 7 4 EX EX EX 124 4 Gerrit Ruff 6 4 5 5 5 6 3 5 4 100 5 Bruce McKenzie 7 7 7 8 9 8 9 NC 6 7 6 5 86 6 Jason Hore 4 5 4 6 6 8 61 7 Richard Peasey 2 3 3 48 8 Blake Varney Ret 4 Ret 5 7 DNS 24 Trophy 1 Rielly Brook 7 8 7 44 2 Ian Shelby-James DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 6 DNS 24 Pos Driver WIN QLD MOR SYD WAK BEN Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

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