2013 Australian Drivers' Championship


The 2013 Formula 3 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title, the winner of which was awarded the 2013 CAMS Gold Star. It was the 57th Australian Drivers' Championship and the ninth to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. The championship began on 29 March at the Mount Panorama Circuit and ended on 17 November at Sandown Raceway after seven rounds across five different states and territories. Formula 3 Management Pty Ltd was appointed by CAMS as the Category Manager for the Championship.
With nine victories and nine second places, Tim Macrow won his second Australian Drivers' Championship title by 32 points ahead of seven-time race winner John Magro, while Nick Foster rounded out the top three placings, with two race victories to his name. The only other race winners during the season were Nathan Morcom and James Winslow, who each won a race at the Mount Panorama round.

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series.
RoundCircuitDateFormatWinning driverCar
1 Mount Panorama Circuit29–31 MarchTwo racesJames WinslowDallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
2 Symmons Plains Raceway5–7 AprilThree racesTim MacrowDallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
3 Hidden Valley Raceway14–15 JuneThree racesNick FosterMygale M08 Mercedes-Benz
4 Sydney Motorsport Park12–14 JulyThree racesJohn MagroDallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
5 Queensland Raceway2–4 AugustThree racesTim MacrowDallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
6 Phillip Island20–22 SeptemberThree racesJohn MagroDallara F307 Mercedes-Benz
7 Sandown Raceway15–17 NovemberThree racesJohn MagroDallara F307 Mercedes-Benz

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2013 Australian Drivers' Championship.
TeamClassChassisEngineDriverRounds
Team BRMGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz1 James Winslow1
Team BRMGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz2 Tim Macrow2–7
Team BRMGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz3 John MagroAll
Team BRMGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz4 Jordan Oon1–6
Team BRMGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz4 Simon Hodge7
Team BRMGold StarMygale M08HWA-Mercedes-Benz5 Nick FosterAll
R-Tek MotorsportGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz6 Nathan Morcom1–5
R-Tek MotorsportGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz6 Jack Le Brocq6
R-Tek MotorsportGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz7 Steel Giuliana1–4
R-Tek MotorsportNationalDallara F304Spiess-Opel8 Todd HazelwoodAll
R-Tek MotorsportNationalDallara F304Spiess-Opel9 Jon CollinsAll
Astuti MotorsportGold StarDallara F307Sodemo-Renault11 Nick McBride1
Gilmour RacingNationalDallara F304Spiess-Opel16 Arrie MareeAll
Gilmour RacingGold StarDallara F307HWA-Mercedes-Benz17 Ben GersekowskiAll
Tim Macrow RacingGold StarDallara F307Spiess-Opel25 Tim Macrow1
Erebus AcademyGold StarMygale M08HWA-Mercedes-Benz36 Jack Le Brocq1–2
Erebus AcademyGold StarMygale M08HWA-Mercedes-Benz36 Andre Heimgartner3
Harvest MotorsportGold StarMygale M08HWA-Mercedes-Benz46 Aiden Wright6
AGI SportNationalDallara F304Renault66 Nathan Gotch4
BF RacingGold StarDallara F308HWA-Mercedes-Benz93 Hayden Cooper1–3

Classes

Competing cars were nominated into one of three classes:
Outright championship points were awarded as follows:
Points towards the National Class award were allocated on the same basis as used for the outright championship.

Results

Australian Drivers' Championship

Race 2 at the Mount Panorama round was stopped due to rain after eight of the scheduled thirteen laps had been completed and half points were awarded.

National Class

The National Class award was won by Arrie Maree from Todd Hazelwood, Jon Collins and Nathan Gotch.

Invitation Class

No drivers earned points in the Invitation Class at any round.