F4 – Queensland Raceway up next for Australian Championship

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20.07.16
Australian Formula 4 Championship heads into final phase with three rounds remaining in 2016
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The CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship's next visit is Queensland Raceway for the championship's fourth round, supporting the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship this weekend at the Ipswich SuperSprint.

With only nine races remaining for the year over the next three rounds, the championship standings are starting to solidify with Will Brown, Nick Rowe and Jordan Love all within reach of the championship lead.

Rowe enjoyed his first win of the season at the previous round at Sydney Motorsport Park, which was coincidentally where he scored his first Formula 4 win in 2015. It was a breakthrough round for both Rowe and AGI Sport, as both secured their first ever overall round victory in the Australian Formula 4 Championship.

The last round at Sydney Motorsport Park saw British F4 drivers Luis Leeds and Harry Hayek make a one-off return to the Australian Formula 4 championship, however Hayek has now confirmed he will see out the remainder of the year in the Australian championship.

"Racing in Britain has certainly opened my eyes and toughened me up," Hayek said. 

"I hope to utilise this experience back in Australia against some very talented drivers."

Hayek enjoyed a successful round at Queensland Raceway last year, finishing third overall behind current British F3 driver Thomas Randle. The round was taken out by eventual 2015 Australian Formula 4 champion Jordan Lloyd.

The Championship Battle

Will Brown has returned to the top of the championship standings after the previous round at Sydney Motorsport Park, the Toowoomba driver is currently sitting on 156 points compared to Nick Rowe's 135.

Brown’s Team BRM teammate Jordan Love is eager to return to the top of the standings once more, after dropping to third place. The West Australian is only 10 points behind Rowe with 125 points to his name after three rounds.

DREAM Motorsport’s Josh Conroy is the new Burson Auto Parts Rookie championship leader heading into Round Four, with the New South Welshman sitting in fourth place overall on 69 points.

Team BRM’s Josh Denton is within striking distance of Conroy on 66 points, and an ever-improving Jack Smith will be keen to leapfrog both pilots as he sits sixth overall with 64 points.

 

Championship Standings

 

Position

Driver

Team

Points

1

Will Brown

Team BRM

156

2

Nick Rowe

AGI Sport

135

3

Jordan Love

Team BRM

125

4

Josh Conroy

DREAM Motorsport

69

5

Josh Denton

Team BRM

66

6

Jack Smith

AGI Sport

64

7

Simon Fallon

DREAM Motorsport

61

8

Brenton Grove

Team BRM

55

9

Tyler Everingham

JRD

53

10

Harry Hayek

Team BRM

45

11

Luis Leeds

DREAM Motorsport

40

12

Jordan McGregor

Jordan McGregor Motorsport

25

Who's Racing?

#

Driver

Team

Sponsor

State

7

Tyler Everingham

JRD

Sidchrome

NSW

23

Brenton Grove

Team BRM

Grove Hire/Hyped Media

VIC

26

Harry Hayek

Team BRM

Laing+Simmons Potts Point

NSW

27

Simon Fallon

DREAM Motorsport

CoolDrive

VIC

51

Josh Conroy

DREAM Motorsport

Driving Solutions

NSW

68

Jack Smith

AGI Sport

SCT Logistics

QLD

79

Jordan Love

Team BRM

TFS

WA

91

Josh Denton

Team BRM

Pink's Mitre 10/Kosmic Kart

SA

97

Nick Rowe

AGI Sport

SCT Logistics

WA

99

Will Brown

Team BRM

Cars Galore

QLD

 

When Are We On Track?

Day

Time

Session

Time/Laps

Friday 22 July

9:15am

Practice One

20 Minutes

Friday 22 July

11:15am

Practice Two

20 Minutes

Friday 22 July

1:15pm

U Race It Pole Position

20 Minutes

Saturday 23 July

11:20am

Race One

13 Laps

Satuday 23 July

2:40pm

Race Two

13 Laps

Sunday 24 July

12:12pm

Race Three

13 Laps

 

Weather
Friday: 28°c, partly cloudy, although it should be shorts weather.
Saturday: 24°c, partly cloudy, split strategy between pants and shorts.
Sunday: 25°c, mostly sunny, bring sunnies or be prepared to squint all day.