2019 Australian Formula 3 Championship

The 2019 Australian Formula 3 Championship 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 2019 at Winton Motor Raceway and concluded on 3 November 2019 at Queensland Raceway.^[1] Organized by Formula Three Management Pty Ltd,^[2] it was the 21st consecutive year of Australian Formula 3.

The championship was won by John Magro, winner of all the races.^[3]

The following teams and drivers contested the 2019 Australian Formula 3 Championship. All teams and drivers are Australian-registered.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Class Rounds R-Tek Motorsport Dallara F304 Opel-Spiess 5 Andrew Roberts[4] N 1–4 Dallara F307 6 Roman Krumins[5] N 1–4 Dallara F311 Mercedes 8 John Magro[6] C 1–4 Gilmour Racing Dallara F311 Mercedes 17 Josh Buchan[7] C 1–4 Dallara F307 37 Richard Peasey[8] C 1–2 James Wilkins[9] C 3 Ruff Racing Dallara F307 Mercedes 22 Gerrit Ruff[10] N 1–4 Wilson Team Racing Dallara F311 Volkswagen 27 Shane Wilson[11] C 1–2, 4 BROOK Motorsport Mygale M07 Mercedes 34 Rielly Brook[12] C 1–4 Shelby-James Motorsport Dallara F398 Opel-Spiess 75 Ian Shelby-James[9] T 3 Ross McAlpine Mygale M11 Mercedes 81 Ross McAlpine[13] C 4 99 Motorsport Dallara F302 Opel-Spiess 99 Ryan Astley[14] N 1–4

Icon Class C Championship N National T Trophy

Competing cars were nominated into one of three classes:^[2]

• Championship 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.

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	9 March	John Magro[15]	Roman Krumins[15]	no competitors[15]
	2		10 March	John Magro[16]	Gerrit Ruff[16]	no competitors[16]
	3			John Magro[15]	Gerrit Ruff[15]	no competitors[15]
2	1	Morgan Park Raceway	6 April	John Magro[17]	Gerrit Ruff[17]	no competitors[17]
	2		7 April	John Magro	Gerrit Ruff	no competitors
	3			John Magro	Roman Krumins	no competitors
3	1	The Bend Motorsport Park	22 June	John Magro[9]	Roman Krumins[9]	no competitors[9]
	2		23 June	John Magro[9]	Roman Krumins[9]	no competitors[9]
	3			John Magro[9]	James Wilkins[9]	no competitors[9]
4	1	Sydney Motorsport Park	28 September	John Magro[13]	Gerrit Ruff[13]	no competitors
	2		29 September	John Magro[13]	Ryan Astley[13]	no competitors
	3			John Magro[13]	Roman Krumins[13]	no competitors
5	1	Wakefield Park	19 October	John Magro[13]	Ryan Astley[13]	no competitors
	2		20 October	John Magro[13]	Gerrit Ruff[13]	no competitors
	3			John Magro[13]	Roman Krumins[13]	no competitors
6	1	Queensland Raceway	2 November	John Magro[13]	Gerrit Ruff[13]	no competitors
	2		3 November	John Magro[13]	Gerrit Ruff[13]	no competitors
	3			John Magro[13]	Roman Krumins[13]	no competitors

Points system

Points for are awarded as follows:

Pos Driver WIN MOR BEN SYD WAK QLD Pts Championship 1 John Magro 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 286 2 Josh Buchan 2 Ret 2 3 3 3 Ret 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 177 3 Rielly Brook 9 DNS Ret Ret 8 4 3 3 3 5 3 Ret 3 3 7 3 3 3 105 4 Shane Wilson 5 7 Ret 8 6 Ret 7 5 3 4 7 3 5 5 6 105 5 Richard Peasey 3 2 3 2 2 2 62 6 Ross McAlpine 8 7 Ret 12 National 1 Roman Krumins 4 6 7 5 5 5 2 4 6 4 6 4 Ret 6 4 7 6 4 204 2 Gerrit Ruff 6 3 4 4 4 6 DSQ 6 5 3 Ret 6 6 4 5 4 4 Ret 199 3 Ryan Astley 7 5 6 6 7 8 5 7 Ret 6 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 5 158 4 Andrew Roberts 8 4 5 7 Ret 7 4 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 60 5 James Wilkins 6 5 4 38 Trophy - Ian Shelby-James DNQ DNQ DNQ - Pos Driver WIN MOR BEN SYD WAK QLD Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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)