New Zealand Formula Ford Championship

New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Category	Open-wheeler
Country	New Zealand
Inaugural season	1971
Drivers' champion	Alex Crosbie
Official website	https://formulaford.co.nz/
Current season

The New Zealand Formula Ford Championship (known for commercial reasons as the NAPA Auto Parts New Zealand Formula Ford Championship) has been held annually in New Zealand racing circuits.

History

Mygale SJ06 followed by a Van Diemen RF03

Formula Ford emerged as a racing class in New Zealand. In 1972, the inaugural New Zealand Formula Ford championship won by David Oxton. The open wheel category rapidly developed into the series for emerging young New Zealand race drivers. Graduates include Brendon Hartley, David Oxton, Dave McMillan, Scott Dixon, Fabian Coulthard and Jonny Reid.^[1]

Year	Driver	Car
1971–72	David Oxton	Elfin 600
1972–73	Dave McMillan	Opert Titan Mk6
1973–74	Peter Hughes	Bowin P6
1974–75	Grant Walker	Elfin Superford
1975–76	Dave McMillan	Lola T342
1976–77	Eric Morgan	Lola T342
1977–78	Grant Campbell	Titan Mk9c
1978–79	Mike Finch	Cuda II
1979–80	Mike King	Titan Mk9C
1980–81	Jeff Pascoe	Swift LM1
1981–82	Mike King	Crossle 25F
1982–83	Kevin Ingram	Keram
1983–84	Steven Richards	Titan Mk6
1984–85	John Crawford	Reynard FF84
1985–86	Craig Coleman	Van Diemen RF85
1986–87	Shane Higgins	Van Diemen RF86
1987–88	Craig Baird	Van Diemen RF86
1988–89	Grant Campbell	Swift FB4
1989–90	Paul Larsen	Swift FB89
1990–91	Andy McElrea	Van Diemen RF88
1991–92	Gary Croft
1992–93	Ashley Stichbury	Van Diemen RF84?
1993–94	Ashley Stichbury	Van Diemen RF84?
1994–95	Shane Drake
1995–96	Greg Tullett	Van Diemen
1996–97	Scott Dixon	Swift
1997–98	Greg Tullett	Van Diemen
1998–99	LeRoy Stevenson	Van Diemen
1999–00	Phil Hellebrekers	Spectrum 07
2000–01	James Cressey	Van Diemen RF94
2001–02	Fabian Coulthard	Stealth Van Diemen RF94
2002–03	Jonny Reid	Stealth Van Diemen RF94
2003–04	Tim Edgell	Van Diemen RF03
2004–05	Shannon O'Brien	Van Diemen RF03
2005–06	Shane van Gisbergen	Stealth Evo 2
2006–07	Sam MacNeill	Van Diemen
2007–08	John Whelan	Stealth Van Diemen
2008–09	Richie Stanaway	Mygale SJ08A
2009–10	Martin Short	Mygale SJ07A
2010–11	Andre Heimgartner	Mygale SJ10
2011–12	Andre Heimgartner	Mygale SJ10
2012–13	James Munro	Mygale SJ08A
2013–14	Jamie Conroy	Mygale SJ07A
2014–15	Taylor Cockerton	Mygale SJ08A^[2]
2015–16	Michael Scott	Mygale SJ08A
2016–17	Liam Lawson	Mygale SJ08A
2017–18	Callum Hedge	Mygale SJ08A
2018–19	Jordan Michels ^[3]	Mygale SJ13
2019–20	Billy Frazer^[4]	Spectrum 015
2020–21	James Penrose^[5]	Van Diemen Stealth
2021–22	Alex Crosbie^[6]	Ray GR21
2022–23	Alex Crosbie	Ray GR21

References

^ "Formula Ford History". n.d. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ Taylor Cockerton convincingly wins F.Ford Title, retrieved 3 July 2015
^ "Southland racing driver Jordan Michels finds positives in 'weird' year". www.stuff.co.nz. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Pukekohe racing prodigy wins Formula Ford, as Covid-19 scuttles final race". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.^{[title missing]}
^ James Penrose wins NZ Formula Ford title, Zane Shackleton May 1, 2021, Formula Ford, New Zealand, News, retrieved 30 November 2021
^ Invercargill teen Alex Crosbie wins New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, Southland reporters, 13:23pm May 02 2022, Stuff.co.nz, retrieved 2 May 2022