2005 Australian Formula 4000 Championship
Introduction The '''2005 Australian Formula 4000 Championship''' was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 4000 racing cars.This was the first title to be contested under the Australian Formula 4000 Championship name although the category had competed for the Australian Drivers' Championship under its previous Formula Holden and Formula Brabham names from 1989 to 2002 and then as Formula 4000 in 2003 and 2004.
Calendar The title was contested over a six-round series with two races per round. * Round 1, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 20–22 May* Round 2, Queensland Raceway, Ipswich, Queensland, 1–3 July* Round 3, Eastern Creek International Raceway, New South Wales, 22–24 July* Round 4, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Victoria, 19–21 August* Round 5, Oran Park Raceway, New South Wales, 16–18 September* Round 6, Wakefield Park, New South Wales, 11–13 November
Points system Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers in each race.A bonus point was allocated to the driver setting pole position at each round and to the driver achieving the fastest lap in each race.
Results  Pos Driver No. Car Entrant R1/Q R1/R1 R1/R2 R2/Q R2/R1 R2/R2 R3/Q R3/R1 R3/R2 R4/Q R4/R1 R4/R2 R5/Q R5/R1 R5/R2 R6/Q R6/R1 R6/R2 Total 1 Peter Hackett 1 Reynard 96D Holden Ralt Australia - - - - 12 20 1 20 21 - 21 21 1 20 21 1 21 21 201 2 Ty Hanger 48 Reynard 95D Holden Pluim Interiors 1 12 - 1 21 16 - 16 15 1 15 15 - 16 15 - 15 15 174 3 Derek Pingel 8 Reynard 95D Holden Aust Lifestyle Management - 15 15 - 15 12 - 8 10 - 8 12 - - - - 15 12 122 4 Ben Crighton 2 Reynard 95D Holden Ralt Australia - 8 12 - 6 10 - - - - 10 - - 10 10 - - - 66 5 Terry Clearihan 27 Reynard 92D Holden NNS / Braddon Automart - 10 - - 10 - - 10 4 - - - - 4 8 - 6 - 52 6 Les Crampton 74 Reynard 97D Holden Hocking Motorsport - 6 - - - - - 3 8 - 4 8 - - - - 8 6 43 7 Neil McFadyen 1 Reynard 96D Holden John Herman - 21 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 8 Mark West 50 Reynard 98D Holden Just Parts Magazine - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - 8 3 - - 10 27 9 Ash Lowe 18 Lola T93-50 Holden Archerfield Speed Karts - - - - - - - 12 12 - - - - - - - - - 24   Christian Murchison 74 Reynard 97D Holden Hocking Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 12 - - - 24 11 Sam Dale 12 Reynard 94D Holden Mumbo Racing - - - - - 8 - 6 2 - - - - - - - - 8 24 12 Stephen Borness 17 Reynard 96D Holden Mantis Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 6 - 10 4 23 13 Ricky Occhipinti 32 Reynard 97D Holden Ricky Occhipinti - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - - - - - - 22 14 Chris Farrell 17 Reynard 96D Holden Mantis Racing - - - - 4 6 - 4 6 - - - - - - - - - 20 15 Ray Hanger 44 Reynard 92D Holden Ray Hanger - 4 - - - 4 - 2 3 - - - - - - - - - 13 16 Bob Muir 77 Reynard 94D Holden Guardian Loan - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 4 - - - 10 17 Bob Power 48 Ralt RT23 Holden NJIS Party Hire - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 18 Matthew Fox 24 Reynard 91D Holden Mumbo Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 7 19 Brendan Julius 24 Reynard Holden Mumbo Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - 4 20 Mark Ellis 17 Reynard 96D Holden Christopher Farrell - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 3
Notes and references
Further reading * Grant Rowley, The Annual - Australian Motorsport - Number 1/ 2005
External links *  Hackett Crowned F4000 Champion