F4000 - The Grand Finale

It has been nearly 3 months since the Formula 4000’s last took to the track at Mallala Raceway in South Australia. The fastest racing cars in Australia now head to Eastern Creek, Sydney for the final Round of the Australian Drivers’ Championship.

In what is a first for this category, a staggering 5 drivers can still win the CAMS Gold Star Award, with the top 3 separated by only 2 points.

Leading the Championship is New Zealander, Daniel Gaunt, who drove consistently at Mallala to claim 2 race wins. Only one point behind, Ricki Occhipinti from Victoria, who really enjoys fast flowing tracks such as Phillip Island and Eastern Creek, will be very competitive.

A further one point behind Ricki is Paul Trengove, from South Australia, who missed the first round of the season, but has driven consistently all year to create a great opportunity to win the Gold Star Award.

“This Championship means the world to me right now. It’d be such a dream to win the highest award in Australian motorsport and it would be a great reward to share with my Dad and the CPA Australia team.”

Nelson Hartley and Jonny Reid, both from New Zealand, are also in with a strong chance of winning the Championship in 4^th and 5^th.

Two weeks ago, many of the drivers made the journey to Sydney to test at Eastern Creek. Also in attendance was Peter Hill, former Formula 4000 race driver who now races in the Carrera Cup. Hill will compete the final round in F4000 and has had plenty of experience in these cars and the Eastern Creek circuit. He will definitely be in the mix for the Round win.

Trengove struggled in testing. The car setup was not great and whilst learning the track, Paul was suffering from bad neck pains during the sessions. However he remains confident of winning the Championship. “To win the Championship, I really need to finish in front of Gaunt and Occhipinti. So that will be my focus for the weekend”.

The final Round begins on Saturday the 29^th of November and concludes on Sunday the 30^th.