Australian Formula 3
Australian racing event
Australian Formula 3 has been the name applied to two distinctly different motor racing categories, separated by over twenty years.
The original Australian Formula 3 was introduced in 1964 based on the FIA Formula 3 of the period and intended as a cost-efficient open wheel category to run at state level for amateur racers. It was discontinued at the end of 1977.
Formula 3 was reintroduced to Australia in 1999, again based on FIA Formula 3. An Australian Formula 3 Championship was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for the first time in 2001. From 2005 to 2014 the Australian Drivers' Championship title (CAMS Gold Star) was also awarded to the winner of the championship. For 2015 the series reverted to the single title of Australian Formula 3 Championship. Following the withdrawal of national championship status, an Australian Formula 3 Premier Series has been contested since 2016.
Australian Formula Three (First Era)
Australian Formula Three was an Australian open-wheel motor racing category introduced by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in 1964. The category was contested until the end of the 1977 season and represented the lowest tier of CAMS-sanctioned formula car racing during that period.
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