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Schedule

The series was contested over nine rounds.

Points system

Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis at each round. The worst results from one round in New South Wales and from one round in Victoria were dropped from each drivers final points score.

Series standings

Note: All cars were powered by 1.6 litre Ford engines.What is Formula Ford, formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
/ref> Note: Only the top ten points-scorers are shown in the above table.

References

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Australian Formula Ford Series