FORMULA FORD GRADUATES CONTINUE TO SHINE ON THE WORLD STAGE
Less than twelve months ago, Kobi Williams, Lachlan Evennett and Joe Fawcett finished first, second and third respectively in the 2025 Australian Formula Ford Championship.
Last weekend, those same drivers were producing front-running performances in Porsche, European GT4 and Mustang competition — while fellow recent Formula Ford graduate Jack Johnson was winning in GT4 Australia.
Different cars. Different championships. Different sides of the world.
One common foundation — Formula Ford.
For generations, Formula Ford has been one of the most important training grounds in Australian motorsport, developing drivers through close racing, limited aerodynamic assistance and a strong emphasis on racecraft, car control and driver ability.
And the latest generation continues to demonstrate exactly why.
Reigning Australian Formula Ford Champion Kobi Williams continued his impressive transition into Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Williams won the opening race before finishing second in Race 2. In the final race, he established a lead of more than 20 seconds before a right-rear tyre failure on the final lap dropped him to fifth.
Despite the setback, Williams secured the overall round victory, continuing a strong debut season following his Formula Ford championship success.
While Williams was competing in Sydney, 2025 Formula Ford runner-up Lachlan Evennett was representing the pathway on the international stage at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
Racing with Mees Houben for Speedy Motorsport in the GT4 European Series, Evennett helped take the Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2 to second place in Race 1, followed by fifth in Race 2.
Evennett was also named Rookie of the Race, adding another significant result to his first season competing internationally.
Back in Australia, Joe Fawcett — third in last year's Australian Formula Ford Championship — continued his progression in Motorcraft Mustang Cup Australia.
Fawcett finished third in the opening race at Sydney Motorsport Park and was again challenging for the podium on Sunday before losing third gear late in the race.
Despite the mechanical problem, he fought on to finish fourth, only one tenth of a second from another podium, and remains firmly involved in the Mustang Cup championship battle.
The same Sydney Motorsport Park weekend also produced success for another Formula Ford graduate, Jack Johnson.
Johnson combined with William Exton in the Team Soutar Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 to win the opening Monochrome GT4 Australia race, recording the pairing's second GT4 victory in consecutive rounds.
Taken individually, they are strong results.
Taken together, they tell a much bigger story.
Drivers stepping out of Formula Ford continue to arrive in higher categories equipped with the fundamentals required to compete immediately — racecraft, adaptability, mechanical understanding, confidence in close competition and the ability to extract performance without relying heavily on aerodynamic assistance.
That has always been at the heart of Formula Ford.
The cars may change. The horsepower increases. The championships become more specialised and, in some cases, take drivers to the other side of the world.
But the lessons learned in Formula Ford remain.
From Australian Porsche and Mustang competition to GT4 racing at home and in Europe, the results of its recent graduates continue to demonstrate why Formula Ford remains one of motorsport's great driver-development categories — and one of the strongest foundations a young driver can build a career upon.