2002 British Formula Ford Championship

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The 2002 British Formula Ford Championship was the 27th edition of the British Formula Ford Championship. It commenced on 1 April at Brands Hatch and end on 22 September at Donington Park after 10 rounds and 18 races, all in support of the British Touring Car Championship.

## Drivers and teams

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Team  | No  | Driver  | Chassis  | Rounds

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Murray Racing  | 1  |  Craig Murray  | Mygale SJ2002  | 2, 4-6
2  |  Andrew Thompson  | Mygale SJ2002  | All
3  |  Jeremy List  | Mygale SJ2002  | All
Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen | 4  |  Westley Barber | Van Diemen RF02  | All
5  |  Stuart Hall | Van Diemen RF02  | All
6  |  Mike Conway | Van Diemen RF02  | All
7  |  Jan Heylen | Van Diemen RF02  | All
Panasonic Batteries Racing Team  | 9  |  Alx Danielsson | Van Diemen RF02  | 1-4, 7, 9-10
10  |  Christian England | Van Diemen RF02  | All
11  |  Tom Kimber-Smith | Van Diemen RF02  | All
Vitulli Racing  | 12  |  Michael Vitulli  | Mygale SJ2002  | 1, 4-10
Marque Car Racing  | 16  |  Joey Foster | Ray 2001  | All
Continental Racing  | 17  |  Oliver Jarvis | Mygale SJ2002  | All
18  |  Tony Rodgers  | Mygale SJ2002  | 1-5
Ray Race Car Engineering  | 19  |  Sukhjit Sandher  | Ray 2001  | All
Nexa Racing | 20  |  Tom Gaymor  | Van Diemen RF02  | All
21  |  Matthew Koskinen  | Van Diemen RF02  | All
22  |  Yuya Sakamoto  | Van Diemen RF02  | All
?  | 13  |  Joey Greenan  | Mygale SJ200  | 5
?  | 14  |  Paul Dagg  | Mygale SJ2000  | 5
?  | 15  |  Jamie Smythe  | Van Diemen RF01  | 2
?  | 23  |  George McAlpin  | Mygale SJ2002  | 5
?  | 24  |  Darwin Smith  | Mygale SJ2002  | 5, 9
?  | 25  |  Mark O'Connor  | Mygale SJ2001  | 5
?  | 26  |  Peter Duke  | Van Diemen RF02  | 5
?  | 27  |  Cindy Evans  | Vector MG00  | 5
?  | 29  |  Mike Clyne  | Van Diemen RF95  | 5
?  | 32  |  Shane Dalgetty  | Mygale SJ2000  | 5
?  | 29  |  Charlie Donnelly  | Van Diemen RF00  | 5, 10
?  | 30  |  James Walker | Van Diemen RF01  | 6-7, 10
?  | 31  |  Luke Hines | Van Diemen RF02  | 7-10
?  | 34  |  Mauricio Godínez Castañeda  | Van Diemen RF01  | 9-10
?  | 35  |  Neil Tofts  | Mygale SJ2000  | 9
?  | 36  |  Robert Urquhart  | Mygale SJ01  | 10
?  | 44  |  Valle Mäkelä | Van Diemen RF01  | 10
?  | 45  |  Alan Dwyer  | Van Diemen RF01  | 5
?  | 55  |  Alan Kirkaldy  | Van Diemen RF99  | 5
?  | 69  |  John Gunning  | Vector MG02  | 5

## Race calendar and results

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Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Pole Position  | Fastest Lap  | Winning Driver  | Winning Team

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1  | R1  |  Brands Hatch | 1 April  |  Westley Barber |  Westley Barber |  Westley Barber |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
2  | R2  |  Oulton Park | 21 April  |  Westley Barber |  Westley Barber |  Westley Barber |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
R3  |  |  Christian England |  Westley Barber |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
3  | R4  |  Thruxton Circuit | 5 May  |  Westley Barber |  Mike Conway |  Westley Barber |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
R5  |  |  Mike Conway |  Westley Barber |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
4  | R6  |  Silverstone Circuit | 3 June  |  Westley Barber |  Westley Barber |  Westley Barber |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
R7  |  |  Westley Barber |  Westley Barber |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
5  | R8  |  Mondello Park | 23 June  |  Jan Heylen |  Jan Heylen |  Jan Heylen |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
R9  |  |  Mike Conway |  Christian England |  Panasonic Batteries Racing Team
6  | R10  |  Croft Circuit | 14 July  |  Christian England |  Westley Barber |  Christian England |  Panasonic Batteries Racing Team
R11  |  |  Westley Barber |  Christian England |  Panasonic Batteries Racing Team
7  | R12  |  Snetterton Circuit | 28 July  |  Christian England |  Christian England |  Christian England |  Panasonic Batteries Racing Team
R13  |  |  Christian England |  Christian England |  Panasonic Batteries Racing Team
8  | R14  |  Knockhill Circuit | 11 August  |  Christian England |  Jan Heylen |  Jan Heylen |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
R15  |  |  Tom Gaymor  |  Jan Heylen |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
9  | R16  |  Brands Hatch | 26 August  |  Westley Barber |  Alx Danielsson |  Jan Heylen |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
10  | R17  |  Donington Park | 22 September  |  Westley Barber |  Tom Kimber-Smith |  Westley Barber |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen
R18  |  |  Westley Barber |  Jan Heylen |  Duckhams Racing with Van Diemen

## Drivers' Championship

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| Pos.  | Driver  | BHGP
| OUL
| THR
| SIL
| MON
| CRO
| SNE
| KNO
| BHI
| DON
| Pts

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1  |  Westley Barber | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4  | 3  | 2 | 2 | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 5 | 1 | 2 | 487
2  |  Christian England | 4  | 2  | 2 | 4  | Ret  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 461
3  |  Jan Heylen | 2  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 1 | 2 | 3  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 1 | 1 | 1  | 2  | 1  | 453
4  |  Mike Conway | 3  | 3  | Ret  | 2 | 2 | Ret  | 6  | 3  | 4 | 4  | 4  | 5  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 319
5  |  Tom Gaymor  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 10  | 5  | 6  | 5  | 5  | 6  | Ret  | DNS  | 7  | 8  | 13  | 8 | DNS  | Ret  | DNS  | 232
6  |  Tom Kimber-Smith | 12  | DNS  | Ret  | 8  | 7  | 4  | 4  | 20  | DNS  | 5  | 9  | 15  | 3  | 12  | 7  | 6  | 4 | 3  | 226
7  |  Oliver Jarvis | 11  | 11  | 6  | 11  | 9  | 8  | 8  | 7  | Ret  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 5  | Ret  | 5  | 9  | Ret  | 12  | 216
8  |  Joey Foster | 15  | 5  | 3  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 12  | 9  | 5  | Ret  | 7  | 3  | Ret  | 9  | Ret  | 7  | 9  | 11  | 203
9  |  Stuart Hall | 7  | DNS  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 12  | 11  | Ret  | DNS  | 9  | 6  | 9  | 7  | 6  | 11  | 15  | 8  | 9  | 187
10  |  Yuya Sakamoto  | 9  | DNS  | 10  | 12  | 9  | 14  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 12  | 6  | 7  | 12  | 10  | 12  | 13  | 164
11  |  Andrew Thompson  | 10  | DNS  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | 9  | 7  | 13  | 7  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 9  | 10  | 4  | 8  | 15  | 8  | 137
12  |  Alx Danielsson | 6  | DNS  | DNS  | 6  | 4  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  | 8  | Ret  |  |  | 4 | 6  | 6  | 130
13  |  Tony Rodgers  | 8  | 6  | Ret  | 5  | 6  | 5  | 10  | 6  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118
14  |  Luke Hines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 2  | 5  | 10  | DNS  | 7  | 5  | 111
15  |  Sukhjit Sandher  | DNS  | 8  | 8  | 13  | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | 15  | Ret  | 10  | 11  | 11  | Ret  | 8  | 14  | DNS  | 17  | Ret  | 83
16  |  Jeremy List  | 13  | 10  | Ret  | 14  | 14  | 13  | Ret  | Ret  | 15  | 13  | 12  | 14  | 11  | 11  | 6  | 11  | 13  | 17  | 80
17  |  James Walker |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 10  | 13  | 10  |  |  |  | 10  | 10  | 50
18  |  Matthew Koskinen  | 14  | 9  | Ret  | 15  | 13  | Ret  | 13  | 18  | 14  | 11  | 13  | 17  | 12  | Ret  | 13  | DNS  | 16  | Ret  | 47
19  |  Craig Murray  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 7  | Ret  | 17  | Ret  | 9  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32
20  |  Charlie Donnelly  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 15  | 23
Guest drivers ineligible for points
|  Peter Duke  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Darwin Smith  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  |  |  | 0
|  Jamie Smythe  |  | Ret  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Alan Kirkaldy  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 9  |  |  |  | 0
|  Mark O'Connor  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Paul Dagg  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Alan Dwyer  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  James Taylor  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  |  | 0
|  Michael Vitulli  | DNS  |  |  |  |  | 15  | 14  | 23  | Ret  | Ret  | 14  | 16  | 13  | DNS  | 15  | DNS  | 19  | 19  | 0
|  Neil Tofts  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  | 0
|  Robert Urquhart  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 14  | 0
|  Mike Clyne  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  George McAlpin  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Valle Mäkelä |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 16  | 0
|  Mauricio Godínez Castañeda  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  | 18  | 18  | 0
|  John Gunning  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Joey Greenan  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Cindy Evans  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | NC  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Shane Dalgetty  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos.  | Driver  | BHGP
| OUL
| THR
| SIL
| MON
| CRO
| SNE
| KNO
| BHI
| DON
| Pts
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

## References

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## External links

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* The home of the British Formula Ford Championship Archived 2007-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

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