The 2008 British Formula Ford Championship was the 33rd edition of the British Formula Ford Championship. It began on 24 March at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 12 October at Donington Park after 10 rounds and 25 races, held in the United Kingdom and Belgium. Having won 13 of the first 18 races, Jamun Mygale driver Wayne Boyd looked set to be a runaway championship winner, although in the end, Boyd's championship winning margin over teammate Tim Blanchard was 50 points.
Drivers and teams
Team | No | Driver | Class | Chassis | Rounds | Jamun Racing | 2 | James Cole | C | Mygale | All | 3 | Tim Blanchard | C | Mygale | All | 4 | Wayne Boyd | C | Mygale | All | 5 | Victor Corrêa | C | Mygale | All | Fluid Motorsport | 6 | Marco Sørensen | C | Van Diemen | 1-9 | 7 | David Brown | C | Van Diemen | All | 716 | Claus Frøkjær-Lorendsen | G | Van Diemen | 7 | 760 | Dennis Lind | G | Van Diemen | 7 | Kevin Mills Racing | 11 | Adrian Campfield | C | Spectrum | All | 12 | Glen Wood | C | Spectrum | 1-9 | 16 | Alex Jones | S | Spectrum | 5-7 | 27 | 8-10 | Myerscough College | 16 | Van Diemen | 1-4 | Ray Sport | 14 | Adam Batch | S | Ray | 1, 3 | Joe Tandy Racing | 15 | Philippe Layac | C | Mygale | 1-8 | 24 | Rogier de Wit | C | Mygale | All | 63 | Peter Dempsey | G | Mygale | 8 | 69 | Nick Tandy | G | Mygale | 7 | 98 | Matt Hamilton | C | Mygale | All | Red Devil Team Comtec | 17 | Westley Barber | C | Comtec | 1-4 | 18 | Francisco Weiler | C | Comtec | 1-5 | 4D Motorsport | 20 | Matt Dobson | C | Van Diemen | 6, 8-9 | Inter Motorsport | 1-5 | 73 | Callum Holland | S | Van Diemen | 2-4, 8-10 | Daglish Racing | 22 | Peter Daglish | S | Ray | 2-6, 8-10 | Getem Racing | 23 | Chris Maliepaard | C | Mygale | All | 58 | Linton Stuteley | C | Mygale | All | Garry Findlay Racing | 33 | Garry Findlay | S | Mygale | All | Wrensport | 44 | Felix Scott | S | Spirit | All | ACER Motorsport | 46 | Jamie Jardine | C | Comtec | 1-2, 4-6, 8 | Slidesports | 55 | Daniel Walker | S | Mygale | 1, 3-6, 8-10 | Vuik Racing | 60 | Henk Vuik, Jr. | G | Mygale | 5 | 711 | 7 | 61 | Rogier Jongejans | G | Mygale | 5 | 718 | 7 | 62 | Liroy Stuart | G | Mygale | 5 | Stuart Racing | 73 | 7 | 713 | Jeroen Mul | G | Mygale | 7 | Speedsports | 64 | Robert Souster | G | Van Diemen | 9-10 | Team Autocar | 65 | Matt Prior | G | Van Diemen | 9-10 | Michel Florie Racing | 72 | Michel Florie | G | Mygale | 7 | John's Racing Team | 75 | John Svensson | G | Van Diemen | 7 | Geva Racing | 77 | Jennifer van der Beek | G | Mygale | 7 | 727 | Arthur van Uitert | G | Mygale | 7 | KTG Racing | 78 | Simon Knap | G | Mygale | 7 | Sterling Motorsport | 99 | Chrissy Palmer | S | Ray | 1, 3-10 | Racing Team Vestergaard | 714 | Nils Vestergaard | G | Mygale | 7 | | Icon | Class | C | Championship | S | Scholarship | G | Guest | |
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | PP/FL |
Points | 30 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Best 23 scores must be dropped towards the championship.
- T. Pts — points if all races counted.
- Drop — two dropped scores.
- Pts — best 23 scores.
- S. Pts — Scholarship championship points, best 23 scores.
Pos | Driver | OUL
| KNO
| CRO
| BRH
| ROC
| SNE
| SPA
| BRH
| SIL
| DON
| T. Pts | Drop | Pts | S. Pts | 1 | Wayne Boyd | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 659 | 25 | 634 | | 2 | Tim Blanchard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 584 | | 584 | | 3 | Chris Maliepaard | 7 | 7 | 10 | Ret | DSQ | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 473 | 10 | 463 | | 4 | Victor Corrêa | Ret | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | Ret | 414 | | 414 | | 5 | Linton Stuteley | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 411 | 2 | 409 | | 6 | Matt Hamilton | 4 | 5 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9† | DNS | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 371 | | 371 | | 7 | David Brown | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 336 | | 336 | | 8 | Marco Sørensen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 16 | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | 327 | | 327 | | 9 | Adrian Campfield | Ret | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 4 | 22 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 325 | | 325 | | 10 | James Cole | Ret | DNS | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret† | 10 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 267 | | 267 | | 11 | Rogier de Wit | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 230 | | 230 | | 12 | Westley Barber | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 176 | | 176 | | 13 | Philippe Layac | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | 162 | | 162 | | 14 | Garry Findlay (S) | 10 | Ret | 11 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 19 | Ret | 10 | 8 | DNS | 14 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 155 | | 155 | 500 | 15 | Chrissy Palmer (S) | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 15 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | DNS | 143 | | 143 | 513 | 16 | Glen Wood | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | DSQ† | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 13 | 12 | Ret | | | | 112 | | 112 | | 17 | Alex Jones (S) | 15 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 15 | 18 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 18 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 13† | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 72 | | 72 | 422 | 18 | Felix Scott (S) | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 19 | NC | 18 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 30 | | 30 | 406 | 19 | Callum Holland (S) | | | | Ret | 17 | 12 | Ret | 17 | Ret | DNS | 20 | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 18 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | | 30 | 211 | 20 | Matt Dobson | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | | | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | | | | 29 | | 29 | | 21 | Jamie Jardine | 12 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | 17 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | 24 | | 24 | | 22 | Francisco Weiler | Ret | DNS | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 14 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | | 23 | Peter Daglish (S) | | | | 16 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 19 | Ret | | | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 15 | | 15 | 349 | 24 | Adam Batch (S) | 14 | 14 | 13 | | | | 20 | 22 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 14 | 103 | 25 | Daniel Walker (S) | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | Ret | 19 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 17 | | | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 0 | | 0 | 289 | guest drivers ineligible for championship points | | Nick Tandy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Peter Dempsey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Liroy Stuart | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | DNS | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Simon Knap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Souster | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | | | | | | Rogier Jongejans | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | 10 | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | Henk Vuik, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 13 | 13 | | | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Svensson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dennis Lind | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michel Florie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nils Vestergaard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jeroen Mul | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Matt Prior | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | Jennifer van der Beek | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arthur van Uitert | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Claus Frøkjær-Lorendsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | Pos | Driver | OUL
| KNO
| CRO
| BRH
| ROC
| SNE
| SPA
| BRH
| SIL
| DON
| T. Pts | Drop | Pts | S. Pts | | Colour | Result | 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) | |
† - Matt Hamilton, James Cole and Alex Jones docked six points for dangerous driving; Glen Wood docked twelve points for the same reason.
References
External links
- The home of the British Formula Ford Championship Archived 2007-02-22 at the Wayback Machine