The 2012 British Formula Ford Championship was the 37th edition of the British Formula Ford Championship. It commenced on 7 April at Oulton Park and ended on 30 September at Donington Park after 8 rounds and 24 races, held in the United Kingdom and Germany.
Drivers and teams
2012 Entry List[1] | Team | No. | Driver | Class | Chassis | Rounds | Jamun Racing | 2 | Jake Cook | E | Mygale M12-SJ | All | 3 | Luke Williams | E | Mygale M12-SJ | 1–4, 6–8 | 4 | Eric Lichtenstein | E | Mygale M12-SJ | All | Fluid Motorsport Development | 5 | Alex Drabble | D R | Van Diemen LA11 | All | 6 | Matt Rao | D | Van Diemen LA09 | All | 55 | Gavin Halls | G | Van Diemen LA09 | 4 | Cullen Motorsport in assn with RCC | 7 | Ryan Cullen | E R | Mygale M12-SJ | All | JTR | 9 | Cavan Corcoran | E | Mygale M12-SJ | 1–6, 8 | 10 | Antti Buri | E | Mygale M12-SJ | All | 11 | Julio Moreno | E R | Mygale M12-SJ | All | Rendez-Vous Racing | 12 | Fabian Welter | D | Mygale SJ10 | 1–2 | Mygale SJ08 | 3–4, 6–8 | Enigma Motorsport | 15 | Olly Rae | D R | Mygale SJ07 | 1–4 | 17 | George Blundell | D R | Mygale SJ08 | 1–4, 6–8 | 21 | Fred Martin-Dye | E R | Mygale M12-SJ | 1–4 | 41 | Falco Wauer | G | Mygale SJ07 | 4 | Myerscough College | 34 | Kenneth Thirlwall | D | Van Diemen RF06 | 1 | GEVA | 47 | Melroy Heemskerk | G | Mygale M12-SJ | 2 | 70 | Bart van Os | G | Mygale SJ09 | 4 | 77 | Max van Splunteren | G | Mygale SJ10 | 4 | Don Hardman Automotive | 48 | Abdul Ahmed | D R | Ray GR10 | 1–2, 4, 6–7 | Fluid Motorsport | 60 | Nicolai Sylvest | G | Van Diemen LA08 | 5 | Provily Racing | 71 | Jos Kiekens | G | Mygale SJ08 | 4 | 72 | Michel Florie | G | Mygale SJ08 | 4–5 | 74 | Bas Schouten | G | Mygale SJ08 | 5 | AntiSpeed Competition | 86 | Charles Anti | D | Mygale SJ10 | 1–2 | Getem Racing | 88 | Jason Down | G | Mygale SJ07 | 2, 8 | Race Car Consultants | 89 | James Hammond | G | Mygale SJ11 | 3–4, 6 | | Icon | Class | E | EcoBoost | D | Duratec | G | Guest | R | Rookie | |
Race calendar and results
An eight-round calendar was announced on 4 December 2011.[2] Six rounds will support British F3 and British GT events, with a round at Brands Hatch Indy supporting the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, and a round at the Nürburgring, also counting towards the Formula Ford EuroCup.
Championship standings
In the Championship Class, points were awarded on a 30-27-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-3-2 basis to the top fifteen classified drivers, with one point awarded to all other finishers. An additional point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap in each race.
Drivers' Championship
Pos | Driver | OUL
| BRH
| ROC
| BRH
| NÜR
| SNE
| SIL
| DON
| Points | 1 | Antti Buri | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | Ret | C | 556 | 2 | Jake Cook | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | C | 490 | 3 | Eric Lichtenstein | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | DSQ | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NC | C | 484 | 4 | Julio Moreno | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | C | 416 | 5 | Cavan Corcoran | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Ret | | | | 4 | 2 | C | 372 | 6 | Ryan Cullen | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | C | 324 | 7 | Luke Williams | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 4 | | | | 7 | DNS | DNS | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | C | 264 | 8 | Fred Martin-Dye | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 182 | 9 | Fabian Welter[N 1] | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | C | 158 | 10 | Matt Rao[N 1] | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | C | 118 | 11 | George Blundell[N 1] | Ret | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ret | | | | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | C | 96 | 12 | Olly Rae[N 1] | 11 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 96 | 13 | Alex Drabble[N 1] | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | DNS | Ret | C | 70 | 14 | Abdul Ahmed[N 1] | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 8 | | | | 9 | 9 | 8 | | | | Ret | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | | 66 | 15 | Charles Anti | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 16 | Kenneth Thirlwall | 10 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Guest drivers ineligible for points | | Melroy Heemskerk | | | | 8 | Ret | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Bart van Os | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Bas Schouten | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Max van Splunteren | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Jos Kiekens | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Nicolai Sylvest | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Michel Florie | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | James Hammond | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 14 | 15 | | | | 9 | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 | | Jason Down | | | | 13 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | DNS | 0 | | Gavin Halls | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | Falco Wauer | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | Pos | Driver | OUL
| BRH
| ROC
| BRH
| NÜR
| SNE
| SIL
| DON
| Points | | 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) | |
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f From Nürburgring round onwards only EcoBoost class drivers were eligible for Driver's Championship standings.
Teams
Pos | Team | Points |
1 | JTR | 1042 |
2 | Jamun Racing | 974 |
3 | Fluid Motorsport | 687 |
4 | Cullen Motorsport | 398 |
Constructors
Nations Cup
References
- ^ "EcoBoost era dawns for Formula Ford". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Paice, Simon (4 December 2011). "2012 Formula Ford GB and Eurocup calendars unveiled". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Cook wins championship finale". britishformulaford.co.uk. British Formula Ford Championship. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
Sunday had been due to see two Formula Ford races, but an over-running timetable caused by accidents in the GT1 sports car event forced the cancellation of the final races of the day; thus round 23 brought the Formula Ford season to a close.
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External links
- The home of the British Formula Ford Championship Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine