The 2002 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 14th British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at Brands Hatch on 1 April and ended on 22 September at Donington Park, after seventeen rounds held in England and Scotland, with most events only staging one race and two events staging a double header.

Teams and drivers

TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
Motaworld Racing1United Kingdom Robert BellAll
2United Kingdom Alex LloydAll
3Australia Will DavisonAll
4United Kingdom Gary TurkingtonAll
Aztec International5United Kingdom Robert ScottAll
6Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende1-2
United Kingdom Chaz Small4
Mackie Motorsport7United Kingdom Steven Kane1-3
8United Kingdom Charlie HollingsAll
Paston Racing9Japan Hayanari Shimoda1, 3-4, 7, 9-11
33United Kingdom Marc McLoughlinAll
43Republic of Ireland James MurphyAll
Scorpio10United Kingdom Oliver Scullion1-5
11Republic of Ireland David Hall1-7
Team DFR12United Kingdom Susie Stoddart1-10
United Kingdom Mark Fell11
Fortec Motorsport14United Kingdom Danny WattsAll
15Brazil Luciano GarciaAll
16United Kingdom Jamie GreenAll
17United Kingdom Katherine Legge1-4
John Village Automotive18United Kingdom Ryan SharpAll
19United Kingdom Stuart King1-2
Mexico Aurelio López Jr.11
20France Vasilije Calasan1-8
21Sweden Stefan SöderbergAll
Status Motorsport22Republic of Ireland Philip KershawAll
44United Kingdom Leighton Walker1-2
Republic of Ireland Robby Coleman4
55United Kingdom Ivor McCulloughAll
Manor Motorsport23United States Patrick LongAll
24Venezuela Ernesto José VisoAll
25United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonAll
26Republic of Ireland Matt GriffinAll
66New Zealand Fabian Coulthard10-11
Falcon Motorsport27Sweden Robin RudholmAll
28United Kingdom James Rossiter1-10
29United Kingdom Ben ReevesAll
Cliff Dempsey Racing30Republic of Ireland Keith Dempsey1-10
Republic of Ireland Alan Dwyer11
31Sweden Richard Goransson1-2
United Kingdom Daniel Welch4-5
United Kingdom Gideon Cresswell6
United Kingdom Barry Sime7-9
Japan Takahiro Ito10
Republic of Ireland Noel Roddy11
Saxon International76United Kingdom Jason Coffin1
United Kingdom Chaz Small2-3
United Kingdom Alex Kapadia5
77United Kingdom Alex Buncombe1-2, 4-5
United Kingdom Daren Taylor3
Welch Motorsport86United Kingdom Philip Keen11
88United Kingdom Daniel Welch11

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Brands Hatch (GP), Kent1 AprilUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom Marc McLoughlinUnited Kingdom Danny WattsFortec Motorsport
2R2Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire21 AprilUnited Kingdom Katherine LeggeUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom Danny WattsFortec Motorsport
3R3Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire6 MayUnited Kingdom Robert BellUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Marc McLoughlinPaston Racing
4R4Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire3 JuneUnited Kingdom Jamie GreenUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Danny WattsFortec Motorsport
5R5Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire16 JuneUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
6R6Brands Hatch (GP), Kent30 JuneUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom Danny WattsFortec Motorsport
7R7Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire14 JulyUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom Jamie GreenUnited Kingdom Danny WattsFortec Motorsport
8R8Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk28 JulyUnited States Patrick LongUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited States Patrick LongManor Motorsport
R9United Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom Jamie GreenUnited Kingdom Jamie GreenFortec Motorsport
9R10Knockhill Circuit, Fife11 AugustUnited Kingdom Jamie GreenUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom Jamie GreenFortec Motorsport
10R11Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent26 AugustUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
11R12Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire21 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonUnited Kingdom Lewis HamiltonManor Motorsport
R1322 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Robert BellUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom Danny WattsFortec Motorsport

Drivers' Championship

  • Points were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 15 best results counted towards the championship.
PosDriverBRHOULTHRSILTHRBRHCROSNEKNOBRHDONPts
Pos Driver BRH OUL THR SIL THR BRH CRO SNE KNO BRH DON Pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 United Kingdom Danny Watts 1 1 DSQ 1 3 1 1 3 4 3 2 2 1 333 2 United Kingdom Jamie Green Ret Ret 8 2 2 2 2 6 1 1 3 4 5 279 3 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 3 15 2 9 1 20 6 2 Ret 2 1 1 4 274 4 Australia Will Davison 7 6 3 8 11 6 3 4 3 10 Ret 5 6 222 5 United Kingdom Robert Bell 4 4 DSQ 4 6 7 5 9 10 4 4 3 Ret 212 6 United Kingdom Ryan Sharp 13 2 7 5 5 4 7 11 12 8 5 16 2 211 7 United Kingdom Marc McLoughlin 2 3 1 3 17 12 8 10 7 Ret 14 8 8 201 8 United States Patrick Long 5 Ret 11 20 12 5 25 1 2 19 6 6 3 183 9 United Kingdom Alex Lloyd 12 Ret 6 6 8 3 4 7 11 6 7 11 15 182 10 United Kingdom Gary Turkington 17 5 12 13 10 9 13 8 5 18 9 10 9 141 11 Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin Ret 12 18 7 4 14 23 16 16 13 12 7 7 116 12 Sweden Robin Rudholm 6 Ret 5 Ret 7 8 14 12 Ret Ret 13 12 10 112 13 United Kingdom James Rossiter 14 17 4 12 Ret 10 Ret 15 6 7 11 103 14 Brazil Luciano Garcia 15 16 Ret Ret 15 19 9 5 9 5 16 14 16 100 15 Sweden Stefan Söderberg 20 7 16 14 Ret 13 12 Ret 8 Ret 8 15 11 90 16 Republic of Ireland Keith Dempsey 10 Ret 9 11 9 Ret 10 14 Ret 11 DNS 73 17 Republic of Ireland James Murphy DNS Ret 10 Ret Ret 11 11 Ret Ret 20 Ret 13 14 47 18 United Kingdom Susie Stoddart Ret 10 20 18 16 15 21 21 15 14 15 45 19 United Kingdom Ivor McCullough 21 9 Ret 23 20 18 16 13 Ret 9 Ret 22 Ret 41 20 Venezuela Ernesto José Viso 18 18 Ret 16 Ret Ret 20 17 20 23 10 9 Ret 40 21 United Kingdom Robert Scott Ret DNS Ret Ret 22 16 15 19 19 15 17 20 12 35 22 United Kingdom Oliver Scullion 11 Ret 13 15 13 32 23 United Kingdom Charlie Hollings DNS DNS 15 19 Ret Ret 19 20 13 17 18 17 Ret 30 24 Republic of Ireland Philip Kershaw DNS DNS Ret 22 18 Ret 17 18 14 12 20 19 23 29 25 United Kingdom Ben Reeves Ret 13 14 25 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 26 United Kingdom Chaz Small 8 19 21 16 27 Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende 8 Ret 14 28 Japan Hayanari Shimoda Ret 17 17 18 22 21 26 18 14 29 United Kingdom Alex Buncombe Ret Ret 10 19 13 30 Sweden Richard Göransson 9 Ret 12 31 United Kingdom Leighton Walker Ret 11 10 32 United Kingdom Barry Sime 22 22 17 16 9 33 United Kingdom Daniel Welch 24 Ret Ret 13 8 34 United Kingdom Steven Kane Ret 14 Ret 7 35 United Kingdom Alex Kapadia 14 7 36 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard 23 18 17 7 37 United Kingdom Katherine Legge 16 Ret DSQ 29 5 38 France Vasilije Calasan DNS DNS 23 27 Ret Ret Ret 23 18 21 Ret 3 39 Mexico Aurelio López, Jr. 24 19 2 40 United Kingdom Stuart King 19 Ret 2 41 Republic of Ireland Alan Dwyer 25 20 1 Republic of Ireland David Hall DNS DNS 21 26 21 21 24 0 United Kingdom Mark Fell 21 22 0 United Kingdom Philip Keen 23 21 0 United Kingdom Daren Taylor 22 0 Japan Takahiro Ito 22 0 Republic of Ireland Noel Roddy 27 Ret 0 Republic of Ireland Robby Coleman 28 0 United Kingdom Gideon Cresswell Ret 0 United Kingdom Jason Coffin DNS 0 Pos Driver BRH OUL THR SIL THR BRH CRO SNE KNO BRH DON PtsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
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1United Kingdom Danny Watts11DSQ1311343221333
2United Kingdom Jamie GreenRetRet82222611345279
3United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton3152912062Ret2114274
4Australia Will Davison763811634310Ret56222
5United Kingdom Robert Bell44DSQ4675910443Ret212
6United Kingdom Ryan Sharp13275547111285162211
7United Kingdom Marc McLoughlin231317128107Ret1488201
8United States Patrick Long5Ret1120125251219663183
9United Kingdom Alex Lloyd12Ret66834711671115182
10United Kingdom Gary Turkington17512131091385189109141
11Republic of Ireland Matt GriffinRet12187414231616131277116
12Sweden Robin Rudholm6Ret5Ret781412RetRet131210112
13United Kingdom James Rossiter1417412Ret10Ret156711103
14Brazil Luciano Garcia1516RetRet15199595161416100
15Sweden Stefan Söderberg2071614Ret1312Ret8Ret8151190
16Republic of Ireland Keith Dempsey10Ret9119Ret1014Ret11DNS73
17Republic of Ireland James MurphyDNSRet10RetRet1111RetRet20Ret131447
18United Kingdom Susie StoddartRet1020181615212115141545
19United Kingdom Ivor McCullough219Ret2320181613Ret9Ret22Ret41
20Venezuela Ernesto José Viso1818Ret16RetRet20172023109Ret40
21United Kingdom Robert ScottRetDNSRetRet22161519191517201235
22United Kingdom Oliver Scullion11Ret13151332
23United Kingdom Charlie HollingsDNSDNS1519RetRet192013171817Ret30
24Republic of Ireland Philip KershawDNSDNSRet2218Ret1718141220192329
25United Kingdom Ben ReevesRet131425Ret17RetRetRetRet19RetRet21
26United Kingdom Chaz Small8192116
27Netherlands Ricardo van der Ende8Ret14
28Japan Hayanari ShimodaRet1717182221261814
29United Kingdom Alex BuncombeRetRet101913
30Sweden Richard Göransson9Ret12
31United Kingdom Leighton WalkerRet1110
32United Kingdom Barry Sime222217169
33United Kingdom Daniel Welch24RetRet138
34United Kingdom Steven KaneRet14Ret7
35United Kingdom Alex Kapadia147
36New Zealand Fabian Coulthard2318177
37United Kingdom Katherine Legge16RetDSQ295
38France Vasilije CalasanDNSDNS2327RetRetRet231821Ret3
39Mexico Aurelio López, Jr.24192
40United Kingdom Stuart King19Ret2
41Republic of Ireland Alan Dwyer25201
Republic of Ireland David HallDNSDNS21262121240
United Kingdom Mark Fell21220
United Kingdom Philip Keen23210
United Kingdom Daren Taylor220
Japan Takahiro Ito220
Republic of Ireland Noel Roddy27Ret0
Republic of Ireland Robby Coleman280
United Kingdom Gideon CresswellRet0
United Kingdom Jason CoffinDNS0
PosDriverBRHOULTHRSILTHRBRHCROSNEKNOBRHDONPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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