2012 British Formula Ford Championship
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Entry List Team No. Driver Class Chassis Rounds United Kingdom Jamun Racing 2 United Kingdom Jake Cook E Mygale M12-SJ All 3 United Kingdom Luke Williams E Mygale M12-SJ 1–4, 6–8 4 Argentina Eric Lichtenstein E Mygale M12-SJ All United Kingdom Fluid Motorsport Development 5 United Kingdom Alex Drabble D R Van Diemen LA11 All 6 United Kingdom Matt Rao D Van Diemen LA09 All 55 United Kingdom Gavin Halls G Van Diemen LA09 4 United Kingdom Cullen Motorsport in assn with RCC 7 United Kingdom Ryan Cullen E R Mygale M12-SJ All United Kingdom JTR 9 United Kingdom Cavan Corcoran E Mygale M12-SJ 1–6, 8 10 Finland Antti Buri E Mygale M12-SJ All 11 Ecuador Julio Moreno E R Mygale M12-SJ All United Kingdom Rendez-Vous Racing 12 Mexico Fabian Welter D Mygale SJ10 1–2 Mygale SJ08 3–4, 6–8 United Kingdom Enigma Motorsport 15 Australia Olly Rae D R Mygale SJ07 1–4 17 United Kingdom George Blundell D R Mygale SJ08 1–4, 6–8 21 United Kingdom Fred Martin-Dye E R Mygale M12-SJ 1–4 41 Norway Falco Wauer G Mygale SJ07 4 United Kingdom Myerscough College 34 United Kingdom Kenneth Thirlwall D Van Diemen RF06 1 Netherlands GEVA 47 Netherlands Melroy Heemskerk G Mygale M12-SJ 2 70 Netherlands Bart van Os G Mygale SJ09 4 77 Netherlands Max van Splunteren G Mygale SJ10 4 United Kingdom Don Hardman Automotive 48 India Abdul Ahmed D R Ray GR10 1–2, 4, 6–7 Denmark Fluid Motorsport 60 Denmark Nicolai Sylvest G Van Diemen LA08 5 Netherlands Provily Racing 71 Netherlands Jos Kiekens G Mygale SJ08 4 72 Netherlands Michel Florie G Mygale SJ08 4–5 74 Netherlands Bas Schouten G Mygale SJ08 5 United States AntiSpeed Competition 86 United States Charles Anti D Mygale SJ10 1–2 United Kingdom Getem Racing 88 United Kingdom Jason Down G Mygale SJ07 2, 8 United Kingdom Race Car Consultants 89 United Kingdom James Hammond G Mygale SJ11 3–4, 6 | Icon Class E EcoBoost D Duratec G Guest R Rookie | ||||
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Chassis | Rounds |
| United Kingdom Jamun Racing | 2 | United Kingdom Jake Cook | E | Mygale M12-SJ | All |
| 3 | United Kingdom Luke Williams | E | Mygale M12-SJ | 1–4, 6–8 | |
| 4 | Argentina Eric Lichtenstein | E | Mygale M12-SJ | All | |
| United Kingdom Fluid Motorsport Development | 5 | United Kingdom Alex Drabble | D R | Van Diemen LA11 | All |
| 6 | United Kingdom Matt Rao | D | Van Diemen LA09 | All | |
| 55 | United Kingdom Gavin Halls | G | Van Diemen LA09 | 4 | |
| United Kingdom Cullen Motorsport in assn with RCC | 7 | United Kingdom Ryan Cullen | E R | Mygale M12-SJ | All |
| United Kingdom JTR | 9 | United Kingdom Cavan Corcoran | E | Mygale M12-SJ | 1–6, 8 |
| 10 | Finland Antti Buri | E | Mygale M12-SJ | All | |
| 11 | Ecuador Julio Moreno | E R | Mygale M12-SJ | All | |
| United Kingdom Rendez-Vous Racing | 12 | Mexico Fabian Welter | D | Mygale SJ10 | 1–2 |
| Mygale SJ08 | 3–4, 6–8 | ||||
| United Kingdom Enigma Motorsport | 15 | Australia Olly Rae | D R | Mygale SJ07 | 1–4 |
| 17 | United Kingdom George Blundell | D R | Mygale SJ08 | 1–4, 6–8 | |
| 21 | United Kingdom Fred Martin-Dye | E R | Mygale M12-SJ | 1–4 | |
| 41 | Norway Falco Wauer | G | Mygale SJ07 | 4 | |
| United Kingdom Myerscough College | 34 | United Kingdom Kenneth Thirlwall | D | Van Diemen RF06 | 1 |
| Netherlands GEVA | 47 | Netherlands Melroy Heemskerk | G | Mygale M12-SJ | 2 |
| 70 | Netherlands Bart van Os | G | Mygale SJ09 | 4 | |
| 77 | Netherlands Max van Splunteren | G | Mygale SJ10 | 4 | |
| United Kingdom Don Hardman Automotive | 48 | India Abdul Ahmed | D R | Ray GR10 | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
| Denmark Fluid Motorsport | 60 | Denmark Nicolai Sylvest | G | Van Diemen LA08 | 5 |
| Netherlands Provily Racing | 71 | Netherlands Jos Kiekens | G | Mygale SJ08 | 4 |
| 72 | Netherlands Michel Florie | G | Mygale SJ08 | 4–5 | |
| 74 | Netherlands Bas Schouten | G | Mygale SJ08 | 5 | |
| United States AntiSpeed Competition | 86 | United States Charles Anti | D | Mygale SJ10 | 1–2 |
| United Kingdom Getem Racing | 88 | United Kingdom Jason Down | G | Mygale SJ07 | 2, 8 |
| United Kingdom Race Car Consultants | 89 | United Kingdom 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. 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 United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | ROC United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | NÜR Germany | SNE United Kingdom | SIL United Kingdom | DON United Kingdom | Points | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver OUL United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom ROC United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom NÜR Germany SNE United Kingdom SIL United Kingdom DON United Kingdom Points 1 Finland 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 United Kingdom 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 Argentina 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 Ecuador 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Fred Martin-Dye 7 3 6 5 5 5 6 6 4 Ret 4 Ret 182 9 Mexico Fabian Welter 9 4 12 6 7 7 8 11 6 5 7 6 8 7 7 7 6 4 7 6 C 158 10 United Kingdom Matt Rao 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 United Kingdom George Blundell Ret 8 11 12 11 10 10 10 9 8 10 Ret 7 9 Ret 8 7 5 8 5 C 96 12 Australia Olly Rae 11 Ret 13 11 6 12 11 9 8 6 Ret DNS 96 13 United Kingdom Alex Drabble 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 India Abdul Ahmed Ret Ret DNS Ret 8 8 9 9 8 Ret 10 5 11 8 7 66 15 United States Charles Anti Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 14 16 United Kingdom Kenneth Thirlwall 10 7 8 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points Netherlands Melroy Heemskerk 8 Ret 4 0 Netherlands Bart van Os 5 Ret 6 0 Netherlands Bas Schouten 6 6 6 0 Netherlands Max van Splunteren 6 9 8 0 Netherlands Jos Kiekens 7 7 7 0 Denmark Nicolai Sylvest 11 7 7 0 Netherlands Michel Florie Ret 8 9 8 8 9 0 United Kingdom James Hammond 8 Ret DNS 10 14 15 9 11 Ret 0 United Kingdom Jason Down 13 8 Ret 9 Ret DNS 0 United Kingdom Gavin Halls Ret Ret 13 0 Norway Falco Wauer Ret DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver OUL United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom ROC United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom NÜR Germany SNE United Kingdom SIL United Kingdom DON United Kingdom Points | 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) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Finland 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 | United Kingdom 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 | Argentina 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 | Ecuador 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 | United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom Fred Martin-Dye | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 182 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Mexico Fabian Welter | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | C | 158 | |||
| 10 | United Kingdom Matt Rao | 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 | United Kingdom George Blundell | Ret | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | C | 96 | |||
| 12 | Australia Olly Rae | 11 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | United Kingdom Alex Drabble | 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 | India Abdul Ahmed | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 66 | |||||||||
| 15 | United States Charles Anti | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | United Kingdom Kenneth Thirlwall | 10 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Guest drivers ineligible for points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Melroy Heemskerk | 8 | Ret | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Bart van Os | 5 | Ret | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Bas Schouten | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Max van Splunteren | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Jos Kiekens | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark Nicolai Sylvest | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Michel Florie | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom James Hammond | 8 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Jason Down | 13 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Gavin Halls | Ret | Ret | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway Falco Wauer | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | OUL United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | ROC United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | NÜR Germany | SNE United Kingdom | SIL United Kingdom | DON United Kingdom | Points | ||||||||||||||||
| Colour | 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) |
Notes
Teams
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom JTR | 1042 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Jamun Racing | 974 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Fluid Motorsport | 687 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Cullen Motorsport | 398 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | OUL United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | ROC United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | NÜR Germany | SNE United Kingdom | SIL United Kingdom | DON United Kingdom | Points | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Mygale | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 184 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Van Diemen | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | C | 158 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Ray | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 63 | |||||||||
| Pos | Constructor | OUL United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | ROC United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | NÜR Germany | SNE United Kingdom | SIL United Kingdom | DON United Kingdom | Points |
Nations Cup
| Pos | Nation | OUL United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | ROC United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | NÜR Germany | SNE United Kingdom | SIL United Kingdom | DON United Kingdom | Points | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | Ret | C | 567 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | C | 502 |
| 3 | Argentina | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | DSQ | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NC | C | 492 |
| 4 | Mexico | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | C | 464 | |||
| 5 | India | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 208 | |||||||||
| 6 | Australia | 11 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 190 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | United States | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guest nations ineligible for points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 8 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | Ret | Ret | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Nation | OUL United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | ROC United Kingdom | BRH United Kingdom | NÜR Germany | SNE United Kingdom | SIL United Kingdom | DON United Kingdom | Points |
External links
- 22 February 2007 at theWayback Machine