2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship
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The 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was the tenth Australian Formula Ford Championship.[2] The title was won by Jamie Whincup driving a Van Diemen RF 01 Ford.[3]
Calendar
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The Spectrum 09 in which Mark Winterbottom placed 2nd in the championship
The championship was contested over an eight round series with two races per round.[3]
| Round[3] | Circuit[3] | State/Territory | Date[3] | Winning driver[3] | Car[4] |
| 1 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 31 March | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit[4] | Victoria | 5 May | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 3 | Canberra Street Circuit[4] | Australian Capital Territory | 9 June | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 4 | Barbagallo Raceway[4] | Western Australia | 30 June | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 5 | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit[4] | New South Wales | 27 July | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 6 | Mallala Motor Sport Park[4] | South Australia | 4 August | Mark Winterbottom | Spectrum 09 Ford |
| 7 | Winton Motor Raceway[4] | Victoria | 18 August | Marcus Marshall | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 8 | Queensland Raceway[4] | Queensland | 14 September | Marcus Marshall | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten placegetters in each race.[3] An additional point was awarded to the driver setting pole position at each round.[3]
Results
| Position[3] | Driver[3] | No.[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[4] | Rd1[3] | Rd2[3] | Rd3[3] | Rd4[3] | Rd5[3] | Rd6[3] | Rd7[3] | Rd8[3] | Penalties[3] | Total[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Whincup | 3 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Valvoline / Cummins / Repco | 33 | 40 | 41 | 32 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 21 | - | 243 |
| 2 | Mark Winterbottom | 41 | Spectrum 09 Ford | Bosch Batteries | 32 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 32 | 26 | - 10 | 227 |
| 3 | Marcus Marshall | 7 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Valvoline / Cummins / Repco | 32 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 36 | - | 224 |
| 4 | Neil McFadyen | 59 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Tankworld - Speedzone | 12 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 26 | 18 | - | 150 |
| 5 | Barton Mawer | 14 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Tekno Autosports | 28 | 24 | - | 8 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 12 | - | 128 |
| 6 | Andrew Jones | 6 | Van Diemen RF02 Ford | Ozemail Racing | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 12 | - | 114 |
| 7 | Ash Lowe | 34 | Spectrum 07 Ford | Lowe Racing | - | - | 20 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 4 | - | 68 |
| 8 | Brett Francis | 82 | Van Diemen RF02 Ford | Bryce Francis Automotive | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 10 | 28 | - | 62 |
| 9 | Tony Pugliese | 55 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | Graphic Effects.com.au | - | 6 | - | - | 16 | - | 22 | 10 | - | 54 |
| 10 | Justin Cotter | 71 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Factory Enterprises Pty Ltd | 20 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 | - | 18 | - | 47 |
| 11 | Jordan Ormsby | 61 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | Swingyde | 1 | - | 12 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 12 | Glen Hastings | 84 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Sita / Marsh | - | 20 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| 13 | Richard Chamberlain | 22 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Chamberlain Racing | 16 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 20 |
| Dean Fiore | 62 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | |
| 15 | Mark Ceveri | 36 | Van Diemen RF95 Ford | Thrifty-Link Hardware | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 14 |
| Bryce Washington | 66 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Adrad Radiators | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 17 | Mark Douglas | 26 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 18 | Tim Macrow | 28 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Victac Apprenticeship Training | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| 19 | Ian Dyk | 45 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | Pettaras Press Castle Finance | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 20 | Kurt Wimmer | 32 | Van Diemen RF02 Ford | Wimmers Soft Drinks | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| James Small | 15 | Mygale SJ01 Ford | J Small | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 22 | Laurence Burford | 75 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | L Burford | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tony D'Alberto | 99 | Mygale SJ00 Ford | Bellmont Nominees | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| 24 | Tim Wheeler | 48 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | S Wheeler | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note: Australian Formula Ford regulations mandated the use of the Ford 1600cc "Kent" four cylinder engine.[5]
References
- ↑ Specific Conditions, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-13
- ↑ Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 Final Pointscore, 2002 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 24 July 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Race Results Archive, www.natsoft.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 24 July 2013
- ↑ A quick Overview of Formula Ford, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 25 July 2013
