2012 British Formula Ford Championship Explained

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 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 Van Diemen LA11 All 6 Matt Rao D Van Diemen LA09 All 55 Gavin Halls G Van Diemen LA09 4 Cullen Motorsport RCC 7 Ryan Cullen E 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 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 Mygale SJ07 1–4 17 George Blundell D Mygale SJ08 1–4, 6–8 21 Fred Martin-Dye E 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 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 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.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Oulton Park	7 April	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	JTR	Fabian Welter
	R2		9 April	Antti Buri	Jake Cook	Jake Cook	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
	R3			Antti Buri	Luke Williams	Luke Williams	Jamun Racing	nowrap	Kenneth Thirlwall
2	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	18 May	Antti Buri	Cavan Corcoran	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
	R2		19 May	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	JTR	Olly Rae
	R3		20 May	Luke Williams	Antti Buri	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
3	R1	Rockingham Motor Speedway	9 June	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	JTR	Matt Rao
	R2		10 June	Antti Buri	Jake Cook	Antti Buri	JTR	Olly Rae
	R3			Antti Buri	Jake Cook	Antti Buri	JTR	Fabian Welter
4	R1	Brands Hatch GP	23 June	Antti Buri	Luke Williams	Antti Buri	JTR	Fabian Welter
	R2		24 June	Antti Buri	Luke Williams	Antti Buri	JTR	Fabian Welter
	R3			Antti Buri	Antti Buri	Antti Buri	JTR	Fabian Welter
5	R1	Nürburgring	28 July	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Bas Schouten
	R2		29 July	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Julio Moreno	JTR	Bas Schouten
	R3			Eric Lichtenstein	Antti Buri	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Bas Schouten
6	R1	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	4 August	Antti Buri	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	George Blundell
	R2	5 August	nowrap	Eric Lichtenstein	nowrap	Eric Lichtenstein	nowrap	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
	R3		Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Alex Drabble
7	R1	Silverstone Arena	8 September	Eric Lichtenstein	Antti Buri	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
	R2		9 September	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
	R3			Eric Lichtenstein	Antti Buri	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
8	R1	Donington Park	29 September	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
	R2		30 September	Eric Lichtenstein	Antti Buri	Jake Cook	nowrap	Jamun Racing	nowrap	George Blundell
	R3		Eric Lichtenstein	cancelled due to over-running timetable caused by FIA GT1 accidents^[3]

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 3 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 9 Fabian Welter^[4] 9 4 12 6 7 7 8 11 6 5 7 6 8 7 7 7 6 4 7 6 C 10 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 Ret 8 11 12 11 10 10 10 9 8 10 Ret 7 9 Ret 8 7 5 8 5 C 12 Olly Rae 11 Ret 13 11 6 12 11 9 8 6 Ret DNS 96 13 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 Abdul Ahmed 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 Guest drivers ineligible for points Melroy Heemskerk 8 Ret 4 0 Bart van Os 5 Ret 6 0 Bas Schouten 6 6 6 0 align=left nowrap 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

Notes

Teams

Pos	Team	Points
1	JTR	1042
2	Jamun Racing	974
3	Fluid Motorsport	687
4	Cullen Motorsport	398

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	OUL			BRH			ROC			BRH			NÜR			SNE			SIL			DON			Points
1	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	align=left nowrap	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	Ray	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	8	8				9	9	8				Ret	10	5	11	8	7				63
Pos	Constructor	OUL			BRH			ROC			BRH			NÜR			SNE			SIL			DON			Points

Nations Cup

Pos	Nation	OUL			BRH			ROC			BRH			NÜR			SNE			SIL			DON			Points
1		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		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		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		9	4	12	6	7	7	8	11	6	5	7	6				8	7	7	7	6	4	7	6	C	464
5		Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	8	8				9	9	8				Ret	10	5	11	8	7				208
6		11	Ret	13	11	6	12	11	9	8	6	Ret	DNS													190
7	align=left nowrap		Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	13																			36
Guest nations ineligible for points
					8	Ret	4				5	7	6	6	6	6										0
														11	7	7										0
											Ret	Ret	DNS													0
Pos	Nation	OUL			BRH			ROC			BRH			NÜR			SNE			SIL			DON			Points

External links

• The home of the British Formula Ford Championship

Notes and References

1. News: EcoBoost era dawns for Formula Ford. 2 April 2012. British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 12 July 2012.
2. News: 2012 Formula Ford GB and Eurocup calendars unveiled. Paice. Simon. 4 December 2011. The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. 13 July 2012.
3. News: Cook wins championship finale. 1 October 2012. britishformulaford.co.uk. British Formula Ford Championship. 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..
4. From Nürburgring round onwards only EcoBoost class drivers were eligible for Driver's Championship standings.