2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship

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]

Heading into the season, Jamie Whincup was touted as a championship favourite. Heavily favoured to carry his form shown in his debut year the previous season. He, along with teammate Marcus Marshall at Sonic Motor Racing Services (running under the Garry Rogers Motorsport banner), were the pacesetters throughout the season. However, rookie Mark Winterbottom would prove to be a serious challenger for the championship, driving with Borland Racing Developments, and would herald the first of many battles between he and Whincup in the years to come.

Whincup would ultimately emerge victorious at seasons end with Winterbottom finishing second overall and Marshall in third.[3]

Teams and drivers

Team Chassis No Driver Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services
(Garry Rogers Motorsport) 		Van Diemen RF01 3 Jamie Whincup All
Van Diemen RF01 7 Marcus Marshall All
Brad Jones Racing Van Diemen RF02 6 Andrew Jones All
Hanger Racing Spectrum 09 10 Ty Hanger 5
Anglo Australian Motorsport Van Diemen RF94 13 Damien Meyer 5
Tekno Autosports Van Diemen RF01 14 Barton Mawer All
James Small Racing Mygale SJ01 15 James Small 2–5, 7
MinervaNET Motorsport Spectrum 09 18 Veijo Phillips 1–3, 6–7
Chamberlain Racing Spectrum 06b 22 Richard Chamberlain 1–7
Gilmour Developments Van Diemen RF96 25 Chris Gilmour 8
T.R.E. Motorsport Spectrum 07 26 Matthew Tate 1–2
Fastlane Racing Van Diemen RF94 26 Mark Douglas 4
Van Diemen RF90 32 Aaron Caratti 4
Van Diemen RF94 59 Neil McFadyen All
Van Diemen RF94 62 Dean Fiore 4, 6
Interpak Racing Swift SC94F 28 Stephen Austin 1, 5
Macrow Racing Spectrum 06b 28 Tim Macrow 2, 7
Wimmers Soft Drinks Van Diemen RF02 32 Kurt Wimmer 1–3, 5
Thomson Ford Van Diemen RF93 33 John Pettit 1–2, 5
Steve Baxter Van Diemen RF92 33 Steve Baxter 4
Lowe Racing Spectrum 06b 34 Ash Lowe All
Michael Henderson 35 Michael Henderson 4
Thrifty-Link Hardware Van Diemen RF95 36 Mark Ceveri All
Property Solutions Group Van Diemen RF95 40 Kevin Miller 8
Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 09 41 Mark Winterbottom All
Spectrum 07 69 Matt Wall 7
Intune Motorsport Swift SC94F 42 John Houlder 1–3, 5, 7–8
Rupert Collins Plastics Spectrum 06b 43 Adam Hickey 2, 7
MC Racing Spectrum 06 44 Matt Cherry 4
Holts Crane Hire Van Diemen RF96 44 Mark Holt 8
Pettaras PressCastle Finance Van Diemen RF98 45 Ian Dyk 5
Jagz Racing Swift SC93F 47 Steven Hooton 4
Simon Wheeler Van Diemen RF98 48 Tim Wheeler 4
Gregory's Ford Spectrum 06b 49 Nick Torelli 1–3
Eggleston Motorsport Spectrum 07 51 Ben Eggleston 1–3, 7
VIP Petfoods Vector MG96 53 Kent Quinn 8
Vector TF94 54 Klark Quinn 8
Apex Motorsport Van Diemen RF98 55 Tony Pugliese 2, 5–8
Vagelis Cafe & Bar Van Diemen RF95 57 Daniel Pappas 1–3, 5–8
Swingyde Van Diemen RF93 61 Jordan Ormsby 1–7
Lansvale Racing Team Van Diemen RF93 63 Grant Ashby 5, 7–8
Stones Kart Spares Van Diemen RF96 66 Blake Smith 1–2
AdRad Radiators Van Diemen RF94 66 Bryce Washington 6
Sean Supanz Van Diemen RF87 67 Sean Supanz 4
Luke Morton Van Diemen RF94 69 Luke Morton 4
Factory Enterprises Spectrum 06b 71 Justin Cotter 1–3, 5–8
Nomad Racing Spectrum 06 74 Mark McNally 4, 6–7
Burford Racing Van Diemen RF92 75 Laurence Burford 1, 5
Complete Fire Swift SC93F 77 Graham Knuckey 6
Bryce Francis Automotive Van Diemen RF02 82 Brett Francis All
Sita/Marsh Van Diemen RF94 84 Glen Hastings 2, 6–8
Proteus Cosmetics Van Diemen RF95 87 Tony LeMessurier 1–3, 6–7
Tim Davies Van Diemen RF90 88 Tim Davies 4
Southern Titanium Van Diemen RF90 92 John McCowan 4, 6
Qantas Link/Avis Van Diemen RF95 94 Neil Pollard 8
Paul Zsidy Spectrum 96 David Reynolds 7
Clive Hartz Van Diemen RF95 98 Clive Hartz 4
Tony D'Alberto Racing Mygale SJ00 99 Tony D'Alberto 7

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.[3]

Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map
1 Wakefield Park Raceway 31 March Konica V8 Supercar Series
2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 5 May Konica V8 Supercar Series
3 Canberra Street Circuit 9 June V8 Supercar Championship Series
4 Wanneroo Raceway 30 June V8 Supercar Championship Series
5 Oran Park Raceway 27 July V8 Supercar Championship Series
6 Mallala Motor Sport Park 4 August Konica V8 Supercar Series
7 Winton Motor Raceway 18 August V8 Supercar Championship Series
8 Queensland Raceway 14 September V8 Supercar Championship Series
Queensland 500

Season summary

Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round Winner
1 1 Wakefield Park Raceway Marcus Marshall Sonic Motor Racing Services Jamie Whincup
2 Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services
2 1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Andrew Jones Glen Hastings Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services Jamie Whincup
2 Mark Winterbottom Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services
3 1 Canberra Street Circuit Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services Jamie Whincup
2 Mark Winterbottom Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services
4 1 Wanneroo Raceway Andrew Jones Marcus Marshall Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Jamie Whincup
2 Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services
5 1 Oran Park Raceway Jamie Whincup Mark Winterbottom Mark Winterbottom Borland Racing Developments Jamie Whincup
2 Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services
6 1 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mark Winterbottom Jamie Whincup Mark Winterbottom Borland Racing Developments Mark Winterbottom
2 Jamie Whincup Mark Winterbottom Borland Racing Developments
7 1 Winton Motor Raceway Jamie Whincup Andrew Jones Marcus Marshall Sonic Motor Racing Services Marcus Marshall
2 Jamie Whincup Marcus Marshall Sonic Motor Racing Services
8 1 Queensland Raceway Jamie Whincup Mark Winterbottom Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services Marcus Marshall
2 Mark Winterbottom Marcus Marshall Sonic Motor Racing Services

Results

Championship points were awarded at each race on the following basis:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
Pos. Driver
WAK
PHI
CAN
WAN
ORA
MAL
WIN
QUE 		Pen Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Jamie Whincup 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 6 14 3 1 DNS 243
2 Mark Winterbottom 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 Ret 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 -10 227
3 Marcus Marshall 1 4 2 2 2 3 2 Ret 12 5 3 3 1 1 2 1 224
4 Neil McFadyen 7 7 6 6 3 4 5 3 3 6 Ret 7 3 4 8 3 150
5 Barton Mawer 3 3 4 4 Ret DNS 11 6 4 3 5 9 5 6 7 7 128
6 Andrew Jones 22 9 Ret 7 6 6 1 Ret 6 4 4 2 6 Ret 5 9 114
7 Ash Lowe 13 Ret 11 11 5 5 9 2 8 18 6 4 9 12 11 8 68
8 Brett Francis 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 Ret Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 7 4 2 62
9 Tony Pugliese 7 12 5 7 15 11 4 5 9 6 54
10 Justin Cotter 5 5 Ret 16 9 11 17 Ret 7 10 Ret DNS 6 5 47
11 Jordan Ormsby 10 12 Ret 13 7 7 7 9 9 8 Ret Ret 12 11 27
12 Glen Hastings 5 5 Ret 8 Ret 9 26
13 Dean Fiore 6 4 20
= Richard Chamberlain 6 6 10 Ret 11 9 16 Ret 11 12 10 12 15 DNS 20
15 Bryce Washington 8 5 14
= Mark Ceveri 8 10 14 14 10 Ret 17 8 16 14 9 13 19 Ret 10 10 14
17 Mark Douglas 10 5 11
18 Tim Macrow 16 15 7 8 10
19 Ian Dyk 7 9 8
20 Kurt Wimmer 11 DNS 9 8 12 10 Ret 13 13 Ret 7
= James Small 12 10 14 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 Ret 7
22 Laurence Burford 15 11 10 10 2
= Tony D'Alberto 10 10 2
24 Tim Wheeler 14 10 1
- John Pettit 12 13 Ret 20 13 Ret 0
- Ben Eggleston 14 16 15 19 17 15 17 16 0
- Nick Torelli 16 15 Ret DNS 15 13 0
- Veijo Phillips 17 14 Ret 18 16 12 Ret DNS 16 Ret 0
- Stephen Austin 18 18 0
- Blake Smith 19 20 Ret DNS 0
- Tony LeMessurier 20 17 18 DNS 19 Ret 19 16 Ret Ret 25 20 17 18 0
- Daniel Pappas 21 13 20 Ret 18 Ret 20 Ret 11 14 18 18 Ret 17 0
- John Houlder 23 19 17 21 13 14 18 17 21 19 Ret 14 0
- Matthew Tate DNS Ret 13 17 0
- Kevin Miller 19 22 Ret DNS 0
- Adam Hickey Ret Ret 24 14 0
- Mark McNally 12 Ret 12 Ret 20 Ret 0
- Matt Cherry 13 Ret 0
- Steve Baxter 15 Ret 0
- Clive Hartz 18 13 0
- John McCowan 19 Ret 13 15 0
- Tim Davies 20 12 0
- Michael Henderson 21 11 0
- Luke Morton 22 14 0
- Aaron Caratti Ret DNS 0
- Steven Hooton Ret Ret 0
- Damien Meyer 14 19 0
- Grant Ashby 15 15 23 17 15 15 0
- Ty Hanger Ret Ret 0
- Graham Knuckey 14 Ret 0
- Matt Wall 22 13 0
- David Reynolds Ret 14 0
- Kent Quinn 14 12 0
- Chris Gilmour 12 11 0
- Mark Holt 13 13 0
- Neil Pollard 16 16 0
- Klark Quinn Ret DNS 0
Pos. Driver
WAK
PHI
CAN
WAN
ORA
MAL
WIN
QUE 		Pen Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2

Note: Australian Formula Ford regulations mandated the use of the Ford 1600cc "Kent" four cylinder engine.[4]

References

  1. ^ Specific Conditions, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-13
  2. ^ Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. ^ a b Final Pointscore, 2002 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 24 July 2013
  4. ^ A quick Overview of Formula Ford, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 25 July 2013
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