2012 British Formula Ford Championship

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	No.	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 R	Van Diemen LA11	All
	6	Matt Rao	D	Van Diemen LA09	All
	55	Gavin Halls	G	Van Diemen LA09	4
Cullen Motorsport in assn with RCC	7	Ryan Cullen	E R	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 R	Mygale M12-SJ	All
Rendez-Vous Racing	12	Fabian Welter	D	Mygale SJ10	1–2
Rendez-Vous Racing	12	Fabian Welter	D	Mygale SJ08	3–4, 6–8
Enigma Motorsport	15	Olly Rae	D R	Mygale SJ07	1–4
	17	George Blundell	D R	Mygale SJ08	1–4, 6–8
	21	Fred Martin-Dye	E R	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 R	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
R	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	Duratec Winner
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		9 April	Antti Buri	Luke Williams	Luke Williams	Jamun Racing	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		10 June	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		24 June	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		29 July	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	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Eric Lichtenstein	Jamun Racing	Fabian Welter
	R3		5 August	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		9 September	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	Jamun Racing	George Blundell
	R3		30 September	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	490
3	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	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													182
9	Fabian Welter^{[N 1]}	9	4	12	6	7	7	8	11	6	5	7	6				8	7	7	7	6	4	7	6	C	158
10	Matt Rao^{[N 1]}	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	George Blundell^{[N 1]}	Ret	8	11	12	11	10	10	10	9	8	10	Ret				7	9	Ret	8	7	5	8	5	C	96
12	Olly Rae^{[N 1]}	11	Ret	13	11	6	12	11	9	8	6	Ret	DNS													96
13	Alex Drabble^{[N 1]}	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^{[N 1]}	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																						0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
	Melroy Heemskerk				8	Ret	4																			0
	Bart van Os										5	Ret	6													0
	Bas Schouten													6	6	6										0
	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

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f From Nürburgring round onwards only EcoBoost class drivers were eligible for Driver's Championship standings.

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	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	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			BRH			ROC			BRH			NÜR			SNE			SIL			DON			Points

References

^ "EcoBoost era dawns for Formula Ford". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Paice, Simon (4 December 2011). "2012 Formula Ford GB and Eurocup calendars unveiled". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
^ "Cook wins championship finale". britishformulaford.co.uk. British Formula Ford Championship. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

The home of the British Formula Ford Championship Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[DC-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f From Nürburgring round onwards only EcoBoost class drivers were eligible for Driver's Championship standings.

[1] "EcoBoost era dawns for Formula Ford". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Paice, Simon (4 December 2011). "2012 Formula Ford GB and Eurocup calendars unveiled". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

[3] "Cook wins championship finale". britishformulaford.co.uk. British Formula Ford Championship. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

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