Westley Barber

Westley Barber
Westley Barber
Nationality	British
Born	19 January 1982 (age 42); Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Previous series
2008 ; 2005 ; 2005 ; 2004 ; 2003 ; 2001–2002 ; 2000 ; 1999 ; 1998	British Formula Ford ; Formula Renault Eurocup ; Formula Renault France ; Formula Renault UK ; Formula Ford 2000 USA ; British Formula Ford ; British Formula 3 ; French Formula 3 ; Formula Renault Campus France
Championship titles
2002 ; 1998	British Formula Ford ; Formula Renault Campus France
Awards
2006 ; 1999	Member of the British Racing Drivers Club ; Autosport BRDC Award (finalist)

Westley Barber (born 19 January 1982) is a British racing driver who was the 2002 British Formula Ford and 1998 French Formula Renault Campus champion.

Career

Barber began racing in the Formula Renault Campus series in France. He won the title with six victories in the ten races across the year. He graduated to French Formula 3 for 1999 and drove for La Filière Elf finishing 4th in the class B series.^[1] He was a nominated finalist for the Autosport BRDC Award that year, but lost out to Gary Paffett.^[2]^[3]

He returned to Britain in 2000, joining Alan Docking Racing for the British Formula 3 season.^[4] He would ultimately finish in 14th and a best finish of 6th in the final race at Silverstone. In 2001, he joined British Formula Ford with Haywood Racing and progressed to the Duckhams team for 2002 winning the championship.^[5]^[6] Of the eighteen races, Barber won eight, including the first seven races of the season. In 2003, Barber moved to the United States to compete in Formula Ford 2000 with Cape Motorsports. He would finish 2nd in the championship behind American racer Jonathan Bomarito.

For 2004, Barber returned to the UK and joined Comtec Racing in Formula Renault UK. He would finish the season in 2nd place, behind future World Endurance Championship victor Mike Conway.^[7] He remained with Comtec for 2005 competing in both the French Formula Renault 2.0 series and Formula Renault Eurocup. In France he won one race at Nogaro Circuit. In 2006, he became a full member of the British Racing Drivers Club.^[8] Following a number of years away from racing, Barber returned to British Formula Ford in 2008 competing in the 11 race season securing three podiums including a pair of second places at the final round of the season at Brands Hatch.

Racing Record

Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1998	Formula Renault Campus France		10	6	?	?	?	?	1st
1999	French Formula 3 Championship	La Filière Elf	14	0	0	0	6	185	4th
2000	British Formula 3 Championship	Alan Docking Racing	11	0	0	0	0	17	14th
2001	British Formula Ford Championship	Haywood Racing	13	0	0	0	2	178	8th
	Formula Ford EuroCup		5	1	0	1	1	50	3rd
	Formula Ford Festival		1	0	0	0	0	9th	?
2002	British Formula Ford Championship	Duckhams	18	8	6	7	14	487	1st
2002	Formula Ford Festival	Duckhams	1	0	0	1	0	0	NC
2003	Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series	Cape Motorsports	11	3	7	?	9	262	2nd
2003	Formula Renault UK 2.0 Winter Series	Comtec Racing	4	2	1	1	2	52	2nd
2004	Formula Renault UK 2.0 Championship		20	6	6	4	11	426	2nd
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup		8	0	0	0	1	16	18th
2005	Formula Renault France 2.0 Championship		10	1	1	2	2	52	8th
2008	British Formula Ford		11	0	1	0	3	176	12th

References

^ "Championship struggle for Barber". Autosport. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Award contenders test at Silverstone". Autosport. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Autosport Awards Young Driver Winners". Autosport. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Driver and team line-ups for 2000". Autosport. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "GB Formula Ford 2002". driverDB. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "The story behind junior single-seaters' most surprising title". formulascout.com. May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Conway lifts Formula Renault UK title". Kent Online. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Westley Barber". BRDC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

External links

Westley Barber career summary at DriverDB.com
Westley Barber at Motorsport Magazine

[1] "Championship struggle for Barber". Autosport. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[2] "Award contenders test at Silverstone". Autosport. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[3] "Autosport Awards Young Driver Winners". Autosport. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[4] "Driver and team line-ups for 2000". Autosport. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[5] "GB Formula Ford 2002". driverDB. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[6] "The story behind junior single-seaters' most surprising title". formulascout.com. May 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[7] "Conway lifts Formula Renault UK title". Kent Online. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[8] "Westley Barber". BRDC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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