2002 British Formula Three Championship

Automobile racing competition in United Kingdom in 2002 2002 British Formula 3 International Series 2001 2003 thumb|right|2002 champion, Robbie Kerr The 2002 British Formula Three season was the 52nd British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 31st March and ended on 22 September, after twenty-six races. The scoring system was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first ten finishers, with one extra point added to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race. All results counted towards the driver's final tally. If a Class B driver finished in the top 10 overall, they did not score points for the main championship; the points were awarded to the next placed driver in the main class. Similarly, if a Class B driver set the fastest lap of the race, they did not receive the extra point for the main championship; the extra point was awarded to the driver in the main class who set the fastest lap. Drivers and teams The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2002 season. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars. Team Chassis Engine No Driver Rounds Championship Class GBR Carlin Motorsport Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 1 AUS James Courtney 1-8, 10-13 GBR Derek Hayes 9 2 RSA Alan van der Merwe All 21 IRL Michael Keohane 1-10, 12-13 22 JPN Shinya Hosokawa All GBR Manor Motorsport Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 3 GBR Mark Taylor 1-12 4 USA Richard Antinucci All 34 DNK Ronnie Bremer All GBR Fortec Motorsport Dallara F302 Renault Sodemo 5 BRA Fabio Carbone All 6 FIN Heikki Kovalainen All GBR Alan Docking Racing Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 7 GBR Robbie Kerr All 8 GBR Mark Mayall All 13 GBR Tor Graves All GBR Team Avanti Ralt F302 Mugen-Honda 9 FRA James Andanson 7-8 NED Jeroen Bleekemolen 9 GBR Matthew Gilmore 1-2 Dallara F302 3-4 10 ITA Stefano Fabi All GBR Promatecme UK Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 11 FRA Bruce Jouanny All 12 BRA Ernani Judice 1-4 GBR Matthew Gilmore 5-13 GBR Duma Racing Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 14 SWE Robert Dahlgren 1, 4 GRE John Antoniadis 10-13 SUI Menu Motorsport Dallara F302 Opel Spiess 16 GBR Rob Austin All 17 COL Giandomenico Brusatin 1-8 NED Stefan de Groot 10-13 GBR Motaworld Racing Dallara F302 Ford 18 GBR Andrew Thompson 4 19 GBR Tom Sisley 1-6 GBR Stefan Hodgetts 8-13 Scholarship Class GBR Fred Goddard Racing Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo 51 MYS Fairuz Fauzy All 52 TUR Jason Tahinci 2 RSA Earl Goddard 3 SWE Performance Racing Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 53 GBR Justin Sherwood All 54 FRA Julien Schell 13 MYS Meritus Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 55 IRL Gavin Smith All 56 GBR Stephen Colbert All GBR Essential Motorsport Dallara F301 Toyota 58 BRA Reck Junior 4 ANG Ricardo Teixeira 5 59 DNK Jesper Carlsen 1-9 ITA Scuderia Etruria Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 60 ITA Diego Romanini 1-6 GBR Sweeney Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 61 GBR Adam Carroll All 62 CAN Billy Asaro All 63 SWE Robert Dahlgren 6-13 GBR Team Park Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 64 GBR Stephen Colbert 1-2 GBR Stefan Hodgetts 3 GBR Adam Jones 8-9 GBR David Clark 4-6 65 1-3, 9 GBR Diamond Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 66 ESP Pedro Barral 10-12 77 SUI Harold Primat All GBR T-Sport Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 67 MON Clivio Piccione All 68 IND Karun Chandhok All GBR Hill Speed Motorsport Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 69 GBR Luke Stevens 13 Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Scholarship Class Winner 1 GBR Brands Hatch 1 April AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney GBR Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing CAN Billy Asaro 2 AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney FRA Bruce Jouanny Promatecme UK GBR Adam Carroll 3 GBR Donington Park 14 April AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney IRL Michael Keohane Carlin Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 4 AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney IRL Michael Keohane Carlin Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 5 GBR Silverstone 5 May BRA Fabio Carbone AUS James Courtney GBR Mark Taylor Manor Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 6 AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney GBR Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing CAN Billy Asaro 7 GBR Knockhill 12 May AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney Carlin Motorsport GBR Stephen Colbert 8 AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney Carlin Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 9 GBR Croft 25 May AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney Carlin Motorsport GBR Justin Sherwood 10 26 May Round cancelled1 1 11 GBR Silverstone 2 June AUS James Courtney GBR Robbie Kerr GBR Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing MCO Clivio Piccione 12 3 June GBR Mark Taylor AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney Carlin Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 13 GBR Castle Combe 22 June AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney GBR Robbie Kerr Carlin Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 14 23 June AUS James Courtney AUS James Courtney RSA Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 15 GBR Brands Hatch 30 June GBR Robbie Kerr GBR Robbie Kerr GBR Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing SWE Robert Dahlgren 16 GBR Robbie Kerr GBR Robbie Kerr GBR Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing GBR Adam Carroll 17 GBR Rockingham 21 July FIN Heikki Kovalainen GBR Derek Hayes JPN Shinya Hosokawa Carlin Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 18 GBR Derek Hayes GBR Robbie Kerr GBR Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing GBR Adam Carroll 19 GBR Oulton Park 18 August FIN Heikki Kovalainen SWE Robert Dahlgren FIN Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport MON Clivio Piccione 20 SWE Robert Dahlgren MON Clivio Piccione AUS James Courtney Carlin Motorsport MON Clivio Piccione 21 GBR Snetterton 31 August GBR Robbie Kerr GBR Robbie Kerr GBR Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing GBR Adam Carroll 22 1 September GBR Robbie Kerr BRA Fabio Carbone FIN Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport GBR Adam Carroll 101 1 AUS James Courtney FRA Bruce Jouanny GBR Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing GBR Adam Carroll 23 GBR Thruxton 15 September FRA Bruce Jouanny FIN Heikki Kovalainen FIN Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport SWE Robert Dahlgren 24 FRA Bruce Jouanny FRA Bruce Jouanny FIN Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport SWE Robert Dahlgren 25 GBR Donington Park 22 September GBR Robbie Kerr FIN Heikki Kovalainen FIN Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport SWE Robert Dahlgren 26 FRA Bruce Jouanny FRA Bruce Jouanny FRA Bruce Jouanny Promatecme UK CAN Billy Asaro Notes: 1.1 – The second race at the Croft meeting was cancelled due to poor weather conditions.Croft: Billy Asaro race recap https://au.motorsport.com/bf3/news/croft-billy-asaro-race-recap/963610/ Motorsport.com 29 May 2002 27 May 2025 It was run at the Snetterton meeting.Carroll edges closer to Formula 3 title https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-30066480.html Irish Examiner 1 September 2002 27 May 2025 Standings Pos Driver BRHGBR DONGBR SILGBR KNOGBR CROGBR SILGBR CASGBR BRHGBR ROCGBR OULGBR SNEGBR THRGBR DONGBR Pts 1 GBR Robbie Kerr 1 3 6 3 4 1 Ret 12 Ret C 1 6 1 DNS 1 1 6 1 7 2 1 1 Ret 4 3 3 3 306 2 AUS James Courtney 2 2 3 2 Ret 5 1 1 1 C Ret 1 2 20 7 2 4 1 5 6 9 Ret 4 4 4 269 3 FIN Heikki Kovalainen 8 10 7 6 Ret 2 3 13 4 C 21 8 4 17 14 5 2 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 257 4 FRA Bruce Jouanny 6 1 2 16 6 4 4 3 8 C 5 5 3 3 6 3 4 Ret 19 10 2 2 3 Ret 2 2 1 249 5 IRL Michael Keohane DNS Ret 1 1 3 7 Ret 2 3 C 6 7 5 2 2 18 Ret 6 DNS DNS 2 7 5 24 169 6 BRA Fabio Carbone 16 DNS 8 7 24 6 14 Ret 5 C 3 2 13 19 5 Ret 5 8 2 7 3 16 4 14 5 9 5 137 7 GBR Mark Taylor 4 5 Ret 8 1 3 Ret Ret Ret C 2 3 6 4 11 9 9 9 3 Ret 22 7 Ret Ret DNS 122 8 RSA Alan van der Merwe 25 9 10 Ret 8 10 5 4 Ret C 8 12 7 1 4 4 Ret 7 5 8 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 98 9 GBR Rob Austin 5 6 5 4 Ret 9 7 9 6 C 10 10 9 7 3 8 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 9 7 10 90 10 USA Richard Antinucci 7 8 22 Ret 5 11 Ret DNS 2 C 16 4 19 5 13 22 21 10 10 11 7 10 2 Ret Ret 6 7 89 11 DNK Ronnie Bremer 9 7 9 12 17 Ret 2 Ret Ret C 7 11 Ret 8 12 13 10 4 6 Ret 8 4 5 7 6 21 8 86 12 JPN Shinya Hosokawa Ret Ret 23† Ret 10 12 8 5 DNS C Ret 15 20 16 9 10 1 13 Ret 6 21 9 15 Ret DNS 16 13 51 13 GBR Matthew Gilmore 13 Ret NC 13 12 18 15 7 Ret C 4 9 21 18 10 11 7 11 17 5 14 Ret 7 17 19 20 6 47 14 BRA Ernani Judice 3 4 14 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret 31 15 NED Stefan de Groot 18 9 10 5 3 10 25 9 29 16 GBR Derek Hayes 3 3 25 17 SWE Robert Dahlgren 10 12 6 6 13 18 GBR Tom Sisley 14 13 11 10 9 13 10 11 7 C DNS DNS 12 19 GBR Mark Mayall 12 17 20 Ret 11 23 Ret 8 Ret C 20 16 12 11 15 14 Ret 24 15 21 17 13 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 12 20 FRA James Andanson 17 25 8 7 9 21 GBR Stefan Hodgetts 16 15 Ret DNS 13 12 Ret 18 6 11 Ret 12 8 22 ITA Stefano Fabi Ret 20 Ret 24 18 26 13 10 9 C 26 22 22 DNS 17 23 15 18 12 17 16 19 14 Ret Ret 18 18 8 23 COL Giandomenico Brusatin Ret Ret Ret 18 14 Ret 9 Ret Ret C 17 14 18 15 18 DNS 4 24 GRE John Antoniadis 16 19 20 Ret 11 16 13 21 4 25 GBR Tor Graves 15 15 24† 19 23 24 11 Ret Ret C 25 21 24 22 19 21 Ret 21 Ret 15 19 14 16 15 21 26 Ret 2 26 GBR Andrew Thompson 12 Ret 0 27 NED Jeroen Bleekemolen Ret 23 0 Scholarship Class 1 GBR Adam Carroll Ret 11 4 5 2 17 17 14 Ret C 14 13 8 6 23 6 8 5 Ret Ret 9 8 6 9 13 17 Ret 367 2 MON Clivio Piccione 23 23† 12 9 Ret 15 18 Ret 11 C 9 Ret 15 10 21 Ret 19 14 8 4 18 Ret 8 Ret 15 10 15 249 3 CAN Billy Asaro 11 DNS Ret 11 Ret 14 21 Ret 13 C Ret NC 25 9 22 DNS Ret 15 9 Ret 11 11 11 12 14 11 11 216 4 GBR Stephen Colbert 19 24† 13 17 19 29 16 20 DSQ C 11 19 10 24 25 Ret 16 25 11 13 15 Ret 10 10 12 15 19 208 5 SWE Robert Dahlgren 23 17 11 12 20 20 12 12 Ret DSQ Ret Ret 8 8 8 17 167 6 IND Karun Chandhok 21 19 Ret 14 13 19 Ret 16 15 C 12 20 Ret Ret DNS 12 13 17 Ret 20 13 Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 14 156 7 IRL Gavin Smith Ret 14 15 23 Ret Ret 25 21 14 C 24 23 14 14 24 Ret 20 16 Ret 18 12 12 12 13 Ret 14 16 147 8 GBR Justin Sherwood 17 18 18 20 22 Ret Ret 19 10 C 18 18 Ret 21 27 19 22 20 20 16 Ret Ret 13 16 18 Ret 23 130 9 MYS Fairuz Fauzy 24 DNS 19 21 15 20 19 15 12 C 15 25 16 23 28 16 Ret 27 Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 20 22 Ret 119 10 DNK Jesper Carlsen 16 13 16 15 Ret 21 22 Ret Ret C 13 Ret 23 13 26 Ret 18 Ret 81 11 SUI Harold Primat 22 22 21 25 20 28 23 17 Ret C 22 24 Ret DNS DNS Ret 22 Ret 23 Ret 15 18 Ret Ret 23 25 57 12 GBR David Clark DNS Ret 17 DNQ 16 22 20 18 Ret C 19 Ret 17 19 48 13 ESP Pedro Barral 14 22 Ret 17 Ret Ret 22 14 ITA Diego Romanini 20 21 DNQ 22 21 25 Ret Ret Ret C 27 DNQ 22 15 GBR Adam Jones Ret 17 14 26 20 16 GBR Stefan Hodgetts Ret 16 12 17 GBR Luke Stevens 24 20 6 18 FRA Julien Schell 27 22 4 19 BRA Reck Junior 24 Ret 2 20 RSA Earl Goddard Ret 27 1 TUR Jason Tahinci DNQ DNQ 0 ANG Ricardo Teixeira DNQ C 0 Pos Driver BRHGBR DONGBR SILGBR KNOGBR CROGBR SILGBR CASGBR BRHGBR ROCGBR OULGBR SNEGBR THRGBR DONGBR Pts References http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/british-formula-3/2002/entrylist.html External links The official website of the British Formula 3 Championship Category:British Formula Three Championship seasons Formula Three season British British Formula 3