2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship 2001 2003 The 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.Specific Conditions, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-13 It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and was the tenth Australian Formula Ford Championship.Australian Titles, 2013 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The championship was won by Jamie Whincup driving a Van Diemen RF01. Championship summary Heading into the season, Jamie Whincup was touted as a championship favourite. Heavily favoured to carry forward the 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 championship. 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 him and Whincup in the years to come. Whincup would ultimately emerge victorious at seasons end with Winterbottom finishing second overall and Marshall in third.Final Pointscore, 2002 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 24 July 2013 Teams and drivers thumb|The Spectrum 09 in which Mark Winterbottom placed 2nd in the championship Team Chassis No Driver Rounds Sonic Motor Racing Services(Garry Rogers Motorsport) Van Diemen RF01 3 AUS Jamie Whincup All Van Diemen RF01 7 AUS Marcus Marshall All Brad Jones Racing Van Diemen RF02 6 AUS Andrew Jones All Hanger Racing Spectrum 09 10 AUS Ty Hanger 5 Anglo Australian Motorsport Van Diemen RF94 13 AUS Damien Meyer 5 Tekno Autosports Van Diemen RF01 14 AUS Barton Mawer All James Small Racing Mygale SJ01 15 AUS James Small 2–5, 7 MinervaNET Motorsport Spectrum 09 18 AUS Veijo Phillips 1–3, 6–7 Chamberlain Racing Spectrum 06b 22 AUS Richard Chamberlain 1–7 Gilmour Developments Van Diemen RF96 25 AUS Chris Gilmour 8 T.R.E. Motorsport Spectrum 07 26 AUS Matthew Tate 1–2 Fastlane Racing Van Diemen RF94 26 AUS Mark Douglas 4 Van Diemen RF90 32 AUS Aaron Caratti 4 Van Diemen RF94 59 AUS Neil McFadyen All Van Diemen RF94 62 AUS Dean Fiore 4, 6 Interpak Racing Swift SC94F 28 AUS Stephen Austin 1, 5 Macrow Racing Spectrum 06b 28 AUS Tim Macrow 2, 7 Wimmers Soft Drinks Van Diemen RF02 32 AUS Kurt Wimmer 1–3, 5 Thomson Ford Van Diemen RF93 33 AUS John Pettit 1–2, 5 Steve Baxter Van Diemen RF92 33 AUS Steve Baxter 4 Lowe Racing Spectrum 06b 34 AUS Ash Lowe All Michael Henderson 35 AUS Michael Henderson 4 Thrifty-Link Hardware Van Diemen RF95 36 AUS Mark Ceveri All Property Solutions Group Van Diemen RF95 40 AUS Kevin Miller 8 Borland Racing Developments Spectrum 09 41 AUS Mark Winterbottom All Spectrum 07 69 AUS Matt Wall 7 Intune Motorsport Swift SC94F 42 AUS John Houlder 1–3, 5, 7–8 Rupert Collins Plastics Spectrum 06b 43 AUS Adam Hickey 2, 7 MC Racing Spectrum 06 44 AUS Matt Cherry 4 Holts Crane Hire Van Diemen RF96 44 AUS Mark Holt 8 Pettaras PressCastle Finance Van Diemen RF98 45 AUS Ian Dyk 5 Jagz Racing Swift SC93F 47 AUS Steven Hooton 4 Simon Wheeler Van Diemen RF98 48 AUS Tim Wheeler 4 Gregory's Ford Spectrum 06b 49 AUS Nick Torelli 1–3 Eggleston Motorsport Spectrum 07 51 AUS Ben Eggleston 1–3, 7 VIP Petfoods Vector MG96 53 AUS Kent Quinn 8 Vector TF94 54 AUS Klark Quinn 8 Apex Motorsport Van Diemen RF98 55 AUS Tony Pugliese 2, 5–8 Vagelis Cafe & Bar Van Diemen RF95 57 AUS Daniel Pappas 1–3, 5–8 Swingyde Van Diemen RF93 61 AUS Jordan Ormsby 1–7 Lansvale Racing Team Van Diemen RF93 63 AUS Grant Ashby 5, 7–8 Stones Kart Spares Van Diemen RF96 66 AUS Blake Smith 1–2 AdRad Radiators Van Diemen RF94 66 AUS Bryce Washington 6 Sean Supanz Van Diemen RF87 67 AUS Sean Supanz 4 Luke Morton Van Diemen RF94 69 AUS Luke Morton 4 Factory Enterprises Spectrum 06b 71 AUS Justin Cotter 1–3, 5–8 Nomad Racing Spectrum 06 74 AUS Mark McNally 4, 6–7 Burford Racing Van Diemen RF92 75 AUS Laurence Burford 1, 5 Complete Fire Swift SC93F 77 AUS Graham Knuckey 6 Bryce Francis Automotive Van Diemen RF02 82 AUS Brett Francis All Sita/Marsh Van Diemen RF94 84 AUS Glen Hastings 2, 6–8 Proteus Cosmetics Van Diemen RF95 87 AUS Tony LeMessurier 1–3, 6–7 Tim Davies Van Diemen RF90 88 AUS Tim Davies 4 Southern Titanium Van Diemen RF90 92 AUS John McCowan 4, 6 Qantas Link/Avis Van Diemen RF95 94 AUS Neil Pollard 8 Paul Zsidy Spectrum 96 AUS David Reynolds 7 Clive Hartz Van Diemen RF95 98 AUS Clive Hartz 4 Tony D'Alberto Racing Mygale SJ00 99 AUS Tony D'Alberto 7 Calendar The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round. Round Circuit Dates Supporting Map 1 Victoria Wakefield Park Raceway 31 March Konica V8 Supercar Series none Australia 350 Australia -34.5026 149.417 Wakefield Park top Australia -31.3955 115.4728 Wanneroo right Australia -36.316 146.515 Winton left Australia -27.4125 152.399 Queensland bottom Australia -34.415 138.504722 Mallala left Australia -35.1755 149.0739 Canberra left Australia -38.3011 145.1411 Phillip Island bottom Australia -34.0022 150.442 Oran Park right 2 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 5 May Konica V8 Supercar Series 3 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Street Circuit 9 June V8 Supercar Championship Series 4 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway 30 June V8 Supercar Championship Series 5 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway 27 July V8 Supercar Championship Series 6 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park 4 August Konica V8 Supercar Series 7 Victoria Winton Motor Raceway 18 August V8 Supercar Championship Series 8 Queensland Queensland Raceway 14 September V8 Supercar Championship SeriesQueensland 500 Championship summary + Rd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round Winner 1 1 New South Wales Wakefield Park Raceway AUS Marcus Marshall Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Jamie Whincup 2 AUS Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services 2 1 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit AUS Andrew Jones AUS Glen Hastings AUS Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Jamie Whincup 2 AUS Mark Winterbottom AUS Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services 3 1 Australian Capital Territory Canberra Street Circuit AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Jamie Whincup 2 AUS Mark Winterbottom AUS Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services 4 1 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway AUS Andrew Jones AUS Marcus Marshall AUS Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing AUS Jamie Whincup 2 AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services 5 1 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Mark Winterbottom AUS Mark Winterbottom Borland Racing Developments AUS Jamie Whincup 2 AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services 6 1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park AUS Mark Winterbottom AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Mark Winterbottom Borland Racing Developments AUS Mark Winterbottom 2 AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Mark Winterbottom Borland Racing Developments 7 1 New South Wales Winton Motor Raceway AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Andrew Jones AUS Marcus Marshall Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Marcus Marshall 2 AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Marcus Marshall Sonic Motor Racing Services 8 1 Queensland Queensland Raceway AUS Jamie Whincup AUS Mark Winterbottom AUS Jamie Whincup Sonic Motor Racing Services AUS Marcus Marshall 2 AUS Mark Winterbottom AUS Marcus Marshall Sonic Motor Racing Services Points system 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 Championship standings + Pos. Driver New South WalesWak. VictoriaPhi. Australian Capital TerritoryCan. Western AustraliaWan. New South WalesOra. South AustraliaMal. VictoriaWin. QueenslandQue. Pen Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 AUS Jamie Whincup 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 2 6 14 3 1 DNS 243 2 AUS Mark Winterbottom 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 Ret 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 -10 227 3 AUS Marcus Marshall 1 4 2 2 2 3 2 Ret 12 5 3 3 1 1 2 1 224 4 AUS Neil McFadyen 7 7 6 6 3 4 5 3 3 6 Ret 7 3 4 8 3 150 5 AUS Barton Mawer 3 3 4 4 Ret DNS 11 6 4 3 5 9 5 6 7 7 128 6 AUS Andrew Jones 22 9 Ret 7 6 6 1 Ret 6 4 4 2 6 Ret 5 9 114 7 AUS Ash Lowe 13 Ret 11 11 5 5 9 2 8 18 6 4 9 12 11 8 68 8 AUS Brett Francis 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 Ret Ret 11 Ret DNS 8 7 4 2 62 9 AUS Tony Pugliese 7 12 5 7 15 11 4 5 9 6 54 10 AUS Justin Cotter 5 5 Ret 16 9 11 17 Ret 7 10 Ret DNS 6 5 47 11 AUS Jordan Ormsby 10 12 Ret 13 7 7 7 9 9 8 Ret Ret 12 11 27 12 AUS Glen Hastings 5 5 Ret 8 Ret 9 26 13 AUS Dean Fiore 6 4 20 = AUS Richard Chamberlain 6 6 10 Ret 11 9 16 Ret 11 12 10 12 15 DNS 20 15 AUS Bryce Washington 8 5 14 = AUS Mark Ceveri 8 10 14 14 10 Ret 17 8 16 14 9 13 19 Ret 10 10 14 17 AUS Mark Douglas 10 5 11 18 AUS Tim Macrow 16 15 7 8 10 19 AUS Ian Dyk 7 9 8 20 AUS Kurt Wimmer 11 DNS 9 8 12 10 Ret 13 13 Ret 7 = AUS James Small 12 10 14 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 Ret 7 22 AUS Laurence Burford 15 11 10 10 2 = AUS Tony D'Alberto 10 10 2 24 AUS Tim Wheeler 14 10 1 - AUS John Pettit 12 13 Ret 20 13 Ret 0 - AUS Ben Eggleston 14 16 15 19 17 15 17 16 0 - AUS Nick Torelli 16 15 Ret DNS 15 13 0 - AUS Veijo Phillips 17 14 Ret 18 16 12 Ret DNS 16 Ret 0 - AUS Stephen Austin 18 18 0 - AUS Blake Smith 19 20 Ret DNS 0 - AUS Tony LeMessurier 20 17 18 DNS 19 Ret 19 16 Ret Ret 25 20 17 18 0 - AUS Daniel Pappas 21 13 20 Ret 18 Ret 20 Ret 11 14 18 18 Ret 17 0 - AUS John Houlder 23 19 17 21 13 14 18 17 21 19 Ret 14 0 - AUS Matthew Tate DNS Ret 13 17 0 - AUS Kevin Miller 19 22 Ret DNS 0 - AUS Adam Hickey Ret Ret 24 14 0 - AUS Mark McNally 12 Ret 12 Ret 20 Ret 0 - AUS Matt Cherry 13 Ret 0 - AUS Steve Baxter 15 Ret 0 - AUS Clive Hartz 18 13 0 - AUS John McCowan 19 Ret 13 15 0 - AUS Tim Davies 20 12 0 - AUS Michael Henderson 21 11 0 - AUS Luke Morton 22 14 0 - AUS Aaron Caratti Ret DNS 0 - AUS Steven Hooton Ret Ret 0 - AUS Damien Meyer 14 19 0 - AUS Grant Ashby 15 15 23 17 15 15 0 - AUS Ty Hanger Ret Ret 0 - AUS Graham Knuckey 14 Ret 0 - AUS Matt Wall 22 13 0 - AUS David Reynolds Ret 14 0 - AUS Kent Quinn 14 12 0 - AUS Chris Gilmour 12 11 0 - AUS Mark Holt 13 13 0 - AUS Neil Pollard 16 16 0 - AUS Klark Quinn Ret DNS 0 Pos. Driver New South WalesWak. VictoriaPhi. Australian Capital TerritoryCan. Western AustraliaWan. New South WalesOra. South AustraliaMal. VictoriaWin. QueenslandQue. 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.A quick Overview of Formula Ford, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 25 July 2013 References External links Formula Ford Australia Whincup leads the field at Wakefield Park, formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Category:Australian Formula Ford Championship seasons Formula Ford