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 Team 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 Van Diemen LA11 All 6 Matt Rao D Van Diemen LA09 All 55 Gavin Halls G Van Diemen LA09 4 Cullen Motorsport RCC 7 Ryan Cullen E 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 Mygale M12-SJ All Rendez-Vous Racing 12 Fabian Welter D Mygale SJ10 1–2 Mygale SJ08 3–4, 6–8 Enigma Motorsport 15 Olly Rae D Mygale SJ07 1–4 17 George Blundell D Mygale SJ08 1–4, 6–8 21 Fred Martin-Dye E 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 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 Rookie
Race calendar and results An eight-round calendar was announced on 4 December 2011. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Eric Lichtenstein cancelled due to over-running timetable caused by FIA GT1 accidents
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 3 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 9 Fabian WelterFrom Nürburgring round onwards only EcoBoost class drivers were eligible for Driver's Championship standings. 9 4 12 6 7 7 8 11 6 5 7 6 8 7 7 7 6 4 7 6 C 10 Matt Rao 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 Ret 8 11 12 11 10 10 10 9 8 10 Ret 7 9 Ret 8 7 5 8 5 C 12 Olly Rae 11 Ret 13 11 6 12 11 9 8 6 Ret DNS 96 13 Alex Drabble 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 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 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 Notes
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 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 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 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 9 4 12 6 7 7 8 11 6 5 7 6 8 7 7 7 6 4 7 6 C 464 5 Ret Ret DNS Ret 8 8 9 9 8 Ret 10 5 11 8 7 208 6 11 Ret 13 11 6 12 11 9 8 6 Ret DNS 190 7 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 36 Guest nations ineligible for points 8 Ret 4 5 7 6 6 6 6 0 11 7 7 0 Ret Ret DNS 0 Pos Nation OUL BRH ROC BRH NÜR SNE SIL DON Points
References
External links The home of the British Formula Ford Championship