2003 British Formula Ford Championship

The 2003 British Formula Ford Championship is the 28th edition of the British Formula Ford Championship. It commenced on 21 April at Mondello Park and end on 21 September at Oulton Park after 10 rounds and 21 races, all in support of the British Touring Car Championship and Champ Car when they visited Brands Hatch in May. This was the last year until 2013 that the series supported the British Touring Car Championship as they switched to supporting the British GT and British Formula Three Championship from 2004 to 2012.

Drivers and teams

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Team No Driver Class Chassis Rounds
  ComTec Racing 1   Tom Gaymor C Van Diemen RF03 All
6   Oliver Jarvis C ? All
7   Dan Clarke C Van Diemen RF03 All
9   Charlie Donnelly S ? All
  Panasonic Batteries Team JLR 2   Tom Kimber-Smith C ? All
3   Stuart Hall C ? 1-7
4   James Walker S ? All
5   Marko Asmer C ? All
39   Gavin Cronje C ? 8
  Ray Sport 10   Sukhjit Sandher C ? All
11   Alx Danielsson C ? All
  Continental Racing 12   Matt Allison C ? 1-6
14   Mauricio Godínez Castañeda S ? 1-2
16   Joey Foster C ? All
46   Adam Jackson S ? 9
  Team MDR 15   Diego Fernandez S ? All
30   Jay Howard S ? 1-9
31   Nigel Redwood S ? All
33   Henri Sillanpää S ? 6
45   Antonio Pérez Mendoza S ? 1-5, 7-10
  Medina Sport 17   Stephen Jelley S ? All
18   Hideto Yasuoka S ? All
19   Matt Howson C ? All
  Nexa Racing 20   Valle Mäkelä C ? All
21   Matthew Koskinen C ? All
22   Yuya Sakamoto C ? All
  Dwyer Engineering 23   Alan Dwyer S ? 1
  Team PCMR 24   Jon Lanceley S ? 5, 8-10
25   Chris Rodgers S Mygale SJ01 2-7
26   Julian Yap S ? All
37   Chaz Small S ? 7
  Jato Motorsport 27   James Harris S ? 1-5, 7-10
32   Tony Rodgers C ? All
  AMG Motorsport 29   George McAlpin C ? 1
  Jamun Racing 33   Sebastian King S ? 2
84   Ben Clucas C ? 1-8
  Team Welcome Motorsport 46   Adam Jackson S ? 4-7
Icon Class
C Championship
S Scholarship

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Scholarship Winner
1 R1   Mondello Park 21 April   Ben Clucas   James Walker   Ben Clucas   Jamun Racing   Jay Howard
R2   Alx Danielsson   Ben Clucas   Jamun Racing   Charlie Donnelly
2 3A   Brands Hatch 4 May   Ben Clucas   Ben Clucas   Ben Clucas   Jamun Racing   Jay Howard
3B   Alx Danielsson   Dan Clarke   Alx Danielsson   Ray Sport   James Walker
R4   Ben Clucas   Yuya Sakamoto   Alx Danielsson   Ray Sport   Antonio Pérez Mendoza
3 R5   Thruxton Circuit 26 May   Oliver Jarvis   Marko Asmer   Tom Kimber-Smith   Panasonic Batteries Team JLR   James Walker
R6   Dan Clarke   Tom Kimber-Smith   Panasonic Batteries Team JLR   James Walker
4 R7   Silverstone Circuit 8 June   Tom Gaymor   Tom Kimber-Smith   Tom Gaymor   ComTec Racing   James Walker
R8 Race postponed. Run at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit.
5 R9   Rockingham Motor Speedway 22 June   Alx Danielsson   Tom Gaymor   Tom Kimber-Smith   Panasonic Batteries Team JLR   Stephen Jelley
R10   Alx Danielsson   Tom Kimber-Smith   Panasonic Batteries Team JLR   James Walker
6 R11   Croft Circuit 13 July   Marko Asmer   Valle Mäkelä   Marko Asmer   Panasonic Batteries Racing Team   James Walker
R12   Marko Asmer   Marko Asmer   Panasonic Batteries Racing Team   James Walker
7 R8   Snetterton Circuit 8 August   Tom Gaymor   Valle Mäkelä   Tom Kimber-Smith   Panasonic Batteries Racing Team   James Walker
R13 9 August   Valle Mäkelä   Joey Foster   Valle Mäkelä   Nexa Racing   Jay Howard
R14 10 August   Joey Foster   Joey Foster   Continental Racing   Jay Howard
8 R15   Brands Hatch 25 August   Yuya Sakamoto   Joey Foster   Yuya Sakamoto   Nexa Racing   Hideto Yasuoka
R16   Ben Clucas   Alx Danielsson   Ray Sport   Hideto Yasuoka
9 R17   Donington Park 6 September   Tom Kimber-Smith   Tom Gaymor   Tom Gaymor   ComTec Racing   James Walker
R18 7 September   Valle Mäkelä   Tom Gaymor   ComTec Racing   James Walker
10 R19   Oulton Park 21 September   Joey Foster   Valle Mäkelä   Joey Foster   Continental Racing   James Walker
R20   Matt Howson   Joey Foster   Continental Racing   Julian Yap

Drivers' Championship

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Pos. Driver MON
 
BHI
 
THR
 
SIL
 
ROC
 
CRO
 
SNE
 
BHI
 
DON
 
OUL
 
Pts
1   Tom Kimber-Smith 9 2 5 Ret 1 1 2 C 1 1 9 8 1 3 4 6 3 21 7 8 8 421
2   Joey Foster 14 11 2 13 5 Ret 9 C 7 4 3 4 5 2 1 3 5 9 Ret 1 1 394
3   Valle Mäkelä 5 7 6 3 8 7 7 C Ret 8 2 2 4 1 DSQ 4 2 18 Ret 3 3 392
4   Alx Danielsson 6 12 1 1 15 16 Ret C 2 Ret 4 3 8 6 8 2 1 2 3 4 Ret 365
5   Tom Gaymor 13 4 3 Ret 4 5 1 C Ret Ret 12 10 2 7 5 Ret 16 1 1 2 Ret 316
6   Yuya Sakamoto Ret 19 4 2 10 6 4 C 10 10 17 17 3 18 17 1 4 3 4 15 7 316
7   Ben Clucas 1 1 1 7 Ret Ret Ret C 8 9 6 7 14 4 2 8 6 281
8   Oliver Jarvis 4 10 4 Ret Ret 12 Ret C 3 Ret 7 6 Ret 5 6 7 7 6 Ret 7 4 274
9   Matt Howson 8 18 6 NC 3 3 5 C Ret 15 Ret DNS 6 Ret 10 5 Ret 4 2 10 2 265
10   Tony Rodgers 10 3 9 4 11 9 Ret C 6 3 Ret Ret 12 12 19 13 Ret 16 8 6 5 254
11   Marko Asmer 7 5 5 Ret 6 13 10 C 4 Ret 1 1 9 Ret 7 15 Ret Ret 9 Ret 9 252
12   Dan Clarke DNS 14 3 Ret 7 4 Ret C Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 12 10 8 6 16 11 161
13   Matthew Koskinen 12 22 8 8 16 19 20 C Ret Ret 10 11 15 Ret Ret 19 19 14 13 14 Ret 140
14   Sukhjit Sandher Ret 15 7 Ret 20 Ret 21 C DNS Ret 13 15 16 19 Ret Ret 17 12 15 9 6 128
15   Stuart Hall DNS 13 Ret DNS 13 10 6 C 9 Ret 8 9 19 Ret 18 106
16   Matt Allison 18 17 10 Ret 2 2 Ret C Ret Ret 11 22 90
17   Gavin Cronje 10 14 24
-   George McAlpin DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver MON
 
BHI
 
THR
 
SIL
 
ROC
 
CRO
 
SNE
 
BHI
 
DON
 
OUL
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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)

Scholarship Class

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Pos. Driver MON
 
BHI
 
THR
 
SIL
 
ROC
 
CRO
 
SNE
 
BHI
 
DON
 
OUL
 
Pts
1   James Walker 3 Ret 2 Ret 9 8 3 C 12 2 5 5 7 10 Ret Ret 15 5 5 5 14 466
2   Stephen Jelley 20 9 8 10 14 11 8 C 5 5 15 20 20 14 12 16 12 22 Ret 20 13 417
3   Hideto Yasuoka 19 23 Ret Ret 21 14 12 C 11 6 Ret 16 Ret 13 9 9 8 11 18 11 Ret 345
4   Jay Howard 2 Ret 7 12 12 Ret 11 C 14 Ret Ret 13 10 8 3 Ret 13 7 20 331
5   Julian Yap 17 21 11 11 18 22 16 C Ret 14 16 19 Ret 17 15 20 Ret 15 12 12 10 321
6   Charlie Donnelly 11 6 NC 17 23 21 17 C 13 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 14 11 10 11 13 16 303
7   Nigel Redwood 15 Ret 11 16 17 18 15 C 15 Ret 18 18 21 16 16 18 Ret 17 16 19 15 300
8   Antonio Pérez Mendoza DNS 16 10 5 19 15 Ret C Ret Ret 13 9 Ret 11 9 13 10 Ret 12 296
9   Diego Fernandez 16 24 13 15 22 20 18 C 18 13 21 21 18 15 13 NC 21 20 19 17 Ret 272
10   Chris Rodgers 9 6 Ret 17 13 C Ret 7 14 14 11 11 Ret 215
drivers ineligible for points
  James Harris Ret 8 12 9 Ret Ret 19 C Ret Ret 17 DNS 11 17 18 Ret Ret 18 17 0
  Jon Lanceley 17 12 21 20 19 17 DNS DNS 0
  Mauricio Godínez Castañeda Ret 20 12 14 0
  Sebastian King 13 Ret 0
  Adam Jackson 14 C 16 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 0
  Henri Sillanpää 20 Ret 0
  Chaz Small Ret 20 0
  Alan Dwyer DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver MON
 
BHI
 
THR
 
SIL
 
ROC
 
CRO
 
SNE
 
BHI
 
DON
 
OUL
 
Pts

References

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