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The 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Formula Ford racing cars. [1] It was the tenth Australian Formula Ford Championship. [2] The title was won by Jamie Whincup driving a Van Diemen RF 01 Ford. [3]

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The Spectrum 09 in which Mark Winterbottom placed 2nd in the championship Spectrum 09 of Mark Winterbottom.JPG
The Spectrum 09 in which Mark Winterbottom placed 2nd in the championship

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] State/TerritoryDate [3] Winning driver [3] Car [4]
1 Wakefield Park New South Wales 31 March Jamie Whincup Van Diemen RF01 Ford
2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit [4] Victoria 5 May Jamie Whincup Van Diemen RF01 Ford
3 Canberra Street Circuit [4] Australian Capital Territory 9 June Jamie Whincup Van Diemen RF01 Ford
4 Barbagallo Raceway [4] Western Australia 30 June Jamie Whincup Van Diemen RF01 Ford
5 Oran Park Motorsport Circuit [4] New South Wales 27 July Jamie Whincup Van Diemen RF01 Ford
6 Mallala Motor Sport Park [4] South Australia 4 August Mark Winterbottom Spectrum 09 Ford
7 Winton Motor Raceway [4] Victoria 18 August Marcus Marshall Van Diemen RF01 Ford
8 Queensland Raceway [4] Queensland 14 September Marcus Marshall Van Diemen RF01 Ford

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten placegetters in each race. [3] An additional point was awarded to the driver setting pole position at each round. [3]

Results

Position [3] Driver [3] No. [3] Car [3] Entrant [4] Rd1 [3] Rd2 [3] Rd3 [3] Rd4 [3] Rd5 [3] Rd6 [3] Rd7 [3] Rd8 [3] Penalties [3] Total [3]
1 Jamie Whincup 3 Van Diemen RF01 Ford Valvoline / Cummins / Repco 3340413237241521-243
2 Mark Winterbottom 41 Spectrum 09 Ford Bosch Batteries 3228281436413226- 10227
3 Marcus Marshall 7 Van Diemen RF01 Ford Valvoline / Cummins / Repco 3232301610284036-224
4Neil McFadyen59 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Tankworld - Speedzone121626242262618-150
5Barton Mawer14 Van Diemen RF01 Ford Tekno Autosports 2824-826121812-128
6 Andrew Jones 6 Van Diemen RF02 Ford Ozemail Racing 2716212028812-114
7Ash Lowe34 Spectrum 07 Ford Lowe Racing--201842024-68
8Brett Francis82 Van Diemen RF02 Ford Bryce Francis Automotive6684--1028-62
9Tony Pugliese55 Van Diemen RF98 Ford Graphic Effects.com.au-6--16-2210-54
10Justin Cotter71 Spectrum 06b Ford Factory Enterprises Pty Ltd20-2--7-18-47
11Jordan Ormsby61 Van Diemen RF93 Ford Swingyde1-1286----27
12Glen Hastings84 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Sita / Marsh-20---42--26
13Richard Chamberlain22 Spectrum 06b Ford Chamberlain Racing1612--1---20
Dean Fiore 62 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Fastlane Racing---20-----20
15Mark Ceveri36 Van Diemen RF95 Ford Thrifty-Link Hardware5-14-2-2-14
Bryce Washington66 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Adrad Radiators-----14---14
17Mark Douglas26 Van Diemen RF94 Ford Fastlane Racing---11-----11
18 Tim Macrow 28 Spectrum 06b Ford Victac Apprenticeship Training------10--10
19 Ian Dyk 45 Van Diemen RF98 Ford Pettaras Press Castle Finance----8----8
20Kurt Wimmer32 Van Diemen RF02 Ford Wimmers Soft Drinks-61------7
James Small15 Mygale SJ01 Ford J Small-1-6-----7
22Laurence Burford75 Van Diemen RF92 Ford L Burford----2----2
Tony D'Alberto 99 Mygale SJ00 Ford Bellmont Nominees------2--2
24Tim Wheeler48 Van Diemen RF98 Ford S Wheeler---1-----1

Note: Australian Formula Ford regulations mandated the use of the Ford 1600cc "Kent" four cylinder engine. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Specific Conditions, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-13
  2. ↑ Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Final Pointscore, 2002 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 24 July 2013
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Race Results Archive, www.natsoft.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 24 July 2013
  5. ↑ A quick Overview of Formula Ford, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 25 July 2013
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