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Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Rounds |
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![]() | 1 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2002 | 2, 4-6 |
2 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2002 | All | |
3 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2002 | All | |
![]() | 4 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All |
5 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All | |
6 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All | |
7 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All | |
![]() | 9 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | 1-4, 7, 9-10 |
10 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All | |
11 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All | |
![]() | 12 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2002 | 1, 4-10 |
![]() | 16 | ![]() | Ray 2001 | All |
![]() | 17 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2002 | All |
18 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2002 | 1-5 | |
![]() | 19 | ![]() | Ray 2001 | All |
![]() | 20 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All |
21 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All | |
22 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | All | |
? | 13 | ![]() | Mygale SJ200 | 5 |
? | 14 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2000 | 5 |
? | 15 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF01 | 2 |
? | 23 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2002 | 5 |
? | 24 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2002 | 5, 9 |
? | 25 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2001 | 5 |
? | 26 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | 5 |
? | 27 | ![]() | Vector MG00 | 5 |
? | 29 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF95 | 5 |
? | 32 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2000 | 5 |
? | 29 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF00 | 5, 10 |
? | 30 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF01 | 6-7, 10 |
? | 31 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF02 | 7-10 |
? | 34 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF01 | 9-10 |
? | 35 | ![]() | Mygale SJ2000 | 9 |
? | 36 | ![]() | Mygale SJ01 | 10 |
? | 44 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF01 | 10 |
? | 45 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF01 | 5 |
? | 55 | ![]() | Van Diemen RF99 | 5 |
? | 69 | ![]() | Vector MG02 | 5 |
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