2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.^[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport ^[1] and was the tenth Australian Formula Ford Championship.^[2]

The championship was won by Jamie Whincup driving a Van Diemen RF01.

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.^[3]

Teams and drivers

Team	Chassis	No	Driver	Rounds
Sonic Motor Racing Services (Garry Rogers Motorsport)	Van Diemen RF01	3	Jamie Whincup	All
Sonic Motor Racing Services (Garry Rogers Motorsport)	Van Diemen RF01	7	Marcus Marshall	All
Brad Jones Racing	Van Diemen RF02	6	Andrew Jones	All
Hanger Racing	Spectrum 09	10	Ty Hanger	5
Anglo Australian Motorsport	Van Diemen RF94	13	Damien Meyer	5
Tekno Autosports	Van Diemen RF01	14	Barton Mawer	All
James Small Racing	Mygale SJ01	15	James Small	2–5, 7
MinervaNET Motorsport	Spectrum 09	18	Veijo Phillips	1–3, 6–7
Chamberlain Racing	Spectrum 06b	22	Richard Chamberlain	1–7
Gilmour Developments	Van Diemen RF96	25	Chris Gilmour	8
T.R.E. Motorsport	Spectrum 07	26	Matthew Tate	1–2
Fastlane Racing	Van Diemen RF94	26	Mark Douglas	4
	Van Diemen RF90	32	Aaron Caratti	4
	Van Diemen RF94	59	Neil McFadyen	All
	Van Diemen RF94	62	Dean Fiore	4, 6
Interpak Racing	Swift SC94F	28	Stephen Austin	1, 5
Macrow Racing	Spectrum 06b	28	Tim Macrow	2, 7
Wimmers Soft Drinks	Van Diemen RF02	32	Kurt Wimmer	1–3, 5
Thomson Ford	Van Diemen RF93	33	John Pettit	1–2, 5
Steve Baxter	Van Diemen RF92	33	Steve Baxter	4
Lowe Racing	Spectrum 06b	34	Ash Lowe	All
Michael Henderson		35	Michael Henderson	4
Thrifty-Link Hardware	Van Diemen RF95	36	Mark Ceveri	All
Property Solutions Group	Van Diemen RF95	40	Kevin Miller	8
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 09	41	Mark Winterbottom	All
Borland Racing Developments	Spectrum 07	69	Matt Wall	7
Intune Motorsport	Swift SC94F	42	John Houlder	1–3, 5, 7–8
Rupert Collins Plastics	Spectrum 06b	43	Adam Hickey	2, 7
MC Racing	Spectrum 06	44	Matt Cherry	4
Holts Crane Hire	Van Diemen RF96	44	Mark Holt	8
Pettaras PressCastle Finance	Van Diemen RF98	45	Ian Dyk	5
Jagz Racing	Swift SC93F	47	Steven Hooton	4
Simon Wheeler	Van Diemen RF98	48	Tim Wheeler	4
Gregory's Ford	Spectrum 06b	49	Nick Torelli	1–3
Eggleston Motorsport	Spectrum 07	51	Ben Eggleston	1–3, 7
VIP Petfoods	Vector MG96	53	Kent Quinn	8
VIP Petfoods	Vector TF94	54	Klark Quinn	8
Apex Motorsport	Van Diemen RF98	55	Tony Pugliese	2, 5–8
Vagelis Cafe & Bar	Van Diemen RF95	57	Daniel Pappas	1–3, 5–8
Swingyde	Van Diemen RF93	61	Jordan Ormsby	1–7
Lansvale Racing Team	Van Diemen RF93	63	Grant Ashby	5, 7–8
Stones Kart Spares	Van Diemen RF96	66	Blake Smith	1–2
AdRad Radiators	Van Diemen RF94	66	Bryce Washington	6
Sean Supanz	Van Diemen RF87	67	Sean Supanz	4
Luke Morton	Van Diemen RF94	69	Luke Morton	4
Factory Enterprises	Spectrum 06b	71	Justin Cotter	1–3, 5–8
Nomad Racing	Spectrum 06	74	Mark McNally	4, 6–7
Burford Racing	Van Diemen RF92	75	Laurence Burford	1, 5
Complete Fire	Swift SC93F	77	Graham Knuckey	6
Bryce Francis Automotive	Van Diemen RF02	82	Brett Francis	All
Sita/Marsh	Van Diemen RF94	84	Glen Hastings	2, 6–8
Proteus Cosmetics	Van Diemen RF95	87	Tony LeMessurier	1–3, 6–7
Tim Davies	Van Diemen RF90	88	Tim Davies	4
Southern Titanium	Van Diemen RF90	92	John McCowan	4, 6
Qantas Link/Avis	Van Diemen RF95	94	Neil Pollard	8
Paul Zsidy	Spectrum	96	David Reynolds	7
Clive Hartz	Van Diemen RF95	98	Clive Hartz	4
Tony D'Alberto Racing	Mygale SJ00	99	Tony D'Alberto	7

Calendar

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

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map
1	Wakefield Park Raceway	31 March	Konica V8 Supercar Series	Wakefield Park Wanneroo Winton Queensland Mallala Canberra Phillip Island Oran Park
2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	5 May	Konica V8 Supercar Series
3	Canberra Street Circuit	9 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
4	Wanneroo Raceway	30 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
5	Oran Park Raceway	27 July	V8 Supercar Championship Series
6	Mallala Motor Sport Park	4 August	Konica V8 Supercar Series
7	Winton Motor Raceway	18 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series
8	Queensland Raceway	14 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series Queensland 500

Championship summary


Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Round Winner
1	1	Wakefield Park Raceway			Marcus Marshall	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Jamie Whincup
1	2	Wakefield Park Raceway			Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Jamie Whincup
2	1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Andrew Jones	Glen Hastings	Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Jamie Whincup
2	2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit		Mark Winterbottom	Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Jamie Whincup
3	1	Canberra Street Circuit	Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Jamie Whincup
3	2	Canberra Street Circuit		Mark Winterbottom	Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Jamie Whincup
4	1	Wanneroo Raceway	Andrew Jones	Marcus Marshall	Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Jamie Whincup
4	2	Wanneroo Raceway		Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Jamie Whincup
5	1	Oran Park Raceway	Jamie Whincup	Mark Winterbottom	Mark Winterbottom	Borland Racing Developments	Jamie Whincup
5	2	Oran Park Raceway		Jamie Whincup	Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Jamie Whincup
6	1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mark Winterbottom	Jamie Whincup	Mark Winterbottom	Borland Racing Developments	Mark Winterbottom
6	2	Mallala Motor Sport Park		Jamie Whincup	Mark Winterbottom	Borland Racing Developments	Mark Winterbottom
7	1	Winton Motor Raceway	Jamie Whincup	Andrew Jones	Marcus Marshall	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Marcus Marshall
7	2	Winton Motor Raceway		Jamie Whincup	Marcus Marshall	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Marcus Marshall
8	1	Queensland Raceway	Jamie Whincup	Mark Winterbottom	Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Marcus Marshall
8	2	Queensland Raceway		Mark Winterbottom	Marcus Marshall	Sonic Motor Racing Services	Marcus Marshall

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. ^[3]	Driver ^[3]	Wak.		Phi.		Can.		Wan.		Ora.		Mal.		Win.		Que.		Pen	Pts ^[3]
Pos. ^[3]	Driver ^[3]	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pen	Pts ^[3]
1	Jamie Whincup	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	1	2	6	14	3	1	DNS		243
2	Mark Winterbottom	2	2	3	3	4	2	3	Ret	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	-10	227
3	Marcus Marshall	1	4	2	2	2	3	2	Ret	12	5	3	3	1	1	2	1		224
4	Neil McFadyen	7	7	6	6	3	4	5	3	3	6	Ret	7	3	4	8	3		150
5	Barton Mawer	3	3	4	4	Ret	DNS	11	6	4	3	5	9	5	6	7	7		128
6	Andrew Jones	22	9	Ret	7	6	6	1	Ret	6	4	4	2	6	Ret	5	9		114
7	Ash Lowe	13	Ret	11	11	5	5	9	2	8	18	6	4	9	12	11	8		68
8	Brett Francis	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	DNS	8	7	4	2		62
9	Tony Pugliese			7	12					5	7	15	11	4	5	9	6		54
10	Justin Cotter	5	5	Ret	16	9	11			17	Ret	7	10	Ret	DNS	6	5		47
11	Jordan Ormsby	10	12	Ret	13	7	7	7	9	9	8	Ret	Ret	12	11				27
12	Glen Hastings			5	5							Ret	8	Ret	9				26
13	Dean Fiore							6	4										20
=	Richard Chamberlain	6	6	10	Ret	11	9	16	Ret	11	12	10	12	15	DNS				20
15	Bryce Washington											8	5						14
=	Mark Ceveri	8	10	14	14	10	Ret	17	8	16	14	9	13	19	Ret	10	10		14
17	Mark Douglas							10	5										11
18	Tim Macrow			16	15									7	8				10
19	Ian Dyk									7	9								8
20	Kurt Wimmer	11	DNS	9	8	12	10			Ret	13			13	Ret				7
=	James Small			12	10	14	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret			11	Ret				7
22	Laurence Burford	15	11							10	10								2
=	Tony D'Alberto													10	10				2
24	Tim Wheeler							14	10										1
-	John Pettit	12	13	Ret	20					13	Ret								0
-	Ben Eggleston	14	16	15	19	17	15							17	16				0
-	Nick Torelli	16	15	Ret	DNS	15	13												0
-	Veijo Phillips	17	14	Ret	18	16	12					Ret	DNS	16	Ret				0
-	Stephen Austin	18	18																0
-	Blake Smith	19	20	Ret	DNS														0
-	Tony LeMessurier	20	17	18	DNS	19	Ret			19	16	Ret	Ret	25	20	17	18		0
-	Daniel Pappas	21	13	20	Ret	18	Ret			20	Ret	11	14	18	18	Ret	17		0
-	John Houlder	23	19	17	21	13	14			18	17			21	19	Ret	14		0
-	Matthew Tate	DNS	Ret	13	17														0
-	Kevin Miller			19	22											Ret	DNS		0
-	Adam Hickey			Ret	Ret									24	14				0
-	Mark McNally							12	Ret			12	Ret	20	Ret				0
-	Matt Cherry							13	Ret										0
-	Steve Baxter							15	Ret										0
-	Clive Hartz							18	13										0
-	John McCowan							19	Ret			13	15						0
-	Tim Davies							20	12										0
-	Michael Henderson							21	11										0
-	Luke Morton							22	14										0
-	Aaron Caratti							Ret	DNS										0
-	Steven Hooton							Ret	Ret										0
-	Damien Meyer									14	19								0
-	Grant Ashby									15	15			23	17	15	15		0
-	Ty Hanger									Ret	Ret								0
-	Graham Knuckey											14	Ret						0
-	Matt Wall													22	13				0
-	David Reynolds													Ret	14				0
-	Kent Quinn															14	12		0
-	Chris Gilmour															12	11		0
-	Mark Holt															13	13		0
-	Neil Pollard															16	16		0
-	Klark Quinn															Ret	DNS		0
Pos.	Driver	Wak.		Phi.		Can.		Wan.		Ora.		Mal.		Win.		Que.		Pen	Pts
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pen	Pts

Note: Australian Formula Ford regulations mandated the use of the Ford 1600cc "Kent" four cylinder engine.^[4]

2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Teams and drivers

Calendar

Championship summary

Points system

Championship standings

References

External links

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