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2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Motor racing competition

Jamie Whincup Rookie of the Year: Mark Winterbottom

The 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Formula Ford racing cars. It was the tenth Australian Formula Ford Championship.

Heading into the season, Jamie Whincup was touted as a championship favourite. Heavily favoured to carry his 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 season. 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 he and Whincup in the years to come.

Whincup would ultimately emerge victorious at seasons end with Winterbottom finishing second overall and Marshall in third.

Teams and drivers

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

Calendar

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

Round	Circuit	Dates	Supporting	Map	1	2	3	4
Victoria Wakefield Park Raceway	31 March	Konica V8 Supercar Series	{{location map+	float=none	Australia	width=350	caption=	places=
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	5 May	Konica V8 Supercar Series
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Street Circuit	9 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway	30 June	V8 Supercar Championship Series
New South Wales Oran Park Raceway	27 July	V8 Supercar Championship Series
South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park	4 August	Konica V8 Supercar Series
Victoria Winton Motor Raceway	18 August	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Queensland Queensland Raceway	14 September	V8 Supercar Championship Series
Queensland 500

Season summary

Rd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Round Winner	1
New South Wales Wakefield Park Raceway			AUS Marcus Marshall	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Jamie Whincup
	AUS Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	AUS Andrew Jones	AUS Glen Hastings	AUS Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Jamie Whincup
AUS Mark Winterbottom	AUS Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Street Circuit	AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Jamie Whincup
nowrap	AUS Mark Winterbottom	AUS Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway	AUS Andrew Jones	AUS Marcus Marshall	AUS Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	AUS Jamie Whincup
AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services
New South Wales Oran Park Raceway	AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Mark Winterbottom	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Borland Racing Developments	AUS Jamie Whincup
AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services
South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park	nowrap	AUS Mark Winterbottom	AUS Jamie Whincup	nowrap	AUS Mark Winterbottom	nowrap	Borland Racing Developments	AUS Mark Winterbottom
AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Borland Racing Developments
New South Wales Winton Motor Raceway	AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Andrew Jones	AUS Marcus Marshall	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Marcus Marshall
AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Marcus Marshall	Sonic Motor Racing Services
Queensland Queensland Raceway	AUS Jamie Whincup	AUS Mark Winterbottom	AUS Jamie Whincup	Sonic Motor Racing Services	AUS Marcus Marshall
AUS Mark Winterbottom	AUS Marcus Marshall	Sonic Motor Racing Services

Results

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

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

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

References

Specific Conditions, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-13
Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
[https://web.archive.org/web/20021215225352/http://www.formulaford.com.au/nationalcompetition/2002.htm Final Pointscore, 2002 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org] Retrieved on 24 July 2013
[https://web.archive.org/web/20020805101606/http://www.formulaford.com.au/technical/technicalgen.htm A quick Overview of Formula Ford, www.formulaford.com.au via web.archive.org] Retrieved on 25 July 2013

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