2002 British Formula Three Championship

The 2002 British Formula Three season was the 52nd British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 31st March and ended on 22 September, after twenty-six races.

Drivers and teams

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The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2002 season. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars.

Team Chassis Engine No Driver Rounds
Championship Class
  Carlin Motorsport Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 1   James Courtney 1-8, 10-13
  Derek Hayes 9
2   Alan van der Merwe All
21   Michael Keohane 1-10, 12-13
22   Shinya Hosokawa All
  Manor Motorsport Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 3   Mark Taylor 1-12
4   Richard Antinucci All
34   Ronnie Bremer All
  Fortec Motorsport Dallara F302 Renault Sodemo 5   Fabio Carbone All
6   Heikki Kovalainen All
  Alan Docking Racing Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 7   Robbie Kerr All
8   Mark Mayall All
13   Tor Graves All
  Team Avanti Ralt F302 Mugen-Honda 9   James Andanson 7-8
  Jeroen Bleekemolen 9
  Matthew Gilmore 1-2
Dallara F302 3-4
10   Stefano Fabi All
  Promatecme UK Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 11   Bruce Jouanny All
12   Ernani Judice 1-4
  Matthew Gilmore 5-13
  Duma Racing Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 14   Robert Dahlgren 1, 4
  John Antoniadis 10-13
  Menu Motorsport Dallara F302 Opel Spiess 16   Rob Austin All
17   Giandomenico Brusatin 1-8
  Stefan de Groot 10-13
  Motaworld Racing Dallara F302 Ford 18   Andrew Thompson 4
19   Tom Sisley 1-6
  Stefan Hodgetts 8-13
Scholarship Class
  Fred Goddard Racing Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo 51   Fairuz Fauzy All
52   Jason Tahinci 2
  Earl Goddard 3
  Performance Racing Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 53   Justin Sherwood All
54   Julien Schell 13
  Meritus Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 55   Gavin Smith All
56   Stephen Colbert All
  Essential Motorsport Dallara F301 Toyota 58   Reck Junior 4
  Ricardo Teixeira 5
59   Jesper Carlsen 1-9
  Scuderia Etruria Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 60   Diego Romanini 1-6
  Sweeney Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 61   Adam Carroll All
62   Billy Asaro All
63   Robert Dahlgren 6-13
  Team Park Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 64   Stephen Colbert 1-2
  Stefan Hodgetts 3
  Adam Jones 8-9
  David Clark 4-6
65 1-3, 9
  Diamond Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 66   Pedro Barral 10-12
77   Harold Primat All
  T-Sport Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 67   Clivio Piccione All
68   Karun Chandhok All
  Hill Speed Motorsport Dallara F301 Opel Spiess 69   Luke Stevens 13

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Scholarship Class Winner
1   Brands Hatch 1 April   James Courtney   James Courtney   Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing   Billy Asaro
2   James Courtney   James Courtney   Bruce Jouanny Promatecme UK   Adam Carroll
3   Donington Park 14 April   James Courtney   James Courtney   Michael Keohane Carlin Motorsport   Adam Carroll
4   James Courtney   James Courtney   Michael Keohane Carlin Motorsport   Adam Carroll
5   Silverstone 5 May   Fabio Carbone   James Courtney   Mark Taylor Manor Motorsport   Adam Carroll
6   James Courtney   James Courtney   Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing   Billy Asaro
7   Knockhill 12 May   James Courtney   James Courtney   James Courtney Carlin Motorsport   Stephen Colbert
8   James Courtney   James Courtney   James Courtney Carlin Motorsport   Adam Carroll
9   Croft 25 May   James Courtney   James Courtney   James Courtney Carlin Motorsport   Justin Sherwood
10 26 May Round cancelled1
11   Silverstone 2 June   James Courtney   Robbie Kerr   Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing   Clivio Piccione
12 3 June   Mark Taylor   James Courtney   James Courtney Carlin Motorsport   Adam Carroll
13   Castle Combe 22 June   James Courtney   James Courtney   Robbie Kerr Carlin Motorsport   Adam Carroll
14 23 June   James Courtney   James Courtney   Alan van der Merwe Carlin Motorsport   Adam Carroll
15   Brands Hatch 30 June   Robbie Kerr   Robbie Kerr   Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing   Robert Dahlgren
16   Robbie Kerr   Robbie Kerr   Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing   Adam Carroll
17   Rockingham 21 July   Heikki Kovalainen   Derek Hayes   Shinya Hosokawa Carlin Motorsport   Adam Carroll
18   Derek Hayes   Robbie Kerr   Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing   Adam Carroll
19   Oulton Park 18 August   Heikki Kovalainen   Robert Dahlgren   Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport   Clivio Piccione
20   Robert Dahlgren   Clivio Piccione   James Courtney Carlin Motorsport   Clivio Piccione
21   Snetterton 31 August   Robbie Kerr   Robbie Kerr   Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing   Adam Carroll
22 1 September   Robbie Kerr   Fabio Carbone   Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport   Adam Carroll
101   James Courtney   Bruce Jouanny   Robbie Kerr Alan Docking Racing   Adam Carroll
23   Thruxton 15 September   Bruce Jouanny   Heikki Kovalainen   Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport   Robert Dahlgren
24   Bruce Jouanny   Bruce Jouanny   Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport   Robert Dahlgren
25   Donington Park 22 September   Robbie Kerr   Heikki Kovalainen   Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Motorsport   Robert Dahlgren
26   Bruce Jouanny   Bruce Jouanny   Bruce Jouanny Promatecme UK   Billy Asaro

Notes:

1.^ – The second race at the Croft meeting was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. It was run at the Snetterton meeting.

Standings

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Pos Driver BRH
 
DON
 
SIL
 
KNO
 
CRO
 
SIL
 
CAS
 
BRH
 
ROC
 
OUL
 
SNE
 
THR
 
DON
 
Pts
1   Robbie Kerr 1 3 6 3 4 1 Ret 12 Ret C 1 6 1 DNS 1 1 6 1 7 2 1 1 Ret 4 3 3 3 306
2   James Courtney 2 2 3 2 Ret 5 1 1 1 C Ret 1 2 20 7 2 4 1 5 6 9 Ret 4 4 4 269
3   Heikki Kovalainen 8 10 7 6 Ret 2 3 13 4 C 21 8 4 17 14 5 2 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 257
4   Bruce Jouanny 6 1 2 16 6 4 4 3 8 C 5 5 3 3 6 3 4 Ret 19 10 2 2 3 Ret 2 2 1 249
5   Michael Keohane DNS Ret 1 1 3 7 Ret 2 3 C 6 7 5 2 2 18 Ret 6 DNS DNS 2 7 5 24 169
6   Fabio Carbone 16 DNS 8 7 24 6 14 Ret 5 C 3 2 13 19 5 Ret 5 8 2 7 3 16 4 14 5 9 5 137
7   Mark Taylor 4 5 Ret 8 1 3 Ret Ret Ret C 2 3 6 4 11 9 9 9 3 Ret 22 7 Ret Ret DNS 122
8   Alan van der Merwe 25 9 10 Ret 8 10 5 4 Ret C 8 12 7 1 4 4 Ret 7 5 8 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 98
9   Rob Austin 5 6 5 4 Ret 9 7 9 6 C 10 10 9 7 3 8 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 9 7 10 94
10   Richard Antinucci 7 8 22 Ret 5 11 Ret DNS 2 C 16 4 19 5 13 22 21 10 10 11 7 10 2 Ret Ret 6 7 89
11   Ronnie Bremer 9 7 9 12 17 Ret 2 Ret Ret C 7 11 Ret 8 12 13 10 4 6 Ret 8 4 5 7 6 21 8 86
12   Shinya Hosokawa Ret Ret 23† Ret 10 12 8 5 DNS C Ret 15 20 16 9 10 1 13 Ret 6 21 9 15 Ret DNS 16 13 51
13   Matthew Gilmore 13 Ret NC 13 12 18 15 7 Ret C 4 9 21 18 10 11 7 11 17 5 14 Ret 7 17 19 20 6 47
14   Ernani Judice 3 4 14 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret 31
15   Stefan de Groot 18 9 10 5 3 10 25 9 29
16   Derek Hayes 3 3 25
17   Robert Dahlgren 10 12 6 6 13
18   Tom Sisley 14 13 11 10 9 13 10 11 7 C DNS DNS 12
19   Mark Mayall 12 17 20 Ret 11 23 Ret 8 Ret C 20 16 12 11 15 14 Ret 24 15 21 17 13 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 12
20   James Andanson 17 25 8 7 9
21   Stefan Hodgetts 16 15 Ret DNS 13 12 Ret 18 6 11 Ret 12 8
22   Stefano Fabi Ret 20 Ret 24 18 26 13 10 9 C 26 22 22 DNS 17 23 15 18 12 17 16 19 14 Ret Ret 18 18 8
23   Giandomenico Brusatin Ret Ret Ret 18 14 Ret 9 Ret Ret C 17 14 18 15 18 DNS 4
24   John Antoniadis 16 19 20 Ret 11 16 13 21 4
25   Tor Graves 15 15 24† 19 23 24 11 Ret Ret C 25 21 24 22 19 21 Ret 21 Ret 15 19 14 16 15 21 26 Ret 2
26   Andrew Thompson 12 Ret 0
27   Jeroen Bleekemolen Ret 23 0
Scholarship Class
1   Adam Carroll Ret 11 4 5 2 17 17 14 Ret C 14 13 8 6 23 6 8 5 Ret Ret 9 8 6 9 13 17 Ret 367
2   Clivio Piccione 23 23 12 9 Ret 15 18 Ret 11 C 9 Ret 15 10 21 Ret 19 14 8 4 18 Ret 8 Ret 15 10 15 249
3   Billy Asaro 11 DNS Ret 11 Ret 14 21 Ret 13 C Ret NC 25 9 22 DNS Ret 15 9 Ret 11 11 11 12 14 11 11 216
4   Stephen Colbert 19 24† 13 17 19 29 16 20 DSQ C 11 19 10 24 25 Ret 16 25 11 13 15 Ret 10 10 12 15 19 208
5   Robert Dahlgren 23 17 11 12 20 20 12 12 Ret DSQ Ret Ret 8 8 8 17 167
6   Karun Chandhok 21 19 Ret 14 13 19 Ret 16 15 C 12 20 Ret Ret DNS 12 13 17 Ret 20 13 Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 14 156
7   Gavin Smith Ret 14 15 23 Ret Ret 25 21 14 C 24 23 14 14 24 Ret 20 16 Ret 18 12 12 12 13 Ret 14 16 147
8   Justin Sherwood 17 18 18 20 22 Ret Ret 19 10 C 18 18 Ret 21 27 19 22 20 20 16 Ret Ret 13 16 18 Ret 23 130
9   Fairuz Fauzy 24 DNS 19 21 15 20 19 15 12 C 15 25 16 23 28 16 Ret 27 Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 20 22 Ret 119
10   Jesper Carlsen 16 13 16 15 Ret 21 22 Ret Ret C 13 Ret 23 13 26 Ret 18 Ret 81
11   Harold Primat 22 22 21 25 20 28 23 17 Ret C 22 24 Ret DNS DNS Ret 22 Ret 23 Ret 15 18 Ret Ret 23 25 57
12   David Clark DNS Ret 17 DNQ 16 22 20 18 Ret C 19 Ret 17 19 48
13   Pedro Barral 14 22 Ret 17 Ret Ret 22
14   Diego Romanini 20 21 DNQ 22 21 25 Ret Ret Ret C 27 DNQ 22
15   Adam Jones Ret 17 14 26 20
16   Stefan Hodgetts Ret 16 12
17   Luke Stevens 24 20 6
18   Julien Schell 27 22 4
19   Reck Junior 24 Ret 2
20   Earl Goddard Ret 27 1
  Jason Tahinci DNQ DNQ 0
  Ricardo Teixeira DNQ C 0
Pos Driver BRH
 
DON
 
SIL
 
KNO
 
CRO
 
SIL
 
CAS
 
BRH
 
ROC
 
OUL
 
SNE
 
THR
 
DON
 
Pts

References

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http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/british-formula-3/2002/entrylist.html

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