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2014 British Formula Ford Championship

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The 2014 Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain was a multi-event, open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula Ford cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the 38th British Formula Ford season, was the second year of the single class format, with all drivers using the latest cars built to the Formula Ford EcoBoost specification. There was also an award for the highest placed Rookie. Part of the TOCA tour, it formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.[1] The season commenced on 30 March at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 12 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after 30 races held at 10 meetings, all in support of the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season.

The championship was won by South African driver Jayde Kruger of the JTR team, finishing six points clear of Falcon Motorsport's Harrison Scott. Kruger won the most races during the season with 13 (to Scott's 5), but Scott's greater consistency – 24 podiums from 30 races – compared to Kruger (17 podiums) allowed him to remain in contention entering the final round at Brands Hatch, as both drivers entered the weekend with 651 points apiece. Scott won the first race to take the championship lead, before the two drivers collided on the second lap of race two. Kruger went on to win the race, while Scott failed to finish. Falcon Motorsport protested the result, before a JTR counter-appeal allowed the race result to stand as it was. Thus, Kruger's eighth place finish in the final race was enough for the championship, despite Scott winning. Falcon Motorsport again contested the result,[2] with the case being heard at the court of appeal, for the Motor Sports Association. Kruger was confirmed champion in November after Falcon's protest was rejected.[3]

The battle for third place in the championship was equally fraught, with a quartet of drivers being split by 11 points at season's end. Top Scholarship class runner Ashley Sutton, a five-time race winner for MBM Motorsport, was the victor in the battle; he finished six points clear of Radical Motorsport's Juan Rosso, who took his only win during the season at Thruxton. Rosso himself finished a point clear of Kruger's team-mate Max Marshall, who won a pair of races at Snetterton and Rockingham respectively. James Abbott, another Radical Motorsport driver, was also a two-time winner, and he finished sixth in the drivers' championship, taking wins at the opening Brands Hatch meeting and Croft. The only other winner, with two wins, was Sam Brabham for JTR, before his season was cut short due to budgetary issues; he had won two of the three races to be held at Thruxton. Sutton was a comfortable winner of the Scholarship class along with his third place overall finish, finishing almost 200 points clear of his next best class rival, Ricky Collard, Scott's team-mate at Falcon Motorsport. The Teams' Cup was won by JTR, despite Falcon Motorsport closing in at the final round; JTR were still able to finish clear by 33 points, while the Nations' Cup was won by South Africa, on the basis of Kruger's results.

Championship changes edit

To bring the championship into line with many other junior single seater championships, series organisers announced that the second race of each meeting would be held with a partially reversed grid.[4]

Teams and drivers edit

Team No. Drivers Chassis/Engine Class Rounds
JTR[5] 1   Sam Brabham Mygale M12-SJ/Mountune 1–4
2   Jayde Kruger All
18   Max Marshall All
20   Clay Mitchell S 8–10
Jamun Racing[6] 4   Jack Barlow Mygale M12-SJ/Scholar 1
16   Ashley Sutton S 3–5
MBM Motorsport 4   Jack Barlow Mygale M12-SJ/Scholar 10
16   Ashley Sutton S 6–10
79   Jessica Hawkins S 9
94   Michael O'Brien S 6, 8–10
Falcon Motorsport[7] 6   Harrison Scott Mygale M13-SJ/Swindon All
11   Ricky Collard Mygale M12-SJ/Swindon S All
23   Chris Mealin S All
Meridian Motorsport[8] 16   Ashley Sutton Mygale M12-SJ/Scholar S 1
35   Connor Jupp S 4–5
75   Bobby Thompson S G 2–3
82   Connor Mills S 1–5
SWB 17   James Webb Sinter LA12/Scholar S 1–2
88   Greg Holloway All
Richardson Racing 24   Ovie Iroro Mygale M12-SJ/Scholar S 2–3, 9–10
25   Louise Richardson S 5–10
72 G 1
71   Ben Constanduros S G 1
76   Andy Richardson 4
Radical Motorsport 26   Juan Rosso Mygale M13-SJ/Mountune All
74   James Abbott All
Icon Class
G Guest
S Scholarship

Race calendar and results edit

The provisional calendar was announced on 14 September 2013, with no major changes from 2013.[9] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Scholarship winner
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		29 March   Harrison Scott   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger JTR   Ricky Collard
R2   Max Marshall   James Abbott Radical Motorsport   Ricky Collard
R3 30 March   Harrison Scott   Harrison Scott   Jayde Kruger JTR   Chris Mealin
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		19 April   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger JTR   Connor Mills
R5 20 April   Harrison Scott   Harrison Scott Falcon Motorsport   Connor Mills
R6   Harrison Scott   Harrison Scott   Jayde Kruger JTR   Connor Mills
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		3 May   Sam Brabham   Max Marshall   Sam Brabham JTR   Ashley Sutton
R8   Sam Brabham   Juan Rosso Radical Motorsport   Ashley Sutton
R9 4 May   Sam Brabham   Ashley Sutton   Sam Brabham JTR   Ashley Sutton
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		7 June   Harrison Scott   Jayde Kruger   Harrison Scott Falcon Motorsport   Ricky Collard
R11   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger JTR   Chris Mealin
R12 8 June   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger JTR   Connor Mills
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		28 June   Harrison Scott   Jayde Kruger   Harrison Scott Falcon Motorsport   Ashley Sutton
R14   Ashley Sutton   Ashley Sutton Jamun Racing   Ashley Sutton
R15 29 June   Harrison Scott   Jayde Kruger   James Abbott Radical Motorsport   Ashley Sutton
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		2 August   Jayde Kruger   Ashley Sutton   Max Marshall JTR   Ashley Sutton
R17 3 August   Ashley Sutton   Ashley Sutton MBM Motorsport   Ashley Sutton
R18   Ashley Sutton   Jayde Kruger   Ashley Sutton MBM Motorsport   Ashley Sutton
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		23 August   Ashley Sutton   Ashley Sutton   Ashley Sutton MBM Motorsport   Ashley Sutton
R20 24 August   Ashley Sutton   Jayde Kruger JTR   Ricky Collard
R21   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger JTR   Ashley Sutton
8 R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		6 September   Jayde Kruger   Ashley Sutton   Jayde Kruger JTR   Ashley Sutton
R23 7 September   Max Marshall   Max Marshall JTR   Ashley Sutton
R24   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger JTR   Louise Richardson
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		27 September   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger   Jayde Kruger JTR   Ashley Sutton
R26 28 September   Jayde Kruger   Ashley Sutton MBM Motorsport   Ashley Sutton
R27   Jayde Kruger   Harrison Scott   Jayde Kruger JTR   Ashley Sutton
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		11 October   Ashley Sutton   Ashley Sutton   Harrison Scott Falcon Motorsport   Ricky Collard
R29 12 October   Ashley Sutton   Jayde Kruger JTR   Ashley Sutton
R30   Ashley Sutton   Ashley Sutton   Harrison Scott Falcon Motorsport   Ashley Sutton

Championship standings edit

Drivers' Championship edit

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points
1   Jayde Kruger 1 6 1 1 6 1 Ret 6 2 2 1 1 6 5 5 6 4 2 4 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 3 1 4 1 8 717
2   Harrison Scott 2 2 4 3 1 Ret 2 3 7 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 8 2 1 Ret 1 711
3   Ashley Sutton 9 8 10 3 4 3 8 4 10 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 Ret 5 2 2 DNS 3 1 3 Ret 3 2 567
4   Juan Rosso 8 7 2 5 3 3 5 1 5 3 Ret 3 3 4 4 7 7 6 6 5 4 10 9 7 5 5 Ret 3 7 4 561
5   Max Marshall 5 4 7 6 7 2 4 2 4 6 Ret 4 5 6 6 1 5 3 5 2 2 4 1 2 Ret Ret 4 Ret 2 5 560
6   James Abbott 6 1 6 4 4 8 6 7 6 11 6 5 4 2 1 5 6 Ret 7 6 8 7 7 8 4 2 5 6 8 6 556
7   Ricky Collard 4 3 Ret Ret 9 Ret 9 8 8 7 8 7 Ret 9 8 4 2 9 3 4 6 5 4 Ret 6 4 DNS 2 5 3 436
8   Chris Mealin 7 10 8 8 10 6 Ret DNS DNS 9 3 8 7 7 9 9 8 8 9 Ret Ret 8 8 9 9 Ret 9 7 11 9 314
9   Louise Richardson 10 11 11 8 8 Ret 10 9 7 8 7 7 6 5 4 8 7 6 5 10 7 292
10   Greg Holloway 11 13 14 12 13 9 11 12 12 12 10 Ret 9 10 11 11 10 10 10 8 9 9 10 10 12 10 12 9 12 12 268
11   Sam Brabham Ret 9 3 2 5 Ret 1 5 1 4 Ret DNS 186
12   Connor Mills Ret Ret 9 7 2 4 7 9 9 10 5 6 Ret Ret 7 183
13   Michael O'Brien 8 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 7 6 8 8 4 8 146
14   Jack Barlow 3 5 5 Ret 9 10 86
15   Clay Mitchell Ret 6 6 11 Ret 7 Ret 6 13 84
16   Ovie Iroro 11 12 Ret 10 11 11 Ret 9 11 Ret DNS DNS 72
17   James Webb 13 14 13 10 11 7 56
18   Connor Jupp Ret 9 Ret Ret DNS 10 24
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Andy Richardson 5 7 9 0
  Bobby Thompson 9 8 5 8 10 10 0
  Jessica Hawkins 10 11 10 0
  Ben Constanduros 12 12 12 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Points

References edit

  1. ^ "Formula Ford returns in 2013". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 12 October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Scott (13 October 2014). "British Formula Ford title battle goes to MSA court after clash". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Scott (19 November 2014). "Jayde Kruger confirmed British Formula Ford champion by MSA court". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Regulation stability and cash prize fund for Formula Ford 2014". British Formula Ford. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Champion team JTR to return to Formula Ford for 2014". British Formula Ford. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. ^ "TEAM NEWS: Rosso races back to Formula Ford with title win his aim". British Formula Ford. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Successful conclusion to Falcon driver assessments". British Formula Ford. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Meridian confirms three-car Formula Ford team for coming season". British Formula Ford. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 BTCC calendar announced". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

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