2009 British Formula Ford season

2009 British Formula Ford
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The 2009 British Formula Ford season was the 34th season of the British Formula Ford Championship. It began on April 13 at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on October 4 at Castle Combe Circuit after 9 rounds and 25 races, all held in the United Kingdom. James Cole won the series, taking seven race victories with team Jamun Racing to finish 47 points ahead of Josef Newgarden in the final standings.

Drivers and teams

Team No Driver Class Chassis Rounds Jamun Racing 2 James Cole C Mygale All

Icon Class C Championship S Scholarship G Guest

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Oulton Park	April 11–13	James Cole	James Cole	James Cole	Jamun Racing
	R2			James Cole	Garry Findlay	James Cole	Jamun Racing
	R3				Garry Findlay	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
2	R1	Rockingham Motor Speedway	May 30–31	Daniel Cammish	James Cole	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
	R2			James Cole	Josef Newgarden	James Cole	Jamun Racing
	R3				Rogier de Wit	James Cole	Jamun Racing
3	R1	Knockhill Racing Circuit	June 13–14	Ben Barker	Garry Findlay	Ben Barker	Fluid Motorsport
	R2			Alex Jones	Josef Newgarden	Garry Findlay	Fluid Motorsport
	R3				Daniel Erickson	Chrissy Palmer	GV Racing
4	R1	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	July 4–5	Josef Newgarden	Josef Newgarden	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
	R2			Josef Newgarden	James Cole	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
	R3				James Cole	Jordi Cunill	GV Racing
5	R1	Donington Park	July 18–19	Daniel Erickson	Josef Newgarden	Daniel Erickson	Kevin Mills Racing
	R2			Daniel Erickson	Josef Newgarden	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
	R3				Ben Barker	Chrissy Palmer	Jamun Racing
6	R1	Silverstone Circuit	August 15–16	Daniel Erickson	Patrick McKenna	Chrissy Palmer	Jamun Racing/Sterling Motorsport
	R2			Josef Newgarden	Patrick McKenna	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
	R3				James Cole	James Cole	Jamun Racing
7	R1	Brands Hatch Indy	September 4–6	Josef Newgarden	James Cole	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
	R2			James Cole	Josh Hill	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
	R3				Josh Hill	James Cole	Jamun Racing
8	R1	Brands Hatch GP	September 19–20	James Cole	Garry Findlay	James Cole	Jamun Racing
	R2			Josef Newgarden	Josef Newgarden	Josef Newgarden	Joe Tandy Racing
9	R1	Castle Combe Circuit	October 3–4	Chrissy Palmer	Josef Newgarden	Chrissy Palmer	Jamun Racing/Sterling Motorsport
	R2			Chrissy Palmer	Chrissy Palmer	Chrissy Palmer	Jamun Racing/Sterling Motorsport

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	PP/FL
Points	30	27	25	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1

Best 23 scores must be dropped towards the championship.

• T. Pts – points if all races counted.
• Drop – two dropped scores.
• Pts – best 23 scores.
• S. Pts – Scholarship championship points, best 23 scores.

Championship Class

Pos Driver OUL ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BHI BHGP CAS Total Drop Pts 1 James Cole 1 1 2 2 1 1 5 3 6 2 2 4 DNS 2 5 4 5 1 3 2 1 1 5 4 9 609 12 597 2 Josef Newgarden Ret 3 1 1 5 3 14 5 5 1 1 3 2 1 2 Ret 1 16 1 1 5 DSQ 1 2 2 550 550 3 Garry Findlay 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 1 2 4 5 5 DNS 4 4 3 4 Ret Ret 3 2 4 8 Ret 3 493 493 4 Chrissy Palmer 5 8 10 6 6 5 4 9 1 5 6 2 5 6 1 1 Ret 3 5 6 7 Ret 7 1 1 485 485 5 Daniel Erickson 10 9 9 7 7 8 DSQ 2 Ret 3 8 12 1 3 6 5 2 6 4 5 10 Ret 3 7 4 410 410 6 Daniel Cammish 3 4 4 4 3 6 2 6 4 6 4 6 4 9 8 9 6 7 12 11 12 Ret 7 388 388 7 Rogier de Wit 7 5 5 5 2 2 8 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret 15 13 9 16 7 4 2 4 4 3 2 Ret 10 353 353 8 Ben Barker 6 Ret 12 Ret Ret 10 1 DNS 9 14 20 9 6 5 11 18 9 5 9 7 Ret 5 10 6 5 272 272 9 Liroy Stuart 4 6 6 9 10 13 10 14 11 9 9 8 11 Ret 10 13 13 8 6 Ret 6 2 4 271 271 10 Patrick McKenna 11 Ret 13 11 Ret 14 7 4 Ret 7 3 7 13 16 3 2 3 2 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 12 270 270 11 Josh Hill Ret 7 8 Ret 9 7 9 8 7 Ret 13 15 8 17 7 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 3 6 9 3 6 257 257 12 Jordi Cunill Ret Ret DNS 10 8 9 3 Ret 3 8 7 1 7 7 12 8 18 11 10 Ret DNS 7 16 11 11 253 253 13 Alex Jones 12 Ret Ret 8 11 12 Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 10 3 10 13 6 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret 9 12 Ret 8 188 188 14 Kieran Vernon 9 10 11 12 12 16 13 7 Ret 15 14 11 9 18 16 11 14 18 20 8 Ret 11 15 9 16 149 149 15 Fabio Gamberini Ret Ret 14 14 13 11 12 Ret Ret 10 15 13 10 8 14 12 10 10 16 13 8 10 14 Ret 18 132 132 16 Josh Benson 17 11 15 17 Ret Ret Ret 11 15 7 12 12 Ret 9 9 8 13 8 13 119 119 17 Dan de Zille 14 14 16 21 20 20 15 Ret Ret Ret 21 16 12 12 19 Ret 15 9 11 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 17 71 71 18 Zaamin Jaffer 16 11 Ret 22 19 Ret 18 12 14 19 17 19 14 Ret 17 15 17 14 14 Ret 16 12 17 12 Ret 58 58 19 Peter Barrable 8 12 7 15 15 19 19 15 13 51 51 20 Antti Buri 13 15 15 13 Ret DNS 12 18 Ret 19 14 18 14 16 13 13 Ret 14 42 42 21 Luke Williams 17 16 Ret 19 16 21 13 19 14 16 Ret Ret 13 Ret 21 21 22 Mark Harper 19 17 18 20 21 Ret Ret 22 20 18 Ret Ret Ret 19 15 17 16 17 16 Ret 18 18 23 Tristan Mingay 17 20 17 19 17 15 15 18 Ret 19 13 13 24 Jake Green 15 14 13 Ret 14 13 13 25 Jason Mills 15 13 17 18 17 18 8 8 26 Greg Roffe 21 18 18 Ret DNS DNS 20 4 4 27 Darelle Wilson 18 Ret Ret 1 1 Guest drivers ineligible for points Felix Fisher Ret 10 11 5 15 0 0 Joe Tanner 16 10 12 0 0 Rory Butcher 11 Ret 16 0 0 Gavin Halls 11 11 17 0 0 Linton Stuteley 14 11 0 0 Richard Huddart Ret 13 17 Ret Ret Ret 0 0 Phillipe Layac 16 14 15 17 15 20 0 0 Jason Down 18 15 Ret 0 0 Nicolas Costa 16 DNS DNS 0 0 Marcus Weller 17 18 17 18 16 18 0 0 Pos Driver OUL ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BHI BHGP CAS Total Drop Pts Scholarship Class Pos Driver OUL ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BHI BHGP CAS Pts 1 Daniel Cammish 3 4 4 4 3 6 2 6 4 6 4 6 4 9 8 9 6 7 12 11 12 Ret 7 645 2 Kieran Vernon 9 10 11 12 12 16 14 7 Ret 15 14 11 9 18 16 11 14 18 20 8 Ret 11 15 9 16 561 3 Fabio Gamberini Ret Ret 14 14 13 11 13 Ret Ret 10 15 13 10 8 14 12 10 10 16 13 8 10 14 Ret 18 510 4 Zaamin Jaffer 16 11 Ret 22 19 Ret 19 12 14 19 17 19 14 Ret 17 15 17 14 14 Ret 16 12 17 12 410 5 Josh Benson 18 11 15 17 Ret Ret Ret 11 15 7 12 12 Ret 9 9 8 13 8 13 392 6 Dan de Zille 14 14 16 21 20 20 16 Ret Ret Ret 21 16 12 12 19 Ret 15 9 11 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 17 385 7 Mark Harper 18 17 18 20 21 Ret Ret 22 20 18 Ret Ret Ret 19 15 17 16 17 16 228 8 Luke Williams 17 16 Ret 19 16 21 13 19 14 16 Ret Ret 13 201 9 Tristan Mingay 17 20 17 19 17 15 15 18 Ret 19 138 10 Jason Mills 15 13 17 18 17 18 88 11 Jake Green 15 14 13 Ret 14 70 12 Greg Roffe 21 18 18 Ret DNS DNS 20 52 13 Darelle Wilson 18 Ret Ret 16 Pos Driver OUL ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BHI BHGP CAS Pts References External links The home of the British Formula Ford Championship