# 2002 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

The 2002 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 14th British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at Brands Hatch on 1 April and ended on 22 September at Donington Park, after seventeen rounds held in England and Scotland, with most events only staging one race and two events staging a double header.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Motaworld Racing | 1 | Robert Bell | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 2 | Alex Lloyd | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 3 | Will Davison | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 4 | Gary Turkington | All |
| Aztec International | 5 | Robert Scott | All |
| Aztec International | 6 | Ricardo van der Ende | 1-2 |
| Aztec International | 6 | Chaz Small | 4 |
| Mackie Motorsport | 7 | Steven Kane | 1-3 |
| Mackie Motorsport | 8 | Charlie Hollings | All |
| Paston Racing | 9 | Hayanari Shimoda | 1, 3-4, 7, 9-11 |
| Paston Racing | 33 | Marc McLoughlin | All |
| Paston Racing | 43 | James Murphy | All |
| Scorpio | 10 | Oliver Scullion | 1-5 |
| Scorpio | 11 | David Hall | 1-7 |
| Team DFR | 12 | Susie Stoddart | 1-10 |
| Team DFR | 12 | Mark Fell | 11 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 14 | Danny Watts | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 15 | Luciano Garcia | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 16 | Jamie Green | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 17 | Katherine Legge | 1-4 |
| John Village Automotive | 18 | Ryan Sharp | All |
| John Village Automotive | 19 | Stuart King | 1-2 |
| John Village Automotive | 19 | Aurelio López Jr. | 11 |
| John Village Automotive | 20 | Vasilije Calasan | 1-8 |
| John Village Automotive | 21 | Stefan Söderberg | All |
| Status Motorsport | 22 | Philip Kershaw | All |
| Status Motorsport | 44 | Leighton Walker | 1-2 |
| Status Motorsport | 44 | Robby Coleman | 4 |
| Status Motorsport | 55 | Ivor McCullough | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 23 | Patrick Long | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 24 | Ernesto José Viso | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 25 | Lewis Hamilton | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 26 | Matt Griffin | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 66 | Fabian Coulthard | 10-11 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 27 | Robin Rudholm | All |
| Falcon Motorsport | 28 | James Rossiter | 1-10 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 29 | Ben Reeves | All |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 30 | Keith Dempsey | 1-10 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 30 | Alan Dwyer | 11 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 31 | Richard Goransson | 1-2 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 31 | Daniel Welch | 4-5 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 31 | Gideon Cresswell | 6 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 31 | Barry Sime | 7-9 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 31 | Takahiro Ito | 10 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 31 | Noel Roddy | 11 |
| Saxon International | 76 | Jason Coffin | 1 |
| Saxon International | 76 | Chaz Small | 2-3 |
| Saxon International | 76 | Alex Kapadia | 5 |
| Saxon International | 77 | Alex Buncombe | 1-2, 4-5 |
| Saxon International | 77 | Daren Taylor | 3 |
| Welch Motorsport | 86 | Philip Keen | 11 |
| Welch Motorsport | 88 | Daniel Welch | 11 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 1 April | Danny Watts | Marc McLoughlin | Danny Watts | Fortec Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 21 April | Katherine Legge | Danny Watts | Danny Watts | Fortec Motorsport |
| 3 | R3 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 6 May | Robert Bell | Lewis Hamilton | Marc McLoughlin | Paston Racing |
| 4 | R4 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 3 June | Jamie Green | Lewis Hamilton | Danny Watts | Fortec Motorsport |
| 5 | R5 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 16 June | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 6 | R6 | Brands Hatch (GP), Kent | 30 June | Danny Watts | Danny Watts | Danny Watts | Fortec Motorsport |
| 7 | R7 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 14 July | Danny Watts | Jamie Green | Danny Watts | Fortec Motorsport |
| 8 | R8 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 28 July | Patrick Long | Danny Watts | Patrick Long | Manor Motorsport |
| 8 | R9 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 28 July | Danny Watts | Jamie Green | Jamie Green | Fortec Motorsport |
| 9 | R10 | Knockhill Circuit, Fife | 11 August | Jamie Green | Danny Watts | Jamie Green | Fortec Motorsport |
| 10 | R11 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 26 August | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 11 | R12 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 21 September | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Manor Motorsport |
| 11 | R13 | Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire | 22 September | Robert Bell | Danny Watts | Danny Watts | Fortec Motorsport |

## Drivers' Championship

* Points were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 15 best results counted towards the championship.
| Pos | Driver | BRH | OUL | THR | SIL | THR | BRH | CRO | SNE | SNE | KNO | BRH | DON | DON | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pts |
| 1 | Danny Watts | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 333 |
| 2 | Jamie Green | Ret | Ret | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 279 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 274 |
| 4 | Will Davison | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 222 |
| 5 | Robert Bell | 4 | 4 | DSQ | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 212 |
| 6 | Ryan Sharp | 13 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 211 |
| 7 | Marc McLoughlin | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 8 | 201 |
| 8 | Patrick Long | 5 | Ret | 11 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 183 |
| 9 | Alex Lloyd | 12 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 182 |
| 10 | Gary Turkington | 17 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 141 |
| 11 | Matt Griffin | Ret | 12 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 116 |
| 12 | Robin Rudholm | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 10 | 112 |
| 13 | James Rossiter | 14 | 17 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 7 | 11 | | | 103 |
| 14 | Luciano Garcia | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 100 |
| 15 | Stefan Söderberg | 20 | 7 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 15 | 11 | 90 |
| 16 | Keith Dempsey | 10 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 14 | Ret | 11 | DNS | | | 73 |
| 17 | James Murphy | DNS | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 47 |
| 18 | Susie Stoddart | Ret | 10 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | 45 |
| 19 | Ivor McCullough | 21 | 9 | Ret | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 41 |
| 20 | Ernesto José Viso | 18 | 18 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 40 |
| 21 | Robert Scott | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 22 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 35 |
| 22 | Oliver Scullion | 11 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 23 | Charlie Hollings | DNS | DNS | 15 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 30 |
| 24 | Philip Kershaw | DNS | DNS | Ret | 22 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 29 |
| 25 | Ben Reeves | Ret | 13 | 14 | 25 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 |
| 26 | Chaz Small | | 8 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 27 | Ricardo van der Ende | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 28 | Hayanari Shimoda | Ret | | 17 | 17 | | | 18 | | | 22 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 14 |
| 29 | Alex Buncombe | Ret | Ret | | 10 | 19 | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 30 | Richard Göransson | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 31 | Leighton Walker | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 32 | Barry Sime | | | | | | | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | | | | 9 |
| 33 | Daniel Welch | | | | 24 | Ret | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | 8 |
| 34 | Steven Kane | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 35 | Alex Kapadia | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 36 | Fabian Coulthard | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 18 | 17 | 7 |
| 37 | Katherine Legge | 16 | Ret | DSQ | 29 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 38 | Vasilije Calasan | DNS | DNS | 23 | 27 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 | 18 | 21 | Ret | | | 3 |
| 39 | Aurelio López, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 19 | 2 |
| 40 | Stuart King | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 41 | Alan Dwyer | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 20 | 1 |
| | David Hall | DNS | DNS | 21 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mark Fell | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 22 | 0 |
| | Philip Keen | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 21 | 0 |
| | Daren Taylor | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Takahiro Ito | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | 0 |
| | Noel Roddy | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | Ret | 0 |
| | Robby Coleman | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gideon Cresswell | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jason Coffin | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | BRH | OUL | THR | SIL | THR | BRH | CRO | SNE | SNE | KNO | BRH | DON | DON | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |