# 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

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 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | Derek Hayes | 9 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Alan van der Merwe | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 21 | Michael Keohane | 1-10, 12-13 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 22 | Shinya Hosokawa | All |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 3 | Mark Taylor | 1-12 |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 4 | Richard Antinucci | All |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 34 | Ronnie Bremer | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Renault Sodemo | 5 | Fabio Carbone | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Renault Sodemo | 6 | Heikki Kovalainen | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 7 | Robbie Kerr | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 8 | Mark Mayall | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 13 | Tor Graves | All |
| Team Avanti | Ralt F302 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | James Andanson | 7-8 |
| Team Avanti | Ralt F302 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 9 |
| Team Avanti | Ralt F302 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | Matthew Gilmore | 1-2 |
| Team Avanti | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | Matthew Gilmore | 3-4 |
| Team Avanti | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 10 | Stefano Fabi | All |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 11 | Bruce Jouanny | All |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 12 | Ernani Judice | 1-4 |
| Promatecme UK | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 12 | Matthew Gilmore | 5-13 |
| Duma Racing | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 14 | Robert Dahlgren | 1, 4 |
| Duma Racing | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 14 | John Antoniadis | 10-13 |
| Menu Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Opel Spiess | 16 | Rob Austin | All |
| Menu Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Opel Spiess | 17 | Giandomenico Brusatin | 1-8 |
| Menu Motorsport | Dallara F302 | Opel Spiess | 17 | Stefan de Groot | 10-13 |
| Motaworld Racing | Dallara F302 | Ford | 18 | Andrew Thompson | 4 |
| Motaworld Racing | Dallara F302 | Ford | 19 | Tom Sisley | 1-6 |
| Motaworld Racing | Dallara F302 | Ford | 19 | Stefan Hodgetts | 8-13 |
| Scholarship Class ||||||
| Fred Goddard Racing | Dallara F301 | Renault Sodemo | 51 | Fairuz Fauzy | All |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Dallara F301 | Renault Sodemo | 52 | Jason Tahinci | 2 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Dallara F301 | Renault Sodemo | 52 | Earl Goddard | 3 |
| Performance Racing | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 53 | Justin Sherwood | All |
| Performance Racing | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 54 | Julien Schell | 13 |
| Meritus Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 55 | Gavin Smith | All |
| Meritus Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 56 | Stephen Colbert | All |
| Essential Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Toyota | 58 | Reck Junior | 4 |
| Essential Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Toyota | 58 | Ricardo Teixeira | 5 |
| Essential Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Toyota | 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 |
| Sweeney Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 62 | Billy Asaro | All |
| Sweeney Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 63 | Robert Dahlgren | 6-13 |
| Team Park | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 64 | Stephen Colbert | 1-2 |
| Team Park | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 64 | Stefan Hodgetts | 3 |
| Team Park | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 64 | Adam Jones | 8-9 |
| Team Park | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 64 | David Clark | 4-6 |
| Team Park | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 65 | David Clark | 1-3, 9 |
| Diamond Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 66 | Pedro Barral | 10-12 |
| Diamond Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 77 | Harold Primat | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 67 | Clivio Piccione | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 68 | Karun Chandhok | All |
| Hill Speed Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Opel Spiess | 69 | Luke Stevens | 13 |

## Race calendar and results

| 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 | Brands Hatch | 1 April | 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 | Donington Park | 14 April | 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 | Silverstone | 5 May | 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 | Knockhill | 12 May | 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 | Croft | 26 May | Round cancelled | Round cancelled | Round cancelled | Round cancelled | Round cancelled |
| 11 | Silverstone | 2 June | James Courtney | Robbie Kerr | Robbie Kerr | Alan Docking Racing | Clivio Piccione |
| 12 | Silverstone | 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 | Castle Combe | 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 | Brands Hatch | 30 June | 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 | Rockingham | 21 July | 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 | Oulton Park | 18 August | 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 | Snetterton | 1 September | Robbie Kerr | Fabio Carbone | Heikki Kovalainen | Fortec Motorsport | Adam Carroll |
| 10 | Snetterton | 1 September | 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 | Thruxton | 15 September | 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 | Donington Park | 22 September | 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

| Pos | Driver | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | KNO | KNO | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | CAS | CAS | BRH | BRH | ROC | ROC | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | SNE | THR | THR | DON | 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 | BRH | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | KNO | KNO | CRO | CRO | SIL | SIL | CAS | CAS | BRH | BRH | ROC | ROC | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | SNE | THR | THR | DON | DON | Pts |