# 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship

The 2002 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Formula Ford racing cars. It was the tenth Australian Formula Ford Championship. The title was won by Jamie Whincup driving a Van Diemen RF 01 Ford.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series with two races per round.
| Round | Circuit | State/Territory | Date | Winning driver | Car |
| 1 | Wakefield Park | New South Wales | 31 March | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Victoria | 5 May | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 3 | Canberra Street Circuit | Australian Capital Territory | 9 June | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 4 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 30 June | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 5 | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | New South Wales | 27 July | Jamie Whincup | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 6 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 4 August | Mark Winterbottom | Spectrum 09 Ford |
| 7 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 18 August | Marcus Marshall | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |
| 8 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 14 September | Marcus Marshall | Van Diemen RF01 Ford |

## Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten placegetters in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver setting pole position at each round.

## Results

| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Rd7 | Rd8 | Penalties | Total |
| 1 | Jamie Whincup | 3 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Valvoline / Cummins / Repco | 33 | 40 | 41 | 32 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 21 | - | 243 |
| 2 | Mark Winterbottom | 41 | Spectrum 09 Ford | Bosch Batteries | 32 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 32 | 26 | - 10 | 227 |
| 3 | Marcus Marshall | 7 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Valvoline / Cummins / Repco | 32 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 36 | - | 224 |
| 4 | Neil McFadyen | 59 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Tankworld - Speedzone | 12 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 26 | 18 | - | 150 |
| 5 | Barton Mawer | 14 | Van Diemen RF01 Ford | Tekno Autosports | 28 | 24 | - | 8 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 12 | - | 128 |
| 6 | Andrew Jones | 6 | Van Diemen RF02 Ford | Ozemail Racing | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 12 | - | 114 |
| 7 | Ash Lowe | 34 | Spectrum 07 Ford | Lowe Racing | - | - | 20 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 4 | - | 68 |
| 8 | Brett Francis | 82 | Van Diemen RF02 Ford | Bryce Francis Automotive | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 10 | 28 | - | 62 |
| 9 | Tony Pugliese | 55 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | Graphic Effects.com.au | - | 6 | - | - | 16 | - | 22 | 10 | - | 54 |
| 10 | Justin Cotter | 71 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Factory Enterprises Pty Ltd | 20 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 | - | 18 | - | 47 |
| 11 | Jordan Ormsby | 61 | Van Diemen RF93 Ford | Swingyde | 1 | - | 12 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 12 | Glen Hastings | 84 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Sita / Marsh | - | 20 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| 13 | Richard Chamberlain | 22 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Chamberlain Racing | 16 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 20 |
| 13 | Dean Fiore | 62 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| 15 | Mark Ceveri | 36 | Van Diemen RF95 Ford | Thrifty-Link Hardware | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 14 |
| 15 | Bryce Washington | 66 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Adrad Radiators | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 17 | Mark Douglas | 26 | Van Diemen RF94 Ford | Fastlane Racing | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 18 | Tim Macrow | 28 | Spectrum 06b Ford | Victac Apprenticeship Training | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| 19 | Ian Dyk | 45 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | Pettaras Press Castle Finance | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 20 | Kurt Wimmer | 32 | Van Diemen RF02 Ford | Wimmers Soft Drinks | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 20 | James Small | 15 | Mygale SJ01 Ford | J Small | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 22 | Laurence Burford | 75 | Van Diemen RF92 Ford | L Burford | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 22 | Tony D'Alberto | 99 | Mygale SJ00 Ford | Bellmont Nominees | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 24 | Tim Wheeler | 48 | Van Diemen RF98 Ford | S Wheeler | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Note: Australian Formula Ford regulations mandated the use of the Ford 1600cc "Kent" four cylinder engine.