# 2003 British Formula Ford Championship

The 2003 British Formula Ford Championship is the 28th edition of the British Formula Ford Championship. It commenced on 21 April at Mondello Park and end on 21 September at Oulton Park after 10 rounds and 21 races, all in support of the British Touring Car Championship and Champ Car when they visited Brands Hatch in May. This was the last year until 2013 that the series supported the British Touring Car Championship as they switched to supporting the British GT and British Formula Three Championship from 2004 to 2012.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No | Driver | Class | Chassis | Rounds |
| ComTec Racing | 1 | Tom Gaymor | C | Van Diemen RF03 | All |
| ComTec Racing | 6 | Oliver Jarvis | C | ? | All |
| ComTec Racing | 7 | Dan Clarke | C | Van Diemen RF03 | All |
| ComTec Racing | 9 | Charlie Donnelly | S | ? | All |
| Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | 2 | Tom Kimber-Smith | C | ? | All |
| Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | 3 | Stuart Hall | C | ? | 1-7 |
| Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | 4 | James Walker | S | ? | All |
| Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | 5 | Marko Asmer | C | ? | All |
| Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | 39 | Gavin Cronje | C | ? | 8 |
| Ray Sport | 10 | Sukhjit Sandher | C | ? | All |
| Ray Sport | 11 | Alx Danielsson | C | ? | All |
| Continental Racing | 12 | Matt Allison | C | ? | 1-6 |
| Continental Racing | 14 | Mauricio Godínez Castañeda | S | ? | 1-2 |
| Continental Racing | 16 | Joey Foster | C | ? | All |
| Continental Racing | 46 | Adam Jackson | S | ? | 9 |
| Team MDR | 15 | Diego Fernandez | S | ? | All |
| Team MDR | 30 | Jay Howard | S | ? | 1-9 |
| Team MDR | 31 | Nigel Redwood | S | ? | All |
| Team MDR | 33 | Henri Sillanpää | S | ? | 6 |
| Team MDR | 45 | Antonio Pérez Mendoza | S | ? | 1-5, 7-10 |
| Medina Sport | 17 | Stephen Jelley | S | ? | All |
| Medina Sport | 18 | Hideto Yasuoka | S | ? | All |
| Medina Sport | 19 | Matt Howson | C | ? | All |
| Nexa Racing | 20 | Valle Mäkelä | C | ? | All |
| Nexa Racing | 21 | Matthew Koskinen | C | ? | All |
| Nexa Racing | 22 | Yuya Sakamoto | C | ? | All |
| Dwyer Engineering | 23 | Alan Dwyer | S | ? | 1 |
| Team PCMR | 24 | Jon Lanceley | S | ? | 5, 8-10 |
| Team PCMR | 25 | Chris Rodgers | S | Mygale SJ01 | 2-7 |
| Team PCMR | 26 | Julian Yap | S | ? | All |
| Team PCMR | 37 | Chaz Small | S | ? | 7 |
| Jato Motorsport | 27 | James Harris | S | ? | 1-5, 7-10 |
| Jato Motorsport | 32 | Tony Rodgers | C | ? | All |
| AMG Motorsport | 29 | George McAlpin | C | ? | 1 |
| Jamun Racing | 33 | Sebastian King | S | ? | 2 |
| Jamun Racing | 84 | Ben Clucas | C | ? | 1-8 |
| Team Welcome Motorsport | 46 | Adam Jackson | S | ? | 4-7 |
| Icon | Class |
| C | Championship |
| S | Scholarship |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Scholarship Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Mondello Park | 21 April | Ben Clucas | James Walker | Ben Clucas | Jamun Racing | Jay Howard |
| 1 | R2 | Mondello Park | 21 April | | Alx Danielsson | Ben Clucas | Jamun Racing | Charlie Donnelly |
| 2 | 3A | Brands Hatch | 4 May | Ben Clucas | Ben Clucas | Ben Clucas | Jamun Racing | Jay Howard |
| 2 | 3B | Brands Hatch | 4 May | Alx Danielsson | Dan Clarke | Alx Danielsson | Ray Sport | James Walker |
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch | 4 May | Ben Clucas | Yuya Sakamoto | Alx Danielsson | Ray Sport | Antonio Pérez Mendoza |
| 3 | R5 | Thruxton Circuit | 26 May | Oliver Jarvis | Marko Asmer | Tom Kimber-Smith | Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | James Walker |
| 3 | R6 | Thruxton Circuit | 26 May | | Dan Clarke | Tom Kimber-Smith | Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | James Walker |
| 4 | R7 | Silverstone Circuit | 8 June | Tom Gaymor | Tom Kimber-Smith | Tom Gaymor | ComTec Racing | James Walker |
| 4 | R8 | Silverstone Circuit | 8 June | Race postponed. Run at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. | Race postponed. Run at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. | Race postponed. Run at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. | Race postponed. Run at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. | Race postponed. Run at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit. |
| 5 | R9 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 22 June | Alx Danielsson | Tom Gaymor | Tom Kimber-Smith | Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | Stephen Jelley |
| 5 | R10 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 22 June | | Alx Danielsson | Tom Kimber-Smith | Panasonic Batteries Team JLR | James Walker |
| 6 | R11 | Croft Circuit | 13 July | Marko Asmer | Valle Mäkelä | Marko Asmer | Panasonic Batteries Racing Team | James Walker |
| 6 | R12 | Croft Circuit | 13 July | | Marko Asmer | Marko Asmer | Panasonic Batteries Racing Team | James Walker |
| 7 | R8 | Snetterton Circuit | 8 August | Tom Gaymor | Valle Mäkelä | Tom Kimber-Smith | Panasonic Batteries Racing Team | James Walker |
| 7 | R13 | Snetterton Circuit | 9 August | Valle Mäkelä | Joey Foster | Valle Mäkelä | Nexa Racing | Jay Howard |
| 7 | R14 | Snetterton Circuit | 10 August | | Joey Foster | Joey Foster | Continental Racing | Jay Howard |
| 8 | R15 | Brands Hatch | 25 August | Yuya Sakamoto | Joey Foster | Yuya Sakamoto | Nexa Racing | Hideto Yasuoka |
| 8 | R16 | Brands Hatch | 25 August | | Ben Clucas | Alx Danielsson | Ray Sport | Hideto Yasuoka |
| 9 | R17 | Donington Park | 6 September | Tom Kimber-Smith | Tom Gaymor | Tom Gaymor | ComTec Racing | James Walker |
| 9 | R18 | Donington Park | 7 September | | Valle Mäkelä | Tom Gaymor | ComTec Racing | James Walker |
| 10 | R19 | Oulton Park | 21 September | Joey Foster | Valle Mäkelä | Joey Foster | Continental Racing | James Walker |
| 10 | R20 | Oulton Park | 21 September | | Matt Howson | Joey Foster | Continental Racing | Julian Yap |

## Drivers' Championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | MON | BHI | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | Pts |
| 1 | Tom Kimber-Smith | 9 | 2 | 5 | | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 421 |
| 2 | Joey Foster | 14 | 11 | 2 | | 13 | 5 | Ret | 9 | C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 394 |
| 3 | Valle Mäkelä | 5 | 7 | | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | C | Ret | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | DSQ | 4 | 2 | 18 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 392 |
| 4 | Alx Danielsson | 6 | 12 | | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | Ret | C | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 365 |
| 5 | Tom Gaymor | 13 | 4 | 3 | | Ret | 4 | 5 | 1 | C | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 316 |
| 6 | Yuya Sakamoto | Ret | 19 | 4 | | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | C | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 316 |
| 7 | Ben Clucas | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | | 281 |
| 8 | Oliver Jarvis | 4 | 10 | | 4 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | C | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 274 |
| 9 | Matt Howson | 8 | 18 | 6 | | NC | 3 | 3 | 5 | C | Ret | 15 | Ret | DNS | 6 | Ret | 10 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 265 |
| 10 | Tony Rodgers | 10 | 3 | 9 | | 4 | 11 | 9 | Ret | C | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 254 |
| 11 | Marko Asmer | 7 | 5 | | 5 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 10 | C | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 9 | 252 |
| 12 | Dan Clarke | DNS | 14 | | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 161 |
| 13 | Matthew Koskinen | 12 | 22 | | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 20 | C | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 140 |
| 14 | Sukhjit Sandher | Ret | 15 | | 7 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 21 | C | DNS | Ret | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 128 |
| 15 | Stuart Hall | DNS | 13 | Ret | | DNS | 13 | 10 | 6 | C | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 19 | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | 106 |
| 16 | Matt Allison | 18 | 17 | | 10 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | 11 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | 90 |
| 17 | Gavin Cronje | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 14 | | | | | 24 |
| - | George McAlpin | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | MON | BHI | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | 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) |

### Scholarship Class

| Pos. | Driver | MON | MON | BHI | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | Pts |
| 1 | James Walker | 3 | Ret | | 2 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 3 | C | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 466 |
| 2 | Stephen Jelley | 20 | 9 | 8 | | 10 | 14 | 11 | 8 | C | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 22 | Ret | 20 | 13 | 417 |
| 3 | Hideto Yasuoka | 19 | 23 | Ret | | Ret | 21 | 14 | 12 | C | 11 | 6 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 11 | Ret | 345 |
| 4 | Jay Howard | 2 | Ret | 7 | | 12 | 12 | Ret | 11 | C | 14 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 20 | | | 331 |
| 5 | Julian Yap | 17 | 21 | | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 16 | C | Ret | 14 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 321 |
| 6 | Charlie Donnelly | 11 | 6 | | NC | 17 | 23 | 21 | 17 | C | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 303 |
| 7 | Nigel Redwood | 15 | Ret | 11 | | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | C | 15 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 300 |
| 8 | Antonio Pérez Mendoza | DNS | 16 | 10 | | 5 | 19 | 15 | Ret | C | Ret | Ret | | | 13 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 296 |
| 9 | Diego Fernandez | 16 | 24 | 13 | | 15 | 22 | 20 | 18 | C | 18 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | NC | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 272 |
| 10 | Chris Rodgers | | | | 9 | 6 | Ret | 17 | 13 | C | Ret | 7 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | 215 |
| drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | James Harris | Ret | 8 | 12 | | 9 | Ret | Ret | 19 | C | Ret | Ret | | | 17 | DNS | 11 | 17 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 17 | 0 |
| | Jon Lanceley | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 12 | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Mauricio Godínez Castañeda | Ret | 20 | | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sebastian King | | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Adam Jackson | | | | | | | | 14 | C | 16 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 14 | | | 0 |
| | Henri Sillanpää | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Chaz Small | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alan Dwyer | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | MON | BHI | BHI | BHI | THR | THR | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | BHI | BHI | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | Pts |