2010 British Formula Ford Championship

The 2010 British Formula Ford Championship was the 35th edition of the British Formula Ford Championship. It commenced on 5 April at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 26 September at Brands Hatch after 10 rounds and 25 races, held in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

2010 British Formula Ford Championship
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Jamun Racing continued their recent domination of the championship, with Scott Pye securing the team's sixth successive drivers' championship. From the 25 races held during the season, Pye won twelve of them, claiming four fastest laps as well as equalling 2007 champion Callum MacLeod's record of 17 pole positions in a season, including pole positions in the last nine races. Pye, who had moved to the UK championship having previously been a multiple race-winner in the Australian Formula Ford Championship, came on top after a season-long battle with Cliff Dempsey Racing's Scott Malvern. Malvern, who had previously been a part of the Jamun team working as a mechanic for 2008 runner-up Tim Blanchard, won only two races during the season but with 22 top-five finishes, he outscored Pye by a solitary point on total scores. This consistency would eventually cost Malvern as a driver's worst two scores had to be dropped per the championship regulations.[1] Malvern had to drop 20 points from a twelfth-place finish at Knockhill – slowed after a collision with Pye's Jamun team-mate Josh Hill – and a tenth place at Donington Park, whereas Pye did not have to drop points due to three retirements over the season – via first-lap incidents at Oulton Park and Knockhill, and a clash with Malvern at Donington – meaning that Pye emerged as champion by 19 points.

Daniel Cammish took third place in the championship standings, having started the season in Kevin Mills Racing's Spectrum and ended it as a twice race-winner, at the wheel of one of JTR's trio of Mygales. His team-mate Tio Ellinas finished the season fourth in the standings, taking three victories in his first season of car racing, having been selected via the Grand Prix Shootout programme. Hill, son of 1996 Formula One world champion Damon Hill, completed the top five placings, just seven points behind Ellinas with five victories; Ellinas moving ahead of Hill after victory in the final round of the season at Brands Hatch. The only other driver to win a race was Danish driver Dennis Lind, who won one of the races at the overseas round at Zandvoort, in support of the Formula 3 Masters race. Lind also won the end-of-season, non-championship Formula Ford Festival race.

Tristan Mingay won the Scholarship Class championship for older machinery, beating his only other full-season rival Luke Williams by 76 points. Both drivers won the class on eleven occasions, but with more finishes, Mingay held a comfortable margin and duly claimed the title with a race to spare. The other Grand Prix Shootout winner, Dani Domit finished third in the championship, taking a double win at Zandvoort before leaving the championship after the following round at Castle Combe. David Ellesley took the other victory during the season, at Oulton Park. Mygale held off Ray for the constructors' championship, Jamun Racing won the teams' championship comfortably, while Pye's results gave Australia the Nations Cup.

Drivers and teams
Team No Driver Class Chassis Rounds
Jamun Racing 0 Josh Hill[2] C Mygale SJ10 All
1 Scott Pye[3] C Mygale SJ10 All
2 Jeroen Slaghekke[4] C Mygale SJ10 All
3 Emil Bernstorff[3] C Mygale SJ10 All
Fluid Motorsport 5 Kieran Vernon[3] C Van Diemen DP08 1
6 James Tucker[5] C Van Diemen LA09 1–4
7 Jesse Anttila[6] C Van Diemen DP08 1–2, 4, 7
Van Diemen LA08 6
20 Dennis Lind[7] C Van Diemen LA08 2–4
51 Garry Findlay G Van Diemen LA09 7
Van Diemen DP08 9
56 Ernie van der Walt G Van Diemen LA08 6
59 Andrew Richardson G Van Diemen DP08 9
Kevin Mills Racing 11 Daniel Cammish[8] C Spectrum 012 1–2
12 Milton Lundström[9] C Spectrum 011C 2
52 Marcus Allen G Spectrum 012 4
Brits Academy 13 Philippe Layac[3] C Ray GR 09 1–2
Antel Motorsport 6–10
Juno
Century Motorsport		 15 Jake Green[3] C Juno JA2010 1–2
39 David Ellesley C Juno JA2010 3
53 Chrissy Palmer G Juno JA2010 4
54 Nathan Freke G Juno JA2010 5
57 Chris Holmes G Juno JA2010 6
58 Tom Bradshaw G Juno JA2010 7–8, 10
Luke Williams Racing 17 Luke Williams[3] S Juno JA09 1–3, 6–10
Minister International 19 Dan de Zille[3] C Mygale SJ10 All
Cliff Dempsey Racing 21 Cormac O'Neill[10] C Ray GR 08 All
22 Scott Malvern[11] C Ray GR 10 All
DW Racing 23 Max McGuire[3] S Ray GR 08 1–2
Ray Sport 24 Zaamin Jaffer[12] C Ray GR 10 All
42 Tristan Mingay[3] S Ray GR 09 1–3, 6–10
JTR 26 James Tucker C Mygale SJ09 5–10
27 Daniel Cammish C Mygale SJ09 3–10
28 Tio Ellinas[13] C Mygale SJ09 All
29 Dani Domit[13] S Mygale SJ09 1–3
Harkesport 34 Adam Parsley[14] S Mygale SJ09 1
43 Ashley Grant S Mygale SJ09 5
44 Mark Harper[15] C Mygale SJ09 1, 4–5
Spirit Engineering 39 David Ellesley[16] S Spirit WL07 1
Brits Academy
Egebart Motorsport		 48 Jesper Egebart[3] C Ray GR 08 1–3, 7
Mark Bailey Racing 51 Garry Findlay[8] G Spectrum 011C 2
Geva Racing 55 Pieter Schothorst G Mygale SJ10 6, 8, 10
61 3
67 Jack Swinkels G Mygale SJ07 3
78 Rogier Jongejans G Mygale SJ08 3
Enigma Motorsport
LMS Racing		 57 Antti Buri[3] C Mygale SJ08 3–5
77 1–2, 6–10
Getem Racing 60 Jake Cook[17] C Mygale SJ07 1–8
Vestergard Racing 63 Nils Vestergard G Mygale SJ07 3
Team Söderman Sebastian Nummi[3] C Van Diemen LA08 1
66 Ville Kivinen[3] C Van Diemen LA09 1
Fukamuni Racing 64 Christina Nielsen G Aquila FD01 3
71 Kean Kristensen G Aquila FD01 3
72 Martin Hanssen G Aquila FD01 3
Provily Racing 65 Michel Florie G Mygale SJ08 3
94 Bas Schouten G Mygale SJ07 3
Race2Win 66 Jan Paul Van Dongen G Van Diemen DP06 3
John's Racing 68 Romain Desterq G Van Diemen DP07 3
Privateer 70 Niels Rytter G Ray GRS07 3
76 Frank Mortensen G Ray GRS07 3
77 Mikkel Johanssen G Van Diemen DP06 3
Icon Class
C Championship
S Scholarship
G Guest

Race calendar and results

The series supported the British Formula 3 Championship/British GT Championship package at six rounds – Formula Three does not run at Knockhill – as well as supporting the British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at Brands Hatch and being part of the Masters of Formula 3 meeting at Zandvoort. Castle Combe was a stand-alone event for the series, held mid-season.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Oulton Park 3 April Scott Pye Scott Pye Scott Pye Jamun Racing
R2 5 April Scott Pye Tio Ellinas Scott Malvern Cliff Dempsey Racing
R3 Scott Pye Scott Pye
Scott Malvern		 Scott Pye Jamun Racing
2 R1 Knockhill Racing Circuit 8 May Scott Malvern Scott Malvern Josh Hill Jamun Racing
R2 9 May Scott Malvern Scott Pye Scott Pye Jamun Racing
R3 Scott Pye Scott Malvern Scott Pye Jamun Racing
3 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 5 June Josh Hill Antti Buri Daniel Cammish JTR
R2 6 June Josh Hill Dennis Lind Dennis Lind Fluid Motorsport
4 R1 Castle Combe Circuit 19 June Scott Pye Tio Ellinas Scott Pye Jamun Racing
R2 20 June Scott Pye Emil Bernstorff Scott Pye Jamun Racing
5 R1 Rockingham Motor Speedway 17 July Tio Ellinas Tio Ellinas Tio Ellinas JTR
R2 18 July Tio Ellinas Tio Ellinas Tio Ellinas JTR
6 R1 Silverstone Circuit 14 August Scott Pye Emil Bernstorff Scott Pye Jamun Racing
R2 15 August Scott Pye Scott Malvern Scott Malvern Cliff Dempsey Racing
R3 Josh Hill Emil Bernstorff Josh Hill Jamun Racing
7 R1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit 29 August Emil Bernstorff Scott Malvern Scott Pye Jamun Racing
R2 30 August Scott Pye Antti Buri Scott Pye Jamun Racing
8 R1 Brands Hatch 4 September Scott Pye Josh Hill Scott Pye Jamun Racing
R2 5 September Scott Pye Emil Bernstorff Josh Hill Jamun Racing
R3 Scott Pye Emil Bernstorff Scott Pye Jamun Racing
9 R1 Donington Park 18 September Scott Pye Daniel Cammish Josh Hill Jamun Racing
R2 19 September Scott Pye Daniel Cammish Josh Hill Jamun Racing
R3 Scott Pye Dan de Zille Daniel Cammish JTR
10 R1 Brands Hatch 25 September Scott Pye Josh Hill Scott Pye Jamun Racing
R2 26 September Scott Pye Scott Pye Tio Ellinas JTR

Championship standings

In the Championship Class, points were awarded on a 30-27-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-3-2 basis to the top fifteen classified drivers, with one point awarded to all other finishers.[1] In the Scholarship Class, points were awarded 30-27-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis.[1] An additional point was given to the driver – with the exception of Oulton Park race three, where Scott Pye and Scott Malvern were each given a point after setting identical fastest laps[18] – who set the fastest lap in each race, in both classes.[1] Each driver's best 23 scores counted towards the championship both in the Championship class and the Scholarship class.[1]

Championship Class
Pos Driver OUL
 KNO
 ZAN
 CAS
 ROC
 SIL
 SNE
 BRH
 DON
 BRH
 Total Drop Pts
1 Scott Pye 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 10 14 1 1 3 3 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 5 3 Ret 1 2 581 581
2 Scott Malvern 2 1 2 2 12 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 2 1 4 3 4 5 5 6 4 10 2 4 3 582 20 562
3 Daniel Cammish 3 4 9 3 Ret 6 1 5 Ret 4 6 4 4 3 5 2 5 6 9 7 2 9 1 8 4 486 486
4 Tio Ellinas 4 8 Ret 18 2 7 28 12 5 5 1 1 7 5 6 5 3 7 7 8 3 2 Ret 3 1 451 451
5 Josh Hill 6 Ret 6 1 Ret 2 Ret 11 3 2 8 7 3 2 1 Ret Ret 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 6 8 444 444
6 Antti Buri 11 2 3 4 Ret 5 7 8 4 9 2 2 9 6 8 Ret 2 4 3 4 8 6 Ret 7 9 430 430
7 Emil Bernstorff DNS 14 11 7 8 Ret 8 6 Ret 8 9 9 8 9 3 7 10 2 4 3 7 4 7 5 6 370 370
8 Dan de Zille Ret Ret 12 10 3 12 13 16 7 10 7 18 12 12 12 9 8 8 6 5 Ret 11 11 2 Ret 272 272
9 Jeroen Slaghekke 12 Ret 15 11 10 Ret 5 7 11 7 10 12 10 13 10 Ret 16 12 10 9 12 8 3 9 5 255 255
10 Jake Cook 7 6 7 5 5 Ret 2 Ret 8 Ret 5 6 5 7 13 DNS 11 10 11 12 247 247
11 James Tucker Ret 5 5 9 6 13 26 Ret 9 Ret 12 8 6 10 7 6 18 9 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 10 7 236 236
12 Cormac O'Neill Ret DNS DNS 15 9 10 21 10 12 13 15 16 13 14 17 12 14 Ret 13 10 11 12 6 11 14 161 161
13 Jesse Anttila Ret 11 4 8 4 Ret 14 11 11 8 9 8 7 150 150
14 Philippe Layac 10 9 Ret 13 7 11 17 Ret 16 Ret 12 11 Ret 11 10 Ret 4 12 11 135 135
15 Dennis Lind 6 Ret 4 4 1 6 6 129 129
16 Zaamin Jaffer Ret 15 Ret 17 Ret 15 17 17 16 Ret 13 14 DNS Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 14 9 Ret 5 15 13 101 101
17 Jesper Egebart Ret 10 8 12 Ret 8 18 13 11 9 88 88
18 Kieran Vernon 5 3 Ret 44 44
19 Jake Green 8 13 Ret 14 Ret Ret 23 23
20 Sebastian Nummi 16 12 10 22 22
21 Milton Lundström 16 Ret 9 13 13
22 Mark Harper Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret 16 15 11 11
23 Ville Kivinen 13 Ret 13 10 10
24 David Ellesley 23 18 7 7
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Rogier Jongejans 6 3 0 0
Garry Findlay Ret Ret Ret 4 6 6 7 Ret 0 0
Nils Vestergard 9 4 0 0
Andrew Richardson 13 13 8 0 0
Tom Bradshaw Ret 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 0 0
Pieter Schothorst 16 9 Ret 11 11 Ret EX EX 13 10 0 0
Chrissy Palmer 10 Ret 0 0
Nathan Freke 11 11 0 0
Michel Florie 11 19 0 0
Marcus Allen 17 12 0 0
Kean Kristensen 12 20 0 0
Chris Holmes 14 17 18 0 0
Ernie van der Walt Ret Ret 14 0 0
Mikkel Johanssen 14 Ret 0 0
Jack Swinkels 20 15 0 0
Bas Schouten 15 22 0 0
Jan Paul Van Dongen 19 24 0 0
Martin Hanssen Ret 23 0 0
Niels Rytter 25 29 0 0
Romain Desterq 29 26 0 0
Frank Mortensen 27 27 0 0
Christina Nielsen Ret 28 0 0
Pos Driver OUL
 KNO
 ZAN
 CAS
 ROC
 SIL
 SNE
 BRH
 DON
 BRH
 Total Drop Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Scholarship Class
Pos Driver OUL
 KNO
 ZAN
 CAS
 ROC
 SIL
 SNE
 BRH
 DON
 BRH
 Pts
1 Tristan Mingay Ret DNS DNS 20 11 16 Ret 25 13 14 14 10 16 16 15 13 17 Ret DNS DNS 14 14 10 14 12 526
2 Luke Williams 9 7 Ret 8 Ret 14 24 Ret Ret 15 Ret 13 13 15 Ret Ret 15 13 12 13 Ret 15 9 Ret DNS 450
3 Dani Domit 14 Ret Ret 19 Ret 17 22 21 15 Ret 168
4 David Ellesley 15 16 14 81
5 Adam Parsley 17 17 18 70
6 Ashley Grant 17 17 51
7 Max McGuire Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 18 49
Pos Driver OUL
 KNO
 ZAN
 CAS
 ROC
 SIL
 SNE
 BRH
 DON
 BRH
 Pts

Constructors
Constructor Points
1 Mygale 196
2 Ray 176
3 Juno 97
4 Van Diemen 91
5 Spectrum 36
6 Spirit 10

Teams
Team Points
1 Jamun Racing 1153
2 Cliff Dempsey Racing 993
3 Fluid Motorsport 527
4 Raysport 472
5 Minister International 408
6 Getem Racing 336
7 Century Motorsport 198
8 Kevin Mills Racing 162
9 Team Söderman 72
10 DW Racing 16

Nations Cup
Nation Points
1  Australia 619
2  Denmark 581
3  Finland 562
4  Cyprus 552
5  Netherlands 460
6  Ireland 376
7  France 277
8  India 244
9  Mexico 90
10  Sweden 21

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