2008 British Formula Ford Championship
# 2008 British Formula Ford Championship

The 2008 British Formula Ford Championship was the 33rd edition of the British Formula Ford Championship. It began on 24 March at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 12 October at Donington Park after 10 rounds and 25 races, held in the United Kingdom and Belgium. Having won 13 of the first 18 races, Jamun Mygale driver Wayne Boyd looked set to be a runaway championship winner, although in the end, Boyd's championship winning margin over teammate Tim Blanchard was 50 points.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No | Driver | Class | Chassis | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamun Racing | 2 | James Cole | C | Mygale | All |
| Jamun Racing | 3 | Tim Blanchard | C | Mygale | All |
| Jamun Racing | 4 | Wayne Boyd | C | Mygale | All |
| Jamun Racing | 5 | Victor Corrêa | C | Mygale | All |
| Fluid Motorsport | 6 | Marco Sørensen | C | Van Diemen | 1-9 |
| Fluid Motorsport | 7 | David Brown | C | Van Diemen | All |
| Fluid Motorsport | 716 | Claus Frøkjær-Lorendsen | G | Van Diemen | 7 |
| Fluid Motorsport | 760 | Dennis Lind | G | Van Diemen | 7 |
| Kevin Mills Racing | 11 | Adrian Campfield | C | Spectrum | All |
| Kevin Mills Racing | 12 | Glen Wood | C | Spectrum | 1-9 |
| Kevin Mills Racing | 16 | Alex Jones | S | Spectrum | 5-7 |
| Kevin Mills Racing | 27 | Alex Jones | S | Spectrum | 8-10 |
| Myerscough College | 16 | Alex Jones | S | Van Diemen | 1-4 |
| Ray Sport | 14 | Adam Batch | S | Ray | 1, 3 |
| Joe Tandy Racing | 15 | Philippe Layac | C | Mygale | 1-8 |
| Joe Tandy Racing | 24 | Rogier de Wit | C | Mygale | All |
| Joe Tandy Racing | 63 | Peter Dempsey | G | Mygale | 8 |
| Joe Tandy Racing | 69 | Nick Tandy | G | Mygale | 7 |
| Joe Tandy Racing | 98 | Matt Hamilton | C | Mygale | All |
| Red Devil Team Comtec | 17 | Westley Barber | C | Comtec | 1-4 |
| Red Devil Team Comtec | 18 | Francisco Weiler | C | Comtec | 1-5 |
| 4D Motorsport | 20 | Matt Dobson | C | Van Diemen | 6, 8-9 |
| Inter Motorsport | 20 | Matt Dobson | C | Van Diemen | 1-5 |
| Inter Motorsport | 73 | Callum Holland | S | Van Diemen | 2-4, 8-10 |
| Daglish Racing | 22 | Peter Daglish | S | Ray | 2-6, 8-10 |
| Getem Racing | 23 | Chris Maliepaard | C | Mygale | All |
| Getem Racing | 58 | Linton Stuteley | C | Mygale | All |
| Garry Findlay Racing | 33 | Garry Findlay | S | Mygale | All |
| Wrensport | 44 | Felix Scott | S | Spirit | All |
| ACER Motorsport | 46 | Jamie Jardine | C | Comtec | 1-2, 4-6, 8 |
| Slidesports | 55 | Daniel Walker | S | Mygale | 1, 3-6, 8-10 |
| Vuik Racing | 60 | Henk Vuik, Jr. | G | Mygale | 5 |
| Vuik Racing | 711 | Henk Vuik, Jr. | G | Mygale | 7 |
| Vuik Racing | 61 | Rogier Jongejans | G | Mygale | 5 |
| Vuik Racing | 718 | Rogier Jongejans | G | Mygale | 7 |
| Vuik Racing | 62 | Liroy Stuart | G | Mygale | 5 |
| Stuart Racing | 73 | Liroy Stuart | G | Mygale | 7 |
| Stuart Racing | 713 | Jeroen Mul | G | Mygale | 7 |
| Speedsports | 64 | Robert Souster | G | Van Diemen | 9-10 |
| Team Autocar | 65 | Matt Prior | G | Van Diemen | 9-10 |
| Michel Florie Racing | 72 | Michel Florie | G | Mygale | 7 |
| John's Racing Team | 75 | John Svensson | G | Van Diemen | 7 |
| Geva Racing | 77 | Jennifer van der Beek | G | Mygale | 7 |
| Geva Racing | 727 | Arthur van Uitert | G | Mygale | 7 |
| KTG Racing | 78 | Simon Knap | G | Mygale | 7 |
| Sterling Motorsport | 99 | Chrissy Palmer | S | Ray | 1, 3-10 |
| Racing Team Vestergaard | 714 | Nils Vestergaard | G | Mygale | 7 |
| Icon | Class |
| C | Championship |
| S | Scholarship |
| G | Guest |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Oulton Park | 24 March | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Oulton Park | 24 March | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 1 | R3 | Oulton Park | 24 March | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Tim Blanchard | Jamun Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | 12 April | Wayne Boyd | Tim Blanchard | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | 13 April | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 2 | R3 | Knockhill Racing Circuit | 13 April | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Croft Circuit | 26 April | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Croft Circuit | 27 April | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 3 | R3 | Croft Circuit | 27 April | Glen Wood | Victor Corrêa | Chris Maliepaard | Getem Racing |
| 4 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 3 May | Westley Barber | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Brands Hatch | 4 May | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 25 May | Tim Blanchard | Wayne Boyd | Tim Blanchard | Jamun Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 26 May | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard | Chris Maliepaard | Getem Racing |
| 5 | R3 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 26 May | Tim Blanchard | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 6 | R1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 8 June | Matt Hamilton | Wayne Boyd | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 6 | R2 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 8 June | Matt Hamilton | Wayne Boyd | Chris Maliepaard | Getem Racing |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 20 June | Victor Corrêa | Nick Tandy | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 21 June | Wayne Boyd | Tim Blanchard | Wayne Boyd | Jamun Racing |
| 8 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 13 July | Wayne Boyd | Marco Sørensen | Adrian Campfield | Kevin Mills Racing |
| 8 | R2 | Brands Hatch | 13 July | Wayne Boyd | Matt Hamilton | Victor Corrêa | Jamun Racing |
| 9 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 17 August | Tim Blanchard | Marco Sørensen | Tim Blanchard | Jamun Racing |
| 9 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 17 August | Tim Blanchard | Marco Sørensen | Marco Sørensen | Fluid Motorsport |
| 10 | R1 | Donington Park | 11 October | Wayne Boyd | Victor Corrêa | Victor Corrêa | Jamun Racing |
| 10 | R2 | Donington Park | 12 October | Wayne Boyd | Chris Maliepaard | David Brown | Fluid Motorsport |
| 10 | R3 | Donington Park | 12 October | Chris Maliepaard | Wayne Boyd | David Brown | Fluid Motorsport |

## Championship standings

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | PP/FL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 30 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

Best 23 scores must be dropped towards the championship.

* T. Pts — points if all races counted.
* Drop — two dropped scores.
* Pts — best 23 scores.
* S. Pts — Scholarship championship points, best 23 scores.

| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | KNO | CRO | CRO | CRO | BRH | BRH | ROC | ROC | ROC | SNE | SNE | SPA | SPA | BRH | BRH | SIL | SIL | DON | DON | DON | T. Pts | Drop | Pts | S. Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wayne Boyd | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 659 | 25 | 634 | |
| 2 | Tim Blanchard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 584 | | 584 | |
| 3 | Chris Maliepaard | 7 | 7 | 10 | Ret | DSQ | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 473 | 10 | 463 | |
| 4 | Victor Corrêa | Ret | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | Ret | 414 | | 414 | |
| 5 | Linton Stuteley | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 411 | 2 | 409 | |
| 6 | Matt Hamilton | 4 | 5 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9† | DNS | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 371 | | 371 | |
| 7 | David Brown | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 336 | | 336 | |
| 8 | Marco Sørensen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 16 | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | 327 | | 327 | |
| 9 | Adrian Campfield | Ret | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 4 | 22 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 325 | | 325 | |
| 10 | James Cole | Ret | DNS | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | Ret† | 10 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 267 | | 267 | |
| 11 | Rogier de Wit | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 230 | | 230 | |
| 12 | Westley Barber | 5 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 176 | | 176 | |
| 13 | Philippe Layac | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | 162 | | 162 | |
| 14 | Garry Findlay (S) | 10 | Ret | 11 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 19 | Ret | 10 | 8 | DNS | 14 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 155 | | 155 | 500 |
| 15 | Chrissy Palmer (S) | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 15 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | DNS | 143 | | 143 | 513 |
| 16 | Glen Wood | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | DSQ† | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 13 | 12 | Ret | | | | 112 | | 112 | |
| 17 | Alex Jones (S) | 15 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 15 | 18 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 18 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 13† | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 72 | | 72 | 422 |
| 18 | Felix Scott (S) | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 19 | NC | 18 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 30 | | 30 | 406 |
| 19 | Callum Holland (S) | | | | Ret | 17 | 12 | Ret | 17 | Ret | DNS | 20 | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 18 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 30 | | 30 | 211 |
| 20 | Matt Dobson | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | | | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | | | | 29 | | 29 | |
| 21 | Jamie Jardine | 12 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | 17 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | 24 | | 24 | |
| 22 | Francisco Weiler | Ret | DNS | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 14 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | |
| 23 | Peter Daglish (S) | | | | 16 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 21 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 19 | Ret | | | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 15 | | 15 | 349 |
| 24 | Adam Batch (S) | 14 | 14 | 13 | | | | 20 | 22 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 14 | 103 |
| 25 | Daniel Walker (S) | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | | Ret | 19 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 17 | | | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 0 | | 0 | 289 |
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Nick Tandy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Dempsey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liroy Stuart | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | DNS | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Knap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Souster | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | | | | |
| | Rogier Jongejans | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | 10 | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henk Vuik, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 13 | 13 | | | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Svensson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Lind | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michel Florie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nils Vestergaard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeroen Mul | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Prior | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer van der Beek | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur van Uitert | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claus Frøkjær-Lorendsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | KNO | CRO | CRO | CRO | BRH | BRH | ROC | ROC | ROC | SNE | SNE | SPA | SPA | BRH | BRH | SIL | SIL | DON | DON | DON | T. Pts | Drop | Pts | S. 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) |

† - Matt Hamilton, James Cole and Alex Jones docked six points for dangerous driving; Glen Wood docked twelve points for the same reason.

