The Formula Ford EuroCup, or European Formula Ford Championship, refers to two pan-European championships for Formula Ford competitors.
| Category | Formula racing |
|---|---|
| Country | Europe |
| Inaugural season | 1969 2011 (modern) |
| Folded | 2012 |
1969–2001
editThe original series was one of the earliest Formula Ford series, first run in 1969 and won by Gerry Birrell driving a Crossle. The series continued to run until 2001 as Formula Ford increasingly became a domestic oriented series with greater emphasis being placed on Formula 3 as a pan-European development Formula. The EFDA Formula Ford 1600 Euroseries was run, between 1979 and 1987 by the European Formula Drivers Association. and run alongside, for winged class, the EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Euroseries .
Champions
edit| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1979 | John Village |
| 1980 | Bo Martinsson |
| 1981 |  Cor Euser
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| 1982 |  Volker Weidler
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| 1983 | Gerrit van Kouwen
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| 1984 | Hans Furrer |
| 1985 |  Paulo Carcasci
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| 1986 |  JJ Lehto
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| 1987 |  Svend Hansen
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| 1998 |  Derek Hayes
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| 1999 |  Marcos Ambrose
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| 2000 | Mark Taylor
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| 2001 |  Richard Göransson
|
2011–2012
editThe concept was revived in 2011, as a series aimed at giving drivers experience at European race circuits. While individual events nominated a winner, there was no overarching points system or championship. Three national Formula Ford Championships were involved, the British Formula Ford Championship, the Benelux Formula Ford Championship and the Scandinavian Formula Ford Championship.[1] The Formula Ford EuroCup ran for two seasons, and ended after the 2012 season.
2011 season
editThe 2011 Formula Ford EuroCup was the inaugural season of the Formula Ford EuroCup championship. The season began at Brands Hatch on 18 June and ended on 14 August at Circuit Park Zandvoort, after four meetings each consisting of three races.[2]
Each round of the championship consisted of three races, with an overall EuroCup winner for each round announced.[3]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Winning driver | EuroCup winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP
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18 June | British F3/GT | Scott Malvern
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Scott Malvern[4]
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| R2 | Scott Malvern
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| R3 | 19 June | Scott Malvern
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| 2 | R4 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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8 July | GT4 European Cup | Scott Malvern
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Scott Malvern
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| R5 | 9 July | Geoff Uhrhane
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| R6 | Scott Malvern
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| 3 | R7 | Circuit Zolder
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16 July | Superleague Formula | Scott Malvern
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Scott Malvern
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| R8 | 17 July | Scott Malvern
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| 4 | R9 | Circuit Park Zandvoort
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13 August | Masters of Formula 3 | Scott Malvern
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Scott Malvern
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| R10 | Scott Malvern
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| R11 | 14 August | Joey van Splunteren
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2012 season
editThe 2012 Formula Ford EuroCup was the second season of the Formula Ford EuroCup. The season began at Brands Hatch on 23 June and ended on 29 July at Nürburgring, after four meetings each consisting of three races.[5] Finnish driver Antti Buri won all three races at the opening meeting at Brands Hatch to take the season's inaugural EuroCup title,[6] before his team boss Nick Tandy – returning to single-seaters – repeated the feat at Spa-Francorchamps.[7] The only driver to claim more than one EuroCup title was Eric Lichtenstein, who claimed each of the last two events at Zandvoort and the Nürburgring.[8][9]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Winning Driver | EuroCup Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP
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23 June | British F3 / British GT | Antti Buri
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Antti Buri
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| R2 | 24 June | Antti Buri
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| R3 | Antti Buri
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| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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6 July | 3000km of Spa | Nick Tandy
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Nick Tandy
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| R2 | 7 July | Nick Tandy
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| R3 | Nick Tandy
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| 3 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort
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14 July | Masters of Formula 3 | Bart van Os
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 Eric Lichtenstein
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| R2 | Eric Lichtenstein
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| R3 | 15 July | Jake Cook
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| 4 | R1 | Nürburgring
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28 July | British Formula Ford | Eric Lichtenstein
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Eric Lichtenstein
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| R2 | 29 July |  Julio Moreno
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| R3 | Eric Lichtenstein
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References
edit- ^ "Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship GB :: 22/11/2010". Archived from the original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ^ Weeks, James (22 November 2010). "Four-race EuroCup set for 2011 launch". Motors TV. LMC. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "EuroCup boost for Formula Ford 2011". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Double joy for Brands EuroCup victor Malvern". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Paice, Simon (4 December 2011). "2012 Formula Ford GB and Eurocup calendars unveiled". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Buri completes a Brands Hatch hat-trick". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Tandy hat-trick nicks EuroCup title at Spa". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Race win for Cook, EuroCup Zandvoort title for Lichtenstein". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Lichtenstein on top again to clinch EuroCup crown". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.