The 2020 BRSCC National Formula Ford 1600 season was a multi-event, Formula Ford 1600 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across the United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in FF1600 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship.
The season commenced on 8 May at Donington Park and is scheduled to conclude at the Snetterton Circuit , after 23 races held at eight meetings. It raced along the Scottish Formula Ford championship when it visited Knockhill for its second round of the season.
Teams and drivers
All teams were British-registered.
Team
No.
Drivers
Class
Rounds
Kevin Mills Racing
17
Reece Lycett
Pro
1
18
Adrian Campfield
Pro
1
25
Neil Maclennan
Pro
All
49
Megan Gilkes[ 1]
Pro
1-4
Team Dolan
1
Ross Martin
Pro
1
7
Chris Middlehurst
Pro
1
54
Will Everington[ 2]
Pro
1
88
Morgan Quinn[ 3]
Pro
2-3
B-M Racing
15
David McArrhur
Pro
1
24
Thomas Ward
Pro
1
45
/ Rory Smith[ 4]
Pro
1
89
Jamie Sharp[ 2]
Pro
1
Low Dempsey Racing
23
Bryce Aron
Pro
1
30
Grant Palmer
Pro
1
122
Jonathan Browne
Pro
1
Graham Brunton Racing
19
Michael Gray[ 3]
Sco
2
66
Lucy Grant[ 3]
Sco
2
PWR1 Racing
41
Alex Walker
Pro
1
Don Hardman Racing
3
Joey Foster[ 2]
Pro
1, 3
Swift Cooper
34
Paul Mason
Nor
4
46
Luke Cooper[ 2]
Pro
1
Oldfield Motorsport
14
Jamie Vinall-Meyer[ 5]
Pro
1
55
Carter Williams[ 6]
Pro
1-4
Souley Motorsport
94
Ollie White
Pro
1
24
Jonathan Barnes
Nor
4
51
Paul Barnes
Nor
4
105
Nick Barnes
Nor
4
65
Jack Wolfenden[ 1]
Pro
1, 4
West College Scotland
79
Glenn Alcock[ 3]
Sco
2
SC Motorsport
93
Drew Stewart[ 3]
Pro
2
Nigel Grant Motorsport
118
Callum Grant
Pro
4
Tucker Motorsport
222
Paul Tucker[ 2]
Club/Nor
1, 4
Privateers
6
Peter Daly
Nor
1
8
Nigel Dolan
Nor
1
31
John Murphy
Nor
4
33
Juiceie Bruceie
Nor
4
46
Stuart Dix
Nor
4
53
Richard Ketterman
Nor
4
156
Ben Tinkler[ 5]
Club
3
Icon
Class
Pro
Pro
Club
Clubman
Nor
Northern
Race calendar
The original calendar was announced on 24 November 2020.[ 7] On January 18 2021, the BRSCC cancelled the Silverstone season opener due to the COVID-19 pandemic . on January 25, an updated calendar appeared with Snetterton replacing the Silverstone International round. That was subsequently postponed on 10 March, and a trip to Knockhill alongside the Scottish FFord championship was added to the schedule.[ 8]
Circuit
Date
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Winning Driver
Winning Team
Clubman Winner
Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire )
18 July
Neil Maclennan
/ Rory Smith
Neil Maclennan
Kevin Mills Racing
Adrian Campfield
Neil Maclennan
Kevin Mills Racing
Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit, Kent )
26-27 September
Bryce Aron
Jonathan Browne
Neil Maclennan
Kevin Mills Racing
/ Rory Smith
Chris Middlehurst
Team Dolan
/ Rory Smith
Neil Maclennan
Kevin Mills Racing
Silverstone Circuit (International Circuit, Northamptonshire )
10 October
Ross Martin
Neil Maclennan
Neil Maclennan
Kevin Mills Racing
Cameron Jackson
Neil Maclennan
Neil Maclennan
Kevin Mills Racing
Cameron Jackson
Cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic
Silverstone Circuit (International Circuit, Northamptonshire)
20-21 March
b
Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk )
2-3 May
Kirkistown Circuit (County Down )
29-30 May
Croft Circuit (National Circuit, North Yorkshire )
27-28 June
Anglesey Circuit (GP Circuit, Anglesey )
22-23 August
Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
All other finishers
Retirement
Pole
FL
Points
32
27
24
22
20
18
15
12
10
8
3
2
2
2
Drivers' standings
Pos
Driver
OUL
BRH
SIL
Pts
1
Neil Maclennan
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
225
2
Ross Martin
3
1
1
1
2
3
Ret
162
3
/ Rory Smith
10
11
Ret
2
1
2
1
159
4
Jonathan Browne
4
2
6
5
5
13
8
150
5
Bryce Aron
1
4
2
6
4
117
6
Chris Middlehurst
8
5
8
Ret
7
5
9
108
7
Jamie Sharp
12
8
5
11
Ret
9
7
89
8
Ollie White
6
Ret
11
8
6
14
5
59
9
Matt Cowley
4
4
4
3
52
10
Luke Cooper
11
7
10
9
12
8
10
46
11
Joey Foster
5
Ret
7
10
2
94
12
Andre Lafond
13
11
11
11
69
13
Luke Cooper
9
6
3
52
14
Jack Wolfenden
7
9
9
35
15
Ben Cochran
Ret
15
16
15
35
16
Morgan Quinn
Ret
8
7
12
34
17
Callum Grant
23
18
Jordan Dempsey
6
Ret
22
19
Drew Stewart
10
13
15
20
Ben Tinkler
12
14
14
21
Will Everington
DNS
10
12
13
22
Jamie Vinall-Meyer
15
13
9
—
Paul Tucker
WD
WD
WD
—
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
—
Jordan Gronkowski
7
9
—
—
Michael Gray
12
10
—
—
John Murphy
—
—
Garath Buckingham
—
—
Neil McArthur
—
—
Andrew Elliott
14
16
—
—
Neil Broome
16
14
—
—
Paul Mason
—
—
Lucy Grant
15
17
—
—
Juiceie Bruceie
—
—
Jonathan Barnes
—
—
Glenn Alcock
17
18
—
—
Paul Barnes
—
—
Nick Barnes
—
—
Stuart Dix
—
—
Richard Ketterman
—
—
Matthew Chisholm
WD
WD
—
—
Logan Hannah
WD
WD
—
Pos
Driver
OUL
BRH
SIL
Pts
All teams were British-registered.
Team
No.
Drivers
Class
Rounds
Kevin Mills Racing
21
Thomas Mills[ 3]
G
1
23
Lucas Romanek[ 4]
G
1
41
Alex Walker[ 9]
G
1
49
Megan Gilkes[ 1]
G
1
Team Dolan
2
Chris Middlehurst[ 2]
G
1
33
Ben Cochran[ 3]
G
1
54
Will Everington[ 2]
G
1
88
Morgan Quinn[ 3]
G
1
B-M Racing
18
/ Rory Smith[ 4]
G
1
31
Jordan Dempsey[ 3]
G
1
89
Jamie Sharp[ 2]
G
1
Low Dempsey Racing
42
Max Esterson[ 10]
G
1
62
Colin Queen[ 9]
G
1
TBA
Andre Lafond[ 11]
G
1
Graham Brunton Racing
9
Logan Hannah[ 3]
Pro
1
19
Michael Gray[ 3]
Pro
1-2
66
Lucy Grant[ 3]
Pro
1-2
Jordan Gronkowski Racing
1
Jordan Gronkowski[ 3]
Pro
1-2
Oldfield Motorsport
55
Carter Williams[ 6]
G
1
West College Scotland
79
Glenn Alcock[ 3]
Pro
1-2
SC Motorsport
93
Drew Stewart[ 3]
G
1
Privateers
3
Neil Broome[ 3]
Pro
1-2
12
Andrew Elliott[ 3]
Pro
1-2
23
Derek Palmer Jr
Pro
2
92
Matthew Chisholm[ 3]
Pro
1
Icon
Class
Pro
Pro
G
Guest
Race calendar
The season consists of six one-day rounds, all taking place at Knockhill. The second race of the season-opening round awarded the David Leslie Trophy.[ 12]
Round
Circuit
Date
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Winning Driver
Winning Team
1
R1
Knockhill Racing Circuit (Fife )
6 June
Alex Walker
Alex Walker[ lower-alpha 1]
Alex Walker
Kevin Mills Racing
R2
Max Esterson[ lower-alpha 2]
Chris Middlehurst
Team Dolan
2
R3
Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife)
18 July
Jordan Gronkowski
Jordan Gronkowski
Jordan Gronkowski
Jordan Gronkowski Racing
R4
Jordan Gronkowski
Jordan Gronkowski
Jordan Gronkowski Racing
3
R5
Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife)
8 August
R6
4
R7
Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife)
12 September
R8
5
R9
Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife)
10 October
R10
6
R11
Knockhill Racing Circuit(Fife)
31 October
R12
Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
FL
Points
25
20
16
14
12
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
Drivers' standings
Pos
Driver
KNO
KNO
KNO
KNO
KNO
KNO
Pts
1
Jordan Gronkowski
7
9
1
1
104
2
Michael Gray
12
10
3
2
76
3
Andrew Elliott
14
16
DNS
DNS
30
4
Neil Broome
16
14
2
3
64
5
Lucy Grant
15
17
4
4
54
6
Glenn Alcock
17
18
6
6
40
7
Derek Palmer Jr
5
5
24
—
Matthew Chisholm
WD
WD
0
—
Logan Hannah
WD
WD
0
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
—
Alex Walker
1
2
—
—
Chris Middlehurst
2
1
—
—
Max Esterson
3
3
—
—
Thomas Mills
4
4
—
—
Jamie Sharp
5
5
—
—
Carter Williams
8
6
—
—
Jordan Dempsey
6
Ret
—
—
Lucas Romanek
Ret
7
—
—
Morgan Quinn
Ret
8
—
—
Megan Gilkes
8
12
—
—
Drew Stewart
10
13
—
—
Andre Lafond
13
11
—
—
Colin Queen
11
Ret
—
—
Ben Cochran
Ret
15
—
Pos
Driver
KNO
KNO
KNO
KNO
KNO
KNO
Pts
Notes
↑ Walker set the fastest lap but as a guest driver was ineligible for points, so Jordan Gronkowski earned the bonus point as the fastest Scottish FFord entrant.
↑ Esterson set the fastest lap but as a guest driver was ineligible for points, so Jordan Gronkowski earned the bonus point as the fastest Scottish FFord entrant.
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "W Series winner Megan Gilkes to race in BRSCC National FF1600" . Formula Scout . February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved May 6, 2021 .
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Donington Park entry list" (PDF) . www.brscc.co.uk . May 4, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06. Retrieved May 6, 2021 .
↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 "Knockhill entry list" (PDF) . SMRC . 5 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 5 June 2021 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "National FFord to support British F3 this year for first time since 2011" . January 31, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved May 6, 2021 .
↑ 5.0 5.1 "Silverstone entry list" (PDF) . BRSCC . 18 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 23 June 2021 .
↑ 6.0 6.1 "Carter Williams returns to FF1600 with aim to also remain in British F3" . Formula Scout . April 6, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved May 6, 2021 .
↑ "2021 National Formula Ford calendar unveiled" . facebook.com . Avon Tyres BRSCC Formula Ford 1600. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021 .
↑ "BRSCC National FF1600 adds Knockhill's David Leslie Trophy to calendar" . Formula Scout . 10 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021 .
↑ 9.0 9.1 "Esterson wins Road to Indy Esports title, Queen joins him in FF1600" . Formula Scout . March 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 6 May 2021 .
↑ "FF1600-bound Max Esterson wins in Road to Indy Esports at Detroit" . Formula Scout . February 11, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved May 6, 2021 .
↑ "LDR announce Andre Lafond as final driver to join 2021 set up" . www.lowdempseyracing.co.uk . April 6, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved May 6, 2021 .
↑ Brunsdon, Stephen (2021-06-06). "Chris Middlehurst wins the David Leslie Trophy at Knockhill" . Formula Scout . Retrieved 2021-06-07 .
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