The 2008 British Formula Ford Championship was the 33rd edition of the

British Formula Ford Championship The British Formula Ford Championship was an entry level single seater motor racing category, designed to give racing drivers their first step into car racing after karting. Drivers from around the world were attracted to the United Kingdom to ...

. It began on 24 March at

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's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 12 October at

Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned b ...

after 10 rounds and 25 races, held in the

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and

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. Having won 13 of the first 18 races, Jamun Mygale driver

Wayne Boyd Wayne Boyd (born 25 October 1990) is a British racing driver from County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Boyd won the British Formula Ford Championship in 2008 with Jamun Racing. He won 13 out of 25 championship races. Sat on the pole for 15 races ...

looked set to be a runaway championship winner, although in the end, Boyd's championship winning margin over teammate

Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard (born 30 June 1987) is an Australian racing driver. Blanchard has raced in several other motor racing series, including the British Formula Ford Championship, and was the winner of the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship. ...

was 50 points.

Drivers and teams

Race calendar and results

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows: 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. † - Matt Hamilton, James Cole and Alex Jones docked six points for dangerous driving; Glen Wood docked twelve points for the same reason.

References

External links

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British Formula Ford The British Formula Ford Championship was an entry level single seater motor racing category, designed to give racing drivers their first step into car racing after karting. Drivers from around the world were attracted to the United Kingdom to ...