The 2013 Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain was a multi-event, open-wheel single seater

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championship held across

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and

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. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in

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cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This season saw the championship adopt a single class format, with all drivers using the latest cars built to the Formula Ford EcoBoost specification. There was also an award for the highest placed rookie. It was the 37th British Formula Ford season and returned to the

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tour to form part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the

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centrepiece. The season commenced on 31 March at

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– on the circuit's Indy configuration – and concluded on 13 October at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all in support of the

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Championship changes

Along with the move to support the

, the championship underwent several other technical changes. The championship adopted the new Formula Ford EcoBoost 200 regulations, which included an increase in the

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engine power from the previous season, along with the new addition of a fully adjustable aerodynamic package which includes front and rear wings previously never seen before in 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 ...

. In late October 2012, the series organisers announced that from this season Duratec class cars will be ineligible for the championship, leaving only the EcoBoost class.

Drivers and teams

All teams are British-registered.

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the

organisers on 29 August 2012. BTCC Tracks 2012

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Constructors Cup

( key)

Nations Cup

( key)

Notes

References

External links

The home of the British Formula Ford Championship
{{Formula Ford years British Formula Ford Championship seasons

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 ...