Formula Ford EuroCup
Two pan-European Formula Ford championships spanning 1969 to 2012.
The Formula Ford EuroCup, also called the European Formula Ford Championship, covers two separate pan-European competitions for Formula Ford racers. The first began in 1969, making it one of the earliest Formula Ford series, with Gerry Birrell winning in a Crossle. It ran until 2001, as Formula Ford shifted toward domestic racing and Formula 3 became the main European development category. The idea returned in 2011 for just two seasons, ending after 2012. Unlike the original, this revival had no overall points system; instead, each event simply named its own winner.
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2011–2012
The 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. The Formula Ford EuroCup ran for two seasons, and ended after the 2012 season. The 2011 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. The 2012 season began at Brands Hatch on 23 June and ended on 29 July at Nürburgring, after four meetings each consisting of three races. Finnish driver Antti Buri won all three races at the opening meeting at Brands Hatch to take the season's inaugural EuroCup title, before his team boss Nick Tandy – returning to single-seaters – repeated the feat at Spa-Francorchamps. 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.
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