HSCC CLASSIC FORMULA FORD, DECEMBER 2025
Returning champion Jordan Harrison was the runaway winner of this year’s Classic Formula Ford championship, but…but there was much more to the season than the points table suggests.
…but there was much more to the season than the points table suggests, reports Chris Sharples.
Harrison, back after a couple of years in Historic FF2000, claimed his third championship by taking eight wins from a possible twelve, including what his children called a “Grand Slam” at Silverstone in May: a clean sweep of pole position, race wins and fastest laps. He did have his challenges, however, as his Lola T540E did not always want to behave itself, particularly during qualifying.
He also had Rick Morris snapping at his heels (exhaust?) at any available opportunity. Formula Ford veteran Morris and his familiar Royale RP29 showed that experience and sheer competitive instinct are sometimes all you need. His three wins at Snetterton and Silverstone bookended the season and his performances at Silverstone were part of some of the closest, most exciting races of the year.
Relative newcomer Tom Gadd also picked up a win at Snetterton. His Numanair-liveried Van Diemen RF81 has been competitive in the hands of both Tim Harvey and Henry Chart, but Gadd’s consistency as well as his outright pace meant that he was a regular podium finisher, and third in the championship.
Age being nothing but a number was also proved by Oliver Chapman, driving a Lola T200 to Class B victory and fourth overall. One of the oldest cars on the grid was right up there on speed and the tight and unforgiving asphalt of Mallory Park was Chapman’s happiest hunting ground. He was third and second there.
Class B runner-up Scott Rawlinson was making a comeback to HSCC racing in his Merlyn Mk11 and was fifth overall. He was often found scrapping with Chapman and the Crossles of Gislain Genecand and Grace Parkington. Genecand picked up three second places mid-season and Parkington was one of the most improved drivers of the year, becoming a regular top-ten finisher and challenging her rivals hard.
Parkington was not the only female driver in action this year, nor the only one called Grace. Grace Bates got quicker and quicker in Valerie the Van Diemen RF80 in her first season, and the younger of the Parkington sisters, Murron, in a Crossle 32F, also improved her times over the year.
Forty-three drivers raced at least once in 2025, with thirteen different makes of car. Newcomers in new cars included Christopher Edwards in his PRS RH02. The winter rugby player built the car himself, giving Colin Williams’s familiar PRS a new “friend”. Jake Barritt shared his Lola T202 with his father, who took on the Historic races. In his second year, Max Warburton did the same thing with the family Caldwell. Warburton was another much improved driver, scoring points in all but one of his races. Freddie Lillingstone-Price was another young competitor who shared a Merlyn Mk11 with dad Chris.
The future looks bright with the new drivers, but Morris will be back in 2026 to try and show them how it should be done…
HSCC Historic Formula Ford 2026 Calendar
25-25 APRIL: HSCC SNETTERTON AUTOSPORT SPRING TROPHY
30-31 MAY: HSCC DONINGTON PARK RACE WEEKEND
13-14 JUNE: HSCC CADWELL PARK WOLDS TROPHY
11-12 JULY: HSCC LEGENDS OF BRANDS HATCH SUPER PRIX
08-09 AUGUST: HSCC 60TH ANNIVERSARY CASTLE COMBE
10-11 OCTOBER: HSCC SILVERSTONE FINALS
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