Westley Barber (born 19 January 1982) is a British racing driver who was the 2002 British Formula Ford and 1998 French Formula Renault Campus champion.

Career

Barber began racing in the Formula Renault Campus series in France. He won the title with six victories in the ten races across the year. He graduated to

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for 1999 and drove for La Filière Elf finishing 4th in the class B series. He was a nominated finalist for the

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that year, but lost out to

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. He returned to Britain in 2000, joining Alan Docking Racing for the

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season. He would ultimately finish in 14th and a best finish of 6th in the final race at Silverstone. In 2001, he joined

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 co ...

with Haywood Racing and progressed to the Duckhams team for 2002 winning the championship. Of the eighteen races, Barber won eight, including the first seven races of the season. In 2003, Barber moved to the United States to compete in

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with Cape Motorsports. He would finish 2nd in the championship behind American racer Jonathan Bomarito. For 2004, Barber returned to the UK and joined Comtec Racing in

Formula Renault UK British Formula Renault Championship referred to one of two Formula Renault championships that were held in the United Kingdom. The main series was Renault Sport UK's Formula Renault 2.0 UK championship which was held from 1989 to 2011 and was ge ...

. He would finish the season in 2nd place, behind future World Endurance Championship victor

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. He remained with Comtec for 2005 competing in both the

French Formula Renault The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault, Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008,Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault S ...

. In France he won one race at Nogaro Circuit. In 2006, he became a full member of the

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. Following a number of years away from racing, Barber returned to British Formula Ford in 2008 competing in the 11 race season securing three podiums including a pair of second places at the final round of the season at Brands Hatch.

Racing Record

Career Summary

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

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Westley Barber at Motorsport Magazine
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