Westley Barber

Westley Barber
Born	(1982-01-19) January 19, 1982 Hitchin, England
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1998–2008
Known for	2002 British Formula Ford champion, 1998 French Formula Renault Campus champion

Westley Barber (born 19 January 1982) is a British motorsport competitor, recognized for clinching the 2002 British Formula Ford and 1998 French Formula Renault Campus titles.

Career

Barber launched his racing journey in the French Formula Renault Campus series, where he secured the championship by winning six out of ten events. In 1999, he progressed to French Formula 3 with La Filière Elf, concluding the season 4th in class B. That same year, he was shortlisted as a finalist for the Autosport BRDC Award, which was ultimately awarded to Gary Paffett.

In 2000, Barber shifted back to the UK to race in British Formula 3 for Alan Docking Racing, finishing 14th overall and achieving his highest race result of 6th place at Silverstone. The following year, he competed in British Formula Ford with Haywood Racing, then transitioned to Duckhams in 2002. During that season, he dominated by winning eight of eighteen races, including an impressive streak of seven consecutive victories, securing the championship title.

In 2003, Barber raced in the United States' Formula Ford 2000 series representing Cape Motorsports and finished as runner-up to Jonathan Bomarito. Returning to Britain in 2004, he joined Comtec Racing for the Formula Renault UK championship and ended the year second behind future World Endurance Champion Mike Conway. He remained with Comtec in 2005, competing simultaneously in both the French Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault Eurocup, achieving a race win at Nogaro Circuit.

Barber was inducted as a full member of the British Racing Drivers Club in 2006. After a break from competitive racing, he made a comeback to British Formula Ford in 2008, securing three podium finishes throughout an eleven-race campaign, including two runner-up results at Brands Hatch.

Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1998	Formula Renault Campus France		10	6	?	?	?	?	1st
1999	French Formula 3 Championship	La Filière Elf	14	0	0	0	6	185	4th
2000	British Formula 3 Championship	Alan Docking Racing	11	0	0	0	0	17	14th
2001	British Formula Ford Championship	Haywood Racing	13	0	0	0	2	178	8th
	Formula Ford EuroCup		5	1	0	1	1	50	3rd
	Formula Ford Festival		1	0	0	0	0	?	?
2002	British Formula Ford Championship	Duckhams	18	8	6	7	14	487	1st
	Formula Ford Festival		1	0	0	1	0	0	NC
2003	2003 Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series	Cape Motorsports	11	3	7	?	9	262	2nd
	2003 Formula Renault UK Winter Series	Comtec Racing	4	2	1	1	2	52	2nd
2004 Formula Renault UK Championship	20		6	6	4	11	426	2nd
2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	8		0	0	0	1	16	18th
Formula Renault France	10		1	1	2	2	52	8th
align=left  British Formula Ford Championship   11  0  1  0  3  176  12th  |} Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results (Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; races in italics denote fastest laps) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Comtec Racing ZOL 1 2 style="background:#efcfff;" ZOL 2 Ret style="background:#cfcfff;" VAL 1 14 style="background:#efcfff;" VAL 2 Ret style="background:#efcfff;" LMS 1 Ret style="background:#dfffdf;" LMS 2 7 style="background:#cfcfff;" BIL 1 11 style="background:#cfcfff;" BIL 2 11 18th External links Westley Barber profile at Motorsport Magazine