2011 F2000 Championship Series

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The 2011 F2000 Championship Series season was the sixth season of competition in the series, an American professional touring open-wheel racing series using the Formula Ford. It consisted of 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 8 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding October 16 at Watkins Glen International. [1]

The F2000 Championship Series is a North American–based open wheel road racing series based on Formula Continental, a wings and slicks series that is designed to be the second step after Formula F 1600.

Open-wheel car

An open-wheel car is a car with the wheels outside the car's main body, and usually having only one seat. Open-wheel cars contrast with street cars, sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars, which have their wheels below the body or inside fenders. Open-wheel cars are usually built specifically for road racing, frequently with a higher degree of technological sophistication than in other forms of motor sport. Open-wheel street cars, such as the Ariel Atom, are very scarce as they are often impractical for everyday use.

Formula Ford race car class

Formula Ford is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula Ford has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone into formula racing after karting. The series typically sees professional career minded drivers enter alongside amateurs and enthusiasts. Success in Formula Ford can lead directly to other junior formulae such as a Formula Renault 2.0 or a Formula Three seat.

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Twenty-six-year-old Canadian driver Remy Audette, competing for a family-owned team, won five races and finished on the podium four more times on his way to the championship by an over 100 point margin over his closest challenger, American Chris Livengood who won twice. [2] Twenty-year-old American Kyle Connery won six times, but failed to finish four times and failed to start twice, while Audette finished every race seventh or better. The only other driver to win a race was Australian Nathan Morcom who won the season opener at Virginia International Raceway.

American Tim Minor captured his second Master's Class title for drivers 40 and older. Minor finished on the overall podium six times and finished fourth in the overall championship.

The season finale at Watkins Glen International drew a large 35-car field but at the start of the race Tom Fatur crashed hard into the pit wall separator, forcing the race to be postponed one day due to damage to the wall. Despite the hard impact, Fatur was uninjured. [3]

Drivers and teams

Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Notes
Flag of the United States.svg McLaughlin Motorsports 1 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel [4] RFR Zetec
Flag of the United States.svg Primus Racing 2 Flag of Australia.svg Nathan Morcom [5] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec
4 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Scarallo [5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec
13 Flag of Australia.svg Steele Guiliana Van Diemen RF06 Zetec
Flag of the United States.svg Auriana Racing 3 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Colasacco [5] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec
Flag of the United States.svg SMR Motorsports 6 Flag of the United States.svg Timothy Paul [6] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Run in conjunction with GTP Motorsports
Flag of the United States.svg Lap 2 Racing 7 Flag of Barbados.svg Brent Gilkes [5] Van Diemen RF03 Zetec Masters
Flag of the United States.svg Polestar Racing Group 8 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Jordan [5] Van Diemen Zetec Masters
42 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Defer [5] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec Masters
51 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Denison [5] Van Diemen RF05 Zetec Masters
Flag of the United States.svg HP-Tech Motorsport 10 Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto La Rocca [7] RFR Zetec
22 Flag of Venezuela.svg Giancarlo Potolicchio [7] RFR Zetec Skipped Road Atlanta
Flag of Venezuela.svg Enzo Potolicchio RFR Zetec Road Atlanta only
Flag of the United States.svg Front Range Motorsports 14 Flag of the United States.svg Jose Gerardo Van Diemen RF00 Pinto Masters; Road Atlanta only
Flag of the United States.svg Fred Bross Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Masters; Watkins Glen only
60 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Felsen [5] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Masters; VIR only
Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Rider Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Masters; Road Atlanta & Watkins Glen only
Flag of Canada.svg Audette Racing 21 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette [5] Van Diemen RF08 Zetec
Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports 23 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Rizzo [8] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec
26 Flag of Venezuela.svg Angel Benitez [8] Van Diemen RF03 Zetec
Flag of the United States.svg Company Motorsports 25 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff McCusker [5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec Masters
Flag of the United States.svg AcceleRace Motorsports 29 Flag of the United States.svg Ardie Greenamyer [5] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec
Flag of the United States.svg Fat Boy Racing/John Walko Racing 31 Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Puderbach RFR Zetec Road Atlanta only
Flag of the United States.svg Work Racing/John Walko Racing 37 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood [9] Van Diemen RF99 Zetec
Flag of the United States.svg Mountain Lion Motorsports 47 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Moteleone Van Diemen RF98 Pinto Watkins Glen only
Flag of the United States.svg Alley Cat Racing 61 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Drake Van Diemen RF99 Pinto Masters; Watkins Glen only
Flag of the United States.svg Weitzenhof Racing 67 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Weitzenhof [5] Citation Zetec Masters
Flag of the United States.svg GTP Motorsports 70 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Fatur [5] Van Diemen RF03 Zetec Masters
86 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hanrahan [5] Van Diemen Zetec Masters
Flag of the United States.svg Afterburner Racing 71 Flag of the United States.svg Niki Coello [10] RFR Zetec
96 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Tomasi [10] RFR Zetec
Flag of Canada.svg Kenette Racing 72 Flag of Canada.svg Francis Kenette [5] Mygale F2000 Zetec Masters; VIR only
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Starke Racing 72 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Schweitz Piper DF5 Zetec Masters; Road Atlanta & Watkins Glen
Flag of the United States.svg Ski Motorsports 88 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Minor [5] Van Diemen RF98 Zetec Masters
Flag of the United States.svg K-Fast 89 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Nicholas [5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec Masters; VIR only
Flag of the United States.svg ADSA/Wright Racing 90 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Wright [5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec Masters
94 Flag of the United States.svg Al Guibord, Sr. [5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec VIR only
Flag of the United States.svg CC Motorsport 91 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery [5] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec
Flag of the United States.svg CG Racing 97 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Gumprecht [5] RFR Zetec

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Virginia International Raceway Flag of the United States.svg Alton, Virginia April 9 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg Tim Minor Flag of Australia.svg Nathan Morcom Flag of the United States.svg Primus Racing
2 April 10 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Audette Racing
3 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg Braselton, Georgia May 6 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Scarallo Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg CC Motorsport
4 May 7 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg CC Motorsport
5 Watkins Glen International Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen, New York June 4 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Audette Racing
6 June 5 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Audette Racing
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Flag of the United States.svg Lexington, Ohio July 1 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood Flag of the United States.svg Work Racing/John Walko Racing
8 July 2 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg CC Motorsport
9 Mosport International Raceway Flag of Canada.svg Bowmanville, Ontario July 22 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg CC Motorsport
10 July 23 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Audette Racing
11 Lime Rock Park Flag of the United States.svg Lakeville, Connecticut September 17 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Audette Racing
12 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood Flag of the United States.svg Work Racing/John Walko Racing
13 Watkins Glen International Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen, New York October 16 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg CC Motorsport
14 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery Flag of the United States.svg CC Motorsport

Championship standings

Pos Driver VIR ATL WG1 MDO MOS LRP WG2 Points
Drivers' championship
1 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette 41 2 4 11 5 7311233 601
2 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Livengood 3 10 22 35 21 2522 201 4 7 429
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Connery DNS 211226251 1 15 23 DNS 1 1 409
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Minor (M)16 3 3 2 31 3 7 2 5 16 2 6 2 33 383
5 Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto La Rocca 2 5 4 6 30 6 3 4 4 14 19 21 6 4 336
6 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Paul 20 9 12 19 4 28 17 15 8 6 12 3 7 18 251
7 Flag of Venezuela.svg Angel Benitez 15 4 DNS 10 26 4 15 13 9 4 3 20 33 8 248
8 Flag of Australia.svg Nathan Morcom 1 8 5 23 DNS 7 8 6 7 7 25 29 246
9 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Clawson (M) 8 15 12 9 DNS 20 12 7 4 8 14 12 217
10 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Schwietz (M) 7 12 24 5 13 5 17 8 5 186
11 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Colasacco 10 25 9 8 4 9 10 11 167
12 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Scarallo 26 116 5 7 30 6 8 165
13 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Wright (M) 17 20 10 18 14 24 19 17 20 10 18 4 16 13 157
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Rizzo 9 12 8 7 11 16 12 16 19 155
15 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Tomasi 22 27 21 14 2 3 11 6 150
16 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Jordan (M) 11 19 13 16 17 15 18 18 17 8 19 16 138
17 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Weitzenhof (M) 7 22 16 20 19 17 14 14 16 5 130
18 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Defer (M) 27 14 24 13 29 12 11 12 12 9 124
19 Flag of the United States.svg John LaRue 16 13 9 5 9 10 123
20 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Denison (M) 19 18 15 15 20 18 16 19 10 18 13 15 116
21 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Nicholas (M) 21 7 5 2 105
22 Flag of the United States.svg Ardie Greenamyer (M) 5 21 23 22 9 11 26 10 32 DNS 103
23 Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Rider (M) 14 21 8 31 11 3 100
24 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Finelli (M) 13 14 20 26 6 10 15 31 99
25 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Bross 18 20 13 9 10 12 23 32 96
26 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel 10 8 10 24 75
27 Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Puderbach 22 27 22 27 9 9 21 20 69
28 Flag of Venezuela.svg Giancarlo Potolicchio 12 26 14 11 22 14 36 25 68
29 Flag of Venezuela.svg Enzo Potolicchio (M) 17 DNS 6 23 DNS 11 60
30 Flag of Australia.svg Steele Guiliana 6 6 58
30 Flag of the United States.svg Niki Coello 3 10 58
30 Flag of Barbados.svg Brent Gilkes (M) 24 16 19 DNS 15 25 7 13 58
33 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Monteleone 21 22 8 11 55
34 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Craigo 25 11 25 29 6 17 52
35 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff McCusker (M) 13 17 21 21 17 19 50
36 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Orsolon 11 6 28 DNS 43
37 Flag of the United States.svg Al Guibord, Sr. (M) 23 DNS 11 16 33
38 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Presbrey 13 15 28
39 Flag of the United States.svg Matt McDonough 18 12 25
40 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Drake (M) 23 21 15 DNS 28 24 22
41 Flag of the United States.svg Peter LeSueur 18 14 21
42 Flag of Canada.svg Francis Kenette (M) 18 23 23 22 DNS DNS 29 27 20
42 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Teeter 16 13 27 26 20
44 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Fatur (M) 25 12 27 DNS DNS 28 DNS DNS 18
44 Flag of Canada.svg Aaron Pettipas 14 18 35 23 18
46 Flag of the United States.svg Jose Gerardo 18 17 17
47 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Felsen 14 24 15
48 Flag of Canada.svg Dean Baker 22 17 13
49 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gonzalez 17 5 37 DNS 11
49 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hanrahan (M) DNS 19 21 19 24 DNS 11
49 Flag of the United States.svg John Brumder 20 21 11
52 Flag of the United States.svg Rodin Younessi 24 23 5
52 Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Horvath 31 22 5
54 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Walsh 26 30 2
54 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Strelzoff 30 282
56 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Langbein 34 DNS 1
56 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Gumprecht 15 DNS 1
Pos Driver VIR ATL WG1 MDO MOS LRP WG2 Points
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(3 points)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(2 points)

This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.
(M) indicates driver is participating in Masters Class for drivers over 40 years of age.

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