2011 F2000 Championship Series

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2011 F2000 Championship season
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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.

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 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.

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
McLaughlin Motorsports	1	Ethan Ringel ^[4]	RFR	Zetec
Primus Racing	2	Nathan Morcom ^[5]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec
	4	Jonathan Scarallo ^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec
	13	Steele Guiliana	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec
Auriana Racing	3	Joe Colasacco ^[5]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec
SMR Motorsports	6	Timothy Paul ^[6]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Run in conjunction with GTP Motorsports
Lap 2 Racing	7	Brent Gilkes ^[5]	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec	Masters
Polestar Racing Group	8	Bill Jordan ^[5]	Van Diemen	Zetec	Masters
	42	Mark Defer ^[5]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	Masters
	51	Dan Denison ^[5]	Van Diemen RF05	Zetec	Masters
HP-Tech Motorsport	10	Roberto La Rocca ^[7]	RFR	Zetec
	22	Giancarlo Potolicchio ^[7]	RFR	Zetec	Skipped Road Atlanta
	22	Enzo Potolicchio	RFR	Zetec	Road Atlanta only
Front Range Motorsports	14	Jose Gerardo	Van Diemen RF00	Pinto	Masters; Road Atlanta only
	14	Fred Bross	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Masters; Watkins Glen only
	60	Mark Felsen ^[5]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Masters; VIR only
	60	Dwight Rider	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Masters; Road Atlanta & Watkins Glen only
Audette Racing	21	Remy Audette ^[5]	Van Diemen RF08	Zetec
Alegra Motorsports	23	Gustavo Rizzo ^[8]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec
Alegra Motorsports	26	Angel Benitez ^[8]	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec
Company Motorsports	25	Jeff McCusker ^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Masters
AcceleRace Motorsports	29	Ardie Greenamyer ^[5]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec
Fat Boy Racing/John Walko Racing	31	Brendan Puderbach	RFR	Zetec	Road Atlanta only
Work Racing/John Walko Racing	37	Chris Livengood ^[9]	Van Diemen RF99	Zetec
Mountain Lion Motorsports	47	Chris Moteleone	Van Diemen RF98	Pinto	Watkins Glen only
Alley Cat Racing	61	Tom Drake	Van Diemen RF99	Pinto	Masters; Watkins Glen only
Weitzenhof Racing	67	Dave Weitzenhof ^[5]	Citation	Zetec	Masters
GTP Motorsports	70	Tom Fatur ^[5]	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec	Masters
GTP Motorsports	86	Jim Hanrahan ^[5]	Van Diemen	Zetec	Masters
Afterburner Racing	71	Niki Coello ^[10]	RFR	Zetec
Afterburner Racing	96	Brian Tomasi ^[10]	RFR	Zetec
Kenette Racing	72	Francis Kenette ^[5]	Mygale F2000	Zetec	Masters; VIR only
Josh Starke Racing	72	Thomas Schweitz	Piper DF5	Zetec	Masters; Road Atlanta & Watkins Glen
Ski Motorsports	88	Tim Minor ^[5]	Van Diemen RF98	Zetec	Masters
K-Fast	89	Rob Nicholas ^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Masters; VIR only
ADSA/Wright Racing	90	Robert Wright ^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Masters
ADSA/Wright Racing	94	Al Guibord, Sr. ^[5]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	VIR only
CC Motorsport	91	Kyle Connery ^[5]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec
CG Racing	97	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	Alton, Virginia	April 9	Kyle Connery	Tim Minor	Nathan Morcom	Primus Racing
2	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 10	Remy Audette	Remy Audette	Remy Audette	Audette Racing
3	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 6	Jonathan Scarallo	Kyle Connery	Kyle Connery	CC Motorsport
4	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 7	Kyle Connery	Kyle Connery	Kyle Connery	CC Motorsport
5	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 4	Chris Livengood	Kyle Connery	Remy Audette	Audette Racing
6	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 5	Kyle Connery	Remy Audette	Remy Audette	Audette Racing
7	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 1	Chris Livengood	Kyle Connery	Chris Livengood	Work Racing/John Walko Racing
8	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 2	Kyle Connery	Kyle Connery	Kyle Connery	CC Motorsport
9	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 22	Remy Audette	Chris Livengood	Kyle Connery	CC Motorsport
10	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	July 23	Chris Livengood	Remy Audette	Remy Audette	Audette Racing
11	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	September 17	Remy Audette	Remy Audette	Remy Audette	Audette Racing
12	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	September 17	Remy Audette	Chris Livengood	Chris Livengood	Work Racing/John Walko Racing
13	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 16	Remy Audette	Remy Audette	Kyle Connery	CC Motorsport
14	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 16	Remy Audette	Remy Audette	Kyle Connery	CC Motorsport

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	VIR		ATL		WG1		MDO		MOS		LRP		WG2		Points
Drivers' championship
1	Remy Audette	4	1	2	4	1	1	5	7	3	1	1	2	3	3	601
2	Chris Livengood	3	10	22	3	5	2	1	25	2	2	20	1	4	7	429
3	Kyle Connery	DNS	2	1	1	2	26	25	1	1	15	23	DNS	1	1	409
4	Tim Minor (M)	16	3	3	2	31	3	7	2	5	16	2	6	2	33	383
5	Roberto La Rocca	2	5	4	6	30	6	3	4	4	14	19	21	6	4	336
6	Tim Paul	20	9	12	19	4	28	17	15	8	6	12	3	7	18	251
7	Angel Benitez	15	4	DNS	10	26	4	15	13	9	4	3	20	33	8	248
8	Nathan Morcom	1	8	5	23	DNS	7	8	6			7	7	25	29	246
9	Craig Clawson (M)	8	15			12	9	DNS	20	12	7	4	8	14	12	217
10	Thomas Schwietz (M)			7	12	24	5	13				5	17	8	5	186
11	Joe Colasacco	10	25	9	8			4	9					10	11	167
12	Jonathan Scarallo	26	11	6	5	7	30	6	8							165
13	Robert Wright (M)	17	20	10	18	14	24	19	17	20	10	18	4	16	13	157
14	Gustavo Rizzo	9	12	8	7	11	16	12	16	19						155
15	Brian Tomasi	22	27	21	14			2	3					11	6	150
16	Bill Jordan (M)	11	19	13	16	17	15	18	18	17	8			19	16	138
17	Dave Weitzenhof (M)	7	22	16	20	19	17	14	14	16	5					130
18	Mark Defer (M)	27	14	24	13	29	12	11	12					12	9	124
19	John LaRue					16	13	9	5					9	10	123
20	Dan Denison (M)	19	18	15	15	20	18	16	19	10	18			13	15	116
21	Rob Nicholas (M)	21	7											5	2	105
22	Ardie Greenamyer (M)	5	21	23	22	9	11	26	10					32	DNS	103
23	Dwight Rider (M)			14	21	8	31			11	3					100
24	Charles Finelli (M)					13	14	20	26			6	10	15	31	99
25	Fred Bross					18	20			13	9	10	12	23	32	96
26	Ethan Ringel					10	8	10	24							75
27	Brendan Puderbach					22	27	22	27			9	9	21	20	69
28	Giancarlo Potolicchio	12	26							14	11	22	14	36	25	68
29	Enzo Potolicchio (M)			17	DNS	6	23	DNS	11							60
30	Steele Guiliana	6	6													58
30	Niki Coello					3	10									58
30	Brent Gilkes (M)	24	16	19	DNS	15	25			7	13					58
33	Chris Monteleone					21	22					8	11			55
34	Zach Craigo			25	11	25	29			6	17					52
35	Jeff McCusker (M)	13	17					21	21					17	19	50
36	Fabio Orsolon			11	6	28	DNS									43
37	Al Guibord, Sr. (M)	23	DNS									11	16			33
38	Eric Presbrey											13	15			28
39	Matt McDonough									18	12					25
40	Tom Drake (M)					23	21			15	DNS			28	24	22
41	Peter LeSueur													18	14	21
42	Francis Kenette (M)	18	23					23	22	DNS	DNS			29	27	20
42	Blake Teeter											16	13	27	26	20
44	Tom Fatur (M)	25	12			27	DNS	DNS	28					DNS	DNS	18
44	Aaron Pettipas											14	18	35	23	18
46	Jose Gerardo			18	17											17
47	Mark Felsen	14	24													15
48	Dean Baker													22	17	13
49	Peter Gonzalez											17	5	37	DNS	11
49	Jim Hanrahan (M)					DNS	19					21	19	24	DNS	11
49	John Brumder													20	21	11
52	Rodin Younessi							24	23							5
52	Vaughn Horvath													31	22	5
54	Tim Walsh													26	30	2
54	Greg Strelzoff													30	28	2
56	Eric Langbein													34	DNS	1
56	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)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (3 points)
Italics	Ran 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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References

↑ "F2000 Announces 2010 Schedule". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
↑ International Motorsports: Rémy Audette, Only Quebec Driver Crowned 2011 US Champion!, Inside Track, October 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-26
↑ Watkins Glen – Schedule Adjusted Following Saturday Races, F2000 Championship Series, October 15, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-16
↑ "Ringel Signs with McLaughlin Motorsports". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2011 VIR Entry List, F2000 Championship Series, Retrieved April 5, 2011.
↑ "February Off-Season Blog: Tim Paul". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
1 2 "HP-Tech Announces 2011 F2000 Effort with RFR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. December 27, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
1 2 F2000 Championship: Alegra Motorsports Signs Rookies Rizzo and Benitez, eFormulaCarNews, February 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-01
↑ "Work Racing Brings Back Livengood for 2011". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. January 26, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
1 2 F2000 Championship: Afterburner Adds Coello to 2011 Driver Line-up, eFormulaCarNews, February 11, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-11

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[1] "F2000 Announces 2010 Schedule". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

[2] International Motorsports: Rémy Audette, Only Quebec Driver Crowned 2011 US Champion!, Inside Track, October 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-26

[3] Watkins Glen – Schedule Adjusted Following Saturday Races, F2000 Championship Series, October 15, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-16

[4] "Ringel Signs with McLaughlin Motorsports". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[VIR_entry-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2011 VIR Entry List, F2000 Championship Series, Retrieved April 5, 2011.

[6] "February Off-Season Blog: Tim Paul". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[RFR-7] 1 2 "HP-Tech Announces 2011 F2000 Effort with RFR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. December 27, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[Alegra-8] 1 2 F2000 Championship: Alegra Motorsports Signs Rookies Rizzo and Benitez, eFormulaCarNews, February 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-01

[9] "Work Racing Brings Back Livengood for 2011". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. January 26, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

[Afterburner-10] 1 2 F2000 Championship: Afterburner Adds Coello to 2011 Driver Line-up, eFormulaCarNews, February 11, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-11