2020 F1600 Championship Series

2020 F1600 season
Season
Races	18
Start date	June 19
End date	October 31
Awards
Drivers' champion	Simon Sikes
Manufacturers' Cup	Mygale
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The 2020 F1600 Championship Series season was the ninth season of the F1600 Championship Series. The previous year's champion was Jonathan Kotyk of K-Hill Motorsports.

Simon Sikes’ performances in the F1600 Championship Series helped him earn a spot as a Team USA scholar and allowed him to make his debut in the USF2000 before the year ended. During his short time in the Road to Indy, he achieved his best finish in fourth place.

In the end, he easily won the F1600 title, beating karting graduate Dylan Christie and Dexter Czuba. He also took home the SCCA National Runoff title in Formula F.

Jackson Lee won two races in the F1600 series but missed a third of the season. He finished fourth in the points standings. His status as a Team USA scholar allowed him to travel to England to compete in the National FF1600 finale and other important races at the end of the year. His best finish was 10th place in the final race of the FFord Festival.

Maxwell Esterson joined him on the flight across the ocean. Esterson won one F1600 race and finished 14th in the WHT. ^{[1] [2]}

Drivers and teams

Pro Division Team/Sponsor No. Drivers Class Rounds Chassis Engine Rice Race Prep 6 Simon Sikes [3] [4] All Mygale Honda 13 Burton August [5] 4–6; 10–12 Steve Oseth M 7–9 Jason Pribyl [6] [7] 13–15 52 Jackson Lee [8] [9] 1–12 Trey Burke [10] [7] 13–18 Drivers Services 2 Mike Scanlan [11] M 1–3; 7–18 Spectrum Honda Brad Hayes Racing [12] 74 Jonathan Kotyk [13] [4] 1–6 Piper Honda Team Pelfrey 23 Baylor Griffin [1] 16–18 Mygale Honda 80 Maxwell Esterson [14] [4] 1–15 81 Dylan Christie [15] [9] 1–3 Dexter Czuba 4–15 David Adorno 16–18 82 Dexter Czuba [16] [17] 1–3 Dylan Christie 4–18 Raceworks [18] 42 Ryan Bjerke [11] 7–12 Spectrum Honda 70 Sam Lockwood M 1–6 76 Ax Kametches [19] 1–6 Dole Fuels 4 John Dole M 1–3 Spectrum Honda Glen Cordova [7] M 13–15 Auriana Racing 3 Joe Colasacco [11] M 13–15 Van Diemen Honda 5 7–12 ATC Technologies Inc. 11 Christopher Kierce 10–12; 16–18 Spectrum Honda Weiss 12 Bob Reid [9] M 1–15 Citation Honda K-Hill Motorsports 12 Ax Kametches 16–18 Mygale Honda 27 Bryson Morris 16–18 Polestar 18 Robert Dietz [5] 4–6 Van Diemen Honda Shady Hill Clayworks 21 David Petzko M 1–6; 10–15 Spectrum Honda Aiken Racing 21 Porter Aiken [1] 16–18 Piper Honda Steelfiber 24 Christopher Horan [17] 1–3 Van Diemen Honda ThursdayPools 27 Zachary Rivard [5] 1–6 Van Diemen Honda Practical Precision Engineering 30 Will Velkoff [5] 1–6; 10–15 Van Diemen Honda Morgan's Collision Center 31 Scott Rubenzer [4] M 1–6; 10–18 Spectrum Honda Pure Energy Racing 33 Jeffrey Bartz 4–6 Van Diemen Honda Aero Services Winchester 36 Steve Oseth M 1–3; 10–15 Citation Honda Home Tech Bldg. Consultants 41 Robert Albani [11] M 1–3; 7–15 Mygale Honda Spectrum 47 Austin Kimberly 1–3; 13–18 Spectrum Ford 48 Peter Portante [5] G 4–6 Creative Dynamics 57 Chris Smith [11] M 7–9 Van Diemen Honda Steel Services 72 Tom Schwietz [11] M 1–3; 7–12 Citation Honda Bell Helmets 73 Robert Perona [9] M 1–3 Piper Honda Primus 75 Jay Messenger M 16–18 Van Diemen Honda Brumbaugh Racing 86 Kevin Brumbaugh G 16–18 Van Diemen Honda Hardline Motorsports 90 Omar Khan [7] All Mygale Honda Exclusive Autosport / lovation 91 Josh Pierson [17] 1–3 Spectrum Honda 92 13–15 Lee Racing 177 Jonathan Lee 16–18 Swift Ford

Icon Class M Masters R Rookie G Guest

Schedule

Rd.	Date	Track	Location
1	June 19–21	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania
2
3
4	July 3–5	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
5
6
7	July 17–19	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia
8
9
10	August 21–23	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia
11
12
13	October 16–18	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania
14
15
16	October 30–31	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia
17
18
Cancelled Events
–	31 Jul – 2 Aug	Barber Motorsports Park [20] [21]	Birmingham, Alabama
References: Formula Race Promotions Postpones May Event; Season Expected to Commence in June [22]

Results & performance summaries

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	June 20	Simon Sikes	Simon Sikes	Simon Sikes
2			June 21		Simon Sikes	Simon Sikes
3					Dexter Czuba	Simon Sikes
4	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 5	Maxwell Esterson	Dylan Christie	Simon Sikes
5					Jackson Lee	Dexter Czuba
6					Jeffrey Bartz	Jackson Lee
7	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	July 18	Maxwell Esterson	Joe Colasacco	Simon Sikes
8			July 19		Dexter Czuba	Maxwell Esterson
9					Maxwell Esterson	Jackson Lee
10	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 22	Simon Sikes	Jackson Lee	Simon Sikes
11					Burton August	Dylan Christie
12			August 23		Maxwell Esterson	Dylan Christie
13	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	October 17	Maxwell Esterson	Dylan Christie	Simon Sikes
14			October 18		Maxwell Esterson	Dylan Christie
15					Dexter Czuba	Simon Sikes
16	Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 31	Simon Sikes	Dylan Christie	Dylan Christie
17					Simon Sikes	Simon Sikes
18					Jonathan Lee	Trey Burke
References: [23]

Scoring System

Points are awarded to the top twentyfive classified drivers, and the top drivers who enables to achieve the Pole Position or the Fastest Lap during the qualify session are awarded with the corrispective bonus points +3 and +2 points.

The Season Championship will recognize only driver’s best 15 of 18 race results including all bonus points earned. ^[24]

Points are awarded using the following system:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th+	DNF
Points	50	42	37	34	31	29	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Guest drivers are ineligible to score points.

If a guest driver finishes in first position, the second-placed finisher will receive 50 points. The same goes for every other points scoring position. So if three guest drivers end up placed fourth, fifth and sixth, the seventh-placed finisher will receive thirtyfourth points and so forth - until the twentyeighth-placed finisher receives the final point.

Driver Standings

Pos Driver PITT-1 MO VIR SP PITT-2 RA Pts Drop Pts 1 Simon Sikes 1 1 1 1 2 DNS 1 6 6 1 2 2 1 10 1 2 1 2 724 689 2 Dylan Christie 2 [a] 2 8 2 3 9 DNF 7 2 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 2 4 648 599 3 Dexter Czuba 6 5 5 3 1 3 3 3 4 4 6 5 4 3 10 515 515 4 Jackson Lee 12 8 6 5 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 440 440 5 Maxwell Esterson 4 4 3 4 5 2 12 1 3 17 5 4 8 14 DSQ 423 423 6 Scott Rubenzer 7 9 9 8 11 7 7 9 6 6 5 2 7 5 6 412 412 7 Bob Reid 11 13 18 10 13 12 8 13 11 16 15 14 10 7 12 253 253 8 Mike Scanlan 16 16 20 7 8 9 14 13 17 15 12 9 14 10 14 236 236 9 Omar Khan 21 20 19 13 15 14 10 12 12 DNF 16 16 14 9 8 12 11 12 247 235 10 Rob Albani 20 21 13 6 10 13 8 17 11 9 6 3 233 233 11 Ax Kametches 10 12 11 12 8 10 10 7 3 195 195 12 Steve Oseth 13 19 17 DNS 11 14 12 7 12 11 8 11 187 187 13 Christopher Horan 5 3 7 6 6 8 178 178 14 Dave Petzko 14 15 15 11 14 11 13 10 13 13 13 DNS 167 167 15 Trey Burke 5 4 13 6 3 1 166 166 16 Josh Pierson 17 6 4 3 2 DNF 152 152 17 Burton August DNF 9 5 5 4 7 149 149 18 Joe Colasacco 5 5 5 10 12 18 DNS DNS DNS 141 141 19 Ryan Bjerke 4 4 10 11 18 9 139 139 20 Will Velkoff 15 14 16 DNS Wth Wth 15 14 15 12 11 7 132 132 21 Tom Schwietz DNF DNS DNS 9 DNS 7 6 8 10 126 126 22 Jonathan Kotyk 3 7 2 DNS Wth Wth 106 106 23 Baylor Griffin 3 4 5 102 102 24 Jonathan Lee 5 6 7 89 89 25 Jeffrey Bartz 7 7 6 85 85 26 Christopher Kierce 9 11 8 DNF DNS 13 83 83 27 Robert Dietz 9 10 4 78 78 28 Austin Kimberly DNF DNS DNF DNS DNS DNS 8 8 9 75 75 29 Porter Aiken 4 14 8 74 74 30 Jason Pribyl 7 16 4 71 71 31 Chris Smith 11 9 8 67 67 32 Bryson Morris 9 9 10 67 67 33 Zachary Rivard 9 11 10 DNS Wth Wth 63 63 34 Sam Lockwood 18 18 14 DNF 12 13 62 62 35 David Adorno 13 12 11 51 51 36 Glen Cordova 16 15 6 50 50 37 Robert Perona 8 10 DNF 47 47 38 Jey Messenger 11 15 DNS 32 32 39 John Dole 19 17 12 [b] 16 16 Drivers ineligible for points Kevin Brumbaugh 15 13 DNF Peter Portante DNS Wth Wth Pos Driver PITT-1 MO VIR SP PITT-2 RA Pts Drop Pts References: FRP Official Points Standings & Results Archive F1600 & Race Monitor

Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd-place finish Bronze 3rd-place finish Green Top 5 finish Light Blue Top 10 finish Dark Blue Other flagged position Purple Did not finish (DNF) Brown Withdrew (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did Not Start (DNS) Race abandoned (C) Blank Did not participate In-line notation Bold Pole position (3 points) Italics Fastest lap of the race (2 points) Master of the Year Masters

Incident Reports

PIRC-1 — Penalty Report ^{[a] [b]}

See also

• F1600 Championship Series
• 2020 F2000 Championship Series

Notes

1. Christie was found to be in violation of the PRR section 1.6.17.4 - Penalty: Loss of 10 Points & Purse.
2. John Dole/M Car #4 Underweight - Penalty: Loss of Points & Purse

References

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2. "2020 International Formula Ford season review". December 22, 2020.
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5. "FRP Competitors Complete Fourth of July Weekend Event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". July 7, 2020.
6. "Enough practice, lets go racing!". December 2, 2020.
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9. "Round One Complete as Formula Race Promotions Program is Back on Track". June 21, 2020.
10. "Trey Burke to RiceRace for FRP F1600". September 29, 2020.
11. "Dixon and Mayer Add to Their Win Totals as F1600 Sees Three Different Winners Over the Weekend". July 21, 2020.
12. "BHR and Kotyk Take Double Podium in F1600 Debut". June 22, 2020.
13. "Jonathan Kotyk to Join BHR at Pittsburgh". June 15, 2020.
14. "Max Esterson Confirmed as Championship Contender for Team Pelfrey in 2020". March 18, 2020.
15. "Team Pelfrey Signs Dylan Christie for 2020 Run". December 19, 2019.
16. "FRP Hoosier Tire Spotlight – Dexter Czuba". July 15, 2020.
17. "Five Drivers Sweep Formula Race Promotions Weekend at Pittsburgh". June 22, 2020.
18. "FRP Hoosier Tire Spotlight – Sam Lockwood". August 31, 2020.
19. "Ax Kametches Joins Raceworks for 2020 FRP F1600 Season". June 15, 2020.
20. "Formula Race Promotions Reschedules Postponed Event at Barber Motorsports Park". May 18, 2020.
21. "FRP Forced to Cancel Barber Motorsports Park Event but Adds Road Atlanta". July 10, 2020.
22. "Race Calendar F1600 Championship Series | RacingCalendar.net". racingcalendar.net.
23. "F1600 Point Standings 2020 Final" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. 2020.
24. "2020 Points & Purse Distribution Table - Fixed after Cancel Barber Motorsports Park Event" (PDF). Retrieved August 14, 2020.