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

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

(M): indicates Masters Class driver (for drivers 39 years and older)

Schedule

Rd.	Date	Track	Location
1	June 19–21	Pittsburgh International Race Complex [16]	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 [17] [18]	Birmingham, Alabama
References: [19]

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: F1600 Archive Results

Driver Standings

Pos Driver PITT MO VIR SP PITT 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 2 8 2 3 9 13 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 (M) 7 9 9 8 11 7 7 9 6 6 5 2 7 5 6 412 412 7 Bob Reid (M) 11 13 18 10 13 12 8 13 11 16 15 14 10 7 12 253 253 8 Mike Scanlan (M) 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 18 16 16 14 9 8 12 11 13 247 235 10 Robert Albani (M) 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 (M) 13 19 17 Wth 11 14 12 7 12 11 8 11 187 187 13 Christopher Horan 5 3 7 6 6 8 178 178 14 David Petzko (M) 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 14 152 152 17 Burton August 14 9 5 5 4 7 149 149 18 Joe Colasacco (M) 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 (M) 22 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 16 DNS 10 83 83 27 Robert Dietz 9 10 4 78 78 28 Austin Kimberly 23 DNS 22 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 (M) 11 9 8 67 67 32 Bryson Morris 9 9 11 67 67 33 Zachary Rivard 9 11 10 DNS Wth Wth 63 63 34 Sam Lockwood (M) 18 18 14 15 12 13 62 62 35 David Adorno 13 12 12 51 51 36 Glen Cordova (M) 16 15 6 50 50 37 Robert Perona (M) 8 10 21 47 47 38 Jay Messenger (M) 11 15 DNS 32 32 39 John Dole (M) 19 17 12 16 16 Drivers ineligible for points Kevin Brumbaugh 15 13 15 Pos Driver PITT MO VIR SP PITT RA Pts Drop Pts References: F1600 Championship Series 2020 & Season Points Standings

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)

See also

• F1600 Championship Series
• 2020 F2000 Championship Series

References

1. "Formula Race Promotions Crown Champions at Road Atlanta". November 2, 2020.
2. "2020 International Formula Ford season review". December 22, 2020.
3. "Simon Sikes to RiceRace for FRP F1600". February 19, 2020.
4. "Enough practice, lets go racing!". December 2, 2020.
5. "Jackson Lee Joins Rice Race for 2020 FRP F1600 Season". February 24, 2020.
6. "Trey Burke to RiceRace for FRP F1600". September 29, 2020.
7. "BHR and Kotyk Take Double Podium in F1600 Debut". June 22, 2020.
8. "Jonathan Kotyk to Join BHR at Pittsburgh". June 15, 2020.
9. "Max Esterson Confirmed as Championship Contender for Team Pelfrey in 2020". March 18, 2020.
10. "Team Pelfrey Signs Dylan Christie for 2020 Run". December 19, 2019.
11. "FRP Hoosier Tire Spotlight – Dexter Czuba". July 15, 2020.
12. "FRP Hoosier Tire Spotlight – Sam Lockwood". August 31, 2020.
13. "Ax Kametches Joins Raceworks for 2020 FRP F1600 Season". June 15, 2020.
14. "Formula Race Promotions is Back on Track This Weekend". June 17, 2020.
15. "Formula Race Promotions Concludes Penultimate Round of 2020 in Pittsburgh". October 20, 2020.
16. "Formula Race Promotions Postpones May Event; Season Expected to Commence in June". April 27, 2020.
17. "Formula Race Promotions Reschedules Postponed Event at Barber Motorsports Park". May 18, 2020.
18. "FRP Forced to Cancel Barber Motorsports Park Event but Adds Road Atlanta". July 10, 2020.
19. "Race Calendar F1600 Championship Series".