2021 F1000 season | |
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Season | |
Races | 24 |
Start date | April 1 |
End date | October 17 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Alex Mayer |
Manufacturers' Cup | JDR |
Rookie of the Year | Nathan Byrd |
The 2021 North American Formula 1000 Championship presented by EPC is the fifth season of the North American Formula 1000 Championship. The sixteen round season begins on April 1 at Carolina Motorsports Park, and ends on October 17 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. [1]
Last year's champion, Alex Mayer, became a four-time champion in the series, winning every season since the series' conception. [2] Mayer was able to win another championship earning his fifth championship.
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Chassis |
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Area 81 Racing | 81 | Tim Pierce | 1–8, 10–16 | JDR |
Arrive Drive Motorsports | 39 | Nathan Byrd R | 1–2, 5–10 | JDR |
99 | Tommy Cadwalder R | 4, 7–10 | JDR | |
BJF Motorsports | 33 | Charles Livingston | 1–2, 5–6, 9–10 | JDR |
Hamilton Motorsports | 93 | Steve Hamilton | All | JDR |
Mantac Motorsports | 12 | Reilly Harris | All | Van Diemen |
31 | John Wilhelmi R | 3–4, 9–10 | Firman | |
Mayer Motorsports | 77 | Alex Mayer | All | JDR |
Momentum Motorsports | 13 | Doug Hertz | 1–2, 7–10 | Firman |
Prieto Performance | 43 | Shane Prieto | 1–8, 10–16 | Firman |
Slahor Racing | 19 | Jason Slahor | 1–2 | Citation |
Vardis Motorsports | 00 | Nicho Vardis | 3–4, 7–8 | JDR |
2 Veloce Racing | 70 | Rhys Meyers | 1–2, 7–8 | JDR |
9 | Cooper Glenn | 7–10 | Nova-Dieman | |
94 | Joel Haas | 1–2 | Piper | |
Rd. | Date | Track | Location | |
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1 | April 1–3 | Carolina Motorsport Park | Kershaw, South Carolina | |
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3 | April 30 - May 2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | |
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5 | May 20–23 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | |
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7 | June 18–20 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Wampum, Pennsylvania | |
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9 | July 30 - August 1 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | |
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11 | August 20–22 | Summit Point Motorsports Park | Summit Point, West Virginia | |
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13 | September 10–12 | Autobahn Country Club | Joliet, Illinois | |
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15 | October 15–17 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Wampum, Pennsylvania | |
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