2022 F1600 Championship Series

2022 F1600 season
Season
Races	21
Start date	April 1
End date	October 16
Awards
Drivers' champion	Thomas Schrage
Manufacturers' Cup	Mygale
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The 2022 F1600 Championship Series season was the eleventh season of the F1600 Championship Series. The season began on April 1 at Carolina Motorsports Park, and finished on October 17 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. ^[1]

Last year's champion, Nicholas d'Orlando of Team Pelfrey, moved up to the USF Juniors on the Road to Indy ladder. ^[2] Thomas Schrage won the championship with Rice Race Prep. ^[3] Schrage was chosen for the Team USA Scholarship. ^[4]

Drivers and teams

Pro Division Team/Sponsor No. Drivers Class Rounds Chassis Engine AntiSpeed 26 Charles Anti 7–9; 13–15 Van Diemen Honda Britain West Motorsports 65 Callum Baxter [5] 1–3 Mygale Honda Chillout Motorsports 12 Porter Aiken [5] 1–3 Spectrum Honda 99 4–12 Piper Exclusive Autosport [6] 92 Joey Brienza II [5] [7] 1–18 Spectrum Honda 93 Lindsay Brewer 7–9 Lavender Racing 96 Brandon Lavender 13–15; 19–21 Van Diemen Honda Lee Racing w/ Rice Race Prep 3 Jonathan Lee [5] 1–3 Swift Honda Lee Racing 4–6; 10–12 Ford 16–18 Honda Raceworks 70 Sam Lockwood [6] M 1–12; 19–21 Spectrum Honda Christopher Kierce 16–18 Rice Race Prep [6] 01 Thomas Schrage [8] [6] All Mygale Honda 13 Gordon Scully [9] All 18 Elliott Budzinski [10] 13–15 Anthony Cerciello 16–18 32 Mateo Naranjo 19–21 43 Will Holtz [5] 1–9 Sullivan Racing 19 Jack Sullivan [11] 4–9; 13–15; 19–21 Piper Honda Team Pelfrey [6] 80 Hugh Esterson [6] [12] All Mygale Honda 81 Nolan Allaer [6] All 82 Ayrton Houk [6] All 84 David Adorno [6] 7–21 Drivers Services 2 Mike Scanlan [6] M 10–21 Spectrum Honda 18 Gary Gecelter M 19–21 Dole Racing 4 John Dole [5] M 1–3 Spectrum Honda Auriana Racing 5 Joe Colasacco [6] M 1–3 Van Diemen Honda Dchultz 7 Timothy Steele [13] 4–15; 19–21 Van Diemen Honda SteveSchultzBldr 71 1–3 Steve Roux Racing 19 Steve Roux M 16–18 Wyvern Honda Kelly-Moss Road & Race 8 Theodore Burns [14] 19–21 Piper Honda Aero Metals 9 Robert Stowell [10] M 4–15; 19–21 Spectrum Honda ATC Technologies Inc. 11 Christopher Kierce 1–6; 19–21 Van Diemen Honda Weiss 12 Bob Reid [6] M 4–6; 10–21 Citation Honda Shady Hill Clayworks 21 Dave Petzko [15] M All Spectrum Honda Steelfiber 24 Chris Horan [14] 10–12; 19–21 Van Diemen Honda K-Hill Motorsports 27 Theo Peppes [13] M 10–12; 16–18 Mygale Honda Practical Precision Engineering 30 Will Velkoff [6] 7–12; 16–21 Van Diemen Honda Morgan's Collision Center 31 Scott Rubenzer [6] M 1–6; 10–21 Spectrum Honda G-Force Motoersports 37 Garrett Dettman G 1–3 Crossle Honda Home Tech Bldg. Consultants 41 Robert Albani [6] M 1–6; 10–12; 16–21 Mygale Honda Kingham Racing 47 Phil Kingham [10] M 4-6; 10–15 Spectrum Honda Averill Racing Stuff 62 Robert Gross GM 19-21 Piper Pit Lane Services 69 John Schimenti M 1–3 Spectrum Honda Bell Helmets / BP Motorsports [5] 73 Robert Perona [6] M 1–9; 19–21 Piper Honda Messenger Racing 77 Jay Messenger [15] M 4–9 Van Diemen Honda ThermaMasters 85 David Livingston Jr. [6] M 4–12; 19–21 Spectrum Honda AdvAutomotive 93 Michael Bulzacchelli 4–6; 16–21 Piper Honda

Icon Class M Masters R Rookie G Guest

Schedule

Rd.	Date	Track	Location
1	April 1–3	Carolina Motorsport Park	Kershaw, South Carolina
2
3
4	April 29–May 1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
5
6
7	May 20–22	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama
8
9
10	June 3–5	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania
11
12
13	July 8–10	Autobahn Country Club	Joliet, Illinois
14
15
16	August 19–21	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia
17
18
19	October 14–16	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania
20
21
References: Formula Race Promotions Set for Exciting 2022 Race Season [16]

Results & performance summaries

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1	Carolina Motorsports Park	Kershaw, South Carolina	April 2	Thomas Schrage	Jonathan Lee	Ayrton Houk
2			April 3		Hugh Esterson	Thomas Schrage
3					Ayrton Houk	Thomas Schrage
4	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	April 30	Thomas Schrage	Ayrton Houk	Thomas Schrage
5			May 1		Nolan Allaer	Ayrton Houk
6					Nolan Allaer	Thomas Schrage
7	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	May 21	Hugh Esterson	Jack Sullivan	Hugh Esterson
8			May 22		Jack Sullivan	Ayrton Houk
9					Nolan Allaer	Jack Sullivan
10	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	June 4	Hugh Esterson	Ayrton Houk	Hugh Esterson
11			June 5		Thomas Schrage	Ayrton Houk
12					Nolan Allaer	Nolan Allaer
13	Autobahn Country Club	Joliet, Illinois	July 9	Ayrton Houk	Jack Sullivan	Elliott Budzinksi
14			July 10		Ayrton Houk	Thomas Schrage
15					Jack Sullivan	Thomas Schrage
16	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 20	Jonathan Lee	Ayrton Houk	Nolan Allaer
17			August 21		Jonathan Lee	Hugh Esterson
18					Ayrton Houk	Ayrton Houk
19	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	October 15	Thomas Schrage	Thomas Schrage	Thomas Schrage
20			October 16		Thomas Schrage	Thomas Schrage
21					Thomas Schrage	Thomas Schrage
References: [17]

Team Performance Summary
Team	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fast Laps
Rice Race Prep	10	3	21	4
Team Pelfrey	10	3	32	11
Sullivan Racing	1	0	2	4
Exclusive Autosport	0	0	3	0
Lee Racing	0	1	3	2

Driver Performance Summary
Driver	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fast Laps
Thomas Schrage	9	3	16	4
Ayrton Houk	5	1	11	6
Hugh Esterson	3	2	12	1
Nolan Allaer	2	0	9	4
Elliott Budzinski	1	0	3	0
Jack Sullivan	1	0	2	4
Joey Brienza II	0	0	3	0
Robert Perona	0	0	2	0
Will Holtz	0	0	2	0
Jonathan Lee	0	1	3	2

Chassis Performance Summary
Team	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fast Laps
Mygale	20	6	53	15
Piper	1	0	4	4
Spectrum	0	0	3	0
Swift	0	1	3	2

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 18 of 21 race results including all bonus points earned. ^[18]

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.

Driver Standings

Pos Driver CMP MO BAR PITT ABCC SP PITT Pts Drop Pts 1 Thomas Schrage DNF 1 1 1 2 1 15 2 2 2 5 2 2 1 1 5 7 2 1 1 1 839 818 2 Ayrton Houk 1 2 2 3 1 13 4 1 5 10 1 3 7 3 16 17 2 1 9 4 4 740 704 3 Hugh Esterson DNF 3 14 4 6 2 1 3 3 1 2 16 4 9 3 4 1 18 2 2 3 682 678 4 Nolan Allaer 2 19 4 DNF 9 6 3 4 7 3 4 1 6 4 5 1 3 12 3 3 2 672 647 5 Joey Brienza II 3 5 5 7 5 8 2 15 4 7 19 6 5 6 4 2 4 6 531 531 6 Jonathan Lee 18 8 10 9 12 21 12 3 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 390 390 7 Gordon Scully 9 10 8 10 8 18 DNF 9 17 19 8 8 10 8 7 18 7 16 10 9 7 402 386 8 Scott Rubenzer 7 12 12 11 13 9 11 14 9 11 11 9 6 8 8 12 12 9 370 370 9 Jack Sullivan 5 7 7 6 10 1 3 15 14 8 7 6 335 335 10 Porter Aiken 6 7 11 8 4 5 7 5 12 4 6 5 319 319 11 Robert Perona 4 4 3 6 10 3 8 6 6 4 DNF DNS 300 300 12 Timothy Steele 11 13 9 13 15 20 10 11 13 5 DNF DNS DNF 5 15 7 DNF 11 266 266 13 Bob Reid 14 11 12 9 11 18 12 12 10 11 13 10 13 15 14 248 248 14 David Adorno 12 14 8 DNS 20 20 8 10 8 7 9 5 21 11 22 247 247 15 Robert Albani 8 11 13 21 DNF DNS 8 9 7 10 16 4 DNF 13 10 227 227 16 Dave Petzko 14 17 17 18 19 17 18 18 15 17 17 11 16 DNF 13 19 19 14 23 21 18 188 179 17 David Livingston Jr. 12 16 10 9 7 18 14 10 14 22 14 13 170 177 18 Will Velkoff 16 16 DNF 15 13 10 12 12 13 16 16 17 146 146 19 Mike Scanlan 18 15 15 14 13 11 13 15 9 18 20 20 146 146 20 Will Holtz 17 DNS DNS 2 3 4 5 DNF DNF 140 146 21 Christopher Kierce 16 20 20 15 14 11 16 11 11 14 17 16 145 145 22 Sam Lockwood 13 15 19 17 18 15 17 17 14 16 16 12 19 23 23 142 142 23 Charles Anti 11 13 9 9 7 6 136 136 24 Elliott Budzinksi 1 2 2 134 134 25 Chris Horan 6 7 21 25 5 8 118 118 26 Robert Stowell 20 DNF 19 19 19 16 20 18 13 17 16 DNF 20 18 24 103 103 27 Michael Bulzacchelli 19 DNF 16 9 14 7 17 19 DNF 98 98 28 Callum Baxter 5 6 7 87 87 29 Jay Messenger 16 17 14 14 12 11 81 81 30 Theo Peppes 13 12 19 14 10 DNF 74 74 31 Theodore Burns 6 8 15 65 65 32 Lindsay Brewer 13 8 10 61 61 33 Mateo Naranjo 11 10 12 57 57 34 Phil Kingham DNS Wth Wth 21 DNF 17 15 14 12 56 56 35 Joe Colasacco DNF 9 6 53 53 36 Anthony Cerciello 8 17 15 45 45 37 John Dole 10 16 15 42 42 38 Brandon Lavender 13 DNS DNS 15 22 19 37 37 39 Steve Roux 15 18 17 28 28 40 John Schimenti 15 18 18 27 27 41 Gary Gecelter 24 24 21 9 9 Drivers ineligible for points Garrett Dettman 12 14 16 Robert Gross DNS Wth Wth 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

See also

• 2022 F2000 Championship Series

References

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7. "Brienza Continues FRP Championship Quest with Exclusive Autosport". March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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9. "Gordon Scully Joins RiceRace". February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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11. "Formula Race Promotions Completes Round Two at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with Momentum". May 3, 2022.
12. "Edition 03: F1600 Round 02 Preview". April 29, 2022.
13. "FRP Speeds Past Pitt Race Event as Series Crosses Over Halfway Mark". June 9, 2022.
14. "FRP Crowns Champions This Past Weekend". October 19, 2022.
15. "Solid Formula Race Promotions Event at Barber Motorsports Park". May 25, 2022.
16. "2022 F1600 Championship Series | RacingCalendar.net". racingcalendar.net.
17. "F1600 Point Standings 2022 Final" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. 2022.
18. "2022 Points & Purse Distribution Table" (PDF). February 15, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.