2022 F1600 Championship Series

2022 F1600 season
2022 F1600 season
Season
Races	21
Start date	April 1
End date	October 16
Awards
Drivers' champion	Thomas Schrage
Manufacturers' Cup	Mygale
	← 2021 2023 →

Last updated October 06, 2024

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]

Drivers and teams

Pro Division
Team	No.	Drivers	Rounds	Chassis	Engine
AntiSpeed	26	Charles Anti	7–9; 13–15	Van Diemen	Honda
Britain West Motorsports	65	Callum Baxter	1–3	Mygale	Honda
Chillout Motorsports	12, 99	Porter Aiken	1-12	Spectrum Piper	Honda
Exclusive Autosport	92	Joey Brienza II ^[5]	All	Spectrum	Honda
Exclusive Autosport	93	Lindsay Brewer	7–9	Spectrum	Honda
Lavender Racing	96	Brandon Lavender	13–15	Van Diemen	Honda
Lee Racing	3	Jonathan Lee	1–6; 10–12; 16–18	Swift	Ford / Honda
Raceworks	11	Christopher Kierce	1–6; 16–18	Van Diemen	Honda
Rice Race Prep	01	Thomas Schrage^[6]	All	Mygale	Honda
	13	Gordon Scully^[7]	All
	18	Elliott Budzinski	13–15
	18	Anthony Cerciello	16–18
	43	Will Holtz^[8]	1–9
Sullivan Racing	19	Jack Sullivan	4–9; 13-15	Piper	Honda
Team Pelfrey	80	Hugh Esterson^[9]	All	Mygale	Honda
	81	Nolan Allaer ^[10]	All
	82	Ayrton Houk^[11]	All
	84	David Adorno^[12]	7–18
	7, 71	Timothy Steele	All	Van Diemen	Honda
	24	Chris Horan	10–12	Van Diemen	Honda
	30	Will Velkoff	7–12; 16–18	Van Diemen	Honda
	93	Michael Bulzacchelli	4–6; 16–18	Piper	Honda

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: FRP Official Schedule

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			April 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			May 1		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			May 22		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			June 5		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			July 10		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			August 21		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			October 16		Thomas Schrage	Thomas Schrage
References: FRP Official Results

Team Performance Summary
Team	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fast Laps
Rice Race Prep	10	3	20	4
Team Pelfrey	7	3	27	9
Sullivan Racing	1	0	2	4
Exclusive Autosport	0	0	2	0
Lee Racing	0	0	1	1

Driver Performance Summary
Team	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fast Laps
Thomas Schrage	9	3	15	4
Ayrton Houk	4	1	11	4
Hugh Esterson	2	2	10	1
Nolan Allaer	1	0	4	4
Elliott Budzinski	1	0	3	0
Jack Sullivan	1	0	2	4
Joey Brienza II	0	0	2	0
Robert Perona	0	0	2	0
Will Holtz	0	0	2	0
Jonathan Lee	0	0	1	1

Chassis Performance Summary
Team	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fast Laps
Mygale	17	6	47	13
Piper	1	0	4	4
Spectrum	0	0	2	0
Swift	0	0	1	1

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	819
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	22	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 (M)	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 (M)	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 (M)				14	11	12				9	11	DNF	12	12	10	11	13	10	13	15	14	248	248
14	David Adorno							12	14	8	DNS	20	DNF	8	10	8	7	9	5	21	11	22	247	247
15	Robert Albani (M)	8	11	13	21	DNF	DNS				8	9	7				10	16	4	DNF	13	10	227	227
16	Dave Petzko (M)	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. (M)				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 (M)										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 (M)	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	DNF							25	5	8	118	118
26	Robert Stowell (M)				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 (M)				16	17	14	14	12	11													81	81
30	Theo Peppes (M)										13	12	DNF				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 (M)										21	DNF	17	15	14	12							56	56
35	Joe Colasacco (M)	DNF	9	6																			53	53
36	Anthony Cerciello																8	17	15				45	45
37	John Dole (M)	10	16	15																			42	42
38	Brandon Lavender													13	DNS	DNS				15	22	19	15	15
39	Steve Roux																15	18	17				28	28
40	John Schimenti (M)	15	18	18																			27	27
41	Gary Gecelter (M)																			24	24	21	9	9
References: FRP Official 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)
White	Race abandoned (C)
Blank	Did not participate

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (3 points)
Italics	Fastest lap of the race (2 points)

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