2023 F1600 Championship Series

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The 2023 F1600 Championship Series season is the twelfth season of the F1600 Championship Series. The season began on March 23 at Road Atlanta, and will finish on August 20 at Summit Point Motorsports Park.

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Last year's champion, Thomas Schrage of Rice Race Prep, moved up to the USF2000 Championship on the Road to Indy ladder. The championship was won by Porter Aiken. Ayrton Houk and Jack Sullivan would go on to be team USA scholars and would race in the Formula Ford Festival as well as the Walter Hayes Trophy in the United Kingdom.

Drivers and teams

Pro Division
Team/SponsorNo.DriversRoundsChassisEngine
AntiSpeed26Charles Anti1-3, 10-12 Van Diemen Honda
Britain West Motorsports65Callum Baxter1-9 Mygale Honda
Chillout Motorsports99Porter AikenAllPiper Honda
Arrive Drive Motorsports91BJ Shaw (R)1-6, 13-15 Spectrum Honda
93Austin Holtgraewe (R)1-6, 10-15
Auriana Racing3Joe Colasacco (M)1-12, 16-18 Van Diemen Ford / Honda
Raceworks11Christopher Kierce1-6 Van Diemen Honda
70Sam Lockwood (M)1-6 Spectrum Honda
Rice Race Prep01 Ely Navarro (R)1-12 Mygale Honda
02Ayrton Houk4-21
Misha Goikhberg 1-3
03Steve Jenks (M)1-3
Misha Goikhberg 7-9
Jason Pribyl13-15
Sullivan Racing19Jack Sullivan1-7*, 9-18Piper Honda
Team Pelfrey 80Sebastian Mateo NaranjoAll Mygale Honda
81Dillion Defonce (R)1-9
82Karsten Defonce (R)1-9
83Ken Bouquillion (M)1-3, 7-12
84David Adorno (M)1-12
88Hugh Esterson10-12
Dexter Czuba7-9
Dietz Racing18Robert Dietz (M)4-6, 10-12 Van Diemen Honda
22James Dietz (M)4-6, 10-12
Drivers Services2Michael Scanlan1-12 Spectrum Honda
18Gary Geceler (M)7-9 Spectrum
21Dave Petzko1-12 Spectrum
22Wes Allen7-9 Swift
Red Arrow Racing32Trevor Russell13-15 Ray FF/Van Diemen Honda
Steele Carreras7, 75Timothy Steele1-8*, 10-12 Van Diemen Honda
ThermaMasters85David Livingston Jr. (M)1-6, 10-12 Spectrum Honda
Lee Racing0Jonathan Lee1-6 Swift Honda
00James Morgan (M)1-3
Kelly Moss Inc.8Theodore Burns1-6, 10-12Piper
Bulzacchelli Racing98Michael Bulzacchelli1-9 Van Diemen Honda
MAJ Performance31Scott Rubenzer (M)1-6, 10-12Piper Honda
Home Tech Consultants41Robert Albani (M)1-3, 7-9, 11-12* Mygale
IronRock Motorsports14Cooper Shipman1-3, 7-9Piper
BPMS73Robert Perona1-3, 7-9Piper
PT&T Motorsports12Bob Reid1-12Citation
Brumbaugh Racing86Kevin Brumbaugh (M)1-2* Van Diemen
Wyvern16Steve Roux (M)1-3, 7-9Wyvern
Kingham Racing47Phil Kingham (M)4-6, 10-12 Spectrum
Practical Precision Engineering30Will Velkoff7-12 Van Diemen
DBM Racing72Steve Oseth10-12Citation
Aero Metals9Robert Stowell10-12 Spectrum
References: [1]

Schedule

Rd.DateTrackLocation
1March 23–26 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia
2
3
4April 28–30 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
5
6
7May 26–29 Lime Rock Park Salisbury, Connecticut
8
9
10June 8–11 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, Pennsylvania
11
12
13July 6–9 Road America Plymouth, Wisconsin
14
15
16July 28–30 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey
17
18
19August 18–20 Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West Virginia
20
21
References: [2]

Results & performance summaries

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia March 24 Ely Navarro Jonathan LeePorter Aiken
2March 25Joe ColasaccoRobert Perona
3March 26Robert PeronaPorter Aiken
4 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio April 28Ayrton HoukJack SullivanJack Sullivan
5April 29Ayrton HoukEly Navarro
6April 30Jack SullivanJack Sullivan
7 Lime Rock Park Salisbury, Connecticut May 27 Ely Navarro Porter AikenJack Sullivan
8May 28Ely NavarroAyrton Houk
9May 29Jack SullivanPorter Aiken
10 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, Pennsylvania June 9Porter AikenSebastian Mateo NaranjoAyrton Houk
11June 10Porter AikenPorter Aiken
12June 11Jack SullivanSebastian Mateo Naranjo
13 Road America Plymouth, Wisconsin July 7Jack SullivanTheo BurnsPorter Aiken
14July 8Porter AikenEddie Beswick
15July 9Timothy SteeleJack Sullivan
16 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey July 28Ayrton HoukPorter AikenJack Sullivan
17July 29Jason PribylPorter Aiken
18July 30Ayrton HoukEddie Beswick
19 Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West Virginia August 18Porter AikenPorter AikenTheo Burns
20August 19Ayrton HoukPorter Aiken
21August 20Scott RubenzerAyrton Houk
References: [3]
Standings [3]
Driver RAT MOH LRP PITT RA NJMP SP Total Points:
1Porter Aiken13111111827 (793)
2Ayrton Houk111699
3Jack Sullivan111111608
4Sebastian Mateo Naranjo629 (597)
5Theodore Burns1408
6Joe Colasacco (M)371
7 Ely Navarro 1353
8Timothy Steele338
9Scott Rubenzer (M)310
10Ken Bouquillon (M)291
11E. David Adorno (M)255
12Callum Baxter237
13Dillon Defonce219
14Eddie Beswick11213
15Christopher Kierce200
16Michael Scanlan (M)200 (193)
17Robert Perona (M)1186
18Will Velkoff185
19Bob Reid (M)180 (169)
20Karsten Defonce170
21Jonathan Lee160
22Charles Anti159
23Jason Pribyl157 (148)
24Dave Petzko (M)145 (141)
25Michael Bulzacchelli131 (122)
26David H. Livingston Jr. (M)129
27Cooper Shipman127
28 Misha Goikhberg 125
29Steve Oseth107
30BJ Shaw87 (74)
31Trevor Russell86 (71)
32Connor Willis83
33Robert Albani (M)79
34Austin Holtgraewe76
35Phil Kingham (M)73
36Steve Roux (M)73
37Ethan Tovo73
38Dexter Czuba71
39Gary Geceler (M)62
40Sam Lockwood (M)48
41Robert Dietz46
42Jackson Tovo43
43Joe Parsons41
44Camryn Reed39
45John Dole38
46James Dietz (M)36
47Gordon Scully34
48Hugh Esterson31
49Robert Stowell (M)29
50Brandon Lavender28
51Steve Jenks (M)22
52Wes Allen20
53Hunter Tatman19
54John Kierce12
55Michael Siracusano7
56James Morgan (M)3
57Kevin Brumbaugh (M)2

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References

  1. ↑ "F1600 Results". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Schedule". www.racefrp.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. 1 2 https://global-uploads.webflow.com/5e6065f5b2e7eb7c7741994a/6481d84e46b3cee671b080af__F1600%20Point%20Standings%20LMP%20Post.pdf
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