2023 F1600 Championship Series

2023 F1600 season
Season
Races	21
Start date	March 23
End date	August 20
Awards
Drivers' champion	Porter Aiken
Manufacturers' Cup	Piper
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The 2023 F1600 Championship Series season was the twelfth season of the F1600 Championship Series. The season began on March 23 at Road Atlanta, and ended on August 20 at Summit Point Motorsports Park.

The previous 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 went on to be Team USA scholars and raced in the Formula Ford Festival as well as the Walter Hayes Trophy in the United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2]}

Drivers and teams

Pro Division Team/Sponsor No. Drivers Class Rounds Chassis Engine Arrive Drive Motorsports 91 BJ Shaw [3] R 1-6, 13-15 Spectrum Honda 93 Austin Holtgraewe [4] R 1-6, 10-15, 19-21 Raceworks 11 Christopher Kierce 1-6, 10-15, 19-21 Spectrum Honda 48 John Kierce 13-15 Van Diemen 70 Sam Lockwood M 1-6, 13-15 Spectrum Rice Race Prep 01 Ely Navarro [5] R 1-12 Mygale Honda Ayrton Houk 13-15 Michael Bulzacchelli 19-21 02 Ayrton Houk [6] 4-12, 16-21 Misha Goikhberg [5] 1-3 03 Steve Jenks RM 1-3 Misha Goikhberg 7-9 Jason Pribyl [7] 13-18 Gordon Scully 19-21 Team Pelfrey 80 Sebastian Mateo Naranjo [5] All Mygale Honda 81 Dillion Defonce [8] R 1-9 Connor Willis R 16-18 82 Karsten Defonce R 1-9 83 Ken Bouquillion [9] M 1-3, 7-18 84 David Adorno [5] [6] M 1-18 88 Dexter Czuba 7-9 Hugh Esterson [10] 10-12 Dietz Racing 18 Robert Dietz 4-6, 10-12 Van Diemen Honda 22 James Dietz RM 4-6, 10-12 Drivers Services 2 Mike Scanlan [11] M All Spectrum Honda 18 Gary Gecelter M 7-9, 16-18 Spectrum 21 Dave Petzko [12] M All Spectrum 22 Wes Allen R 7-9 Swift 23 Eddie Beswick [11] [13] R 13-18 Spectrum 26 Charles Anti [5] 1-3, 10-12 Van Diemen Steele Carreras 7 Timothy Steele [10] 1-9, 13-15, 19-21 Van Diemen Honda 75 10-12 Lee Racing 0 Jonathan Lee [5] 1-3 Swift Honda 00 4-6 James Morgan RM 1-3 Tovo Motorsports 031 Jackson Tovo R 19-21 Mygale 13 Ethan Tovo [14] R 19-21 Auriana Racing 3 Joe Colasacco [5] M 1-12, 16-18 Van Diemen Ford / Honda Fatboy Racing 4 Michael Siracusano R 16-18 Dole Racing 4 John Dole [14] 19-21 Mygale Kelly Moss Inc. 8 Theodore Burns [5] 1-6, 10-15, 19-21 Piper Aero Metals 9 Robert Stowell M 10-15, 19-21 Spectrum PT&T Motorsports 12 Bob Reid [6] M 1-18 Citation 19-21 Spectrum IronRock Motorsports 09 Camryn Reed R 13-15 Piper 14 Cooper Shipman [15] R 1-3, 7-9, 19-21 Steve Roux Racing 16 Steve Roux M 7-9 Wyvern Wyvern 1-3, 16-21 Sullivan Racing 19 Jack Sullivan [5] 1-18 Piper Honda 22 Kenneth Suied G 16-18 Practical Precision Engineering 30 Will Velkoff 7-12, 16-21 Van Diemen MAJ Performance 31 Scott Rubenzer [5] M 1-6, 10-15, 19-21 Spectrum Honda Red Arrow Racing 32 Trevor Russell 13-21 Ray FF Honda Home Tech Consultants 41 Robert Albani [8] M 1-3, 7-12 Mygale Cordova Racing 42 Joe Parsons M 16-21 Spectrum CT Motorsports 45 Karsten Defonce R 16-18 Piper Kingham Racing 47 Phil Kingham [6] M 4-6, 10-15, 19-21 Spectrum Britain West Motorsports 65 Callum Baxter [5] 1-9 Mygale Honda DBM Racing 72 Steve Oseth 10-12, 16-21 Citation BPMS - Bell Helmets 73 Robert Perona [5] M 1-3, 7-9 Piper ThermaMasters 85 David Livingston Jr. [5] M 1-6, 10-15 Spectrum Honda Brumbaugh Racing 86 Kevin Brumbaugh M 1-3 Van Diemen Lavender Competition 96 Brandon Lavender 13-15 Van Diemen Bulzacchelli Racing 98 Michael Bulzacchelli 1-9 Piper Honda Chillout Motorsports / Aiken Racing 99 Porter Aiken [5] [8] All Piper Honda Tatman Motorsports 122 Hunter Tatman [11] R 13-15 Van Diemen FRP F1600 Championship Series 2023 [16]

Icon Class M Masters R Rookie G Guest

Schedule

Rd.	Date	Track	Location
1	March 23–26	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia
2
3
4	April 28–30	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
5
6
7	May 26–29	Lime Rock Park	Salisbury, Connecticut
8
9
10	June 8–11	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania
11
12
13	July 6–9	Road America	Plymouth, Wisconsin
14
15
16	July 28–30	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey
17
18
19	August 18–20	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia
20
21
References: Formula Race Promotions Confirms 2023 Schedule [17] [18]

Results & performance summaries

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Masters class winner	Supporting
1	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	March 25	Ely Navarro	Jonathan Lee	Porter Aiken	Robert Perona	F2000 Championship Series North American Formula F1000 Championship Atlantic Championship SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series
2					Joe Colasacco	Robert Perona	Robert Perona
3			March 26		Robert Perona	Porter Aiken	Joe Colasacco
4	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	April 29	Ayrton Houk	Jack Sullivan	Jack Sullivan	Joe Colasacco	F2000 Championship Series North American Formula F1000 Championship Atlantic Championship Formula Vee Challenge Cup Series
5			April 30		Ayrton Houk	Ely Navarro	David Adorno
6					Jack Sullivan	Jack Sullivan	Scott Rubenzer
7	Lime Rock Park	Salisbury, Connecticut	May 27	Ely Navarro	Porter Aiken	Jack Sullivan	Joe Colasacco	F2000 Championship Series North American Formula F1000 Championship SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series
8			May 29		Ely Navarro	Ayrton Houk	Ken Bouquillion
9					Jack Sullivan	Porter Aiken	Joe Colasacco
10	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	June 10	Porter Aiken	Sebastian Mateo Naranjo	Ayrton Houk	David Adorno	F2000 Championship Series North American Formula F1000 Championship Atlantic Championship Formula Vee Challenge Cup Series
11			June 11		Porter Aiken	Porter Aiken	David Adorno
12					Jack Sullivan	Sebastian Mateo Naranjo	Ken Bouquillion
13	Road America	Plymouth, Wisconsin	July 8	Jack Sullivan	Theodore Burns	Porter Aiken	Ken Bouquillion	F2000 Championship Series North American Formula F1000 Championship Atlantic Championship Trans-Am Series
14			July 9		Porter Aiken	Eddie Beswick	Scott Rubenzer
15					Timothy Steele	Jack Sullivan	Scott Rubenzer
16	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	July 29	Ayrton Houk	Porter Aiken	Jack Sullivan	Joe Colasacco	F2000 Championship Series North American Formula F1000 Championship Formula Regional Americas Championship Formula 4 United States Championship SVRA Sprint Series
17			July 30		Jason Pribyl	Porter Aiken	Ken Bouquillion
18					Ayrton Houk	Eddie Beswick	Joe Colasacco
19	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 19	Porter Aiken	Porter Aiken	Theodore Burns	Scott Rubenzer	F2000 Championship Series North American Formula F1000 Championship Atlantic Championship SVRA Sprint Series Formula Vee Challenge Cup Series
20			August 20		Porter Aiken	Porter Aiken	Scott Rubenzer
21					Scott Rubenzer	Ayrton Houk	Scott Rubenzer
References: [19]

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top twenty-five classified drivers, and the top drivers who are able to achieve the Pole Position or the Fastest Lap during the qualify session are awarded with the corresponding +3 and +2 bonus points.

The Season Championship will recognize only each driver's best 18 of 21 race results including all bonus points earned. ^[20]

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 RAT MOH LRP PITT RA NJMP SP Pts Drop Points 1 Porter Aiken 1 3 1 2 4 2 2 21 1 2 1 3 1 4 5 2 1 6 2 1 DNS 827 793 2 Ayrton Houk 3 3 3 5 1 3 1 2 2 3 5 3 3 3 2 4 10 1 699 699 3 Jack Sullivan 9 4 5 1 2 [a] 1 1 DNS 8 3 22 9 8 3 1 1 4 3 608 608 4 Sebastian Mateo Naranjo 2 7 19 7 6 8 9 11 5 4 3 1 [b] 4 2 4 4 5 5 3 20 3 629 597 5 Theodore Burns 8 9 9 6 23 5 8 8 8 5 6 2 1 23 2 408 408 6 Joe Colasacco 12 11 4 10 12 12 6 7 2 11 9 7 7 9 7 371 371 7 Ely Navarro 27 2 3 4 1 [a] 4 3 22 [c] 4 7 4 5 353 353 8 Timothy Steele 13 10 7 8 24 25 7 DNF DNS 5 5 4 17 11 7 10 3 18 338 338 9 Scott Rubenzer 16 12 DNF 12 15 11 21 10 11 7 7 6 6 2 4 310 310 10 Ken Bouquillion 18 16 24 13 4 11 10 7 6 6 9 9 8 8 20 291 291 11 David Adorno 10 13 13 20 11 14 DNF 23 22 9 6 10 DNF 18 13 10 12 9 255 255 12 Callum Baxter 4 6 2 5 26 7 8 5 12 237 237 13 Dillion Defonce 7 8 8 11 7 6 12 3 14 219 219 14 Eddie Beswick 9 1 11 6 2 1 213 213 15 Christopher Kierce 28 18 17 14 8 13 17 17 21 12 10 10 12 25 6 200 200 16 Mike Scanlan 23 22 25 22 19 20 20 15 20 15 16 15 13 15 17 11 18 12 23 12 10 200 193 17 Robert Perona 3 1 6 16 6 6 186 186 18 Will Velkoff 17 14 21 DNS 13 12 12 13 10 11 7 7 185 185 19 Bob Reid 20 19 27 18 14 17 18 16 16 DNF [d] 19 19 19 17 24 15 16 15 14 15 9 169 180 20 Karsten Defonce 11 23 16 25 9 15 11 8 13 13 10 18 170 170 21 Jonathan Lee 5 5 10 9 5 10 160 160 22 Charles Anti 17 14 12 12 12 13 7 4 16 159 159 23 Jason Pribyl 2 8 8 DNF [e] 6 4 148 157 24 Dave Petzko 25 24 28 23 21 23 22 19 18 18 18 24 20 20 23 17 15 14 15 13 11 145 141 25 Michael Bulzacchelli 30 DNF 14 17 10 9 14 13 DNF [f] 25 6 21 122 131 26 David Livingston Jr. 14 15 18 13 17 16 14 11 14 DNF DNS 12 129 129 27 Cooper Shipman 22 27 22 DNF 10 9 8 5 12 127 127 28 Misha Goikhberg 6 31 11 4 2 DNS 125 125 29 Steve Oseth DNF 14 17 9 14 11 13 16 22 107 107 30 BJ Shaw 15 21 15 24 [g] 13 26 11 13 16 74 87 31 Trevor Russell 10 24 DNS DNF [h] 11 19 5 17 20 71 86 32 Connor Willis 5 7 8 83 83 33 Robert Albani 21 20 23 15 12 10 13 DNF DNS 79 79 34 Austin Holtgraewe 29 29 26 26 20 24 20 23 23 22 22 20 20 19 8 76 76 35 Phil Kingham 19 16 18 DNF DNF 18 15 19 15 22 24 23 73 73 36 Steve Roux DNS 28 30 DNF 18 19 18 17 16 19 18 14 73 73 37 Ethan Tovo 9 11 5 73 73 38 Dexter Czuba 10 9 7 71 71 39 Gary Gecelter 19 17 15 14 19 13 62 62 40 Sam Lockwood 24 26 21 21 18 19 18 21 19 48 48 41 Robert Dietz 16 25 22 16 15 16 46 46 42 Jackson Tovo 17 9 15 43 43 43 Joe Parsons 16 DNF 17 18 22 17 41 41 44 Camryn Reed 14 14 14 39 39 45 John Dole 16 14 13 38 38 46 James Dietz 15 22 21 19 21 22 36 36 47 Gordon Scully 24 8 19 34 34 48 Hugh Esterson 6 DNF 25 31 31 49 Robert Stowell DNF 20 20 DNS DNS 21 21 21 DNF 29 29 50 Brandon Lavender 16 16 18 28 28 51 Steve Jenks 19 17 20 22 22 52 Wes Allen 21 20 17 20 20 53 Hunter Tatman DNF 12 25 19 19 54 John Kierce 21 23 22 12 12 55 Michael Siracusano 19 DNS DNS 7 7 56 James Morgan 26 25 29 3 3 57 Kevin Brumbaugh DNF 30 DNS 2 2 Drivers ineligible for points Kenneth Suied DNS Wth Wth Pos Driver RAT MOH LRP PITT RA NJMP SP Pts Drop Points References: FRP Official Points Standings [21] & Championship Series Central [22] & Race Monitor [23]

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

Incident reports

• Mid-Ohio 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report ^{[24] [g] [a]}
  
• Lime Rock Park 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report ^{[25] [c] [f]}
  
• PIRC 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report ^{[26] [d] [b]}
  
• NJMP 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report ^{[27] [h] [e]}

Video on YouTube

Race 1 of Road Atlanta: FRP F1600 Feature Race 1 Road Atlanta ^[28]
Race 2 of Road Atlanta: FRP F1600 Feature Race 2 Road Atlanta ^[29]
Race 3 of Road Atlanta: FRP F1600 Race 3 Road Atlanta ^[30]

See also

• 2023 F2000 Championship Series

Notes

1. 1. 01 & #19 Found in violation of: 1.67.16.11: Yellow (Mandatory Compliance Flags). Loss of 5 race points.
2. 1. 80 found to be in violation of 1.6.17.6: BLOCKING. Loss of 10 race points & loss of purse.
3. 1. 01 Found in violation of: 1.6.17.5: SAFE PASS & 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT. Loss of 15 Championship points
4. 1. 12 found in violation of: 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT. Loss of 15 Race points.
5. 1. 03 found in violation of: 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT. Loss of 10 Race points.
6. 1. 98 found to have exhibited a lack of spatial awareness, and in violation of 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT. Self Penalized and a Loss of 10 Race points.
7. 1. 91 Found in violation of: 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT & 1.6.17.5: SAFE PASS. Loss of 10 race points for the contact, and 5 race points as #82 was unable to continue.
8. 1. 32 found in violation of: 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT. Loss of 10 Race points.

References

1. "2023 – AYRTON HOUK". September 21, 2023.
2. "2023 – JACK SULLIVAN". September 21, 2023.
3. "Arrive Drive Motorsport - BJ Shaw enters F1600 while Dario Cangialosi Returns to the FRP Paddock in Driver Coach Role". February 20, 2023.
4. "Austin Holtgraewe enters F1600 with Arrive Drive Motorsports!". March 8, 2023.
5. "Formula Race Promotions Completes First Weekend of 2023 with Close Finishes". March 29, 2023.
6. "More Winners at the Second Event of 2023 Formula Race Promotions Program". May 3, 2023.
7. "Jason Pribyl Returns for Road America". June 28, 2023.
8. "F1600 and F2000 Competitors Complete Formula Race Promotions Event at Lime Rock Park". June 1, 2023.
9. "Team Pelfrey welcomes Ken Bouquillon for the FRP Program for 2023!". March 16, 2023.
10. "Formula Race Promotions Puts on a Show at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex". June 14, 2023.
11. "Close Finishes Highlight Formula Race Promotions Event at Road America". June 12, 2023.
12. "Sullivan, Aiken, and Beswick win F1600 while Novosielski and Colasacco on Top in F2000 at NJMP". August 2, 2023.
13. "International Competitor Eddie Beswick Takes FRP by Storm". August 10, 2023.
14. "Final Race Winners of 2023 and Champions Crowned in Formula Race Promotions Finale". August 24, 2023.
15. "About Me". 2023.
16. "FRP F1600 Championship Series 2023 | Driver Database".
17. "Formula Race Promotions Confirms 2023 Schedule".
18. "2023 F1600 Championship Series | RacingCalendar.net". racingcalendar.net.
19. "F1600 Point Standings 2023 Final" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. 2023.
20. "2023 Points & Purse Distribution Table" (PDF). Retrieved January 25, 2023.
21. "Standings".
22. "2023 F1600 Championship Series Central - the Third Turn".
23. "Race Results".
24. "Mid-Ohio 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
25. "Lime Rock Park 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
26. "PIRC 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
27. "NJMP 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
28. "FRP F1600 Feature race 1 Road Atlanta". YouTube . April 18, 2023.
29. "FRP F1600 Feature Race 2 Road Atlanta". YouTube . April 18, 2023.
30. "FRP F1600 race 3 Road Atlanta". YouTube . April 18, 2023.