2023 F2000 Championship Series season | |
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Season | |
Races | 14 |
Start date | March 25 |
End date | August 20 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | JT Novosielski |
The 2023 F2000 Championship Series season was the thirteenth season of the F2000 Championship Series. It was held over fourteen races across seven race weekends. The season began on March 25 at Road Atlanta and finished on August 20 at Summit Point Motorsports Park. [1]
JT Novosielski won the title, ahead of Robert Wright, the only other driver to contest the full season.
Team | No. | Driver | Car | Rounds |
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Hot Dip Racing | 00 | Andrew Gable | 2002 Van Diemen F2000 | 4, 7 |
Auriana Racing | 2 | Joe Colasacco | Van Diemen FC | 6 |
JENSEN | 4 | Ward Hix | 2010 Van Diemen | 1 |
Heritage | 3 | Greg Peluso | 2003 Van Diemen | 2 |
Citation Engineering | 5 | Brandon Dixon | 2015 Citation F2000 | 1 |
Radon Sports | 6 | Matthew McDonough | 2010 Radon RN10 | 5–6 |
Kevin Kelly Racing | 11 | Paul Farmer | 2010 Radon RN10 | 5–6 |
Tarantula Racing | 12 | D.J. Galiffa | 2001 Mazda USF 2000 | 2, 4 |
Keaton Van Thof Racing | 22 | Keaton Van Thof | 2003 Van Diemen RF03 | 3, 6 |
RMS Motorsports | 26 | Rick Silver | 1998 Van Diemen RF98 | 7 |
Florida RV Sales Motorsport | 27 | Hartley MacDonald | 2006 Van Diemen RF06 | 2–6 |
Red Arrow Racing | 32 | Trevor Russell | 1999 Van Diemen FC | 1, 7 |
JT Novosielski Racing | 33 | JT Novosielski | 2012 RFR F2000 | All |
KK Motorsports | 35 | Eric Presbrey | 2000 Van Diemen RF03 | 3 |
Cordova Motorsports | 41 | Glenn Cordova | 2004 Van Diemen RF04 | 2 |
Peter Portante | 2004 Van Diemen | 3 | ||
Theo Peppes | 2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 6–7 | ||
66 | Gabriele Jasper | 2004 Van Diemen RF44 | 2–3, 6–7 | |
LTD Motorsports | 45 | Dean Kiriluk | 2001 Van Diemen RF01 2 | 2, 4 |
Madgame Racing | 58 | Mike Pepitone | 2000 Van Diemen RF00/01 | 4, 6–7 |
Speed Sport Engineering | 65 | Michael Varacins | 2020 Van Diemen F2000 | 4–5 |
Weitzenhof Racing | 67 | Dave Weitzenhof | 1995 Citation 95SFZ | 1–4, 7 |
Ski Motorsports | 81 | Tim Minor | 2010 Citation Citation | 1, 7 |
Dole Racing | 84 | John Dole | 2015 Citation F2000 | 3, 6 |
ADSA/Wright racing | 90 | Robert Wright | 2008 Elan DP08 | All |
Arrive Drive Motorsports | 95 | Nathan Byrd | 2008 Elan DP08 | 2–4 |
96 | Dane McMahon | 2012 Elan DP08 F2000 | 2 | |
Tatman Motorsports | 122 | Hunter Tatman | 2006 Van Diemen RF06 | 5 |
Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
The schedule was announced on October 12, 2022. The championship did not return to Carolina Motorsport Park, Barber Motorsports Park and Autobahn Country Club. Also, only one round was held at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. Instead, the championship added rounds at Road Atlanta, Lime Rock Park, Road America and New Jersey Motorsports Park. [1]
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations | |
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1 | R1 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | March 25 | SVRA Sprint Series & Endurance Trans-Am Series | |
R2 | March 26 | ||||
2 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | April 29 | FRP race weekend (Atlantic Championship, F1600) Formula Vee Challenge Cup | |
R2 | April 30 | ||||
3 | R1 | Lime Rock Park, Lakeville | May 29 | Trans Am Memorial Day Classic SVRA Sprint Series | |
R2 | |||||
4 | R1 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum | June 10 | FRP race weekend (Atlantic Championship, F1600) Formula Vee Challenge Cup | |
R2 | June 11 | ||||
5 | R1 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | July 8 | Trans-Am Series FRP race weekend (Atlantic Championship, F1600) | |
R2 | July 9 | ||||
6 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | July 30 | SVRA Sprint Series Formula Regional Americas Championship | |
R2 | |||||
7 | R1 | Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point | August 19 | SVRA Sprint Series Formula Vee Challenge Cup | |
R2 | August 20 |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | Road Atlanta | Trevor Russell | Tim Minor | Tim Minor | Ski Motorsports |
R2 | Trevor Russell | Trevor Russell | Red Arrow Racing | |||
2 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | JT Novosielski | Nathan Byrd | JT Novosielski | JT Novosielski Racing |
R2 | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | JT Novosielski | JT Novosielski Racing | ||
3 | R1 | Lime Rock Park | Peter Portante | Peter Portante | Peter Portante | Cordova Motorsports |
R2 | Peter Portante | Peter Portante | Cordova Motorsports | |||
4 | R1 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Nathan Byrd | Michael Varacins | Nathan Byrd | Arrive Drive Motorsports |
R2 | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | Arrive Drive Motorsports | ||
5 | R1 | Road America | Michael Varacins | Michael Varacins | Michael Varacins | Speed Sport Engineering |
R2 | Michael Varacins | Michael Varacins | Michael Varacins | Speed Sport Engineering | ||
6 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | JT Novosielski | JT Novosielski | JT Novosielski | JT Novosielski Racing |
R2 | Joe Colasacco | Joe Colasacco | Auriana Racing | |||
7 | R1 | Summit Point Motorsports Park | Tim Minor | Tim Minor | Tim Minor | Ski Motorsports |
R2 | Tim Minor | Tim Minor | Tim Minor | Ski Motorsports |
Three points were awarded for pole position, as well as two more points for the fastest lap per race.
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+ |
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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 |
Each driver's two worst results were dropped.
Pos | Driver | ATL | MOH | LIM | PIT | ROA | NJM | SUM | Pts | |||||||
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R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
1 | JT Novosielski | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | DSQ | 2 | 492 |
2 | Robert Wright | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 404 |
3 | Nathan Byrd | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 270 | ||||||||
4 | Hartley MacDonald | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 257 | ||||
5 | Dave Weitzenhof | 5 | DNS | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | DNS | 6 | DNS | 7 | 6 | 255 | ||
6 | Gabriele Jasper | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 238 | ||||||
7 | Michael Varacins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 196 | ||||||||||
8 | Tim Minor | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 162 | ||||||||||
9 | Matthew McDonough | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 140 | ||||||||||
10 | Andrew Gable | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 126 | ||||||||||
11 | John Dole | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 110 | ||||||||||
12 | Keaton Van Thof | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 110 | ||||||||||
13 | Paul Farmer | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 108 | ||||||||||
14 | Peter Portante | 1 | 1 | 107 | ||||||||||||
15 | Theo Peppes | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 103 | ||||||||||
16 | Dean Kiriluk | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 100 | ||||||||||
17 | Mike Pepitone | 9 | 6† | 9 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 100 | ||||||||
18 | Joe Colasacco | 2 | 1 | 94 | ||||||||||||
19 | Trevor Russell | 3 | 1 | 92 | ||||||||||||
20 | Brandon Dixon | 2 | 2 | 84 | ||||||||||||
21 | Hunter Tatman | 4 | 3 | 71 | ||||||||||||
22 | D.J. Galiffa | 10 | 11 | 10† | Ret | 62 | ||||||||||
23 | Glenn Cordova | 9 | 3 | 60 | ||||||||||||
24 | Ward Hix | 7 | 5 | 58 | ||||||||||||
25 | Eric Presbrey | 6 | 10 | 50 | ||||||||||||
26 | Greg Peluso | 7 | 10 | 48 | ||||||||||||
27 | Rick Silver | 6 | DNS | 29 | ||||||||||||
28 | Dane McMahon | DNS | 7 | 27 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
ATL | MOH | LIM | PIT | ROA | NJM | SUM |
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