The 2023 Pacific F2000 Championship was the twentieth season of the Formula 2000-level single-seater championship across the Western US.
The season was held over six weekends from February to November 2023. [1] Troy Shooter defended his championship title.
All drivers competed using F2000 cars as specified by the series regulations, powered by a 2L Ford Zetec engine on Hoosier Tires. [2] [3]
No. | Driver | Car | Rounds |
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2 | ![]() | 2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 3–4 |
03 | ![]() | 2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 11–12 |
4 | ![]() | 2003 Van Diemen RF03 | 7–8 |
04 | ![]() | Mygale SJ07 | 9–10 |
7 | ![]() | 2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 1–8 |
9 | ![]() | 2008 Van Diemen | 1–2, 5–12 |
15 | ![]() | 2003 Van Diemen RF03 | 7–10 |
18 | ![]() | 2008 RFR FC | 1–6, 9–10 |
21 | ![]() | 2005 Van Diemen RF05 | All |
31 | ![]() | 2005 Van Diemen RF05 | 1–2, 11–12 |
46 | ![]() | Piper DF5 | 1–4, 9–12 |
49 | ![]() | 2008 Van Diemen FR2000 | 1–2 |
51 | ![]() | 2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 1–6, 9–10 |
57 | ![]() | 2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 7–10 |
80 | ![]() | 2008 Van Diemen DP 08 | 5–8 |
81 | ![]() | 2008 Van Diemen DP 08 | 7–8 |
87 | ![]() | 1999 Van Diemen RF99 | 1–2, 5–12 |
88 | ![]() | 2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 5–10 |
96 | ![]() | 2006 Van Diemen RF2006-FC | 1–2, 11–12 |
122 | ![]() | 2006 Van Diemen RF06 | 9–10 |
Sources: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] |
The calendar, announced in November 2022, spanned six race weekends and featured four circuits. [1]
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations |
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1 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | February 25 | SCCA Super Tour SCCA Majors Championship | |
2 | February 26 | |||
3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | March 4 | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series | |
4 | March 5 | |||
5 | May 5 | SCCA Super Tour SCCA Majors Championship | ||
6 | May 6 | |||
7 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | July 29 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | |
8 | July 30 | |||
9 | Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point | September 2 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | |
10 | September 3 | |||
11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | November 4 | California Sports Car Club | |
12 | November 5 |
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
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1 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
7 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
9 | Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Two points were awarded for pole position and fastest lap. All started drivers that failed to finish inside the top 19 after completing 50% of the race were awarded one point. [10]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
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Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Each driver's worst result was dropped.
Pos | Driver | BUT1 | THU1 | THU2 | LAG | SON | BUT2 | Pts | ||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | |||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | DNS | 8 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 240 | ||
2 | ![]() | 3 | (6) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 214 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 186 | ||
4 | ![]() | DNS | DNS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 133 | ||||
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | DNS | DNS | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 129 | ||||
6 | ![]() | DNS | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 128 | ||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 110 | ||||
8 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 73 | ||||||||
9 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 73 | ||||||||
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 66 | ||||||||||
11 | ![]() | DNS | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 65 | ||||||
12 | ![]() | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 58 | ||||||||
13 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 50 | ||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 41 | ||||||||||
15 | ![]() | DNS | 6 | 8 | 9 | 40 | ||||||||
=16 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 38 | ||||||||||
=16 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 38 | ||||||||||
18 | ![]() | DNS | DNS | 5 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||
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Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
BUT1 | THU1 | THU2 | LAG | SON | BUT2 |
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