2026 F1600 Championship Series

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2026 F1600 season
Season
Races21
Start dateMarch 12
End dateOctober 18
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The 2026 F1600 Championship Series season is the fifteenth season of the F1600 Championship Series.

Contents

The prior year's winner was Ayrton Cahan from Eric Langbein Racing.

Drivers and teams

Pro Division
Team/SponsorNo.DriversClassRoundsChassisEngine
Rehm Racing03 Flag of the United States.svg Greg PelusoM1–3 Mygale
9 Flag of the United States.svg Robert StowellM1–3 Spectrum
Brian Graham Racing [1] 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christian Menezes [2] R1–3Piper Honda
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Boss Patel [3] R1–3
Flag of the United States.svg K-Hill Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg David Ybarra [4] R Mygale
Flag of the United States.svg Jake LeRoy [5] R
Flag of the United States.svg Axel LeRoy [5] R
Snaplaunch.AI17 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Travis1–3 Spectrum
Shady Hill Clayworks21 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Petzko M1–3 Spectrum
Aero Services of Winchester36 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Oseth M1–3 Citation
Flag of the United States.svg Raceworks 70 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Lockwood M1–3 Spectrum
Bob Perona Motorsport73 Flag of the United States.svg Roman McCurdy1–3Piper
ThermaMasters Flag of the United States.svg David Livingston Jr. M Spectrum
IconClass
MMasters
RRookie
GGuest

Schedule

Rd.DateTrackLocation
–January 21–22 Sebring International Raceway Flag of Florida.svg Sebring, Florida
1March 13–15 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Braselton, Georgia
2
3
4April 24–26 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Flag of Ohio.svg Lexington, Ohio
5
6
7June 26–28 Road America Flag of Wisconsin.svg Plymouth, Wisconsin
8
9
10July 17–19 Watkins Glen International Flag of New York.svg Dix, New York
11
12
13August 7–9 Summit Point Motorsports Park Flag of West Virginia.svg Summit Point, West Virginia
14
15
16August 28–30 Carolina Motorsport Park Flag of South Carolina.svg Kershaw, South Carolina
17
18
19October 16–18 Barber Motorsports Park Flag of Alabama.svg Birmingham, Alabama
20
21
References: Formula Race Promotions Announces 2026 Schedule [6] [7]
Test Days

Results and performance summaries

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 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. [8]

In every weekend there will be 3 races:

Points are awarded using the following system for the following races:

Race 1 and race 2

The starting grid for race 1 (HR1) will be determined by the best times from the Qualifying Session. The starting grid for race 2 (HR2) will be determined by the best times from HR1.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th+  DNF 
Points2523211917151311109876543211
Race 3

The starting grid for the Championship Race will be determined by the best times from either HR1 or HR2.

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 
Points504237343129272523211917151311109876543211

Guest drivers are ineligible to score points.

Driver standings

Incident reports

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "BGR announces our first driver signing for the 2026 season". Instagram . January 27, 2026.
    2. ↑ "BGR Piper RaceCars Announce a Two-Car Team For Full Season Campaign With FRP F1600 Championship". February 6, 2026.
    3. ↑ "BGR strengthens FRP F1600 Championship with sophomore driver Boss Patel". Instagram . February 5, 2026.
    4. ↑ "David Ybarra Joins K-Hill Motorsports F1600 Program for 2026". November 24, 2025.
    5. 1 2 "Jake and Axel LeRoy Join K-Hill Motorsports' 2026 FRP F1600 Campaign". February 3, 2026.
    6. ↑ "Formula Race Promotions Announces 2026 Schedule". Formula Race Promotions.
    7. ↑ "2026 F1600 Championship Series". racingcalendar.net.
    8. ↑ "2026 Points & Purse Distribution Table" (PDF). Retrieved February 10, 2026.
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