2023 F1600 Championship Series

2023 F1600 season
Season
Races21
Start dateMarch 23
End dateAugust 20
Awards
Drivers' champion Porter Aiken
Manufacturers' Cup Piper

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 R M 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 R M 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 R M 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 Piper
76 7-9
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

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]
Race 1 of Lime Rock Park: FRP 1600, Feature Race 1 at Lime Rock Park (FULL RACE)[31]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c #01 & #19 Found in violation of: 1.67.16.11: Yellow (Mandatory Compliance Flags). Loss of 5 race points.
  2. ^ a b #80 found to be in violation of 1.6.17.6: BLOCKING. Loss of 10 race points & loss of purse.
  3. ^ a b #01 Found in violation of: 1.6.17.5: SAFE PASS & 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT. Loss of 15 Championship points
  4. ^ a b #12 found in violation of: 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT. Loss of 15 Race points.
  5. ^ a b #03 found in violation of: 1.6.17.3: AVOIDABLE CONTACT. Loss of 10 Race points.
  6. ^ a b #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. ^ a b #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. ^ a b #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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Formula Race Promotions Completes First Weekend of 2023 with Close Finishes". March 29, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Formula Race Promotions Puts on a Show at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex". June 14, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.
  31. ^ "FRP 1600, Feature Race 1 at Lime Rock Park (FULL RACE)". YouTube. May 29, 2023.
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