2026 F1600 Championship Series

2026 F1600 season
Season
Races21
Start dateMarch 12
End dateOctober 18
Awards

The 2026 F1600 Championship Series season is the fifteenth season of the F1600 Championship Series.

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

Drivers and teams

Pro Division
Team/Sponsor No. Drivers Class Rounds Chassis Engine
Rehm Racing 03 Greg Peluso M 1–3 Mygale
9 Robert Stowell M 1–6 Spectrum
12 Bob Reid M 1–3 Spectrum
Brian Graham Racing[1] 4 Christian Menezes[2] R 1–6 Piper Honda
6 Boss Patel[3] R 1–6
K-Hill Motorsports 06 David Ybarra[4] R 1–3 Mygale
3 Jake LeRoy[5] R 1–3
33 David Adorno M 1–6
75 Axel LeRoy[5] R 1–3
Raceworks 10 John Kierce 1–3 Van Diemen
70 Sam Lockwood M 1–3 Spectrum
Partstop Spectrum 2 Mike Scanlan M 1–3 Spectrum
Eric Langbein Racing 5 John Thompson M 1–3 Piper
Holeshot Sportswear 16 Jack Haydu G 1–3 Van Diemen
Snaplaunch.AI 17 Cooper Travis 1–3 Spectrum
Drivers Services 18 Gary Gecelter M 1–3 Spectrum
Shady Hill Clayworks 21 Dave Petzko M 1–3 Spectrum
Practical Precision Engineering 30 Will Velkoff 4–6 Van Diemen
AJMoto 31 Scott Rubenzer M 1–3 Spectrum
Averill Racing Stuff 62 Robert Gross M 4–6 Piper
Aero Services of Winchester 72 Steve Oseth M 1–6 Citation
Bob Perona Motorsport 73 Roman McCurdy 1–3 Piper
ThermaMasters 85 David Livingston Jr. M 1–6 Spectrum
Wright Racing 94 Jonathan Farmer R 1–3 Ray FF
Sources:[6][7]
Icon Class
M Masters
R Rookie
G Guest


Schedule

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

Results and performance summaries

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Masters class winner Supporting
1 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia March 14 Christian Menezes Cooper Travis Boss Patel David Adorno F2000 Championship Series
Atlantic Championship
SVRA Sprint Series
Trans-Am Series
International GT
Ginetta Challenge Race Series
2 March 15 Boss Patel Christian Menezes Scott Rubenzer
3 March 15 David Ybarra Christian Menezes David Livingston Jr.
4 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio F2000 Championship Series
Atlantic Championship
Formula Vee Challenge Cup Series
5
6
7 Road America Plymouth, Wisconsin F2000 Championship Series
Atlantic Championship
Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
Trans-Am Series
8
9
10 Watkins Glen International Dix, New York F2000 Championship Series
Atlantic Championship
Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA
Trans-Am Series
11
12
13 Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West Virginia F2000 Championship Series
Atlantic Championship
Formula Vee Challenge Cup Series
14
15
16 Carolina Motorsport Park Kershaw, South Carolina F2000 Championship Series
Atlantic Championship
Formula Vee Challenge Cup Series
17
18
19 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama F2000 Championship Series
Atlantic Championship
Formula Regional Americas Championship
Formula 4 United States Championship
Ligier Junior Formula Championship
SVRA Sprint Series
20
21
References:

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.[10]

The weekend format and with it the points system were overhauled for the 2026 season. Each weekend will now comprise three races, the first two of which are designated as Heat Races and award points per class according to the following scale.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th+   DNF 
Points 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Race 3

The third race of the weekend, called the Feature Race, awards more points:

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 RA WGI SP CMP BAR Pts Drop Points
1 Christian Menezes 11 1 1 86 86
2 Boss Patel 1 2 4 84 84
3 David Ybarra 2 15 2 71 71
4 Jake LeRoy 6 4 5 65 65
5 Cooper Travis 3 DNF 3 61 61
6 David Livingston Jr. 10 5 6 55 55
7 John Thompson 9 9 7 47 47
8 David Adorno 4 17 8 46 46
9 Steve Oseth 8 8 9 45 45
10 Scott Rubenzer 7 3 17 43 43
11 Bob Reid 12 7 11 39 39
12 Roman McCurdy 17 6 10 38 38
13 Axel LeRoy 5 10 16 36 36
14 Gary Gecelter 13 11 13 29 29
15 Dave Petzko DNF 12 12 25 25
16 Mike Scanlan DNF 13 14 20 20
17 Sam Lockwood 15 16 15 18 18
18 Jonathan Farmer 16 14 DNS 8 8
19 Robert Stowell 14 DNS DNS 5 5
20 John Kierce 18 DNS DNS 1 1
21 Greg Peluso 19 DNS Wth 1 1
Will Velkoff
Drivers ineligible for points
Jack Haydu DNS DNS Wth
Pos Driver RAT MOH RA WGI SP CMP BAR Pts Drop Points
References: FRP Official Points Standings[11]
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)
Pink Unqualified Car (CNQ)
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

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. ^ a b "Jake and Axel LeRoy Join K-Hill Motorsports' 2026 FRP F1600 Campaign". February 3, 2026.
  6. ^ "FRP 2026 - Road Atlanta - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  7. ^ "FRP 2026 - Mid-Ohio - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  8. ^ "Formula Race Promotions Announces 2026 Schedule". Formula Race Promotions.
  9. ^ "2026 F1600 Championship Series". racingcalendar.net.
  10. ^ "2026 Points & Purse Distribution Table" (PDF). Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  11. ^ "Standings". Formula Race Promotions.
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