The F2000 Championship Series is a North American–based open wheel road racing series based on Formula Continental, a wings and slicks series that is designed to be the second step after Formula F 1600.
The series utilizes the 2.0L powerplant of the new Mazda MZR engine or an older Zetec or Pinto engine coupled with chassis from companies such as Van Diemen, Citation, Mygale, RFR, Radon and Piper. Unlike other developmental series, there are no spec cars in F2000.
The series has existed in one form or another since the 1970s. The current championship has been in place since 2006 and was founded by a group of Sports Car Club of America racers as a pro series for SCCA Formula Continental club racers looking for more competition, and a proving ground for aspiring open wheel racers.
2008 champion Anders Krohn has gone on to Star Mazda as has 2009 champion Chris Miller. In 2011 Krohn raced in Indy Lights against 2010 F2000 champion Victor Carbone.
In 2010, a revival of the previous series named the U.S. F2000 National Championship, intended for young aspiring professional drivers, began racing. It uses a similar specification of car and is sanctioned by IndyCar. However, as that series now is a single-spec series, this series is a professional Formula Continental based series and is the second step, after the F1600 (the traditional Formula Ford).
F2000 currently races under the Formula Race Promotions banner with F1600 and Formula Atlantic.
Champions SeasonChampionTeam ChampionChassisMasters Champion 2006 Matt McDonough Van Diemen 2007 Cole Morgan St. Clair Motorsports Van Diemen 2008 Anders Krohn Andersen Racing Van Diemen Tim Minor 2009 Chris Miller JDC Motorsports Van Diemen Tom Fatur 2010 Victor Carbone Alegra Motorsports Van Diemen Phil Lombardi 2011 Remy Audette Audette Racing Van Diemen Tim Minor 2012 Roberto La Rocca HP-Tech Motorsport Van Diemen Tim Minor 2013 Tim Minor Ski Motorsports Citation Tim Minor 2014 Tim Minor Ski Motorsports Citation Tim Minor 2015 Sam Beasley Legacy Autosport Mygale Steve Bamford 2016 Steve Bamford Rice Race Prep Citation Steve Bamford 2017 Brandon Dixon Brandon Dixon Racing Citation Brandon Dixon 2018 Steve Jenks Tumenas Motorsports Elan DP08 Steve Jenks 2019 Brandon Dixon Brandon Dixon Racing Citation Brandon Dixon 2020 Brandon Dixon Brandon Dixon Racing Citation 2021 Trent Walko Global Racing Team Van Diemen 2022 JC Trahan Global Racing Team Van Diemen2023 JT Novosielski JT Novosielski RacingRFR2024 Gabriel Cahan Cahan Racing TeamVan Diemen2025 Carter Sheets Layke MotorSportsVan Diemen
See also Formula Ford USF2000 Championship
References
External links F2000 Championship Series – Official Site