The 2014 F1600 Championship Series season was the fourth season of the F1600 Championship Series. The season commenced on April 12 at Road Atlanta, and ended on October 12 at Watkins Glen International after 14 races held at 7 meetings.
No fewer than eleven drivers won races during the season, but it was Norway's Ayla Ågren who won the title for Team Pelfrey. Ågren had trailed her team-mate Garth Rickards by nine points going into the final round, but her last-lap victory in the final race of the season; her third win of 2014 – passing Sam Chastain to do so – allowed her to take the championship title, ahead of Rickards by a total of thirteen points. Team Pelfrey swept the top three placings in the final championship standings, as Augie Lerch managed to surpass Jack Mitchell, Jr. by eleven points, again with results in the final race of the season. The only other driver to win multiple races during the season was James Goughary, who won races at the first Watkins Glen meeting as well as Road Atlanta, en route to finishing fifth overall in the championship and as the best placed Masters class driver. Rickards, Chastain, Lerch and Mitchell all won a race each, while other drivers to win were Franklin Futrelle at Road Atlanta, Mikhail Goikhberg at the first Watkins Glen meeting, Brandon Newey and Steve Bamford at Virginia International Raceway, as well as Evan Mehan at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.
Drivers and teams Team Driver Car Engine Notes Polestar Racing Group 0 Lewis Cooper III Van Diemen Ford Kent Masters class; Road Atlanta & Mid-Ohio only ONP Racing 2 Mike Scanlan Spectrum Honda Fit Masters class Auriana Racing 3 Joe Colasacco Van Diemen RF05 Honda Fit Masters class; Road Atlanta & Mid-Ohio only Bjerke Motorsports 4 Ryan Bjerke Van Diemen Ford Kent Thompson only Dotworks Racing 06 Austin McCusker Van Diemen VD01 Honda Fit Rice Race Prep. 07 Steve Bamford Mygale SJ11 Honda Fit Masters class Ski Motorsports 7 James Goughary Van Diemen RF00 Honda Fit Masters class Raceworks 9 Brandon Angel Spectrum Honda Fit 70 Sam Lockwood Spectrum 014 Watkins Glen 2 only 97 Franklin Futrelle Swan Motorsports 10 Max Mällinen Spectrum 014 Honda Fit WISKO Racing 13 Nikita Lastochkin Mygale SJ Honda Fit Road Atlanta only Andrew Hobbs Watkins Glen 1 onwards 24 Will Harvey Buffalo Motorsports 18 Dan Pyanowski Van Diemen RF00 Honda Fit Masters class; Watkins Glen & Mid-Ohio only Art Foster Racing 21 Arthur Foster Spectrum 014 Honda Fit Masters class Front Range MotorSports 23 Reid Hazelton Van Diemen Honda Fit Watkins Glen 1 only 66 Bob Melvin Ford Kent Masters class Chastain Motorsports LLC 27 Sam Chastain Mygale SJ13 Honda Fit 28 Andrew Lewis Mygale Watkins Glen 2 only 29 Evan Mehan Mygale Skipped VIR Brandon Newey VIR only GRT Racing 31 Scott Rubenzer Spectrum Honda Fit Masters class; skipped Watkins Glen & Pittsburgh 36 Steve Roux Wyvern Honda Fit Watkins Glen 1 & Thompson only Kenneth Boquillion 45 Kenneth Boquillion Mygale Honda Fit Masters class; Thompson only 505A Racing 46 Douglas Voss Spectrum 012B Honda Fit Masters class Trimark Racing 50 Keith Joslyn Van Diemen RF98 Honda Fit Masters class; Watkins Glen 1 only Andrew Lewis 73 Andrew Lewis Piper DF-3 Road Atlanta only FF75 75 Donald Baggett Swift DB6 Ford Kent Masters class; skipped Watkins Glen & Pittsburgh Team Pelfrey 80 Esteban Garzón Mygale SJ12 Honda Fit Road Atlanta only Nikita Lastochkin Watkins Glen 1 onwards 81 Ayla Ågren 82 Augie Lerch 83 Garth Rickards Drivers Services 88 Bill Valet Swift DB6 Ford Kent Watkins Glen 1 only Exclusive Autosport 90 Jayson Clunie Spectrum 014 Honda Fit Masters class; Road Atlanta only 91 Max Hanratty Road Atlanta only 92 Jeff Kingsley Road Atlanta only 93 Jack Mitchell, Jr. K-Hill Motorsports 98 Mikhail Goikhberg Mygale Honda Fit Watkins Glen 1 only Dexter Czuba 99 Dexter Czuba Van Diemen Ford Kent Thompson only
Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver 1 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia April 12 Garth Rickards Steve Bamford Franklin Futrelle 2 April 13 James Goughary James Goughary James Goughary 3 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York May 17 James Goughary Augie Lerch James Goughary 4 May 18 Garth Rickards Garth Rickards Mikhail Goikhberg 5 Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia June 7 Brandon Newey Ayla Ågren Brandon Newey 6 June 8 Brandon Newey Ayla Ågren Steve Bamford 7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 5 Garth Rickards Garth Rickards Ayla Ågren 8 July 6 Sam Chastain Ayla Ågren Augie Lerch 9 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, Pennsylvania August 2 Jack Mitchell, Jr. Garth Rickards Ayla Ågren 10 August 3 Jack Mitchell, Jr. Evan Mehan Jack Mitchell, Jr. 11 Thompson Speedway Road Course Thompson, Connecticut August 30 Evan Mehan Evan Mehan Evan Mehan 12 August 31 Evan Mehan Ayla Ågren Sam Chastain 13 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York October 11 Nikita Lastochkin Garth Rickards Garth Rickards 14 October 12 Ayla Ågren Augie Lerch Ayla Ågren
Final points standings Place Driver Starts Points1 Ayla Ågren124922 Garth Rickards124793 Augie Lerch124134 Jack Mitchell, Jr.124085 James Goughary (M)123816 Nikita Lastochkin123607 Sam Chastain123588 Steve Bamford (M)123269 Arthur Foster (M)1230010 Will Harvey1226411 Andrew Hobbs1022612 Mike Scanlan (M)1216013 Evan Mehan615514 Austin McCusker1010915 Brandon Angel69815 Brandon Newey29817 Douglas Voss89718 Scott Rubenzer (M)68819 Mikhail Goikhberg27720 Lewis Cooper III (M)47220 Joe Colasacco (M)47222 Franklin Futrelle56623 Max Mallinen66124 Bob Melvin64425 Jayson Clunie23625 Reid Hazleton23627 Esteban Garzón23427 Andrew Lewis23429 Donald Baggett42929 Steve Roux (M)32931 Bill Valet22832 Sam Lockwood (M)22633 Jeff Kingsley22434 Ryan Bjerke21834 Dexter Czuba21836 Keith Joslyn21737 Max Hanratty21438 Dan Pyanowski211
(M) Indicates Masters class driver
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