Formula F is one of the oldest classes competed at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs.
Formula Ford was first introduced at the Runoffs in 1969 at Daytona. The first edition featured 21 drivers with Skip Barber winning the race and scoring the fastest lap. Most cars in the field were imported British Formula Ford cars such as the Merlyn, Lotus and Royale. Barber also won the second edition in 1970. The following decades saw many racing drivers competed in various different racing chassis. Dave Weitzenhof is the most successful driver in the class winning four times, each at Road Atlanta.
The introduction of the Swift DB1 in 1983 started an era of dominance. The chassis type won the race ten times. The chassis type also won ten consecutive pole positions between 1983 and 1992. In 2009 the Honda L engine was introduced alongside the Ford Kent engine and Ford Cortina engine. In 2012 the first Formula F Runoffs was won by a Honda engine.
Race winners Year Track Winner Car EngineFormula Ford 1969 Daytona Skip Barber Caldwell D9 Ford Kent 1970 Road Atlanta Skip Barber Tecno Ford Kent 1971 Road Atlanta Jim Harrell Titan Mk.6A Ford Kent 1972 Road Atlanta Eddie Miller Hawke DL2B Ford Kent 1973 Road Atlanta Bob Earl ADF Ford Kent 1974 Road Atlanta Eddie Miller Lola T340 Ford Kent 1975 Road Atlanta Tom Wiechmann ADF Mk.II Ford Kent 1976 Road Atlanta Dennis Firestone Crosslé 30F Ford Kent 1977 Road Atlanta Dave Weitzenhof Zink Z10 Ford Kent 1978 Road Atlanta David Loring Eagle Ford Kent 1979 Road Atlanta Dave Weitzenhof Zink Z10 Ford Kent 1980 Road Atlanta Bob Lobenberg ADF Mk.II Ford Kent 1981 Road Atlanta Dave Weitzenhof Citation-Zink Z16 Ford Kent 1982 Road Atlanta Bob Lobenberg ADF Mk.II Ford Kent 1983 Road Atlanta R.K. Smith Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1984 Road Atlanta Jackson Younge Reynard 84F Ford Kent 1985 Road Atlanta Scott Atchison Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1986 Road Atlanta Jimmy Vasser Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1987 Road Atlanta Dave Weitzenhof Citation Centurian Ford Kent 1988 Road Atlanta Kenny Hendrick Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1989 Road Atlanta Richard Bahmer Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1990 Road Atlanta Tony Kester Reynard FF88-X Ford Kent 1991 Road Atlanta Richard Schroebel Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1992 Road Atlanta C.T. Hancock Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1993 Road Atlanta Anthony Lazzaro Van Diemen RF93 Ford Kent 1994 Mid-Ohio John Fillipakis Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1995 Mid-Ohio Bruce May Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1996 Mid-Ohio Bruce May Swift DB1 Ford Kent 1997 Mid-Ohio John LaRue Citation Ford Kent 1998 Mid-Ohio Keith Nunes Swift DB6 Ford Kent 1999 Mid-Ohio Keith Nunes Swift DB6 Ford Kent 2000 Mid-Ohio Chris Winkler Van Diemen RF99 Ford Kent 2001 Mid-Ohio Kyle Krisiloff Van Diemen RF01 Ford Kent 2002 Mid-Ohio Justin Pritchard Piper DF5 Ford Kent 2003 Mid-Ohio Justin Pritchard Piper DF5 Ford Kent 2004 Mid-Ohio Scott Rarick Swift DB6 Ford Kent 2005 Mid-Ohio John Robinson II Swift DB6 Ford Kent 2006 Heartland Park Topeka Thomas Schweitz Piper Ford Kent 2007 Heartland Park Topeka John Robinson II Swift DB6 Ford Kent 2008 Heartland Park Topeka Chris Keller Swift DB6 Ford KentFormula F 2009 Road America Scott Rubenzer Citation 95FF Ford Kent 2010 Road America Tim Kautz Piper DF3D Ford Kent 2011 Road America Lewis Cooper III Van Diemen RF00 Ford Kent 2012 Road America Tim Kautz Piper DF3D Honda L15A7 2013 Road America Tim Kautz Piper DF3D Honda L15A7 2014 Laguna Seca Jeremy Grenier Citation Honda L15A7 2015 Daytona Rick Payne Van Diemen RF99 Honda L15A7 2016 Mid-Ohio Neil Verhagen Mygale SJ11 Honda L15A7 2017 Indianapolis Matthew Cowley Mygale SJ11 Honda L15A72018 Sonoma Jonathan Kotyk Mygale Honda L15A72019 VIR Jonathan Kotyk Mygale Honda L15A7 2020 Road America Simon Sikes Mygale SJ12 Honda L15A7 2021 Indianapolis Jonathan Kotyk Mygale SJ11 Honda L15A7 2022 VIR Jonathan Kotyk Mygale Honda L15A7 2023 VIR Nolan Allaer Van Diemen RF00 Ford Kent 2024 Road America Tazio Stefanelli Spectrum Honda L15A7 2025 Road America Nathan Down Swift DB6 Honda L15A7 2026 Road America David Ybarra Mygale SJ14 Honda L15A7
See also F1600 Championship Series
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