2023 F1600 Championship Series

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.

Drivers and teams Pro DivisionTeam/SponsorNo.DriversClassRoundsChassisEngineArrive Drive Motorsports91 BJ Shaw 1–6, 13–15SpectrumHonda93 Austin Holtgraewe 1–6, 10–15, 19–21 Raceworks11 Christopher Kierce1–6, 10–15, 19–21SpectrumHonda48 John Kierce13–15Van Diemen70 Sam Lockwood M1–6, 13–15Spectrum Rice Race Prep01 Ely Navarro 1–12MygaleHonda Ayrton Houk13–15 Michael Bulzacchelli19–2102 Ayrton Houk4–12, 16–21 Misha Goikhberg1–303 Steve Jenks M1–3 Misha Goikhberg7–9 Jason Pribyl13–18 Gordon Scully19–21 Team Pelfrey80 Sebastian Mateo NaranjoAllMygaleHonda81 Dillion Defonce 1–9 Connor Willis 16–1882 Karsten Defonce 1–983 Ken Bouquillion M1–3, 7–1884 David Adorno M1–1888 Dexter Czuba7–9 Hugh Esterson10–12Dietz Racing 18 Robert Dietz 4–6, 10–12Van DiemenHonda22 James Dietz M4–6, 10–12 Drivers Services2 Mike Scanlan MAllSpectrumHonda18 Gary Gecelter M7–9, 16–18Spectrum21 Dave Petzko MAllSpectrum22 Wes Allen 7–9Swift23 Eddie Beswick 13–18Spectrum26 Charles Anti1–3, 10–12Van DiemenSteele Carreras7 Timothy Steele1–9, 13–15, 19–21Van DiemenHonda7510–12 Lee Racing0 Jonathan Lee1–3SwiftHonda004–6 James Morgan M1–3Tovo Motorsports031 Jackson Tovo 19–21Mygale13 Ethan Tovo 19–21 Auriana Racing3 Joe Colasacco M1–12, 16–18Van DiemenFord / HondaFatboy Racing4 Michael Siracusano 16–18Dole Racing4 John Dole19–21MygaleKelly Moss Inc.8 Theodore Burns1–6, 10–15, 19–21PiperAero Metals9 Robert Stowell M10–15, 19–21SpectrumPT&T Motorsports 12 Bob Reid M1–18Citation19–21SpectrumIronRock Motorsports09 Camryn Reed 13–15Piper14 Cooper Shipman 1–3, 7–9, 19–21 Steve Roux Racing16 Steve Roux M7–9WyvernWyvern 1–3, 16–21 Sullivan Racing19 Jack Sullivan1–18PiperHonda22Kenneth Suied G16–18Practical Precision Engineering30 Will Velkoff7–12, 16–21Van DiemenMAJ Performance31 Scott Rubenzer M1–6, 10–15, 19–21SpectrumHondaRed Arrow Racing 32 Trevor Russell13–21Ray FFHondaHome Tech Consultants41 Robert Albani M1–3, 7–12MygaleCordova Racing42 Joe Parsons M16–21SpectrumCT Motorsports45 Karsten Defonce 16–18PiperKingham Racing47 Phil Kingham M4–6, 10–15, 19–21Spectrum Britain West Motorsports65 Callum Baxter1–9MygaleHondaDBM Racing72 Steve Oseth10–12, 16–21CitationBPMS - Bell Helmets73 Robert Perona M1–3Piper767–9ThermaMasters 85 David Livingston Jr. M1–6, 10–15SpectrumHondaBrumbaugh Racing86 Kevin Brumbaugh M1–3Van Diemen Lavender Competition96 Brandon Lavender13–15Van DiemenBulzacchelli Racing 98 Michael Bulzacchelli1–9PiperHonda Chillout Motorsports / Aiken Racing99 Porter AikenAllPiperHondaTatman Motorsports122 Hunter Tatman 13–15Van Diemen FRP F1600 Championship Series 2023 Icon Class M Rookie G Guest

Schedule

Rd.DateTrackLocation1March 23–26Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia234April 28–30Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio567May 26–29Lime Rock Park Salisbury, Connecticut8910June 8–11Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, Pennsylvania111213July 6–9Road America Plymouth, Wisconsin141516July 28–30New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey171819August 18–20Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West Virginia2021References: Formula Race Promotions Confirms 2023 Schedule

Results & performance summaries

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverMasters class winnerSupporting1Road Atlanta Braselton, GeorgiaMarch 25 Ely Navarro Jonathan Lee Porter Aiken Robert Perona F2000 Championship SeriesNorth American Formula F1000 ChampionshipAtlantic ChampionshipSVRA Sprint SeriesTrans-Am Series2 Joe Colasacco Robert Perona Robert Perona3March 26 Robert Perona Porter Aiken Joe Colasacco4Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioApril 29 Ayrton Houk Jack Sullivan Jack Sullivan Joe Colasacco F2000 Championship SeriesNorth American Formula F1000 ChampionshipAtlantic ChampionshipFormula Vee Challenge Cup Series5April 30 Ayrton Houk Ely Navarro David Adorno6 Jack Sullivan Jack Sullivan Scott Rubenzer7Lime Rock Park Salisbury, ConnecticutMay 27 Ely Navarro Porter Aiken Jack Sullivan Joe Colasacco F2000 Championship SeriesNorth American Formula F1000 ChampionshipSVRA Sprint SeriesTrans-Am Series8May 29 Ely Navarro Ayrton Houk Ken Bouquillion9 Jack Sullivan Porter Aiken Joe Colasacco10Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, PennsylvaniaJune 10 Porter Aiken Sebastian Mateo Naranjo Ayrton Houk David Adorno F2000 Championship SeriesNorth American Formula F1000 ChampionshipAtlantic ChampionshipFormula Vee Challenge Cup Series11June 11 Porter Aiken Porter Aiken David Adorno12 Jack Sullivan Sebastian Mateo Naranjo Ken Bouquillion13Road America Plymouth, WisconsinJuly 8 Jack Sullivan Theodore Burns Porter Aiken Ken Bouquillion F2000 Championship SeriesNorth American Formula F1000 ChampionshipAtlantic ChampionshipTrans-Am Series14July 9 Porter Aiken Eddie Beswick Scott Rubenzer15 Timothy Steele Jack Sullivan Scott Rubenzer16New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New JerseyJuly 29 Ayrton Houk Porter Aiken Jack Sullivan Joe Colasacco F2000 Championship SeriesNorth American Formula F1000 ChampionshipFormula Regional Americas ChampionshipFormula 4 United States ChampionshipSVRA Sprint Series17July 30 Jason Pribyl Porter Aiken Ken Bouquillion18 Ayrton Houk Eddie Beswick Joe Colasacco19Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West VirginiaAugust 19 Porter Aiken Porter Aiken Theodore Burns Scott Rubenzer F2000 Championship SeriesNorth American Formula F1000 ChampionshipAtlantic ChampionshipSVRA Sprint SeriesFormula Vee Challenge Cup Series20August 20 Porter Aiken Porter Aiken Scott Rubenzer21 Scott Rubenzer Ayrton Houk Scott RubenzerReferences:

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.

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 Points504237343129272523211917151311109876543211

Guest drivers are ineligible to score points.

Driver standings

PosDriverRATMOHLRPPITTRANJMPSPPtsDrop Points1 Porter Aiken131242221121314521621DNS8277932 Ayrton Houk3335131223533324101699 6993 Jack Sullivan945111DNS832298311436086084 Sebastian Mateo Naranjo271976891154342445532036295975 Theodore Burns899623588856212324084086 Joe Colasacco1211410121267211977973713717 Ely Navarro27234432247453538 Timothy Steele13107824257DNFDNS55417117103183383389 Scott Rubenzer1612DNF12151121101177662431031010 Ken Bouquillion1816241341110766998820291 29111 David Adorno101313201114DNF23229610DNF18131012925525512 Callum Baxter4625267851223723713 Dillion Defonce78811761231421921914 Eddie Beswick911162121321315 Christopher Kierce281817148131717211210101225620020016 Mike Scanlan23222522192020152015161513151711181223121020019317 Robert Perona316166618618618 Will Velkoff171421DNS1312121310117718518519 Bob Reid20192718141718161619191917241516151415916918020 Karsten Defonce1123162591511813131018170 17021 Jonathan Lee5510951016016022 Charles Anti171412121213741615915923 Jason Pribyl2886414815724 Dave Petzko25242823212322191818182420202317151415131114514125 Michael Bulzacchelli30DNF141710914132562112213126 David Livingston Jr.141518131716141114DNFDNS1212912927 Cooper Shipman222722DNF109851212712728 Misha Goikhberg6311142DNS12512529 Steve OsethDNF14179141113162210710730 BJ Shaw1521151326111316748731 Trevor Russell1024DNS1119520718632 Connor Willis578838333 Robert Albani21202315121013DNFDNS797934 Austin Holtgraewe29292626202420232322222020198767635 Phil Kingham191618DNFDNF18151915222423737336 Steve RouxDNS2830DNF1819181716191814737337 Ethan Tovo9115737338 Dexter Czuba1097717139 Gary Gecelter191715141913626240 Sam Lockwood242621211819182119484841 Robert Dietz162522161516464642 Jackson Tovo17915434343 Joe Parsons16DNF17182217414144 Camryn Reed141414393945 John Dole161413383846 James Dietz152221192122363647 Gordon Scully24819343448 Hugh Esterson6DNF25313149 Robert StowellDNF2020DNSDNS212121DNF292950 Brandon Lavender161618282851 Steve Jenks191720222252 Wes Allen212017202053 Hunter TatmanDNF1225191954 John Kierce212322121255 Michael Siracusano19DNSDNS7756 James Morgan2625293357 Kevin BrumbaughDNF30DNS22Drivers ineligible for pointsKenneth SuiedDNSWthWthPosDriverRATMOHLRPPITTRANJMPSPPtsDrop Points References: FRP Official Points Standings & Championship Series Central & Race MonitorColorResultGoldWinnerSilver2nd-place finishBronze3rd-place finishGreenTop 5 finishLight BlueTop 10 finishDark BlueOther flagged positionPurpleDid not finish (DNF)BrownWithdrew (Wth)BlackDisqualified (DSQ)WhiteDid Not Start (DNS)Race abandoned (C)BlankDid not participate

In-line notationBoldPole position(3 points)ItalicsFastest lap of the race(2 points) Master of the YearMasters

Incident reports Mid-Ohio 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report Lime Rock Park 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report PIRC 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report NJMP 2023 - F1600 Penalty Report

Video on YouTube Race 1 of Road Atlanta: FRP F1600 Feature Race 1 Road Atlanta Race 2 of Road Atlanta: FRP F1600 Feature Race 2 Road Atlanta Race 3 of Road Atlanta: FRP F1600 Race 3 Road Atlanta Race 1 of Lime Rock Park: FRP 1600, Feature Race 1 at Lime Rock Park (FULL RACE)

See also 2023 F2000 Championship Series

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