2026 F2000 Championship Series

The 2026 F2000 Championship Series season is the fifteenth season of the F2000 Championship Series. It is scheduled to be held over twenty-one races across seven race weekends.

The season began on March 12 at Road Atlanta and will finish on October 18 at Barber Motorsports Park. Wright Racing's Robert Wright won the championship title with three races to spare.

Drivers and teams TeamDriverCarRoundsArrive Drive Motorsport11 Gary LaughlinLigier JS F45 David AdornoLigier JS F4696 Nick Gilkes2012 Van Diemen197 Dustin Hodges2012 Elan DP08 F20005Wright Racing90 Robert Wright2012 Elan DP081–695 Arshia Akhtar2002 Van Diemen RF021Auriana Racing2 Joe ColasaccoVan Diemen FC4Layke MotorSports03 Carter Sheets2003 Van Diemen F20001–5BBR Racing4 David Otte2001 Van Diemen RF013USNG Racing11 Zain KhanLigier JS F42Momentum Motorsports35 Eric Presbrey2000 Van Diemen RF036Palm Rat Golf38 Ethan Alexander1999 Van Diemen RF993Fahan Paving39 Chris Fahan2002 Van Diemen RF025privateer47 Chris Monteleone2010 Carbir DS34Weitzenhof Racing67 Dave Weitzenhof1995 Citation 95SFZ1–4Audien Hearing68 Steve JenksMetrik ZF21Personal Wealth Solutions72 Jeremy Swank2005 Van Diemen RF052privateer95 Thomas Fatur2002 Van Diemen F20004Sources:

Schedule The race schedule was announced on November 25, 2025. Pittsburgh International Race Complex dropped off the schedule after the track was closed down, and New Jersey Motorsports Park was also not featured, with the series instead returning to Carolina Motorsports Park and to Barber Motorsports Park for the first time since 2022. RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1Road Atlanta, BraseltonMarch 14SVRA Sprint SeriesTrans-Am SeriesPorsche GT3 Cup Trophy USAMarch 152Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, LexingtonApril 25FRP race weekendFormula Ford Challenge SeriesFormula Vee Challenge Cup SeriesVintage Sports 2000 North AmericaApril 263Road America, Elkhart LakeJune 27Trans-Am SeriesPorsche GT3 Cup Trophy USAJune 284Watkins Glen International, Watkins GlenJuly 18Trans-Am SeriesPorsche GT3 Cup Trophy USAFormula Continental Challenge SeriesJuly 195Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit PointAugust 8FRP race weekendAugust 96Carolina Motorsports Park, KershawAugust 29FRP race weekendAugust 307Barber Motorsports Park, BirminghamOctober 16–18SVRA Sprint SeriesFormula Regional Americas Championship

Race results RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1Road Atlanta Dave Weitzenhof Nick Gilkes Nick GilkesArrive Drive Motorsport Nick Gilkes Robert WrightWright Racing Nick Gilkes Nick GilkesArrive Drive Motorsport2Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Jeremy Swank Carter Sheets Carter SheetsLayke MotorSports Jeremy Swank Carter SheetsLayke MotorSports Jeremy Swank Jeremy SwankPersonal Wealth Solutions3Road America David Otte David Otte David OtteBBR Racing David Otte David OtteBBR Racing David Otte Carter SheetsLayke MotorSports4Watkins Glen International Carter Sheets Joe Colasacco Robert WrightWright Racingdeclared non-race after delay due to a crash Joe Colasacco Joe ColasaccoAuriana Racing5Summit Point Motorsports Park Robert Wrightrace cancelled due to inclement weather Chris Fahan Chris FahanFahan Paving Chris Fahan Chris FahanFahan Paving6Carolina Motorsports Park Robert Wright Eric Presbrey Eric PresbreyMomentum Motorsports Eric Presbrey Eric PresbreyMomentum Motorsports Eric Presbrey Eric PresbreyMomentum Motorsports7Barber Motorsports Park

Season report The 2026 F2000 Championship Series started in March at Road Atlanta with Arrive Drive Motorsport driver Nick Gilkes taking pole position in qualifying. Five cars started the first heat race, in which Gilkes converted his pole position into a victory ahead of Layke MotorSports driver Carter Sheets and Wright Racing's Robert Wright. The latter of these was then able to beat the three-car field in a damp heat race two, consigning Gilkes to second place, with third taken by Wright's teammate Arshia Akhtar. Only Gilkes and Wright started the feature race, and it was Gilkes who took victory to leave Road Atlanta leading Wright by 19 points in the championship standings.

Round two, held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, saw pole position go to Personal Wealth Solutions driver Jeremy Swank. However, he was unable to finish the first heat race, leaving Sheets to take victory ahead of Weitzenhof Racing's Dave Weitzenhof and Wright. Sheets doubled up in heat race two, with Swank bouncing back from his retirement and taking second as Weitzenhof completed the podium. The feature race brought victory for Sheets after all as he narrowly beat Sheets to the win and Weizenhof came third again. Pre-event points leader Gilkes did not enter the round and therefore dropped to third in the standings. Wright was the beneficiary and now led Sheets by 45 points.

‍Road America hosted round three, and it began with remarkable performances for a series rookie as debutant David Otte bested the five-car field in qualifying to take pole position for BBR Racing. He continued his pace by winning the first heat race. Sheets and Wright took second and third on the road, before post-race penalties for both elevated Weitzenhof to second place. The second heat race saw a similar picture as Otte was once again closely shadowed by Sheets, before he took another victory by 0.045 seconds. The feature race then saw Sheets finally able to get past Otte and take victory. With Wright taking third, Sheets was able to close up to 30 points behind him in the standings.

The season reached its halfway point around Watkins Glen International. The weekend was disrupted by thunderstorms and crashes throughout, with the F2000 qualifying session cancelled and its races combined with the Atlantic Championship's field. The F2000 win in the first race went to championship leader Wright, with series returnee Joe Colasacco taking second for Auriana Racing and Weitzenhof taking third. The second race was declared a non-event after a heavy crash between Weitzenhof and privateer Chris Monteleone saw only five laps completed. That meant Colasacco's on-track win was voided, but he bounced back in the feature race to take victory as the sole finisher in his class.

Round five at Summit Point Motorsports Park brought more weather-induced disruptions, as the first heat race was cancelled after Wright took pole position for it in qualifying. When racing got underway on Sunday with the second heat race, Wright was unable to defend his starting position as Fahan Paving's Chris Fahan overtook him to claim a debut victory. Arrive Drive Motorsport's Dustin Hodges completed the podium, also on debut. The feature race saw no change to the top two, with Fahan claiming another victory while Wright in second grew his championship lead to 107 over Sheets after the latter withdrew from the weekend. This time, third went to Arrive Drive Motorsport's Gary Laughlin.

Only three drivers entered the penultimate round at Carolina Motorsports Park, and three became two when Arrive Drive's David Adorno withdrew. That left only championship leader Wright and Momentum Motorsports' series returnee Eric Presbrey, and the former claimed pole position in qualifying. Presbrey had the superior race pace, however, as he passed Wright to take victory. Wright then did not start the second heat race, leaving Presbrey to take another victory without opposition, before the battle resumed in the feature race. Presbrey came out on top again to sweep the weekend, but with no other drivers attending the event, second place allowed Wright to seal the championship title.

Standings

Scoring system The weekend format and with it the points system were overhauled for the 2026 season. Each weekend now comprises 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+ Points252321191715131110987654321 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+ Points50423734312927252321191715131110987654321 Three points are awarded for pole position in each class, as well as two more points for the fastest lap per race per class. Each driver's three worst results will be dropped.

Drivers' standings PosDriverATLMOHROAWGLSUMCARBARPtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31 Robert Wright3123443431CDNSC222DNS24002 Carter Sheets2DNSDNS1124†216CRetCWDWD2253 Dave Weitzenhof4DNSWD23323DNS3CDNS1654 Nick Gilkes1211075 Eric Presbrey1111066 David Otte1121017 Jeremy SwankRet21818 Chris FahanC11799 Joe Colasacco2C17710 Gary LaughlinC435611 Ethan AlexanderRet545212 Arshia Akhtar53DNS3813 Dustin HodgesC3Ret2214 Chris Monteleone4CDNS1915 Thomas Fatur5CRet18— Steve JenksDNSWDWD0— Zain KhanDNSWDWD0— David AdornoWDWDWD0PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsATLMOHROAWGLSUMCARBARBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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2026 F2000 Championship Series

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