2021 F1600 Championship Series

The 2021 F1600 Championship Series season is the eleventh season of the F1600 Championship Series. The season commences on April 1 at Carolina Motorsports Park, and ends on October 17 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.[1]

2021 F1600 season
Season
Races24
Start dateApril 1
End dateOctober 17
Awards
Drivers' championNicholas d'Orlando
Manufacturers' CupMygale
← 2020
2022 →

Last year's champion, Simon Sikes, moved up to the U.S. F2000 National Championship on the Road to Indy ladder.[2]

The season was won by Nicholas d'Orlando who won twelve out of the twenty-four races for Team Pelfrey.[3]

Drivers and teams

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Team No. Drivers Rounds Chassis Engine
  Auriana Racing 3   Joe Colasacco 4–6, 10–12 Van Diemen Honda
  Brad Hayes Racing 75   Ayrton Houk[4] 4–6 Piper Honda
  Exclusive Autosport 91   Billy Frazer 4–6 Spectrum Honda
92   Joey Brienza II[5] All
  Drivers Services 2   Mike Scanlan (M) 1–6, 10–15 Spectrum Honda
  Global Racing Team 51   TJ Zimmerman[6] 4–24 Van Diemen Honda
  K-Hill Motorsports 08   Jace Denmark 13–15 Mygale Honda
27   Theo Peppes 22–24
76   Ax Kametches[7] All
90   Omar Khan[8] All
  Lee Racing 0   Jonathan Lee 1–6 Swift Ford
   Lee Racing w/ Rice Race Prep[9] 7–24
  Pure Energy Racing 33   Jeffrey Bartz 4–9, 13–15 Van Diemen Honda
  Raceworks 70   Sam Lockwood (M) All Spectrum Honda
  Rice Race Prep 6   Simon Sikes[10] 4–6, 22–24 Mygale Honda
  Dexter Czuba[11] 7–9
  Misha Goikhberg 13–15
  Andre Castro 16–18
13   Kyle August[12] All
43   Will Holtz[13] All
52   Robert Perona[14] (M) 1–3
  Steve Roux Racing 19   Steve Roux (M) 1–3 Wyvern Honda
  Team Pelfrey 80   Hugh Esterson[15] All Mygale Honda
81   Nicholas d'Orlando[16] All
84   David Adorno[17] 4-24
  TR Racing 32   Trevor Russell 4–6 Ford
  Two Dogg Racing 51   Scott Rubenzer (M) All Spectrum Honda
01   Thomas Schrage 4–6 Swift
5   Steve Oseth (M) 10–12, 16–18 Citation Honda
12   Bob Reid (M) 1–6, 10–24 Citation Honda
18   Robert Dietz 4–6 Van Diemen Honda
21   David Petzko (M) 10–15 Spectrum Honda
24   Christopher Horan 4–6, 10–12 Van Diemen Honda
30   Will Velkoff 4–6, 10–12 Van Diemen Honda
41   Robert Albani (M) 1–6, 10–12 Mygale Honda
47   Austin Kimberly 4–6, 10–15 Spectrum Ford
62   Robert Gross (M) 10–12 Piper Honda
73   Robert Perona (M) 13–15 Piper Honda
76   Jay Messenger (M) 13–15 Van Diemen Honda
85   David Livingston Jr. (M) 4–9, 13–15 Spectrum Honda
93   Michael Bulzacchelli 10–12 Piper Honda
(M) indicates Masters Class driver

Schedule

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Rd. Date Track Location
1 April 1–3 Carolina Motorsport Park   Kershaw, South Carolina
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3
4 April 30 - May 2 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Lexington, Ohio
5
6
7 May 20–23 Barber Motorsports Park   Birmingham, Alabama
8
9
10 June 18–20 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania
11
12
13 July 30 - August 1 Road America   Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
14
15
16 August 20–22 Summit Point Motorsports Park   Summit Point, West Virginia
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18
19 September 10–12 Autobahn Country Club   Joliet, Illinois
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22 October 15–17 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania
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References:[18]

Results

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Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 Carolina Motorsports Park   Kershaw, South Carolina April 2   Nicholas d'Orlando   Robert Perona   Ax Kametches
2 April 3   Robert Perona   Ax Kametches   Nicholas d'Orlando
3   Ax Kametches   Robert Perona   Nicholas d'Orlando
4 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Lexington, Ohio May 1   Simon Sikes   Simon Sikes   Simon Sikes
5 May 2   Simon Sikes   Simon Sikes   Simon Sikes
6   Simon Sikes   Nicholas d'Orlando   Simon Sikes
7 Barber Motorsports Park   Birmingham, Alabama May 22   Jonathan Lee   Hugh Esterson   Jonathan Lee
8 May 23   Hugh Esterson   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando
9   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando
10 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania June 18   Thomas Schrage   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando
11 June 19   Nicholas d'Orlando   Joey Brienza   Joey Brienza
12   Joey Brienza   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando
13 Road America   Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin July 31   Nicholas d'Orlando   Hugh Esterson   Joey Brienza
14 August 1   Hugh Esterson   Kyle August   Will Holtz
15   Will Holtz   Will Holtz   Nicholas d'Orlando
16 Summit Point Motorsports Park   Summit Point, West Virginia August 20   Jonathan Lee   Kyle August   Joey Brienza
17 August 21   Joey Brienza   Ax Kametches   Nicholas d'Orlando
18   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando
19 Autobahn Country Club   Joliet, Illinois September 10   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando
20 September 11   Nicholas d'Orlando   Thomas Schrage   Thomas Schrage
21   Thomas Schrage   Hugh Esterson   Thomas Schrage
22 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania October 15   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando
23 October 16   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando
24   Nicholas d'Orlando   Nicholas d'Orlando   Thomas Schrage
References:[19][20]

Driver Standings

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Pos Driver CMP MO BAR PITT RA SP ABCC PITT Pts
1   Nicholas d'Orlando 13 1 1 3 2 2 DNF 1 1 1 26 1 3 5 1 DNF 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 DNF 901
2   Ax Kametches 1 8 4 2 24 23 4 3 3 3 3 7 2 7 4 4 4 20 3 6 4 6 8 4 725
3   Joey Brienza 11 6 2 9 DNF 9 14 4 2 8 1 DNF 1 4 18 1 3 2 5 5 16 2 4 2 703
4   Will Holtz 4 4 3 5 5 4 7 5 4 6 23 4 5 1 10 2 5 3 4 3 10 8 5 15 684
5   Hugh Esterson 3 12 7 7 4 10 2 9 8 2 16 3 6 11 6 DNF 7 4 6 9 2 3 3 3 642
6   Jonathan Lee 2 2 6 6 3 24 1 2 13 13 2 5 14 14 11 16 6 7 10 10 8 5 6 19 605
7   Kyle August 5 5 5 8 5 4 6 8 5 7 6 9 7 8 5 3 8 6 7 8 9 7 7 5 603
8   Scott Rubenzer (M) 7 7 8 14 11 11 11 12 10 9 7 8 9 DNF 12 5 9 9 DNF 15 11 9 9 7 471
9   Thomas Schrage 20 17 20 4 4 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 404
10   David Adorno 21 18 15 8 11 14 16 8 10 11 12 8 18 17 8 11 11 14 11 11 6 358
11   Mike Scanlan (M) 9 10 14 24 20 18 20 17 18 18 16 13 8 11 13 14 14 13 18 16 13 262
12   David Livingston Jr. (M) 10 6 7 5 7 11 13 18 7 204
13   Omar Khan 8 9 9 19 16 22 13 14 12 11 15 17 16 13 14 199
14   Bob Reid (M) 10 15 12 25 22 19 15 10 21 17 15 15 10 DNS 16 13 20 10 202
15   TJ Zimmerman 26 14 13 9 10 7 22 5 11 21 10 9 193
16   Jeffrey Bartz 16 9 8 10 13 9 8 DNF DNS 12 12 12 177
17   Sam Lockwood (M) 12 13 15 23 19 16 12 DNS DNS 19 20 19 12 13 17 20 15 12 175
18   Simon Sikes 1 1 1 157
19   Ayrton Houk 15 10 5 8 7 6 144
20   Rob Albani (M) 14 14 10 22 21 DNS DNF 25 DNF 6 10 DNS 10 DNF 8 141
21   Will Velkoff 17 DNF 14 25 22 22 11 12 15 12 14 9 132
22   Joe Colasacco (M) 11 7 DNF 5 9 12 118
23   Robert Perona (M) 6 3 13 22 3 DNF 117
24   Steve Oseth (M) 21 13 14 7 DNS 10 14 19 18 109
25   Michael Bulzacchelli 17 11 DNF 15 15 12 17 10 11 106
26   John Dole (M) 18 12 15 9 DNF 11 21 12 DNF 102
27   Dave Petzko (M) 23 19 23 19 17 16 13 14 18 19 17 17 100
  Jace Denmark 10 2 3 100
29   Christopher Horan 12 12 12 14 24 6 95
  Dexter Czuba 3 6 6 95
31   Misha Goikhberg 23 6 2 74
32   Billy Frazer 4 23 3 71
33   Tonis Kasemets (M) 9 13 7 65
  Peter Dempsey DNF 4 5 65
  Christopher Kierce 19 19 14 16 13 14 65
36   Andre Castro DNF 2 5 64
37   Theo Peppes (M) 14 16 DNF 15 18 16 53
38   Robert Dietz 13 8 17 49
  Steve Roux (M) 15 11 11 49
40   Robert Gross (M) 24 21 24 13 16 15 45
41   Tim Kautz (M) 4 DNF 17 44
42   Charles Anti 10 14 20 40
43   Austin Kimberly 12 27 16 DNS DNF DNF DNS DNS DNS 29
44   Trevor Russell 18 15 21 24
  Tom Schwietz (M) DNF 18 13 24
  Joe Parsons (M) 17 18 19 24
47   Theodore Burns 12 DNF DNS 18
48   Charles Horn (M) 20 19 DNS 13
Pos Driver CMP MO BAR PITT RA SP ABCC PITT Pts
References:[21]
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd-place finish
Bronze 3rd-place finish
Green Top 5 finish
Light Blue Top 10 finish
Dark Blue Other flagged position
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrew (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did Not Start (DNS)
Race abandoned (C)
Blank Did not participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(3 points)
Italics Fastest lap of the race
(2 points)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Race Calendar F1600 Championship Series". March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "BREAKING NEWS Marotti Autosport expands partnership with Legacy Autosport by bringing back Simon Sikes". April 14, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Champions Crowned as the 2021 Formula Race Promotions Program Ends at PittRace". October 22, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "NEXT UP". April 20, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Brienza Joins Exclusive Autosport for the 2021 FRP F1600 Championship Series". February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Team". March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "ITS RACE WEEK". Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "ITS RACE WEEK". Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Barber: New Faces, Lee Racing with Rice Race". May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Champ Returns. Sikes Wins Three at Mid-Ohio". May 4, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "Barber: New Faces, Lee Racing with Rice Race". May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Andre Castro to Rice Race for Summit Point". August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Will Holtz joins RiceRace for FRP F1600". February 2, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "RiceRace Ready for FRP CMP". March 24, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Hugh Esterson to Join Team Pelfrey for 2021 F1600 Championship Series". March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "Welcome to Team Pelfrey Nicholas D'Orlando!". March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  17. ^ "Team Pelfrey welcomes David Adorno!". March 5, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "2021 Race Calendar F1600 Championship Series". March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "2021 Race Calendar F1600 Championship Series". March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  20. ^ "Formula Race Promotions Completes Opening Event Weekend of 2021". April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  21. ^ "2021 Season Points Standings" (PDF). April 26, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.