2022 F1600 Championship Series

The 2022 F1600 Championship Series season was the eleventh season of the F1600 Championship Series. The season began on April 1 at Carolina Motorsports Park, and finished on October 17 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.[1]

2022 F1600 season
Season
Races21
Start dateApril 1
End dateOctober 16
Awards
Drivers' championUnited States Thomas Schrage
Manufacturers' CupFrance Mygale
← 2021
2023 →

Last year's champion, Nicholas d'Orlando of Team Pelfrey, moved up to the USF Juniors on the Road to Indy ladder.[2] Thomas Schrage won the championship with Rice Race Prep.[3] Schrage was chosen for the Team USA Scholarship.[4]

Drivers and teams

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Pro Division
Team No. Drivers Rounds Chassis Engine
  AntiSpeed 26   Charles Anti 7–9; 13–15 Van Diemen Honda
  Britain West Motorsports 65   Callum Baxter 1–3 Mygale Honda
  Chillout Motorsports 12, 99   Porter Aiken 1-12 Spectrum
Piper
Honda
  Exclusive Autosport 92   Joey Brienza II[5] All Spectrum Honda
93   Lindsay Brewer 7–9
  Lavender Racing 96   Brandon Lavender 13–15 Van Diemen Honda
  Lee Racing 3   Jonathan Lee 1–6; 10–12; 16–18 Swift Ford / Honda
  Raceworks 11   Christopher Kierce 1–6; 16–18 Van Diemen Honda
  Rice Race Prep 01   Thomas Schrage[6] All Mygale Honda
13   Gordon Scully[7] All
18   Elliott Budzinski 13–15
  Anthony Cerciello 16–18
43   Will Holtz[8] 1–9
  Sullivan Racing 19   Jack Sullivan 4–9; 13-15 Piper Honda
  Team Pelfrey 80   Hugh Esterson[9] All Mygale Honda
81   Nolan Allaer[10] All
82   Ayrton Houk[11] All
84   David Adorno[12] 7–18
7, 71   Timothy Steele All Van Diemen Honda
24   Chris Horan 10–12 Van Diemen Honda
30   Will Velkoff 7–12; 16–18 Van Diemen Honda
93   Michael Bulzacchelli 4–6; 16–18 Piper Honda

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 29–May 1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Lexington, Ohio
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6
7 May 20–22 Barber Motorsports Park   Birmingham, Alabama
8
9
10 June 3–5 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania
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12
13 July 8–10 Autobahn Country Club   Joliet, Illinois
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15
16 August 19–21 Summit Point Motorsports Park   Summit Point, West Virginia
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18
19 October 14–16 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania
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References: FRP Official Schedule

Results & performance summaries

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Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 Carolina Motorsports Park   Kershaw, South Carolina April 2   Thomas Schrage   Jonathan Lee   Ayrton Houk
2 April 3   Hugh Esterson   Thomas Schrage
3   Ayrton Houk   Thomas Schrage
4 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Lexington, Ohio April 30   Thomas Schrage   Ayrton Houk   Thomas Schrage
5 May 1   Nolan Allaer   Ayrton Houk
6   Nolan Allaer   Thomas Schrage
7 Barber Motorsports Park   Birmingham, Alabama May 21   Hugh Esterson   Jack Sullivan   Hugh Esterson
8 May 22   Jack Sullivan   Ayrton Houk
9   Nolan Allaer   Jack Sullivan
10 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania June 4   Hugh Esterson   Ayrton Houk   Hugh Esterson
11 June 5   Thomas Schrage   Ayrton Houk
12   Nolan Allaer   Nolan Allaer
13 Autobahn Country Club   Joliet, Illinois July 9   Ayrton Houk   Jack Sullivan   Elliott Budzinksi
14 July 10   Ayrton Houk   Thomas Schrage
15   Jack Sullivan   Thomas Schrage
16 Summit Point Motorsports Park   Summit Point, West Virginia August 20   Jonathan Lee   Ayrton Houk   Nolan Allaer
17 August 21   Jonathan Lee   Hugh Esterson
18   Ayrton Houk   Ayrton Houk
19 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania October 15   Thomas Schrage   Thomas Schrage   Thomas Schrage
20 October 16   Thomas Schrage   Thomas Schrage
21   Thomas Schrage   Thomas Schrage
References: FRP Official Results
Team Performance Summary
Team Wins Poles Podiums Fast Laps
  Rice Race Prep 10 3 20 4
  Team Pelfrey 7 3 27 9
  Sullivan Racing 1 0 2 4
  Exclusive Autosport 0 0 2 0
  Lee Racing 0 0 1 1
Driver Performance Summary
Team Wins Poles Podiums Fast Laps
  Thomas Schrage 9 3 15 4
  Ayrton Houk 4 1 11 4
  Hugh Esterson 2 2 10 1
  Nolan Allaer 1 0 4 4
  Elliott Budzinski 1 0 3 0
  Jack Sullivan 1 0 2 4
  Joey Brienza II 0 0 2 0
  Robert Perona 0 0 2 0
  Will Holtz 0 0 2 0
  Jonathan Lee 0 0 1 1
Chassis Performance Summary
Team Wins Poles Podiums Fast Laps
  Mygale 17 6 47 13
  Piper 1 0 4 4
  Spectrum 0 0 2 0
  Swift 0 0 1 1

Driver Standings

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Pos Driver CMP MO BAR PITT ABCC SP PITT Pts Drop Pts
1   Thomas Schrage DNF 1 1 1 2 1 15 2 2 2 5 2 2 1 1 5 7 2 1 1 1 839 819
2   Ayrton Houk 1 2 2 3 1 13 4 1 5 10 1 3 7 3 16 17 2 1 9 4 4 740 704
3   Hugh Esterson DNF 3 14 4 6 2 1 3 3 1 2 16 4 9 3 4 1 18 2 2 3 682 678
4   Nolan Allaer 2 19 4 22 9 6 3 4 7 3 4 1 6 4 5 1 3 12 3 3 2 672 647
5   Joey Brienza II 3 5 5 7 5 8 2 15 4 7 19 6 5 6 4 2 4 6 531 531
6   Jonathan Lee 18 8 10 9 12 21 12 3 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 390 390
7   Gordon Scully 9 10 8 10 8 18 DNF 9 17 19 8 8 10 8 7 18 7 16 10 9 7 402 386
8   Scott Rubenzer (M) 7 12 12 11 13 9 11 14 9 11 11 9 6 8 8 12 12 9 370 370
9   Jack Sullivan 5 7 7 6 10 1 3 15 14 8 7 6 335 335
10   Porter Aiken 6 7 11 8 4 5 7 5 12 4 6 5 319 319
11   Robert Perona (M) 4 4 3 6 10 3 8 6 6 4 DNF DNS 300 300
12   Timothy Steele 11 13 9 13 15 20 10 11 13 5 DNF DNS DNF 5 15 7 DNF 11 266 266
13   Bob Reid (M) 14 11 12 9 11 DNF 12 12 10 11 13 10 13 15 14 248 248
14   David Adorno 12 14 8 DNS 20 DNF 8 10 8 7 9 5 21 11 22 247 247
15   Robert Albani (M) 8 11 13 21 DNF DNS 8 9 7 10 16 4 DNF 13 10 227 227
16   Dave Petzko (M) 14 17 17 18 19 17 18 18 15 17 17 11 16 DNF 13 19 19 14 23 21 18 188 179
17   David Livingston, Jr. (M) 12 16 10 9 7 18 14 10 14 22 14 13 170 177
18   Will Velkoff 16 16 DNF 15 13 10 12 12 13 16 16 17 146 146
19   Mike Scanlan (M) 18 15 15 14 13 11 13 15 9 18 20 20 146 146
20   Will Holtz 17 DNS DNS 2 3 4 5 DNF DNF 140 146
21   Christopher Kierce 16 20 20 15 14 11 16 11 11 14 17 16 145 145
22   Sam Lockwood (M) 13 15 19 17 18 15 17 17 14 16 16 12 19 23 23 142 142
23   Charles Anti 11 13 9 9 7 6 136 136
24   Elliott Budzinksi 1 2 2 134 134
25   Chris Horan 6 7 DNF 25 5 8 118 118
26   Robert Stowell (M) 20 DNF 19 19 19 16 20 18 13 17 16 DNF 20 18 24 103 103
27   Michael Bulzacchelli 19 DNF 16 9 14 7 17 19 DNF 98 98
28   Callum Baxter 5 6 7 87 87
29   Jay Messenger (M) 16 17 14 14 12 11 81 81
30   Theo Peppes (M) 13 12 DNF 14 10 DNF 74 74
31   Theodore Burns 6 8 15 65 65
32   Lindsay Brewer 13 8 10 61 61
33   Mateo Naranjo 11 10 12 57 57
34   Phil Kingham (M) 21 DNF 17 15 14 12 56 56
35   Joe Colasacco (M) DNF 9 6 53 53
36   Anthony Cerciello 8 17 15 45 45
37   John Dole (M) 10 16 15 42 42
38   Brandon Lavender 13 DNS DNS 15 22 19 15 15
39   Steve Roux 15 18 17 28 28
40   John Schimenti (M) 15 18 18 27 27
41   Gary Gecelter (M) 24 24 21 9 9
References: FRP Official Points Standings
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 (DNF)
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. ^ "2022 F1600 Race Calendar". February 1, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "NICHOLAS D'ORLANDO JOINS DC AUTOSPORT WITH CAPE MOTORSPORTS IN USF JUNIORS". February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "FRP Crowns Champions This Past Weekend". October 19, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Team USA Scholarship Drivers Ready for Formula Ford Festival Action". October 21, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Brienza Continues FRP Championship Quest with Exclusive Autosport". March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Thomas Schrage Rejoins RiceRace For F1600". February 7, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Gordon Scully Joins RiceRace". February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Will Holtz Returns To RiceRace For F1600". February 14, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season". February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season". February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season". February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season". February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.