2022 F1600 Championship Series

2022 F1600 season
Season
Races21
Start dateApril 1
End dateOctober 16
Awards
Drivers' champion Thomas Schrage
Manufacturers' Cup Mygale

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]

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

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

Rd. Date Track Location
1 April 1–3 Carolina Motorsport Park Kershaw, South Carolina
2
3
4 April 29–May 1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
5
6
7 May 20–22 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
8
9
10 June 3–5 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, Pennsylvania
11
12
13 July 8–10 Autobahn Country Club Joliet, Illinois
14
15
16 August 19–21 Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West Virginia
17
18
19 October 14–16 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum, Pennsylvania
20
21
References: FRP Official Schedule

Results & performance summaries

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

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

References

  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.