2021 F1600 Championship Series

2021 F1600 season
2021 F1600 season
Season
Races	24
Start date	April 1
End date	October 17
Awards
Drivers' champion	Nicholas d'Orlando
Manufacturers' Cup	Mygale
	← 2020 2022 →

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]

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

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
Exclusive Autosport	92	Joey Brienza II^[5]	All	Spectrum	Honda
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]	0	Jonathan Lee	7–24	Swift	Ford
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

Rd.	Date	Track	Location
1	April 1–3	Carolina Motorsport Park	Kershaw, South Carolina
2
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
17
18
19	September 10–12	Autobahn Country Club	Joliet, Illinois
20
21
22	October 15–17	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania
23
24
References:^[18]

Results

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			April 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			May 2	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			May 23	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			June 19	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			August 1	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			August 21	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			September 11	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			October 16	Nicholas d'Orlando	Nicholas d'Orlando	Thomas Schrage
References:^[19]^[20]

Driver Standings

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
27	Jace Denmark													10	2	3										100
29	Christopher Horan				12	12	12				14	24	6													95
29	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
38	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)
White	Race abandoned (C)
Blank	Did not participate

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (3 points)
Italics	Fastest lap of the race (2 points)

References

^ "2021 Race Calendar F1600 Championship Series". March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "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.
^ "Champions Crowned as the 2021 Formula Race Promotions Program Ends at PittRace". October 22, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^ "NEXT UP". April 20, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
^ "Brienza Joins Exclusive Autosport for the 2021 FRP F1600 Championship Series". February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "Team". March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "ITS RACE WEEK". Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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^ "Barber: New Faces, Lee Racing with Rice Race". May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Andre Castro to Rice Race for Summit Point". August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ "Will Holtz joins RiceRace for FRP F1600". February 2, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "RiceRace Ready for FRP CMP". March 24, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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^ "Welcome to Team Pelfrey Nicholas D'Orlando!". March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "Team Pelfrey welcomes David Adorno!". March 5, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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^ "2021 Race Calendar F1600 Championship Series". March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "Formula Race Promotions Completes Opening Event Weekend of 2021". April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "2021 Season Points Standings" (PDF). April 26, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

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[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.

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Drivers and teams

Schedule

Results

Driver Standings

See also

References