2022 F1600 Championship Series Explained

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		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		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		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		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		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

• 2022 F2000 Championship Series

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 F1600 Race Calendar. February 1, 2021. March 20, 2022.
2. Web site: NICHOLAS D'ORLANDO JOINS DC AUTOSPORT WITH CAPE MOTORSPORTS IN USF JUNIORS. February 9, 2022. March 20, 2022.
3. Web site: FRP Crowns Champions This Past Weekend. October 19, 2022. February 23, 2023.
4. Web site: Team USA Scholarship Drivers Ready for Formula Ford Festival Action. October 21, 2022. February 23, 2023.
5. Web site: Brienza Continues FRP Championship Quest with Exclusive Autosport. March 15, 2022. March 20, 2022.
6. Web site: Thomas Schrage Rejoins RiceRace For F1600. February 7, 2022. March 20, 2022.
7. Web site: Gordon Scully Joins RiceRace. February 22, 2022. March 20, 2022.
8. Web site: Will Holtz Returns To RiceRace For F1600. February 14, 2022. March 20, 2022.
9. Web site: Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season. February 15, 2022. March 20, 2022.
10. Web site: Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season. February 15, 2022. March 20, 2022.
11. Web site: Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season. February 15, 2022. March 20, 2022.
12. Web site: Forecasting the 2022 Formula Race Promotions Season. February 15, 2022. March 20, 2022.