2014 F1600 Championship Series

The 2014 F1600 Championship Series season was the fourth season of the F1600 Championship Series. The season commenced on April 12 at Road Atlanta, and ended on October 12 at Watkins Glen International after 14 races held at 7 meetings.

No fewer than eleven drivers won races during the season, but it was Norway's Ayla Ågren who won the title for Team Pelfrey. Ågren had trailed her team-mate Garth Rickards by nine points going into the final round, but her last-lap victory in the final race of the season; her third win of 2014 – passing Sam Chastain to do so – allowed her to take the championship title, ahead of Rickards by a total of thirteen points. Team Pelfrey swept the top three placings in the final championship standings, as Augie Lerch managed to surpass Jack Mitchell, Jr. by eleven points, again with results in the final race of the season. The only other driver to win multiple races during the season was James Goughary, who won races at the first Watkins Glen meeting as well as Road Atlanta, en route to finishing fifth overall in the championship and as the best placed Masters class driver. Rickards, Chastain, Lerch and Mitchell all won a race each, while other drivers to win were Franklin Futrelle at Road Atlanta, Mikhail Goikhberg at the first Watkins Glen meeting, Brandon Newey and Steve Bamford at Virginia International Raceway, as well as Evan Mehan at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.

Drivers and teams

Team No. Driver Car Engine Notes
Polestar Racing Group 0 United States Lewis Cooper III Van Diemen Ford Kent Masters class; Road Atlanta & Mid-Ohio only
ONP Racing 2 United States Mike Scanlan Spectrum Honda Fit Masters class
Auriana Racing 3 United States Joe Colasacco Van Diemen RF05 Honda Fit Masters class; Road Atlanta & Mid-Ohio only
Bjerke Motorsports 4 United States Ryan Bjerke Van Diemen Ford Kent Thompson only
Dotworks Racing 06 United States Austin McCusker Van Diemen VD01 Honda Fit
Rice Race Prep. 07 Canada Steve Bamford Mygale SJ11 Honda Fit Masters class
Ski Motorsports 7 United States James Goughary Van Diemen RF00 Honda Fit Masters class
Raceworks 9 United States Brandon Angel Spectrum Honda Fit
70 United States Sam Lockwood Spectrum 014 Watkins Glen 2 only
97 United States Franklin Futrelle
Swan Motorsports 10 United States Max Mällinen Spectrum 014 Honda Fit
WISKO Racing 13 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Mygale SJ Honda Fit Road Atlanta only
United States Andrew Hobbs Watkins Glen 1 onwards
24 United States Will Harvey
Buffalo Motorsports 18 United States Dan Pyanowski Van Diemen RF00 Honda Fit Masters class; Watkins Glen & Mid-Ohio only
Art Foster Racing 21 United States Arthur Foster Spectrum 014 Honda Fit Masters class
Front Range MotorSports 23 United States Reid Hazelton Van Diemen Honda Fit Watkins Glen 1 only
66 United States Bob Melvin Ford Kent Masters class
Chastain Motorsports LLC 27 United States Sam Chastain Mygale SJ13 Honda Fit
28 United States Andrew Lewis Mygale Watkins Glen 2 only
29 United States Evan Mehan Mygale Skipped VIR
United States Brandon Newey VIR only
GRT Racing 31 United States Scott Rubenzer Spectrum Honda Fit Masters class; skipped Watkins Glen & Pittsburgh
36 United States Steve Roux Wyvern Honda Fit Watkins Glen 1 & Thompson only
Kenneth Boquillion 45 United States Kenneth Boquillion Mygale Honda Fit Masters class; Thompson only
505A Racing 46 United States Douglas Voss Spectrum 012B Honda Fit Masters class
Trimark Racing 50 United States Keith Joslyn Van Diemen RF98 Honda Fit Masters class; Watkins Glen 1 only
Andrew Lewis 73 United States Andrew Lewis Piper DF-3 Road Atlanta only
FF75 75 United States Donald Baggett Swift DB6 Ford Kent Masters class; skipped Watkins Glen & Pittsburgh
Team Pelfrey[1] 80 Colombia Esteban Garzón Mygale SJ12 Honda Fit Road Atlanta only
Russia Nikita Lastochkin Watkins Glen 1 onwards
81 Norway Ayla Ågren
82 United States Augie Lerch
83 United States Garth Rickards
Drivers Services 88 United States Bill Valet Swift DB6 Ford Kent Watkins Glen 1 only
Exclusive Autosport 90 Canada Jayson Clunie Spectrum 014 Honda Fit Masters class; Road Atlanta only
91 United States Max Hanratty Road Atlanta only
92 Canada Jeff Kingsley Road Atlanta only
93 United States Jack Mitchell, Jr.
K-Hill Motorsports 98 Russia Mikhail Goikhberg Mygale Honda Fit Watkins Glen 1 only
Dexter Czuba 99 United States Dexter Czuba Van Diemen Ford Kent Thompson only

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 Road Atlanta United States Braselton, Georgia April 12 United States Garth Rickards Canada Steve Bamford United States Franklin Futrelle
2 April 13 United States James Goughary United States James Goughary United States James Goughary
3 Watkins Glen International United States Watkins Glen, New York May 17 United States James Goughary United States Augie Lerch United States James Goughary
4 May 18 United States Garth Rickards United States Garth Rickards Russia Mikhail Goikhberg
5 Virginia International Raceway United States Alton, Virginia June 7 United States Brandon Newey Norway Ayla Ågren United States Brandon Newey
6 June 8 United States Brandon Newey Norway Ayla Ågren Canada Steve Bamford
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course United States Lexington, Ohio July 5 United States Garth Rickards United States Garth Rickards Norway Ayla Ågren
8 July 6 United States Sam Chastain Norway Ayla Ågren United States Augie Lerch
9 Pittsburgh International Race Complex United States Wampum, Pennsylvania August 2 United States Jack Mitchell, Jr. United States Garth Rickards Norway Ayla Ågren
10 August 3 United States Jack Mitchell, Jr. United States Evan Mehan United States Jack Mitchell, Jr.
11 Thompson Speedway Road Course United States Thompson, Connecticut August 30 United States Evan Mehan United States Evan Mehan United States Evan Mehan
12 August 31 United States Evan Mehan Norway Ayla Ågren United States Sam Chastain
13 Watkins Glen International United States Watkins Glen, New York October 11 Russia Nikita Lastochkin United States Garth Rickards United States Garth Rickards
14 October 12 Norway Ayla Ågren United States Augie Lerch Norway Ayla Ågren

Final points standings

Place Driver Starts Points
1 Norway Ayla Ågren 12 492
2 United States Garth Rickards 12 479
3 United States Augie Lerch 12 413
4 United States Jack Mitchell, Jr. 12 408
5 United States James Goughary (M) 12 381
6 Russia Nikita Lastochkin 12 360
7 United States Sam Chastain 12 358
8 Canada Steve Bamford (M) 12 326
9 United States Arthur Foster (M) 12 300
10 United States Will Harvey 12 264
11 United States Andrew Hobbs 10 226
12 United States Mike Scanlan (M) 12 160
13 United States Evan Mehan 6 155
14 United States Austin McCusker 10 109
15 United States Brandon Angel 6 98
15 United States Brandon Newey 2 98
17 United States Douglas Voss 8 97
18 United States Scott Rubenzer (M) 6 88
19 Russia Mikhail Goikhberg 2 77
20 United States Lewis Cooper III (M) 4 72
20 United States Joe Colasacco (M) 4 72
22 United States Franklin Futrelle 5 66
23 United States Max Mallinen 6 61
24 United States Bob Melvin 6 44
25 Canada Jayson Clunie 2 36
25 United States Reid Hazleton 2 36
27 Colombia Esteban Garzón 2 34
27 United States Andrew Lewis 2 34
29 United States Donald Baggett 4 29
29 United States Steve Roux (M) 3 29
31 United States Bill Valet 2 28
32 United States Sam Lockwood (M) 2 26
33 Canada Jeff Kingsley 2 24
34 United States Ryan Bjerke 2 18
34 United States Dexter Czuba 2 18
36 United States Keith Joslyn 2 17
37 United States Max Hanratty 2 14
38 United States Dan Pyanowski 2 11
  • (M) Indicates Masters class driver

References

  1. "Three Car Program for Pelfrey Announced". F1600 Championship Series. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
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