2012 F1600 Championship Series Explained

The 2012 F1600 Championship Series season was the second season of the F1600 Championship Series. Matias Köykkä won the championship in the last race of the season.

Drivers and teams

Team No. Driver Car Engine Notes
Andy LLC 86 Kevin Brumbaugh[1] Crosslé 35F
86 Andy Brumbaugh Crosslé 35F
Dotworks Racing 01 John McCusker[2] Van Diemen RF01
Bryan Herta Autosport[3] 98 Brandon NeweyMygale SJ12
97 Garett GristMygale SJ12
97 Adrian Starrantino Mygale SJ12
Quantum Racing Services 17 Roberto Lorena[4] Van Diemen RF98
7 Haruaki Tanaka[5] Van Diemen RF98 Summit Point only
BGR Team Grote 6 Jesse Lazare Piper DF5
Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing10 Matias KöykkäSpectrum 011
9 Spectrum 011
9 Neil AlbericoSpectrum 011
Ski Motorsports 12 Jeremy Grenier Citation 95FF
DBM Racing72 Stephen Oseth
Art Foster Racing 21 Arthur Foster Van Diemen RF00
TTO Motorsports 5 Colin Thompson Swift DB6
ONP Racing 2 Mike Scanlan Swift DB6
Auriana Racing 4 Joe Colasacco Van Diemen RF04
Rice Race Prep 07 Steve Bamford
13 Keenan Harris Van Diemen RF97
13 Greg Rice
Red Racing 14 Ross Devoe Van Diemen RF93
Maisey Racing 99 Sean Maisey
43 Bill Maisey Piper DF5
RECON Racing 44 Ed Callo Bowman BC5
Valet Racing 83 Bill Valet Swift DB6
88 Tim Kautz Piper DF3
Black Watch Racing Group 7 Jim Goughary, Jr. ??? ???
55 Ray Phillips Van Diemen RF97
Raceworks 68 Steve Jenks Van Diemen RF00
Pennon 18 Dan Pyanowski Swift DB1
0 Lewis Cooper, III ???
Parsons Racing 42 Joe Parsons Swift DB6
Front Range Motorsports 11 Doug Stout Swift DB1
23 John Butkovich Swift DB1
Britain West 23 Sergio Pasian Van Diemen RF??
5 David Clubine Van Diemen RF??
R-Sport 19 Tim Dunn Swift DB1
Leading Edge Racing 4 Bob Detrick Van Diemen RF98
K-FAST 50 John Nesbitt Swift DB1
77 Michael Kolthoff Swift DB6
Pricepoint Racing 73 Ralph Zuponcic Van Diemen RF98
Jim Lee Racing 76 Jim Lee ??? ???
15 Jim Oseth Van Diemen RF98
35 Russ McBride Swift DB3
73 Bob Perona Piper DF3
41 Steve Roux Wyvern

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1[6] Virginia International Raceway Alton, VirginiaApril 14 Matias Köykkä Colin Thompson Matias Köykkä
2[7] April 15 Matias Köykkä Jeremy Grenier Brandon Newey
3[8] Lime Rock Park Lakeville, ConnecticutMay 26 Matias Köykkä Matias Köykkä Matias Köykkä
4[9] No qualifying Brandon Newey Brandon Newey
5[10] New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New JerseyJune 30 Matias Köykkä Shae Davies Shae Davies
6[11] July 1 Matias Köykkä Shae Davies
7[12] Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioJuly 28 Colin Thompson Matias Köykkä Colin Thompson
8[13] July 29 Colin Thompson Shae Davies
9[14] Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West VirginiaAugust 25 Brandon Newey Matias Köykkä Matias Köykkä
10[15] August 26No qualifying Garett Grist Brandon Newey
11[16] Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New YorkOctober 13 Brandon Newey Neil Alberico Matias Köykkä
12[17] October 14 Matias Köykkä Neil Alberico Brandon Newey

Championship standings

PosDriverVIRLRPNJMDOSUMWATPoints
Drivers' championship
1 Matias Köykkä1DNF1962231314444
2 Brandon Newey3121113 543121437
3 Jeremy Grenier5732341596265341
4 Garett Grist42116DNS124224295
5 Stephen Oseth8875477134576295
6 Arthur Foster6551058101177109266
7 Roberto Lorena15114775DNF14565DNF253
8 Colin Thompson232616236
9 Shae Davies11311315221
10 Mike Scanlan101012891121151011182
11 John McCusker1315161110109141311167
12 Joe Colasacco184831610135
13 Steve Bamford146812128126
14 Sean Maisey7915131413104
15 Ross Devoe1015891912104
16 Ed Callo 14121712171380
17 Neil Alberico3378
18 Bill Valet6463
19 Tim Kautz6560
20 Jim Goughary, Jr.13194DNF57
21 Ray Phillips11914DNF56
22 Keenan Harris9750
23 Jesse Lazare 9848
24 Steve Jenks12DNF181047
25 Dan Pyanowski1717171716DNF47
26 Lewis Cooper, III11746
27 Joe Parsons81048
28 Adrian Starrantino21243
29 Haruaki Tanaka12842
30 Doug Stout131414DNF42
31 Sergio Pasian81438
32 Andy Brumbaugh91436
33 Tim Dunn111334
34 Bob Detrick91633
35 John Nesbitt16DNF33
36 David ClubineDNSDNS1130
37 John Butkovich161227
38 Michael Kolthoff201616
39 Ralph Zuponcic 191815
40 Bill Maisey15DNF12
41 Jim Oseth15DNF12
42 Jim LeeDNF1611
43 Kevin Brumbaugh18DNF9
Russ McBrideDNF189
45 Bob Perona20DNF6
46 Greg Rice 22DNF5
47 Steve RouxDNSDNS0
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther finishers
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
BoldPole position
(3 points)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(2 points)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Crossle 35 Fit for Brumbaugh. f1600championshipseries.com. 29 March 2012. 24 February 2013.
  2. News: John McCusker Enters F1600 Series. f1600championshipseries.com. 30 March 2012. 24 February 2013.
  3. News: Garett Grist and Brandon Newey to BHA. f1600championshipseries.com. 4 April 2012. 24 February 2013. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305035301/http://f1600championshipseries.com/news/500-garett-grist-and-brandon-newey-to-bha.html. dead.
  4. News: Roberto Lorena Joins Quantum F1600 Program . f1600championshipseries.com. 29 February 2012. 24 February 2013.
  5. News: Tanaka Joins Quantum for Summit Point. f1600championshipseries.com. 21 August 2012. 24 February 2013.
  6. News: Race 1. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  7. News: Race 2. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  8. News: Race 3. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  9. News: Race 4. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  10. News: Race 5. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  11. News: Race 6. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  12. News: Race 7. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  13. News: Race 8. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  14. News: Race 9. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  15. News: Race 10. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  16. News: Race 11. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.
  17. News: Race 12. f1600championshipseries.com. 24 February 2013.