2013 F1600 Championship Series Explained

The 2013 F1600 Championship Series season was the third season of the F1600 Championship Series.

Eighteen-year-old Jake Eidson from Littleton, Colorado won the championship driving for Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing. Eidson won seven of the twelve races and captured a race win in all but one of the series' weekend double-headers. Bryan Herta Autosport's Adrian Starrantino captured three wins on his way to runner-up honors in the championship.[1]

Notably, IndyCar Series rookie Tristan Vautier joined the series for its race weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to gain experience at the track that he had not raced at before and where he would race in IndyCar a few weeks later.[2] Vautier won the pole for race two, but finished just sixth and 13th in the pair of races.

Drivers and teams

Team No. Driver Car Engine Notes
0 Lewis Cooper, III Van Diemen RF00 Masters
Carbir Race Cars 01 Reid Hazelton[3] Carbir CR8
ONP Racing 2 Mike Scanlan[4] Swift DB6 Masters
Auriana Racing 3 Joe Colasacco Van Diemen RF04 Masters
DiRenzo Racing 5 Dan Oseth Van Diemen RF02
Dotworks Racing 06 Austin McCusker Van Diemen RF01
Raceworks 7 Jim Goughary, Jr.[5] Van Diemen RF00 Masters
9 Franklin Futrelle [6] Van Diemen RF03
Rice Race Prep 07 Steve Bamford Mygale SJ11 Masters
Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing10 Jake Eidson[7] Spectrum 012
Ski Motorsports 12 Jeremy Grenier
WISKO Race Engineering 13 Aaron Telitz[8] Mygale SJ12
66 Paul Alspach [9] Mygale SJ12
Quantum Mechanics 16 Haru Tanaka Van Diemen RF98
Slade Miller Van Diemen RF98
Buffalo Racing Services 18 Dan Pyanowski Swift DB1 Masters
Art Foster Racing 21 Art Foster Spectrum 012 Masters
Front Range Motorsports 24 John Butkovich Van Diemen RF00 Masters
Exclusive Autosport/Michael Duncalfe 30 Jack Mitchell, Jr. Spectrum 014
33 Thomas McGregor Spectrum 014
Two Dogg Racing 31 Scott Rubenzer Spectrum 012 Masters
36 Steve Roux Wyvern SR-1
RECON Racing 44 Ed Callo Bowman BC5 Masters
Fisher House Racing 55 Ray Phillips Van Diemen RF97 Masters
Britain West 63 Gord Ross Van Diemen RF02
Warpspeed 68 Caitlin Johnston Van Diemen RF97
DBM Racing 72 Steve Oseth Masters
Captain America Racing 76 Jim Lee Swift DB1 Masters
76 Don Baggett Swift DB6
Kautz Racing 88 Tim Kautz Piper DF5 Masters
Bryan Herta Autosport[10] 96 Mygale SJ12
97 Sam Chastain Mygale SJ12
98 Adrian Starrantino Mygale SJ12
Maisey Racing 99 Sean Maisey Masters

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driver
1[11] Virginia International Raceway Alton, VirginiaApril 13 Adrian Starrantino Adrian Starrantino Adrian Starrantino
2[12] April 14 Ayla Ågren Jake Eidson Adrian Starrantino
3[13] Road Atlanta Braselton, GeorgiaMay 10 Aaron Telitz Ayla Ågren Aaron Telitz
4[14] May 11 Jake Eidson Jake Eidson Jake Eidson
5Lime Rock Park Lakeville, ConnecticutMay 24 Adrian Starrantino Jake Eidson Jake Eidson
6May 25 Paul Alspach Jake Eidson
7Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioJuly 27 Jake Eidson Aaron Telitz Jake Eidson
8July 28 Tristan Vautier Jake Eidson Adrian Starrantino
9Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioAugust 10 Jake Eidson David Grant Jake Eidson
10August 11 Jake Eidson David Grant Jake Eidson
11Summit Point Motorsports Park Summit Point, West VirginiaAugust 24 Aaron Telitz Ayla Ågren Adrian Starrantino
12August 25 Ayla Ågren Jake Eidson

Final points standings

PlaceDriverStartsPoints
1 Jake Eidson12499
2 Adrian Starrantino12440
3 Aaron Telitz12396
4 Ayla Ågren12322
5 Steve Bamford (M)12317
6 Paul Alspach10301
7 Jim Goughary (M)12266
8 Art Foster (M)12250
9 Sam Chastain12210
10 Mike Scanlan (M)12174
11 Scott Rubenzer (M)8172
12 Austin McCusker12160
13 Joe Colasacco (M)6159
14 Lewis Cooper, III (M)6121
15 David Grant288
16 Franklin Futrelle483
17 Dan Oseth571
18 Wes Allen468
19 Ed Callo (M)466
20 Ray Phillips (M)461
21 Tim Kautz (M)248
22 Tristan Vautier247
23 Don Baggett442
24 Slade Miller239
25 Jeremy Grenier232
25 Glenn Taylor (M)232
27 Joe Parsons (M)230
28 Jacob Carpenter228
29 Haru Tanaka219
29 Dan Pyanowski (M)419
31 Bob Perona (M)218
32 Rob Albani (M)215
33 Jim Lee (M)212
34 Steve Roux (M)16
35 Caitlin Johnston11

(M) indicates Masters Class driver

Points include total points from 10 best races.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://f1600championshipseries.com/news/741-eidson-closes-f1600-season-with-summit-point-win.html Eidson Closes F1600 Season with Summit Point Win
  2. Lewandowski, Dave. Vautier to get early look at Mid-Ohio course, IndyCar, July 21, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-27
  3. News: Carbir Joins Series with New Chassis. eFormulaCarNews.com. 20 February 2013. 23 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104210842/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=12049. 4 January 2014. dead.
  4. News: Scanlan’s 7,000 Mile Journey. f1600championshipseries.com. 25 February 2013. 27 February 2013.
  5. News: Goughary Returns for Championship Bid. f1600championshipseries.com. 4 March 2013. 5 March 2013.
  6. News: Futrelle Joins Raceworks for Season-Opener. eFormulaCarNews.com. 4 April 2013. 4 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022843/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=12276. 4 March 2016. dead.
  7. News: Eidson Joins Cape Motorsports as Part of Two-Year Plan. eFormulaCarNews.com. 28 March 2013. 29 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000706/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=12236&sid=3e1c8cc9972679cecdc374ae72e36388. 4 March 2016. dead.
  8. News: WISKO Signs Telitz to Complete Two-Car F1600 Team. f1600championshipseries.com. 2 March 2013. 24 March 2013.
  9. News: WISKO Race Team Confirms Three-Car Entry. https://archive.today/20130409055406/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=11945. dead. 9 April 2013. eFormulaCarNews.com. 4 January 2013. 23 February 2013.
  10. News: Bryan Herta Autosport to Field Three Mygale/Honda Entries in 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144602/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=12244&sid=3e1c8cc9972679cecdc374ae72e36388. dead. 2 April 2015. eFormulaCarNews.com. 28 March 2013. 29 March 2013.
  11. News: Starrantino Wins with Last Lap Pass at VIR. f1600championshipseries.com. 13 April 2013. 14 April 2013.
  12. News: Starrantino By a Nose at VIR. f1600championshipseries.com. 14 April 2013. 15 April 2013.
  13. News: Telitz Recovers for Road Atlanta Win in Dramatic Race. f1600championshipseries.com. 10 May 2013. 10 May 2013.
  14. News: Jake Eidson Conquers Road Atlanta. f1600championshipseries.com. 11 May 2013. 11 May 2013.