2016 Atlantic Championship Explained

The 2016 Atlantic Championship Series season was the fourth season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series was organised by Formula Race Promotions under the sanctioning of SCCA Pro Racing.

American Ryan Norman won the championship winning eight of the fourteen races. Keith Grant had eight second-place finishes but only a single win and finished second in the championship. His brother David joined the series after four races, but captured five wins in the last ten races and finished third in points. American Bob Corliss won a tight battle over Bruce Hamilton to win the title of the Atlantic Challenge class for older cars.

Norman was granted a Road to Indy Shootout seat for a USF2000 drive in 2017, but after the Road to Indy Chris Griffis Memorial Test, was signed to Andretti Autosport to race in Indy Lights.

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
^[1]	Winter Exhibition @ Palm Beach International Raceway	Jupiter, Florida	February 13	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman
^[2]	Winter Exhibition @ Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	February 21	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman
1	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	April 9	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman
2	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	April 10	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman	Keith Grant
3	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	May 14	Keith Grant	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman
4	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	May 15	Keith Grant	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman
5	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	June 4	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman
6	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	June 5	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman
7	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 2	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
8	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 3	Keith Grant	Keith Grant	Ryan Norman
9	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	August 6	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman	David Grant
10	Pittsburgh International Race Complex	Wampum, Pennsylvania	August 7	Ryan Norman	David Grant	David Grant
11	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	August 27	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman	Ryan Norman
12	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	August 28	Ryan Norman	David Grant	David Grant
13	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	October 1	David Grant	Keith Grant	Ryan Norman
14	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	October 2	David Grant	Keith Grant	David Grant

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	PBI ^EX	SEB ^EX	ATL		WGL		VIR1		MDO		PIT		NJMP		VIR2		Points
1	Ryan Norman	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	1	3	1	9	5	1	2	1	2	586
2	Keith Grant			9	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	2	3	511
3	David Grant							9	3	1	3	1	1	2	1	3	1	423
4	Richard Zober			7	5	7	5	4	8	4	4	DNS		10	9	5	4	388
5	Chris Ash			6	8	8	10	3	5	6	6	4	6	11	6			318
6	Lewis Cooper Jr.			5	9	DNS	9	7	6	5	5					8	6	246
7	Lee Alexander			2	10	5	4	DNS				3	DNS	8	7			216
8	Kirk Kindsfater			8	4	12	6					5	8					137
9	Dudley Fleck					2	11									6	5	129
10	JohnPaul Ciancimino			4	7													68
11	Theodoros Zorbas											8	9					58
12	Lee Brahin													9	10			32
*Atlantic Challenge*
1	Bob Corliss			10	2	6	8	6	4	7	7	7	4	5	11	4	8	539
2	Bruce Hamilton	2	2	3	3	4	3	8	7	8	8	DNS	7	6	3	7	7	529
3	John Burke					11	12	5				6	DNS	7	8			206
4	Connor Burke					10	13	DNS	9			10	3	4	4			179
5	Mark Sherwood					9	7											79
Pos	Driver	PBI ^EX	SEB ^EX	ATL		WGL		VIR1		MDO		PIT		NJMP		VIR2		Points

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (3 points)
Italics	Ran fastest race lap (2 points)

This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.
Atlantic Challenge competitors are scored separately from main championship competitors for season standings.

Notes and References

Web site: 2016 PBIR - Race. Atlantic Championship. 21 February 2016. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303115845/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/results/22-results/time-sheets/825-2016-pbir-race.html. dead.
Web site: 2016 Sebring - Race. Atlantic Championship. 29 February 2016. 7 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307080822/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/results/22-results/time-sheets/837-2016-sebring-race.html. dead.