The 2024 Atlantic Championship Series season was the eleventh season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series was organized by Formula Race Promotions and sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing.
The season was held over six weekends from March to August of 2024.[1] K-Hill Motorsports driver Matthew Butson won the 016 Class Championship during the penultimate weekend of the season, while Arrive Drive Motorsport's Nathan Byrd won the Open Class Championship after going unbeaten throughout the first eight races of the season.
Drivers competed in two classes, either in the 016 Class or in the Open Class. All teams were American-registered.
Team | No. | Driver | Car | Rounds | |
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016 Class entries | |||||
K-Hill Motorsports | 00 | Bill Munholland | 2006 Swift 016a | 3–4 | |
21 | Clay DellaCava | 2006 Swift Formula Atlantic 016 | 1 | ||
24 | Matthew Butson | 2006 Swift 016 Mazda | All | ||
63 | Jim Booth | 2006 Swift 016 Mazda | 1 | ||
74 | Dudley Fleck | 2006 Swift 016 Mazda | 1–2, 4 | ||
77 | John McAleer | 2006 Swift 016 | 1–4 | ||
666 | Tõnis Kasemets | 2006 Swift 016a | 4 | ||
Polestar | 29 | David Grant | 2006 Swift 016 | 4–5 | |
40 | Keith Grant | 2006 Swift 016 Mazda | 3–5 | ||
Alliance Racing | 66 | Richard Zober | 2006 Swift 016a Mazda | 3–5 | |
Open Class entries | |||||
Puma | 5 | Robert Wright | 2001 Swift 014/FA | 3–4 | |
K-Hill Motorsports | 06 | Bruce Hamilton | 2001 Swift 014 MZR | 6 | |
Coopsport | 7 | Glenn Cooper | 1998 Nova-Diemen F1000 | 1 | |
Arrive Drive Motorsport | 07 | Austin Holtgraewe | 2012 JDR F1000 | 1–2, 4 | |
33 | Charles Livingston | 2013 JDR 012 | 4, 6 | ||
39 | Nathan Byrd | 2012 JDR F1000 | 1–4 | ||
81 | Tim Pierce | 2018 JDR F1000 | 1–2, 6 | ||
94 | Joel Haas | 2000 Piper F1000 | 1 | ||
99 | Paulie Gatto | 2015 JDR F1000 | 1–4, 6 | ||
Slahor Racing | 9 | Jason Slahor | 2008 Citation F1000 | 3, 6 | |
Home Tech Consultants | 41 | Robert Albani | 2004 Mazda PFM | 3, 5 | |
Tyler O'Connor | 5 | ||||
Hamilton Motorsports | 93 | Steve Hamilton | 2020 JDR F1000 | 2, 4, 6 | |
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
The schedule of series organizer Formula Race Promotions was announced on October 12, 2023.[8] The race weekends where races of the Atlantic Championship will be held were concretized in early January of 2024. The series added a round at New Jersey Motorsports Park, bringing the total up to six events.
Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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1 | R1 | Road Atlanta, Braselton | March 23 | SVRA Trans-Am Series | |
R2 | March 24 | ||||
2 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington | April 27 | FRP race weekend SVRA | |
R2 | April 28 | ||||
3 | R1 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum | June 8 | SVRA Trans-Am Series | |
R2 | June 9 | ||||
4 | R1 | Road America, Elkhart Lake | June 29 | International GT Trans-Am Series | |
R2 | June 30 | ||||
5 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville | July 27 | Formula Regional Americas Championship Formula 4 United States Championship | |
R2 | July 28 | ||||
6 | R1 | Summit Point Motorsports Park, Summit Point | August 17 | FRP race weekend SVRA | |
R2 | August 18 |
Round | Circuit | 016 Class | Open Class | |||||
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Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | |||
1 | R1 | Road Atlanta | Dudley Fleck | Matthew Butson | Dudley Fleck | Glenn Cooper | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd |
R2 | Matthew Butson | Matthew Butson | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | ||||
2 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Matthew Butson | Matthew Butson | Dudley Fleck | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd |
R2 | Matthew Butson | Matthew Butson | Matthew Butson | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | ||
3 | R1 | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Keith Grant | Matthew Butson | Matthew Butson | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd |
R2 | Keith Grant | Keith Grant | Keith Grant | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | Nathan Byrd | ||
4 | R1 | Road America | David Grant | David Grant | David Grant | Steve Hamilton | Charles Livingston | Nathan Byrd |
R2 | David Grant | Tõnis Kasemets | Tõnis Kasemets | Nathan Byrd | Charles Livingston | Nathan Byrd | ||
5 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Matthew Butson | David Grant | David Grant | Tyler O'Connor | Tyler O'Connor | Tyler O'Connor |
R2 | David Grant | Keith Grant | Matthew Butson | Robert Albani | Robert Albani | no classified finishers | ||
6 | R1 | Summit Point Motorsports Park | Matthew Butson | Matthew Butson | Matthew Butson | Bruce Hamilton | Bruce Hamilton | Paulie Gatto |
R2 | Matthew Butson | Matthew Butson | Jason Slahor | Jason Slahor |
Three points were awarded for pole position in each class, as well as two more points for the fastest lap per race per class.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th+ | |
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Points | 50 | 42 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap |