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2011 F2000 Championship Series

The 2011 F2000 Championship Series season was the sixth season of competition in the series, an American professional touring open-wheel racing series using the Formula Ford. It consisted of 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 8 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding October 16 at Watkins Glen International.[1]

Twenty-six-year-old Canadian driver Remy Audette, competing for a family-owned team, won five races and finished on the podium four more times on his way to the championship by an over 100 point margin over his closest challenger, American Chris Livengood who won twice.[2] Twenty-year-old American Kyle Connery won six times, but failed to finish four times and failed to start twice, while Audette finished every race seventh or better. The only other driver to win a race was Australian Nathan Morcom who won the season opener at Virginia International Raceway.

American Tim Minor captured his second Master's Class title for drivers 40 and older. Minor finished on the overall podium six times and finished fourth in the overall championship.

The season finale at Watkins Glen International drew a large 35-car field but at the start of the race Tom Fatur crashed hard into the pit wall separator, forcing the race to be postponed one day due to damage to the wall. Despite the hard impact, Fatur was uninjured.[3]

Drivers and teams edit

Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Notes
  McLaughlin Motorsports 1   Ethan Ringel[4] RFR Zetec
  Primus Racing 2   Nathan Morcom[5] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec
4   Jonathan Scarallo[5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec
13   Steele Guiliana Van Diemen RF06 Zetec
  Auriana Racing 3   Joe Colasacco[5] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec
  SMR Motorsports 6   Timothy Paul[6] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Run in conjunction with GTP Motorsports
  Lap 2 Racing 7   Brent Gilkes[5] Van Diemen RF03 Zetec Masters
  Polestar Racing Group 8   Bill Jordan[5] Van Diemen Zetec Masters
42   Mark Defer[5] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec Masters
51   Dan Denison[5] Van Diemen RF05 Zetec Masters
  HP-Tech Motorsport 10   Roberto La Rocca[7] RFR Zetec
22   Giancarlo Potolicchio[7] RFR Zetec Skipped Road Atlanta
  Enzo Potolicchio RFR Zetec Road Atlanta only
  Front Range Motorsports 14   Jose Gerardo Van Diemen RF00 Pinto Masters; Road Atlanta only
  Fred Bross Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Masters; Watkins Glen only
60   Mark Felsen[5] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Masters; VIR only
  Dwight Rider Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Masters; Road Atlanta & Watkins Glen only
  Audette Racing 21   Remy Audette[5] Van Diemen RF08 Zetec
  Alegra Motorsports 23   Gustavo Rizzo[8] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec
26   Angel Benitez[8] Van Diemen RF03 Zetec
  Company Motorsports 25   Jeff McCusker[5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec Masters
  AcceleRace Motorsports 29   Ardie Greenamyer[5] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec
  Fat Boy Racing/John Walko Racing 31   Brendan Puderbach RFR Zetec Road Atlanta only
  Work Racing/John Walko Racing 37   Chris Livengood[9] Van Diemen RF99 Zetec
  Mountain Lion Motorsports 47   Chris Moteleone Van Diemen RF98 Pinto Watkins Glen only
  Alley Cat Racing 61   Tom Drake Van Diemen RF99 Pinto Masters; Watkins Glen only
  Weitzenhof Racing 67   Dave Weitzenhof[5] Citation Zetec Masters
  GTP Motorsports 70   Tom Fatur[5] Van Diemen RF03 Zetec Masters
86   Jim Hanrahan[5] Van Diemen Zetec Masters
  Afterburner Racing 71   Niki Coello[10] RFR Zetec
96   Brian Tomasi[10] RFR Zetec
  Kenette Racing 72   Francis Kenette[5] Mygale F2000 Zetec Masters; VIR only
  Josh Starke Racing 72   Thomas Schweitz Piper DF5 Zetec Masters; Road Atlanta & Watkins Glen
  Ski Motorsports 88   Tim Minor[5] Van Diemen RF98 Zetec Masters
  K-Fast 89   Rob Nicholas[5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec Masters; VIR only
  ADSA/Wright Racing 90   Robert Wright[5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec Masters
94   Al Guibord, Sr.[5] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec VIR only
  CC Motorsport 91   Kyle Connery[5] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec
  CG Racing 97   Chris Gumprecht[5] RFR Zetec

Race calendar and results edit

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Virginia International Raceway   Alton, Virginia April 9   Kyle Connery   Tim Minor   Nathan Morcom   Primus Racing
2 April 10   Remy Audette   Remy Audette   Remy Audette   Audette Racing
3 Road Atlanta   Braselton, Georgia May 6   Jonathan Scarallo   Kyle Connery   Kyle Connery   CC Motorsport
4 May 7   Kyle Connery   Kyle Connery   Kyle Connery   CC Motorsport
5 Watkins Glen International   Watkins Glen, New York June 4   Chris Livengood   Kyle Connery   Remy Audette   Audette Racing
6 June 5   Kyle Connery   Remy Audette   Remy Audette   Audette Racing
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course   Lexington, Ohio July 1   Chris Livengood   Kyle Connery   Chris Livengood   Work Racing/John Walko Racing
8 July 2   Kyle Connery   Kyle Connery   Kyle Connery   CC Motorsport
9 Mosport International Raceway   Bowmanville, Ontario July 22   Remy Audette   Chris Livengood   Kyle Connery   CC Motorsport
10 July 23   Chris Livengood   Remy Audette   Remy Audette   Audette Racing
11 Lime Rock Park   Lakeville, Connecticut September 17   Remy Audette   Remy Audette   Remy Audette   Audette Racing
12   Remy Audette   Chris Livengood   Chris Livengood   Work Racing/John Walko Racing
13 Watkins Glen International   Watkins Glen, New York October 16   Remy Audette   Remy Audette   Kyle Connery   CC Motorsport
14   Remy Audette   Remy Audette   Kyle Connery   CC Motorsport

Championship standings edit

Pos Driver VIR ATL WG1 MDO MOS LRP WG2 Points
Drivers' championship
1   Remy Audette 4 1 2 4 1 1 5 7 3 1 1 2 3 3 601
2   Chris Livengood 3 10 22 3 5 2 1 25 2 2 20 1 4 7 429
3   Kyle Connery DNS 2 1 1 2 26 25 1 1 15 23 DNS 1 1 409
4   Tim Minor (M) 16 3 3 2 31 3 7 2 5 16 2 6 2 33 383
5   Roberto La Rocca 2 5 4 6 30 6 3 4 4 14 19 21 6 4 336
6   Tim Paul 20 9 12 19 4 28 17 15 8 6 12 3 7 18 251
7   Angel Benitez 15 4 DNS 10 26 4 15 13 9 4 3 20 33 8 248
8   Nathan Morcom 1 8 5 23 DNS 7 8 6 7 7 25 29 246
9   Craig Clawson (M) 8 15 12 9 DNS 20 12 7 4 8 14 12 217
10   Thomas Schwietz (M) 7 12 24 5 13 5 17 8 5 186
11   Joe Colasacco 10 25 9 8 4 9 10 11 167
12   Jonathan Scarallo 26 11 6 5 7 30 6 8 165
13   Robert Wright (M) 17 20 10 18 14 24 19 17 20 10 18 4 16 13 157
14   Gustavo Rizzo 9 12 8 7 11 16 12 16 19 155
15   Brian Tomasi 22 27 21 14 2 3 11 6 150
16   Bill Jordan (M) 11 19 13 16 17 15 18 18 17 8 19 16 138
17   Dave Weitzenhof (M) 7 22 16 20 19 17 14 14 16 5 130
18   Mark Defer (M) 27 14 24 13 29 12 11 12 12 9 124
19   John LaRue 16 13 9 5 9 10 123
20   Dan Denison (M) 19 18 15 15 20 18 16 19 10 18 13 15 116
21   Rob Nicholas (M) 21 7 5 2 105
22   Ardie Greenamyer (M) 5 21 23 22 9 11 26 10 32 DNS 103
23   Dwight Rider (M) 14 21 8 31 11 3 100
24   Charles Finelli (M) 13 14 20 26 6 10 15 31 99
25   Fred Bross 18 20 13 9 10 12 23 32 96
26   Ethan Ringel 10 8 10 24 75
27   Brendan Puderbach 22 27 22 27 9 9 21 20 69
28   Giancarlo Potolicchio 12 26 14 11 22 14 36 25 68
29   Enzo Potolicchio (M) 17 DNS 6 23 DNS 11 60
30   Steele Guiliana 6 6 58
30   Niki Coello 3 10 58
30   Brent Gilkes (M) 24 16 19 DNS 15 25 7 13 58
33   Chris Monteleone 21 22 8 11 55
34   Zach Craigo 25 11 25 29 6 17 52
35   Jeff McCusker (M) 13 17 21 21 17 19 50
36   Fabio Orsolon 11 6 28 DNS 43
37   Al Guibord, Sr. (M) 23 DNS 11 16 33
38   Eric Presbrey 13 15 28
39   Matt McDonough 18 12 25
40   Tom Drake (M) 23 21 15 DNS 28 24 22
41   Peter LeSueur 18 14 21
42   Francis Kenette (M) 18 23 23 22 DNS DNS 29 27 20
42   Blake Teeter 16 13 27 26 20
44   Tom Fatur (M) 25 12 27 DNS DNS 28 DNS DNS 18
44   Aaron Pettipas 14 18 35 23 18
46   Jose Gerardo 18 17 17
47   Mark Felsen 14 24 15
48   Dean Baker 22 17 13
49   Peter Gonzalez 17 5 37 DNS 11
49   Jim Hanrahan (M) DNS 19 21 19 24 DNS 11
49   John Brumder 20 21 11
52   Rodin Younessi 24 23 5
52   Vaughn Horvath 31 22 5
54   Tim Walsh 26 30 2
54   Greg Strelzoff 30 28 2
56   Eric Langbein 34 DNS 1
56   Chris Gumprecht 15 DNS 1
Pos Driver VIR ATL WG1 MDO MOS LRP WG2 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)
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.
(M) indicates driver is participating in Masters Class for drivers over 40 years of age.

References edit

  1. ^ "F2000 Announces 2010 Schedule". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  2. ^ International Motorsports: Rémy Audette, Only Quebec Driver Crowned 2011 US Champion!, Inside Track, October 26, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-26
  3. ^ Watkins Glen – Schedule Adjusted Following Saturday Races, F2000 Championship Series, October 15, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-16
  4. ^ "Ringel Signs with McLaughlin Motorsports". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u 2011 VIR Entry List Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, F2000 Championship Series, Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "February Off-Season Blog: Tim Paul". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "HP-Tech Announces 2011 F2000 Effort with RFR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. December 27, 2010. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  8. ^ a b F2000 Championship: Alegra Motorsports Signs Rookies Rizzo and Benitez Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 28, 2011, Retrieved 2011-03-01
  9. ^ "Work Racing Brings Back Livengood for 2011". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. January 26, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  10. ^ a b F2000 Championship: Afterburner Adds Coello to 2011 Driver Line-up Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, eFormulaCarNews, February 11, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-11

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