2016 Atlantic Championship

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.

2016 Atlantic Championship Series season
Season
Races16
Start dateFebruary 11
End dateOctober 9
Awards
Drivers' championUnited States Ryan Norman
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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

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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 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 May 15   Keith Grant   Ryan Norman   Ryan Norman
5 Virginia International Raceway   Alton, Virginia June 4   Ryan Norman   Ryan Norman   Ryan Norman
6 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 July 3   Keith Grant   Keith Grant   Ryan Norman
9 Pittsburgh International Race Complex   Wampum, Pennsylvania August 6   Ryan Norman   Ryan Norman   David Grant
10 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 August 28   Ryan Norman   David Grant   David Grant
13 Virginia International Raceway   Alton, Virginia October 1   David Grant   Keith Grant   Ryan Norman
14 October 2   David Grant   Keith Grant   David Grant

Championship standings

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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)
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.

References

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  1. ^ "2016 PBIR - Race". Atlantic Championship. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Sebring - Race". Atlantic Championship. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.