2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship
The 2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship was the seventh season – since its revival in 2010 – of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in INDYCAR's Road to Indy ladder, and is owned by Andersen Promotions. A 16-race schedule was announced on October 27, 2015.[1] The National class was re-introduced, for SCCA Formula Continental cars.[2]
Australian Anthony Martin and his Cape Motorsports teammate Canadian Parker Thompson were neck and neck throughout the season. Ultimately Martin captured the championship on the back of seven wins compared to Thompson's four. Thompson finished on the podium in twelve of the sixteen races, one more than Martin. Brazilian Victor Franzoni won three races and was running at the finish of every race and finished third in points, fourteen points behind Thompson. Jordan Lloyd and Luo Yufeng also captured race victories.
Cape Motorsports won the team championship by a comfortable margin.
Eric Filgueiras won the National Class championship, largely unopposed.
2016 was the final year for the Van Diemen-designed Formula Continental derived cars in Championship Class. In 2017 it will be replaced by a new bespoke design from Tatuus. The old cars will remain eligible for National Class.
Drivers and teams
Race calendar and results
Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team |
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1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 12 | ![]() |
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3 | Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama | April 22 | ![]() |
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Cape Motorsports with WTR |
4 | April 23 | ![]() |
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5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 13 | ![]() |
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Cape Motorsports with WTR |
6 | May 14 | ![]() |
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7 | Lucas Oil Raceway | Clermont, Indiana | May 27 | ![]() |
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Cape Motorsports with WTR |
8 | Grand Prix of Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 25 | ![]() |
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Cape Motorsports with WTR |
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10 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | July 16 | ![]() |
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ArmsUp Motorsports |
11 | July 17 | ![]() |
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12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 29 | ![]() |
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Cape Motorsports with WTR |
13 | July 30 | ![]() |
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14 | July 31 | ![]() |
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15 | Monterey Grand Prix | Salinas, California | September 10 | ![]() |
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ArmsUp Motorsports |
16 | September 11 | ![]() |
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ArmsUp Motorsports |
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
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Teams' Championship
Pos | Team | Points |
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1 | Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 525 |
2 | Pabst Racing | 338 |
3 | ArmsUp Motorsports | 271 |
4 | JAY Motorsports | 186 |
5 | Team Pelfrey | 180 |
6 | John Cummiskey Racing | 110 |
7 | Chastain Motorsports | 52 |
8 | RJB Motorsports | 34 |
References
- ^ http://indylights.com/news/2016-mazda-road-to-indy-schedules-announced
- ^ http://www.usf2000.com/news/national-class-reintroduced-in-usf2000
- ^ http://www.usf2000.com/news/afterburner-autosport-confirms-felipe-ortiz-for-rookie-usf2000-campaign
- ^ http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/02/24/dakota-dickerson-confirmed-for-afterburner-usf2000-team/
- ^ a b c d e f http://usf2000.com/docs/default-source/Schedule/usf2000-entry-list.pdf?sfvrsn=0
- ^ http://usf2000.com/news/cape-motorsports-confirms-thompson-for-2016-usf2000-campaign
- ^ http://www.motorsport.com/usf2000/news/lastochkin-switches-to-cape-for-sophomore-usf2000-season-66469/[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://usf2000.com/news/cape-motorsports-add-anthony-martin-to-usf2000-line-up-for-2016
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
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- ^ http://usf2000.com/docs/default-source/Schedule/usf2000-entry-list1615d77d339f6ec495b1ff0000570f88.pdf?sfvrsn=0
- ^ http://www.motorsport.com/usf2000/news/ayla-agren-joins-jcr-for-second-usf2000-season-671065/
- ^ http://usf2000.com/news/lucas-kohl-signs-with-john-cummiskey-racing/
- ^ http://usf2000.com/news/pabst-racing-signs-jordan-lloyd/
- ^ http://www.motorsport.com/usf2000/news/pabst-racing-signs-garth-rickards-for-2016/
- ^ http://usf2000.com/news/pabst-racing-announces-yufeng-luo-for-the-2016-season/
- ^ http://usf2000.com/news/michai-stephens-joins-rjb-motorsports-for-2016
- ^ http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/indy/indycar-development-series/rjb-to-field-two-car-usf2000-assault/
- ^ http://www.motorsport.com/usf2000/news/national-class-gains-scca-pro-graduates-668975/
- ^ http://usf2000.com/news/robert-megennis-steps-up-to-usf2000-with-team-pelfrey/
- ^ http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/indy/indycar-development-series/jordan-cane-graduates-to-usf2000/
- ^ http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/01/07/mrti-tj-fischer-joins-team-pelfrey-usf2000-lineup/
- ^ http://usf2000.com/news/james-munro-signs-with-team-pelfrey/