2011 F2000 Championship Series

2011 F2000 Championship season
Previous:	2010	Next:	2012

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

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

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

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

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. 2011 VIR Entry List, 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. "HP-Tech Announces 2011 F2000 Effort with RFR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. December 27, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
8. F2000 Championship: Alegra Motorsports Signs Rookies Rizzo and Benitez, 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. F2000 Championship: Afterburner Adds Coello to 2011 Driver Line-up, eFormulaCarNews, February 11, 2011, Retrieved 2011-02-11

External links

• Official Series Website