The 2013 F1600 Championship Series season was the third season of the F1600 Championship Series.
Eighteen-year-old Jake Eidson from Littleton, Colorado won the championship driving for Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing. Eidson won seven of the twelve races and captured a race win in all but one of the series' weekend double-headers. Bryan Herta Autosport's Adrian Starrantino captured three wins on his way to runner-up honors in the championship.[1]
Notably, IndyCar Series rookie Tristan Vautier joined the series for its race weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to gain experience at the track that he had not raced at before and where he would race in IndyCar a few weeks later.[2] Vautier won the pole for race two, but finished just sixth and 13th in the pair of races.
Drivers and teams
| Team | No. | Driver | Car | Engine | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Polestar Racing Group | 0 |  Lewis Cooper, III | Van Diemen RF00 | Ford Kent | Masters | 
|  Carbir Race Cars | 01 |  Reid Hazelton[3] | Carbir CR8 | Honda Fit | |
|  ONP Racing | 2 |  Mike Scanlan[4] | Swift DB6 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
|  Auriana Racing | 3 |  Joe Colasacco | Van Diemen RF04 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
|  DiRenzo Racing | 5 |  Dan Oseth | Van Diemen RF02 | Honda Fit | |
|  Dotworks Racing | 06 |  Austin McCusker | Van Diemen RF01 | Honda Fit | |
|  Raceworks | 7 |  Jim Goughary, Jr.[5] | Van Diemen RF00 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
| 9 |  Franklin Futrelle [6] | Van Diemen RF03 | Honda Fit | ||
| .svg.png.webp) Rice Race Prep | 07 | .svg.png.webp) Steve Bamford | Mygale SJ11 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
|  Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 10 |  Jake Eidson[7] | Spectrum 012 | Honda Fit | |
|  Ski Motorsports | 12 |  Jeremy Grenier | Citation | Honda Fit | |
|  WISKO Race Engineering | 13 |  Aaron Telitz[8] | Mygale SJ12 | Honda Fit | |
| 66 |  Paul Alspach [9] | Mygale SJ12 | Honda Fit | ||
|  Quantum Mechanics | 16 |  Haru Tanaka | Van Diemen RF98 | Honda Fit | |
|  Slade Miller | Van Diemen RF98 | Honda Fit | |||
|  Buffalo Racing Services | 18 |  Dan Pyanowski | Swift DB1 | Ford Kent | Masters | 
|  Art Foster Racing | 21 |  Art Foster | Spectrum 012 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
|  Front Range Motorsports | 24 |  John Butkovich | Van Diemen RF00 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
| .svg.png.webp) Exclusive Autosport/Michael Duncalfe | 30 |  Jack Mitchell, Jr. | Spectrum 014 | Honda Fit | |
| 33 | .svg.png.webp) Thomas McGregor | Spectrum 014 | Honda Fit | ||
|  Two Dogg Racing | 31 |  Scott Rubenzer | Spectrum 012 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
| 36 |  Steve Roux | Wyvern SR-1 | Honda Fit | ||
|  RECON Racing | 44 |  Ed Callo | Bowman BC5 | Ford Kent | Masters | 
|  Fisher House Racing | 55 |  Ray Phillips | Van Diemen RF97 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
| .svg.png.webp) Britain West | 63 | .svg.png.webp) Gord Ross | Van Diemen RF02 | Ford Kent | |
| .svg.png.webp) Warpspeed | 68 | .svg.png.webp) Caitlin Johnston | Van Diemen RF97 | Honda Fit | |
|  DBM Racing | 72 |  Steve Oseth | Citation | Honda Fit | Masters | 
|  Captain America Racing | 76 |  Jim Lee | Swift DB1 | Ford Kent | Masters | 
| 76 |  Don Baggett | Swift DB6 | Ford Kent | ||
|  Kautz Racing | 88 |  Tim Kautz | Piper DF5 | Honda Fit | Masters | 
|  Bryan Herta Autosport[10] | 96 |  Ayla Ågren | Mygale SJ12 | Honda Fit | |
| 97 |  Sam Chastain | Mygale SJ12 | Honda Fit | ||
| 98 |  Adrian Starrantino | Mygale SJ12 | Honda Fit | ||
|  Maisey Racing | 99 |  Sean Maisey | Citation | Honda Fit | Masters | 
Race calendar and results
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[11] | Virginia International Raceway |  Alton, Virginia | April 13 |  Adrian Starrantino |  Adrian Starrantino |  Adrian Starrantino | 
| 2[12] | April 14 |  Ayla Ågren |  Jake Eidson |  Adrian Starrantino | ||
| 3[13] | Road Atlanta |  Braselton, Georgia | May 10 |  Aaron Telitz |  Ayla Ågren |  Aaron Telitz | 
| 4[14] | May 11 |  Jake Eidson |  Jake Eidson |  Jake Eidson | ||
| 5 | Lime Rock Park |  Lakeville, Connecticut | May 24 |  Adrian Starrantino |  Jake Eidson |  Jake Eidson | 
| 6 | May 25 |  Paul Alspach |  Jake Eidson | |||
| 7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |  Lexington, Ohio | July 27 |  Jake Eidson |  Aaron Telitz |  Jake Eidson | 
| 8 | July 28 |  Tristan Vautier |  Jake Eidson |  Adrian Starrantino | ||
| 9 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |  Lexington, Ohio | August 10 |  Jake Eidson |  David Grant |  Jake Eidson | 
| 10 | August 11 |  Jake Eidson |  David Grant |  Jake Eidson | ||
| 11 | Summit Point Motorsports Park |  Summit Point, West Virginia | August 24 |  Aaron Telitz |  Ayla Ågren |  Adrian Starrantino | 
| 12 | August 25 |  Ayla Ågren |  Jake Eidson | 
Final points standings
| Place | Driver | Starts | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jake Eidson | 12 | 499 | 
| 2 |  Adrian Starrantino | 12 | 440 | 
| 3 |  Aaron Telitz | 12 | 396 | 
| 4 |  Ayla Ågren | 12 | 322 | 
| 5 | .svg.png.webp) Steve Bamford (M) | 12 | 317 | 
| 6 |  Paul Alspach | 10 | 301 | 
| 7 |  Jim Goughary (M) | 12 | 266 | 
| 8 |  Art Foster (M) | 12 | 250 | 
| 9 |  Sam Chastain | 12 | 210 | 
| 10 |  Mike Scanlan (M) | 12 | 174 | 
| 11 |  Scott Rubenzer (M) | 8 | 172 | 
| 12 |  Austin McCusker | 12 | 160 | 
| 13 |  Joe Colasacco (M) | 6 | 159 | 
| 14 |  Lewis Cooper, III (M) | 6 | 121 | 
| 15 |  David Grant | 2 | 88 | 
| 16 |  Franklin Futrelle | 4 | 83 | 
| 17 |  Dan Oseth | 5 | 71 | 
| 18 |  Wes Allen | 4 | 68 | 
| 19 |  Ed Callo (M) | 4 | 66 | 
| 20 |  Ray Phillips (M) | 4 | 61 | 
| 21 |  Tim Kautz (M) | 2 | 48 | 
| 22 |  Tristan Vautier | 2 | 47 | 
| 23 |  Don Baggett | 4 | 42 | 
| 24 |  Slade Miller | 2 | 39 | 
| 25 |  Jeremy Grenier | 2 | 32 | 
| 25 |  Glenn Taylor (M) | 2 | 32 | 
| 27 |  Joe Parsons (M) | 2 | 30 | 
| 28 |  Jacob Carpenter | 2 | 28 | 
| 29 |  Haru Tanaka | 2 | 19 | 
| 29 |  Dan Pyanowski (M) | 4 | 19 | 
| 31 |  Bob Perona (M) | 2 | 18 | 
| 32 |  Rob Albani (M) | 2 | 15 | 
| 33 |  Jim Lee (M) | 2 | 12 | 
| 34 |  Steve Roux (M) | 1 | 6 | 
| 35 | .svg.png.webp) Caitlin Johnston | 1 | 1 | 
- (M) indicates Masters Class driver
- Points include total points from 10 best races.
References
- ↑ Eidson Closes F1600 Season with Summit Point Win, F1600 Championship Series, August 25, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-27
- ↑ Lewandowski, Dave. Vautier to get early look at Mid-Ohio course, IndyCar, July 21, 2013, Retrieved 2013-08-27
- ↑ "Carbir Joins Series with New Chassis". eFormulaCarNews.com. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scanlan's 7,000 Mile Journey". f1600championshipseries.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ "Goughary Returns for Championship Bid". f1600championshipseries.com. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Futrelle Joins Raceworks for Season-Opener". eFormulaCarNews.com. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "Eidson Joins Cape Motorsports as Part of Two-Year Plan". eFormulaCarNews.com. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "WISKO Signs Telitz to Complete Two-Car F1600 Team". f1600championshipseries.com. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "WISKO Race Team Confirms Three-Car Entry". eFormulaCarNews.com. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Bryan Herta Autosport to Field Three Mygale/Honda Entries in 2013". eFormulaCarNews.com. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "Starrantino Wins with Last Lap Pass at VIR". f1600championshipseries.com. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ "Starrantino By a Nose at VIR". f1600championshipseries.com. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ "Telitz Recovers for Road Atlanta Win in Dramatic Race". f1600championshipseries.com. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "Jake Eidson Conquers Road Atlanta". f1600championshipseries.com. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.