2010 F2000 Championship Series

2010 F2000 Championship season
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The 2010 F2000 Championship Series season marked the fifth season of competition in the series. It comprised 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 10 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding September 5 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

With six victories during the season, Victor Carbone finished it as the champion, 74 points clear of closest rival Cole Morgan, who took two wins. Daniel Erickson finished the season in third place, despite missing two early-season rounds at Road Atlanta and Mosport, taking a double win at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio. Jonathan Scarallo, Chris Livengood and Remy Audette took the other race wins as they all finished inside the top ten in the championship standings.

Drivers and teams[]

The series released a 33-car entry list on March 29, 2010.^[1]

Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Notes
	1	^[2]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	In partnership with Greisiger Motorsports
	12		Van Diemen RF04	Zetec	Road America only
	20	^[3]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America
	42	James Winslow	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	Watkins Glen race 1 only
	02	^[4]	Van Diemen	Zetec	Skipped Mosport
	03	^[5]	Van Diemen	Zetec	VIR & Road Atlanta only
	3	^[6]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec
	14	^[6]	Van Diemen	Zetec	VIR to Mosport only
	16	^[6]	Van Diemen RF05	Zetec	Skipped Watkins Glen & Road America
	17	Félix Serrallés	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec	Lime Rock only
	69	^[6]	Mygale SJ05	Zetec	Skipped Road America
	70	^[6]	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec	Skipped Mosport & Road America
	86		Van Diemen	Zetec	Lime Rock only
	4		Van Diemen RF07	Zetec	Road America only
	5	^[7]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec
	22	^[7]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec
	06	^[8]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Skipped Mosport
	14		Van Diemen	Zetec	Watkins Glen onwards
	7		Van Diemen RF03	Zetec	Skipped Road America
	8		Van Diemen	Zetec	Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock
	42		Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock
	51		Van Diemen RF05	Zetec	Skipped Road America
	97		Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Skipped Mosport
	08		Van Diemen RF99	Zetec	Lime Rock only
JDC MotorSports	10	Mikhail Goikhberg^[9]	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
JDC MotorSports	55	^[9]	Van Diemen RF03	Zetec	VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
	11	^[10]	DF-5	Zetec	Skipped Road Atlanta & Road America
	25	^[10]	DF-5 Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Skipped Road America
John LaRue	17	John LaRue		Zetec	VIR only
	21	^[11]	Van Diemen RF08	Zetec	VIR to Mosport only
	23	Victor Carbone^[12]	Van Diemen RF02	Zetec
	26		Van Diemen RF03	Zetec
	27		Van Diemen RF01	Zetec
	28		Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Skipped Road America
	4		Van Diemen	Zetec	Watkins Glen only
Len Amato	33	Len Amato	Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, Road America
	36	^[13]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	VIR & Road Atlanta only
	41	^[9]	Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
	80	^[14]	Van Diemen RF00	Zetec	In partnership with Caldwell Racing
	85		Van Diemen	Zetec	Joined at Mosport, skipped Lime Rock
	37	^[15]	Van Diemen RF00	Pinto
	57		Van Diemen RF06	Zetec	VIR & Road Atlanta only
	67			Zetec	VIR to Mosport only
	73		Van Diemen RF97	Pinto	Skipped Lime Rock
	83		Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock race 2, & Road America
	83		Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Lime Rock race 2 only
	88		Van Diemen RF98	Zetec	Skipped Road America
	89		Van Diemen RF01	Zetec	Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America
ADSA/	90		Van Diemen RF03	Zetec
	94		Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Skipped Lime Rock and Road America
	95		Van Diemen RF02	Zetec	Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock

Race calendar and results[]

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 10			Victor Carbone
2	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 11
3	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 7	Victor Carbone		Victor Carbone
4	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 8	Victor Carbone	Victor Carbone	Victor Carbone
5	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	June 12
6	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	June 13	Victor Carbone	Victor Carbone	Victor Carbone
7	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	July 3
8	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	July 4		Victor Carbone
9	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 23
10	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 24	Victor Carbone		Victor Carbone
11	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 7		Victor Carbone	Victor Carbone
12	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 8
13	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	September 4	Victor Carbone
14	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	September 5	Victor Carbone

Final standings[]

Pos	Driver	VIR		ATL		MOS		WGI		LRP		ROA		MID		Total	Drop	Points
1	Victor Carbone	1	4	1	1	4	1	5	2	Ret	1	1	7	5	3	562	27	535
2		4	1	3	Ret	3	2	4	3	1	9	10	4	3	2	482	21	461
3		2	10					1	1	12	2	2	2	9	1	395		395
4		7	30	6	3	2	5	10	8	3	3	8	6	7	5	398	21	377
5		17	6	11	5	6	6	7	5	4	13	6	3	21	Ret	327	5	322
6		3	3	2	22	Ret	DNS	9	10	Ret	4	7	5	4	9	314		314
7		6	7	25	2	DNS	DNS	13	12	7	6	21	1	20	4	289		289
8		9	21	15	7	Ret	9	2	4	26	DNS	5	21	1	7	286		286
9		10	Ret	5	4	5	4	3	6	5	5			22	DNS	283		283
10		5	2			1	3							2	6	236		236
11		12	9	17	26	17	8	12	9	11	10	Ret	11	13	12	215	1	214
12								11	7	2	7	3	10			153		153
13		DNS	5	4	24			6	Ret					6	8	153		153
14		20	18	24	14	10	Ret	17	15	13	14	17	14	17	18	138	3	135
15		15	11			7	7							8	10	130		130
16		19	13	14	8			Ret	14			20	18	10	19	116		116
17		29	12	18	12			Ret	19	9	Ret			11	11	113		113
18		21	14	27	16	9	Ret	28	28	18	Ret	13	23	14	14	108	2	106
19				12	6							9	8			94		94
20		16	16	10	10	16	DNS	26	18	19	Ret			Ret	Ret	91		91
21		Ret	20					18	20	8	12			15	15	84		84
22		8	Ret	7	28			19	16	14	Ret	DNS	DNS			83		83
23		18	DNS	16	18	11	10			23	17					78		78
24		14	8	13	9											76		76
25		27	17	26	DNS	8	11	16	Ret	16	Ret					76		76
26		30	22	DNS	15	18	DNS	20	19	15	15			19	16	76		76
27		13	25					22	11			12	12			73		73
28				20	11	12	Ret	29	23	22	20			16	DNS	67		67
29	Mikhail Goikhberg			28	21							4	9			62		62
30		24	24	19	23							19	17	12	13	62		62
31		11	26			Ret	15	14	13	25	DNS					61		61
32						13	12	21	22			18	20			55		55
33				8	25							16	13			51		51
34				21	13	15	14									44		44
35		25	28	22	20	14	13	25	27							42		42
36								24	26	17	16	14	19			42		42
37										10	11					40		40
38				9	19											30		30
39	Tim Paul	22	27	23	17			Ret	25	24	DNS	22	22			29		29
40		Ret	DNS					15	17	Ret	DNS					21		21
41		23	15													14		14
42		DNS	19													7		7
43		26	23													4		4
44	Len Amato	28	Ret													1		1
Pos	Driver	VIR		ATL		MOS		WGI		LRP		ROA		MID		Total	Drop	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)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (3 points)
Italics	Ran fastest race lap (2 points)

Full Results
This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.

References[]

^ "Series Releases Tentative 33-Car 2010 Entry List". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
^ "2007 F2000 Champion Cole Morgan in for VIR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
^ "Inge Returns to F2000 Championship". junioropenwheeltalent.com. Junior Open Wheel Talent. 2010-05-05. Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
^ "Daniel Erickson Plans to Run F2000 Championship Opener at VIR". junioropenwheeltalent.com. Junior Open Wheel Talent. 2010-04-05. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
^ "Series VIR Thursday test notes". motorsport.com. GMM. 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "GTP Motorsports Announces Five Car Team for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Scarallo Signs with R-Sport for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
^ "From Ovals to F2000: SMR Announces Two Car Team". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Battle Brewing as F2000 Races at Road Atlanta". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Yorio to Campaign New Piper". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
^ "Audette Racing Sets 2010 Program". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ "Carbone Back with Alegra Motorsports for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ Liberty Motorsports Signs Kautz for 2010 Title Run Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, Liberty PR via eFormulaCarNews, April 1, 2010, Retrieved 2010-04-02
^ "Bobby Caldwell Files First 2010 Entry". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
^ "Livengood and Work Racing Join Series in 2010". eformulacarnews.com. eFormulaCarNews. 2010-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-01-25.

External links[]

Official Series Website

[1] "Series Releases Tentative 33-Car 2010 Entry List". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-30.

[2] "2007 F2000 Champion Cole Morgan in for VIR". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-26.

[3] "Inge Returns to F2000 Championship". junioropenwheeltalent.com. Junior Open Wheel Talent. 2010-05-05. Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-05.

[4] "Daniel Erickson Plans to Run F2000 Championship Opener at VIR". junioropenwheeltalent.com. Junior Open Wheel Talent. 2010-04-05. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-06.

[5] "Series VIR Thursday test notes". motorsport.com. GMM. 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-04-14.

[GTP-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "GTP Motorsports Announces Five Car Team for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

[R-Sport-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Scarallo Signs with R-Sport for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-22.

[8] "From Ovals to F2000: SMR Announces Two Car Team". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-01-19.

[Atlanta-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Battle Brewing as F2000 Races at Road Atlanta". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.

[Company-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Yorio to Campaign New Piper". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-03-22.

[11] "Audette Racing Sets 2010 Program". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

[12] "Carbone Back with Alegra Motorsports for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

[13] Liberty Motorsports Signs Kautz for 2010 Title Run Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, Liberty PR via eFormulaCarNews, April 1, 2010, Retrieved 2010-04-02

[14] "Bobby Caldwell Files First 2010 Entry". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-01-12.

[15] "Livengood and Work Racing Join Series in 2010". eformulacarnews.com. eFormulaCarNews. 2010-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-01-25.

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